Lights, Camel, Action 2! The Sequin

It's still strictly the nativity
By Antony Copus
3 Reviews
Ages: 5-9
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DURATION38 mins
SPEAKING PARTS20+
NO. OF SONGS6
EDITABLE SCRIPTYes
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The star-studded cast of nativity celebrities are back in the Bethlehem stable to put on a spectacular show to celebrate the birth of Jesus and retell the Christmas story. With a whole new set of dances, including the hustle, Charleston and conga plus six dazzling new songs and a fabulous brand new script, it’s still strictly the nativity!

If you’re looking for a nativity for ages 5-9, this is perfect. Equally, with this core age group in place you can easily involve your older children, who will thoroughly enjoy the humour and glitz this show has to offer.

An Annual Performance Licence is required to perform this title. For more information, please click here.


WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT
Get your party hats out, this one’s a truly modern celebration!

 

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About Lights, Camel, Action 2!

  • From the author of best-selling nativities Hey Ewe! and Lights, Camel, Action!
  • Adaptable script for large-group performances
  • Available with a Words on Screen™ allowing you to display song lyrics on any whiteboard, computer screen, television or interactive touchscreen. The lyrics synchronize with the music as it plays making them easy to teach and easy to learn!
  • Suggested choreography and helpful dance videos for each song available online.

They’re back! A star-studded line-up of nativity celebrities has gathered in the stable once again to celebrate the amazing events of that first Christmas. With a retelling of the incredible story of Jesus’ birth alongside a fabulous new range of dance styles from gospel to hustle and ceilidh to conga, settle yourselves in for a Christmas celebration full of pizzazz and razzmatazz!

The judges have gathered their scorecards, dancers are waiting in the wings and the audience is assembled for Lights, Camel Action 2! The Sequin.

An Annual Performance Licence is required to perform this nativity.
 

Sample Script:

Sample Script


An editable script is available for this product when you purchase a Premium package that includes an eSongbook.

Cast List:Character List and Staging ideas

Increasing the cast size

There are 20 speaking parts in this nativity musical, but these can easily be increased by:

  • splitting the three hosts’ lines between lots of children
  • splitting the four shepherds’ lines between eight children
  • splitting the three stars’ lines between eight children

There are 16 essential non-speaking parts (one floor manager, four Roman soldiers, four Nazareth neighbours, two sheep, the Angel Gabriel, two Heavenly Host angels and a minimum of two camels). To increase the number of non-speaking parts, have as many Roman soldiers, Nazareth neighbours, sheep, angels and camels as you like and a few more floor managers.


Decreasing the cast size

The minimum number of children that you could perform this nativity musical with is 22, but that would require:

  • having just two hosts
  • having just one floor manager who would also take on the voiceover role
  • having just two Roman soldiers, two angels for the Heavenly Host, two shepherds, two sheep and two camels (with the Roman soldiers doubling up as the two shepherds)
  • having just four Nazareth neighbours who would double up as Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior and the Star Of Bethlehem
  • having just one star friend for the Star Of Bethlehem (Star 1 would take all of Star 1, 2 and 3’s lines)
Running Time:Total performance: 38 minutes approx
Total length of music: 12 minutes approx.
Suggested Choreography Videos:View our suggested choreography videos here.

Licence Information

Annual Performance Licence Information - What You Need To Know

  • A current Annual Performance Licence is required to perform a musical or nativity to an audience (other than to pupils & staff), including an online audience, and irrespective of whether admission charges are made.
  • It is more cost effective to purchase an Annual Performance Licence as part of a complete product pack.
  • An Annual Performance Licence covers any number of performances of a particular musical or nativity within 12 months of the date of ordering. A separate Annual Performance Licence is required for each product title.
  • To renew your Annual Peformance Licence, log into your account if you have one and go to your My Licences section.

Find out more about what your Annual Performance Licence will legally cover you to do.

All of our eSongbooks come with a Single User Licence

  • This means you can install our Words on Screen™ software onto ONE computer only, or it can be streamed by a single user.
  • If you would like to install this software onto your network server and/or two or more computers, or allow multiple users to stream Words on Screen™ songs, this will be covered by your Annual Performance Licence which includes extended digital rights. For more information, click here.

Listen to Songs

The Shepherds' Conga
Bethlehem Latitude
Gabriel's Gospel
The Bethlehem Ceilidh
Nazareth Hustle
Get On The Road By Dawn

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The following items are available for this product:

Teacher's Book

Teacher's Book

  • Character list
  • Costume & prop suggestions
  • Staging suggestions
  • Script
  • Music score and song lyric sheets for 6 songs & 2 instrumental pieces (Piano music score, melody and chords)
  • Licence and copyright details
Audio CD

Audio CD

  • Vocal tracks sung by children
  • Professional backing tracks
Words on Screen™ eSongbook

Words on Screen™ eSongbook

  • An online version of your product to stream or download on-the-go
  • Extractable MP3s, printable lyrics, scores, scripts (including editable script*), & additional resources
  • Words on Screen™ versions of songs so that you can display song lyrics on any whiteboard, computer screen, television or interactive touchscreen. The lyrics synchronize with the music as it plays making them easy to teach and easy to learn
  • Stream or download your songs on the go
  • Flexibility to create an expandable library of Words on Screen™ song collections, nativities and musicals in your Out of the Ark online account
  • Enhanced operation features including ‘double-click’ to hear and teach a single line
  • Words on Screen™ user guide
  • Single-User licence (Please note a Performance Licence is still required to perform this musical)
  • Licence & copyright details

*For your convenience, we have provided an editable script in Word format for this nativity or musical. The purpose of the editable script is to allow you to adjust the allocation of speaking parts for smaller or larger cast sizes and/or to make minor changes to the text for staging purposes.
Annual Performance Licence

Annual Performance Licence

An Annual Performance Licence covers any number of performances of a particular musical or nativity within 12 months of the date of ordering. A separate Annual Performance Licence is required for each product title.

Find out more about what your Annual Performance Licence will legally cover you to do.

Rehearsal CDs

Rehearsal CDs

  • Vocal tracks sung by children
  • Professional backing tracks
  • Available in packs of 5, 10 or 20
Subtotal:£0.00
Premium Pack - The complete package!  

Book, Audio CD, Words on Screen™ eSongbook & Annual Performance Licence (Order Online Only. Price does not include postage)

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This pack includes a Words on Screen™ eSongbook which allows you access your songs, script and resources instantly. Physical products included.

£61.85
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Words on Screen™ eSongbook & Annual Performance Licence Only (Order Online Only)

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This pack includes a Words on Screen™ eSongbook which allows you access your songs, script and resources instantly. No physical products included.

£59.85
Standard Packs  

Book, Audio CD & Annual Performance Licence

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£44.85

Book & Audio CD

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£26.95
Licences  

Annual Performance Licence (price per annum)

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A current Annual Performance Licence is required to perform this nativity to an audience (other than to pupils & staff). You can purchase an Annual Performance Licence above (it is cheaper when purchased as part of a pack).

£21.80 pa
Additional Resources  

Pack of 5 Rehearsal CDs

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Did you know that with the purchase of any of our eSongbook packs you can use Share Links to help your cast rehearse at home? Simply sign up for a FREE Sparkyard trial or subscription to access this function and much more!

£20.25

Pack of 10 Rehearsal CDs

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£34.00

Pack of 20 Rehearsal CDs

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£58.30
Subtotal:£0.00

Great nativity!

By Jillian

I watched my daughter perform this play for her Christmas service. It was an amazing nativity for her and her class to perform. I haven't seen many plays with a twist but this one was by far the best play I've seen! My daughter says thank you to whoever made this play as it is now her favourite!


Excited for my class to perform this!

By Anne

The head teacher at the school I work at just bought this for me. I've wanted it for my year 6 class who will perform with year 5. I'm really excited to show the children! The songs look great and I know the characters will be to. I've watched my daughter perform Lights ,Camel ,Action at her school so I hope lights ,camel,action 2 will be just as good! Thank you out of the ark for yet another great production!


teachwire.net: Review Autumn 2019

By John Dabell - Teach Primary Magazine

It’s a good job Christmas is just once a year because I don’t think many teachers would be able to cope with the hysteria, especially when it’s your turn to do the Christmas production. Out of the Ark Music comes to the rescue with two new musical productions tailor-made for festive fun and frivolities. For ages 5-11 is Lights, Camel, Action 2! The Sequin, a flashy and ritzy nativity with a heavy dose of ‘Strictly’. The show is played out much like it does on TV, with contestants dancing to a box full of styles, from gospel to conga, and judges giving their witty and caustic feedback and scores. With 20 speaking parts, 16 essential non-speaking parts and a running time of around 40 minutes, this is a nativity with passion, attitude and sacks of fun. With more razzle dazzle than you can shake a stick of Blackpool rock at, this pure song and dance nativity is high-energy and fab-u-lous. This nativity also comes with a short compilation video of the dance moves. For ages 5-9 you could opt for I’m Gonna Shine! and take a trip to heaven to meet top star Gloria before heading down to Earth to the Oasis Retail Park where you can buy state-of-the-art camels with turbo spit and spare humps. This nativity celebrates the VIP-est of all VIPs in a production packed with comedy, taking in King Herod’s Palace, a trip to Bethlehem and a tumbledown stable. I’m Gonna Shine! reimagines the Christmas story and expands the characters but retains the core narrative, turning it into a fresh and modernised nativity performance. It is 50 minutes of pure joy and with 59 speaking parts, there’s plenty for everyone to be a star. Both resources come with a quality Teacher’s Book with staging directions, suggestions for staging and props, cross-curricular ideas, costume ideas, percussion suggestions, music score and song lyrics. Also included in the £55.85 price is an Audio CD containing high-quality backing and vocal tracks, Words on Screen v2 CD ROM and annual performance licence. These new nativities are life-savers and will ensure you are not tying yourself up in knots about performing the same old worn out production that folks have seen for the last decade. They are what Christmas is all about and the icing on top of the Christmas cake. The whole school community will love them.


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