Away in a Manger is a delightful children's nativity play about a proud mule called Maurice, who has become rather attached to his manger. What a commotion it causes when he has to share it with a stream of visitors!Available with Words on Screen™.
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About Away In A Manger
- From the same author as best-selling nativity Whoops-A-Daisy Angel
- Curriculum links included, with ideas for extension work on the topics covered
- Simple, easy to learn script that is ideal for 3-6 year olds
Maurice the mule is not happy! All he wants to do is munch away on some fresh hay and settle down for a peaceful night's sleep, but one by one he finds a hen, a mouse, a bird and a spider in his manger and he doesn't like sharing it with anyone!
Chasing them all away, Maurice tries to settle down to sleep when suddenly there is yet more commotion. Why is there a baby in his manger? And why have shepherds and kings come all this way to see him? Join Maurice and his friends as they try to puzzle out exactly what is going on in their busy stable!
Seven fantastically catchy songs and an adorable script make Away in a Manger a future classic children's nativity play.
Now available with a Words on Screen™ eSongbook 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!
An Annual Performance Licence is required to perform this nativity.
An editable script is available for this product when you purchase a package that includes an eSongbook.
View cast list (PDF 74KB)
There are 19 speaking parts in this play and this is the least number of performers that are needed.
Whole school: Split the large narrator part into several speaking parts; have as many stable animals and shepherds as you like; include the four manger animals.
21 minutes approx
(Total length of music: 11 minutes approx)
Licence Information
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The following items are available for this product:
Teacher's Book
- Cast list
- Staging ideas
- Curriculum links
- Script
- Music score and song lyric sheets for 7 songs (Piano music score, melody and chords)
- Licence and copyright details
Audio CD
- Vocal tracks sung by children
- Professional backing tracks
Words on Screen™ eSongbook
- An online Words on Screen™ product to stream or download
- 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
- 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
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
- Vocal tracks sung by children
- Professional backing tracks
- Available in packs of 5, 10 or 20
This was amazing!
Brilliant play for our daycare children. It's very easy to use and the songs are so fun and easy for the children to learn. The parents told me they enjoyed watching and that it's a very cute play. We have used several of out of the ark plays and children,staff and parents have enjoyed every one. Definitely recommend for early years children.
Away In A Manger. Brilliant.
Well done on this amazingly easy to use nativity. We have just performed this last Sunday and it went off without a hitch. So easy to use, So much fun. The kids loved it, the adults loved it. We kept it really simple and brought animal masks and the kids loved being animals instead of angels for a change. Everyone commented on what a fresh fun look this was to the usual nativity. The music CD was so good to sing along to and the songs were so easy and catchy for the kids to learn. Highly highly recommend..
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