Mend The Manger - By Dave Corbett

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‘Great! This was well pitched for the inclusion of our "Early Years"!’  - A Parent Helper, Lincolnshire.

Product Description

Mend The Manger is easy to stage making it very suitable for newly qualified teachers tackling their first Infant Nativity for Key Stage 1 (ages 4-7 years). Hints and tips are included in the script, along with extensive Production Notes to help steer you well clear of any potential pitfalls.

The songs are very straightforward with lots of repetition. Although the donkey has a solo singing part, don't forget that this part can be a female role, should boy soloists be thin on the ground.

There are 29 speaking roles with as many cooks, cleaners, servants etc. as you wish and unlimited chorus parts. Mend the Manger is also suitable for the inclusion of "Early Years".

A BRAND NEW product called "Sing it!" is available for this musical. This CD-ROM can teach the songs to the children without any teacher input. Children can use it at school or at home (think of the time it will save you!). Most schools use it in class on an interactive white board or in the school hall on the overhead projector to allow full cast practice. This latest version allows Lyrics on or off, Vocals on or off and the facility to practise one line at a time - all features are accessible instantly with one click. Children LOVE learning this way and the product is foolproof.

Click here for more details about the new "Sing it!" CD-ROM (well worth watching).

Also available is a CD-ROM of Backdrops, which contains instant scenery with digital backdrops supplied in both a PowerPoint presentation and as individual JPG files. No more scenery painting! These images may be projected onto a screen or wall at the back of your stage or hand them to a local printer to print onto large boards or sheets in order to create your stage backdrops. They're also useful to print off for cast and stage crew to familiarise themselves with the sets and scene changes. The CD-ROM of Backdrops contains a different backdrop for every scene change.

Another new product is AudioScript, an "Audio Book" style read-through of the entire show performed by professional voice actors. The AudioScript is supplied on a CD and teaches each child their lines, when to perform them and most importantly, HOW to perform them. The copy and repeat method is simply the best and quickest way to learn. You can listen to a sample of the AudioScript product in the "Contents/Songlist" section below.

Approximate Duration: 30 minutes

1) Busy In Bethlehem

2) Mend The Manger

3) Just The Way I Am

4) Prowling Around

5) Lots To Do

6) Oh So Tired

7) See The Child

8) AudioScript Sample (optional extra - see Product Description for more details)