The Merrie Christmas Show

by Lindsay Price

A group of lively traveling players are at your service as they take you on a spirited adventure through Christmas past and present. They have searched the globe for Christmas stories and songs that will amaze, thrill, and delight children of all ages.

A great play for beginners, The Merrie Christmas Show can be performed with almost any sized cast. Lots of room for audience participation.

Comedy Holiday Student Directors Vignettes Young Audiences

This is a vignette play!

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

About 30 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks

6 Characters

3 M | 3 F, Easily Expandable

Simple Set

23 pages

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Performance Royalty Fees

Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.

Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

6 Characters
3 M, 3 F, Easily Expandable

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

A troupe of travelling players led by:

Dame Dorothy [F] 32 lines

Robyn Steadfellow [M] 32 lines

King Karl and the Lamprey Pie:

Mary-Ann [F] 32 lines

William [M] 32 lines

King Karl [M] 14 lines

Mother [F] 4 lines

Father [M] 7 lines

Santa [M] 3 lines

Rupert:

Rupert [M]