Good News Nativity: A Covid Safe nativity package with free poems and videos

Social distanced, Covid-safe nativity to film or use live. This licence free, adaptable, rhyming nativity play is downloadable with background images, and video footage to include in your play, or just to view to help your actors and director to see the potential end result.
Script prompts are provided as colour-coded autocues on Powerpoint (see the preview) minimising your prep and rehearsal time.
The package has been put together specifically as an inexpensive support to busy teachers who are looking for a special solution for Christmas, whilst also being a fund-raiser for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice and being suitable for churches or families to use.
The nativity script is extremely adaptable, with the main element consisting of 16 speaking parts (which could be combined or split further), each one (with the exception of the main presenters) consisting of 4 to 9 lines. There are opportunities too for extras such as dancing angels, musicians, singers, as well as using the ‘Ad Break’ and ‘musical interlude’ for your own ideas
A large script preview is provided here, as well as the YouTube video to help you to decide if it would be appropriate to you, plus the bonus poem that is provided with the script to sum up the message of Christmas. In addition, I have included a free performance poem called “Adverts For Sale” which demonstrates how figurative language is used for effect, and would be ideal as an advert during the break.

Read on for more details of the script, but I would recommend watching the video for a better idea!
Set in a fictional news programme called “Bethlehem Daily” the shepherds, kings etc are interviewed at the scene by your reporters (with over 30 authentic background images included for use with a green screen if you choose)
Each small scene is purpose written to be filmed separately and safely, then edited together into one ‘programme’.
As a bonus help, my son and I have pre-recorded all of the ‘Studio Sofa Scenes’ to give you the option to use them for ease or authenticity, and the package even includes professionally composed music as a theme tune to make the ‘Bethlehem Daily’ feel more realistic for the children.
Use the package, personalise it, adapt it, fundraise with it, without restriction. There are options to include your own made up adverts (or maybe advertise some news or an event), include a musical interlude (maybe have your musicians perform instrumentals or sing a song), do your own credits with the authentic theme tune playing etc.
I have included an optional recording of a ‘Greeting from the Author’ poem to start the play , plus My trademark Roll Call poem is included, again all in rhyme and rhythm, so that the children can each take a bow (or wave to the camera), at the end.

If you need to know anything more, full details are on my website www.bestchildrensnativity.com I answer all emails in person and can even help with rhyming couplets for specific circumstances that you may have.