Small Cast Nativity Script, Christmas Play for 8 to 13 Children with Line Sheets

An original nativity play written for small groups, where every child gets real lines. Most nativity scripts need a whole class of 30. Room for One More is made for small village schools, Sunday schools, church groups, Brownies, Cubs, drama clubs and home education groups, with ready-made cast plans for 8, 10 or 13 children.

Bethlehem is full, but the innkeeper's child always finds room for one more: first for Mary and Joseph, then the shepherds, then the wise men, while a grumpy donkey complains that the stable is getting squashed. It tells the traditional nativity story with gentle laughs and a warm message: everyone is welcome.

WHAT'S INSIDE (35 pages + editable script)
1. The full script: 8 scenes, about 15 minutes with songs (about 9 without)
2. Characters page: 13 speaking parts with a description, "good for" note, line count and scenes for each part
3. Cast plans for 8, 10 and 13 children, with a space for each child's name
4. Quick costume change guide for children who play two parts
5. Advice for 7 children, or for bigger groups up to 30+, with non-speaking angels, sheep, animals, camels and choir
6. 13 line sheets, one page per part: every line with the cue before it, ready to send home
7. Song planner: 6 song spots, plus 12 traditional carol ideas
8. Costume ideas, props and staging checklist, and a 6-session rehearsal planner
9. Letter to parents with reply slip and a cast list
10. Tickets (10 per page), poster, programmes (2 per page) and star performer certificates
11. Editable Word script (.docx) to change names and lines

WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT
- Built for small casts: no crossing out lines or squeezing 30 parts into 9 children
- Parts that share a child are never on stage at the same time
- Short lines for the youngest and narrator parts for confident readers, so it suits mixed ages from 4 to 11
- Undated, so you can use it every Christmas

WHAT YOU GET
- 2 PDF files: A4 and US Letter (same 35 pages)
- 1 editable Word file (.docx) of the script
- Quick Start guide (PDF)

HOW IT WORKS
- Download the files from your Etsy Purchases page
- Print at 100% / actual size at home, at school or at a print shop
- Open the Word file in Word, Pages or Google Docs to make changes

PLEASE NOTE
- This is a DIGITAL download. Nothing physical will be shipped.
- No song lyrics or music are included. The script marks 6 places for songs of your choice.
- Licence: personal use, or use within one school, church, nursery, club or group. You may perform and film the play for families as often as you like. Please don't share the files with other groups or resell them.

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