A CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR FLOW

DRAFT AS AT 25th OCTOBER

“The Greatest Story Ever Told”

A Christmas Spectacular

TIME SEGMENT CONTENT NOTES WHIZZ BANG

1 -15:00min WALK-IN Panel Scene - Scene set of panel
- Physical stylized props on stage to support panel imagery (young
girl’s bedroom with radio) 1900s style
- Christmas playlist
2 2:55mins OPENING: “Jingle - Big, up-tempo swing style song - Video/VFX. Panel
SONG/ Bells” switches between white on
DANCE black “JINGLE” and black
on white “BELLS” for
choruses with red glitter
sparkle between
- Programmed light show
through people’s smart
phones?
- Candy Cane parachute drop
at end of song?
3 3mins DRAMA Drama - Scene opens on young girl and tuning through the radio, bombarded
by various songs of Christmas clichés. Raucous carols played over
each other.
- Discussion ensues regarding whether this is what Christmas was
intended to be. The girl speaks of the stories she’s read and imagines
what it would have been like to have been part of that story as it was
written.
- Script and musical score underneath lead us into first song.
4 4:30mins SONG/ “A Million - Song sung by young girl Zoe. - VFX Starry night on Panel
DANCE Dreams” - 3 Chimney Sweep boys and Gabriel disguised as chimney sweeper - Bedroom removed from
move stage around/dance and movie bed around the stage. stage except for bed
- Gabriel Sings last section of song with Zoe - Sheets of fabric with UV
- Young Girls Choir sing reprise at the end ink printed
 - Chimneys placed on stage
with dry ice in them
creating smoke effect
- Bed frame/full props on
wheels for movement
throughout song
5 2 mins DRAMA Gabriel and - Gabriel reveals himself as the arch angel to Zoe as an answer to her -
Zoe prayers.
6 2:30mins VOICE OVER Voice Over - Outlining the story of love, the story of God sending His one and only - Rolling dry ice/low lying
Son to be with us. fog effect
- Setting a scene of the lead up to Jesus birth - VFX or lighting effects to
- Music bed holds chord of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” under engage audience visually

6 2:25mins SONG “O Come, O - Dark and moody - Rolling dry ice/low lying
Come - Vocalist represents the cry of the earth “Come Emmanuel” fog effect
Emmanuel” - Aerialist represents the response in God sending Jesus - Aerialist
7 3mins DRAMA Gabriel visits - Gabriel tells her he’s going to show her the first Christmas
Zoe, talks - Unpacks the story of Mary being visited by Gabriel
about - Shifts to voiceover for Mary’s visitation
visiting Mary
8 3:23mins SONG “Mary Did - Acapella arrangement of song - Gabriel and Zoe watch
You Know” from large swing/bed in
Zone 1
- Further whizz bang TBC
9 2mins DRAMA Mary & - Mary & Joseph journey to Bethlehem video
Joseph - Drama to be done live
Travel - (Introduce a real-life donkey here or through video)
- Musical score to go into O Holy Night
10 5:14mins SONG “O Holy - Orchestral piece with male vocal - Baby Grand Piano,
Night” potentially on riser
- Light to shine from within
piano
11 2:00mins DRAMA/ Gabriel and - Gabriel & Zoe discuss the power and wonder of what they’ve just -
VOICEOVER/ Zoe seen
MUSICAL The - Journey of The Shepherds
SCORE Shepherds - Drama to be done to voice over

12 3:52mins SONG “Do You - Treatment and instrumentation to be discussed - Sand rain 2:59 to end of
Hear What I - Angel magically appears song
 Hear” - Choir added in

13 3mins VOICEOVER/ Three Wise - Journey of the Three Wise Men - Gabriel VO telling the
MUSICAL Men - Drama to be done to voice over story
SCORE

14 4:38mins SONG “Little - Downlight on singular child drummer center stage, adding as more - Timpani, concert bass
Drummer drummers join. Cut to spotlights on the two vocalists for first verse. drums, toms and snares
Boy” - Final beat all goes black with spotlight on nativity scene beneath star played by many drummers
on stage and throughout
auditorium
- screen flashes with colour
on specific beats
- Star
15 4:44mins SONG “O Come, - Wise Men & Shepherds arrive to meet Jesus - Star and nativity scene
All Ye - Further whizz bang TBC
Faithful”
16 1min DRAMA Following - Gabriel and Zoe dialogue -
Birth of
Jesus
17 4:21mins SONG/ “Angels We - Orchestral piece with ballet dancers (no lead vocal) - Smoke filled bubbles
DANCE Have Heard - Live orchestra
on High” - Swan Lake Costumes
- VFX TBC

18 2mins DRAMA Drama wrap- - Gabriel wraps up for Zoe, that God gave us the greatest gift in Jesus.
up
19 2mins MONOLOGUE For God so - Gabriel addresses audience. God’s gift of Jesus is an invitation to
loved… each of us.
20 3:49mins SONG/ “Come - Finale song - Confetti streamers on final
DANCE Alive” - Dean Dressed as Hugh Jackman beat
- Sparklers
- Multiple Dancers and BVS
21 3mins MC Next Steps - MC to mention Next Steps with decisions -
Decisions, - Farewell (Christmas Day / Eve Announcement)
Announcem
ents &
Farewell
62:00mins Approx. run
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OTHER ELEMENTS BEING CONSIDERED.

- Props & Set Design