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SCENE 1 : THE CHRISTMAS STORE

Two doctors, Dr When and Dr What, approach the earth. Their mission? … to find the true meaning of Christmas. In a store the doctors ask Santa if his costume has anything to do with Christmas.

SCENE 2 : THE CRACKER FACTORY

At the cracker factory staff are testing jokes for the crackers. It is difficult finding one bad enough.

SCENE 3 : THE PANTOMIME

The ballroom scene in Cinderella. Interaction between the prince, ugly sisters and Cinders.

SCENE 4 : DOWN AT THE FARM

Whilst trying not to hurt the turkeys' feelings, Mrs Fry tries to explain to the two doctors what part turkeys play at Christmas. The scene is humorous and light hearted.

SCENE 5 : GOING BACKWARDS

Is that it? Is that what Christmas is all about? The doctors travel back in time to see if there is more.

SCENE 6 : THE ROAD TO BETHLEHEM

After the final leg of their journey on the camel train, (leaving the station at 12.30), they learn something in Bethlehem which takes their breath away.

Who?

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A hit musical. Very popular indeed

Two time travellers, Doctor When and Doctor What, arrive from the future at our Christmas time.  They visit a store, a pantomime, a cracker factory and a turkey farm trying to discover what Christmas is all about.  Eventually they travel even further back in time to discover a baby.  Who?

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Flo                  Well if I had a penny for every time you trod on me toes our Edie, I’d have enough to buy a packet of corn plasters.

Edie                You should be a bit more nimble our Flo. I’ve seen more energy in a bunch of bananas. The skin’s a better colour too.

Flo                  We shouldn’t be dancing with each other anyway. A young handsome man should be whisking me along.

Edie                Yes, you do have a hairstyle like an overstiff meringue!.

Flo                  At least I don’t have a face like a lump of mouldy sticky toffee pudding!

Edie                Oooh, get her!

                      [The Prince escorts Cinderella to the front as the sisters make way, and he kisses her hand. The other guests gossip briefly as he does so.]

Prince              My dear, you danced exquisitely. You look divine … your face is as radiant as the radiant rays of the radiating sunrise.

Cinders            [In a broad dialect.] Ooh, ta very much Princey.

Prince              And that melodious voice, as pure as a petal, as soft as a snowdrop, as sweet as any sweet pea.

Flo                  A sweet pea? What is this - Gardeners’ Question Time?

Edie                If it was we could ask about your greenfly problem. [Pointing to her hair.]

Cinders            Ooh Princey, is that the time? Must dash chuck or I’ll turn into a pumpkin or something. Ta-ra a bit. [She exits.]

Flo                  Ooh she is common that Cinders.

Prince              Farewell my fairest, my sweet, my rose, my dear one, my …

Edie                My goodness: it’s pathetic.

Flo                  Come on Princey; let’s all pop down the chippy for some fish and fernerks.

                     [They link arms and exit. The other guests could stay and dance to the chorus of the song.

The fairy godmother could also come on and twirl in the choruses.]

SONG 4 : CINDERELLA

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