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Primary School Musicals & how to survive them!
Sheila's fun and helpful new book for teachers is NOW IN STOCK!
Kazoos need never drop to the stage again ... these stylish purple and red kazoos from Redhead Music come threaded with red cotton bands so your kazoo-band can wear them. Brilliant! We are now selling Kazoos, available to order with any musical. Or separately! Brilliant!
Easter Praise is now available as a free downloadable Welsh translation. Press here for details. Do you know any teachers in Korea? Three of Sheila's musicals have now been published there...
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This latest nativity musical from Sheila Wilson (Hosanna Rock! Rock around the Flock!) is another gem, guaranteed to entertain your children and audience! Its six songs are catchy but create an impressive performance, with a three-part round (which could be sung in unison if preferred), a gospel-sty... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 30 mins
Songs: 6
Christmas assemblies are easy with our selection of ten favourite carols and backing tracks on CD, and accompanying songsheets.
From Silent Night and The First Noel, to Away in a Manger, with 'We wish you a merry Christmas' and even a Rudolph/Jingle Bells medley as well, this is a wonderful Christm... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2 & KS3
Duration: Flexible
Songs: 10
Christmas Praise! is perfect if you want a traditional nativity with a lot of fun! It starts off with the choir singing 'Great news!' to Mary; the shepherds get 'Quite a surprise!'; and all the children adore Herod's groovy 'Only one King! (oh yeah!)'. There are six songs in all, including a lullaby... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 30 mins
Songs: 6
The Christmas Code! is perfect if you're looking for a really entertaining Christmas show which also embraces the nativity story. The race is on to crack the code (a star, a verse in the scriptures...) to find the baby. Who'll win, King Herod (boo!) or the wise men (hurrah!)? Well, you may know the ... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 35 mins
Songs: 6
This traditional nativity with endearing and fun music is perfect for any Primary school or junior church production. It has six catchy songs, including a lullaby, a toe-tapping wise men's journey, a gospel-style 'God be praised, forever, amen!' for the angels, a stirring anthem, and the final 'Rock... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2+
Duration: 30 mins
Songs: 6
Our Christingle musical is immensely popular in schools and churches across the land. Try it, and discover why! Five lovely songs, sung with heartfelt enthusiasm, unfold the history and meaning of Christingle. The simple narration is shared between 26 narrators for maximum involvement with little pr... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 30 mins
Songs: 5
Everyone's talking about the Xmas factor! It's perfect if you're looking for an impressive Christmas show. Two angels (Reub and Ish) narrate comically as we go back in time to the first nativity, with God holding auditions for the key parts. Everyone does well apart from Herod who reckons he should ... See More
Keystages: KS1+ & KS2
Duration: 35 mins
Songs: 6
(do the) CHRISTMAS ROCK! What better way to celebrate Christmas? Parents and teachers can join in the hand-jives too! This wonderfully feel-good show or song- collection has 6 irresistible songs (plus reprise), with optional ukuleles, recorders, glockenspiel, kazoos and sleigh bells, and optional ea... See More
Keystages: KS1 & easy KS2
Duration: 30 mins
Songs: 7
Laughter is a precious gift! In this heartwarming new nativity musical, the wise men bring joy a-plenty, along with their more traditional gifts! Children will love the entertaining play and the seven catchy songs, including a hand-jiving finale; and the cool backing tracks. 'Gold, Frankincense & Mi... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 35 mins
Songs: 7
Holy Joe! is an original 'take' on the traditional nativity story , promoting Joe to one of the stars of the show. It's perfect if you have a particularly good or endearing male actor/singer amongst your children. Well, he is the original 'new man', standing by Mary and helping her to fulfil her ide... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 40 mins
Songs: 10
Perfect for an easy but impressive show! One of the most popular and well-loved nativities in the UK, Hosanna Rock has been performed by thousands of schools and churches. Its eleven short songs and reprise are catchy and quick to learn. The play and narration are simple; the nativity story is tradi... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 30 mins
Songs: 12
There is plenty of action - and laughter - in this imaginative Christmas show. We flash forward in time every now and then to mobile phones (they would have made booking an Inn so much easier), sat-navs (to locate the stable), and even scanners (a due date), but despite their curious dreams, the nat... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 25 mins
Songs: 6
Not all children are 'little angels', that's for sure!, and this tongue-in-cheek nativity musical is perfect for them, particularly the rocking 'Not a chance!', the hand-jiving finale 'Calling all little angels!', and also the comic chant between Herod and his scared soldiers. There are six songs, a... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 25 mins
Songs: 6
Sadly, out of print :( but we're working on it!
There are 80 carols, from traditional to brand new, in this marvellous Christmas music book, with contributions from Sheila Wilson, Mark and Helen Johnson, Graham Kendrick, and many others. Beautiful piano arrangements, with guita... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2 & KS3
Duration: Flexible
Songs: Flexible
This is a charming nativity musical, and perfect for the 'ahh' factor at Christmas! The narration is written in simple rhyme throughout, and the seven songs include a sweet lullaby, an Innkeeper song that really 'rocks', an optional three-part round 'Peace on the earth', which sounds very impressive... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 40 mins
Songs: 7
Nativity Nightmares! is a play within a play, and makes a very entertaining Christmas show. It's 'set' in a school, where tired and harassed teachers are trying to pull together the end of term Nativity (sounds familiar!). The teachers are played by older children, and their pupils by the younger ca... See More
Keystages: KS2
Duration: 40 mins
Songs: 9
Nativity Rock! is the latest musical from Sheila Wilson, the composer of Hosanna Rock! Its seven original, catchy songs and entertaining play tell the Christmas story with flair and enthusiasm, which children and audiences will love. The show begins and ends with a hand-jiving celebration, and in-be... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 30 mins
Songs: 7
They say it takes a village to raise a child... and in Bethlehem, a kind stable-owner and some local shepherds all played their part in Jesus' early days! In this fun new nativity from Sheila Wilson (Hosanna Rock!), a few extra neighbours help too, with a hot meal, a blanket, and even bootees for th... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 30 mins
Songs: 6
What better wish for children - and all of us - this Christmas than Peace on Earth? This fun & poignant new musical from Sheila Wilson (Hosanna Rock!, Scrooge, Rock Around the Flock, The Selfish Giant) moves through laughter and tears as it tells the Christmas story with style and wit. All the f... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 40 mins
Songs: 6
Perfect if you're looking for a heart-warming traditional nativity, Rock the Baby is poignant and fun. It has eight easy and varied songs, which include easy solo and group singing, a rhyme for the innkeepers, optional instrumentals, percussion, hand-jives, a lullaby and a multicultural song.
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Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 25 mins
Songs: 8
This is one of our most popular musicals and is perfect for younger or older children, or for a combined performance. Its ten songs are instantly appealing and catchy, and include a gentle lullaby; the fun 'Oh, what treasure'; the kazoo-accompanied 'Two thousand years ago'; the gutsy 'Hallelujah! Gl... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 35 mins
Songs: 10
This entertaining adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, by Colin Baker (Doctor Who) and Sheila Wilson (Hosanna Rock!), makes a perfect Christmas production. The script is witty, clever and sharp, the characters appealing, and the eleven songs captivating. It has been performed in the Royal Alber... See More
Keystages: KS2 & KS3
Duration: 45 mins
Songs: 11
'The Selfish Giant' is one of Oscar Wilde's most beautiful stories, written especially for children. Sheila Wilson has written nine suitably beautiful and memorable songs for it, and a simple play, to create a performance that will never be forgotten. The cast-list is small, but there are many oppor... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 45 mins
Songs: 9
Seven Lessons and Carols is a charming Christmas service for children (or families) of any age, suitable for schools and churches.
It has seven carols: five new and original, composed by Sheila Wilson, and two traditional. The readings have been shared between 25 children, but this number can easil... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 25 mins
Songs: 7
Sheik, Rattle and Roll are the three wise men, and the stars, in this popular adaptation of the traditional nativity story. The dialogue and narration are simple, although permission is given to increase them to suit your cast's abilities. The eight songs are varied in style and include two-part sin... See More
Keystages: KS2 & KS3
Duration: 30 mins
Songs: 8
This captivating nativity is perfect for young children or mixed ages, as the youngest ones, dressed as stable animals, open the show with an easy song and can then stay onstage, or come and go. There are seven catchy songs, including the rocking 'Who's that knocking?', a gentle lullaby, and the go... See More
Keystages: KS1 & easy KS2
Duration: 20 mins
Songs: 7
The star attracts some attention, but baby Jesus is the real star in this fun, charming nativity musical, which is perfect for all Primary-aged children. It has seven excellent songs which children love singing, covering a wide range of styles from poignant to funky, and even includes kazoos and an ... See More
Keystages: KS1 & KS2
Duration: 30 mins
Songs: 7
