The Twelve Plays of Christmas: Traditional and Modern Plays for the Holidays

By: Swortzell, Lowell

Book Overview

Here is a joyous pageant of plays by masters through the ages - including Dylan Thomas, Charles Dickens, Thornton Wilder, Langston Hughes, and Hans Christian Andersen - ready to be produced, along with "The Traditional Christmas Pageant" and "The Second Shepherd's Play" in a modernized text and a lively version of "St. George and the Dragon." Comedies like "A Visit from St. Nicholas " "Amahl and the Night Visitors " "Kringle's Window" and "A Partridge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557834954
• ISBN13: 9781557834959
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Applause Books
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

An intriguing, play-packed collection

From Dylan Thomas and Charles Dickens to modern versions of comedies and classic Christmas presentations, Twelve Plays Of Christmas packs in a range of Christmas plays complete with plots, stage directions and instructions, and reviews of Christmas play specifics. An intriguing, play-packed collection which will delight both actors and those developing Christmas pageants.