Nativity Page #8

l'm afraid l let you believe

that Hollywood were coming

and they're not coming.

But worse than that,

we are not actually being allowed to do

the show, there will be no nativity at all.

Can't we do the show anyway?

We don't care about Hollywood.

Unfortunately not. Mrs Bevan

is not gonna let us do the show.

Please, please, please, Mr Maddens.

Can we still do the nativity? Please?

l told a lie,

and l let that lie grow and multiply

and turn into lots of other little lies,

and, as l've told you all, probably,

on many different occasions,

a lie always, always causes

more problems than it solves.

Which is why l shan't be here next term.

This will be my last term here.

l won't be coming back.

And worse than losing my job,

my position, my security,

much worse than that is that

l'm not gonna see any of you again.

And...

...that's a very hurtful thing for me.

Come on, back to your class, please.

(Have yourself a merry little Christmas

(Let your heart be light

(Next year all our troubles

Will be out of sight... (

- There's a wee joke in it.

- ls there?

Oh!

- Just that little bit there.

- That's good.

- Hey.

- Jennifer, how are you?

- l'm all right.

- Good to see you.

(Until then

We'll have to muddle through...

- l love you.

- l love you, too.

(Somehow

(So have yourself

(A merry little Christmas... (

Who are you

and where do you come from?

We are the three kings

and we've come to find the baby Jesus.

He's the new King of the Jews.

Kill every boy child in this land!

- Where's my baby? Where's my baby?

- Where's my baby? Where's my baby?

(Shouting)

(Screaming)

l am the King!

(So have yourself

(A merry little Christmas

(Now... (

Nouns are used to name a person,

animal, place, thing or idea.

We've got football,

pineapple, iguana, guitar.

Nouns can be replaced

by these pronouns.

They can replace nouns

or other pronouns.

So, ours, she, one, he, it,

this, these, you, none.

- Are you all right, Cleo?

- No, not very.

- What's the problem?

- Nothing.

- TJ?

- l miss Mr Poppy.

Everyone misses Mr Poppy.

We'd be doing the play

if Mr Poppy was still here.

Poppy! Poppy!

What am l doing? Meet me in the hall

in ten minutes. We're doing the play.

(Cheering)

(Sighs)

- All right?

- (Sheep bleats)

Desmond, l've come to apologise.

l said some things to you

that were unforgivable,

and that weren't true

and that were mean,

and l want you to come and do the play

with me because l've told the children

and l can't do it without you.

l messed everything up.

l know l put it on you, l know l did.

You were right all along,

and for a dundus, you've been right on

the money every single step of the way.

You said l was scared, l denied it.

You were absolutely right.

You said l was still in love with Jennifer,

l denied it and you were absolutely right.

Well, let's do it. What are you waiting

for? We better get going, all right?

- You're going to do it?

- Yeah, let's do it.

Right, thank you.

You're not gonna regret it.

Oh, my gosh!

lt looks amazing.

You remember

where to press the button.

- Don't be nervous, you're a Nazarean.

- Mr Maddens?

l don't want to be a building.

l want to get a proper part.

You're playing part of Nazareth

in a song called Nazareth.

Now, please, everyone calm down!

Fingers crossed, my friend.

- l'm nervous. l don't want to do it.

- l'm nervous, and l don't want to do it.

But it's you and me.

We're gonna beat them all.

Come on, Mr Maddens. We've got to

get going. We haven't got much time.

This is what everybody in Nazareth

used to wear, even the women.

Not on the women, no.

(Whispers) Buddy, Buddy,

it's exciting, isn't it?

Look, the audience are filling up.

OK, everybody listen up, all right?

Big bit of advice

and l had to learn this the hard way.

Can everybody make sure

you've done a poo and a wee,

because there won't be a chance

when we get the show going,

So, you can use my caravan,

do a poo and wee.

Come back! Come back!

There will be no show this evening.

Now, l have just had a phone call

telling me that this was all happening.

- What is all this?

- Mrs Bevan.

l cancelled this performance!

l cancelled the show! You are sacked!

- You know you are sacked.

- What else can you do to me?

- Desmond! Desmond!

- Thank you! This is marvellous!

- Well done, young man. Look at them!

- Thank you.

Don't they look wonderful?

Break a leg, kids!

- l need to have the microphone.

- OK, l'm gonna do it.

- Can you watch from that wing, please?

- Come on, love.

This is gonna be sensational.

The town will be so proud of you.

Ladies and gentlemen, mums and dads,

l just want to thank you for

all the effort you've put into the show.

But if l had to single any one person out

for their efforts,

for their time, their diligence

and their enthusiasm,

it would have to be Mrs B,

better known to you as Mrs Bevan.

- Come on, come and take a bow.

- (Applause)

Mrs Bevan. Come on. Come on.

(Cheering)

Um...hello. Thank you very much, ladies

and gentlemen, it's very kind of you.

Er...this will be my last nativity play,

so it's a bit special, really.

We're used to the school hall,

we don't have all this beauty around us

normally for the play.

The mums and dads who've been

to see our nativity play know that, er...

you know, things can go

a little bit wrong with the little ones.

Don't expect... l was going to say,

don't expect too much.

But, er...l shouldn't have said that.

Smack.

Nobody ever expects enough

of the children at St Bernadette's.

Everyone expects them

to go down the drain,

and l'm going to change that.

That's what l said

tonight it stands

a chance of coming true.

l've not seen it.

l don't know what's gonna happen.

But all l know is that each and every

one of these children is amazing

and wonderful

and a little pocket of stardust.

Hear, hear.

Hope you enjoy it.

(Things are really cool in Nazareth

(Our city is full of joy

(Cos this is where girl meets boy

(Barely out of school in Nazareth

(Parents join hand in hand

(This is no one-night stand

(A wedding is being planned

(Here in Nazareth...

Sing out, sing out.

(Nazareth, the place to live

(Always willing to forgive

(Nazareth, your big heart swells

(We can hear those wedding bells

(Feeling in a fix in Nazareth

(Rules there to be obeyed

(Arrangements are being made

(Got to get your kicks

(ln Nazareth

(Maybe you'll run away

(Start out a brand-new day

(Still you cannot betray

(Good old Nazareth...

(Cheering and whistling)

(He's not my type

(She's not too bad

(Not the most gorgeous l've ever had

(l'll grow to love her

(lt might work out

(Too young to know what it's all about

(And yet there's something

(Behind those eyes

(A fire that flickers but never lies

(Could l love him?

(Could she love me?

(You can't rush

lnto what is meant to be

(One look

(And we're forever

(One look

(And it's like we've always known

(One look

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