Cast: 11m., 3w. (extras.) This distinguished British novelist who wrote Death of the Heart has written a beautiful and sensitive nativity play that can be performed by children and adults alike. The traditional Christmas story is presented in beautiful moving prose. Christmas is a time when sweetness and simplicity speak for themselves and the short vignettes, choral music and bits of narrative used here combine to make this a moving and memorable Christmas production. Multiple simple sets. Running time: 50 minutes.