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Synopsis

At a snowy Christmas Eve party at the Wardle manor in Dingley Dell, the party-goers learn of a local legend wherein goblins allegedly snatched Gabriel Grub—the local church sexton—on a Christmas Eve many years before. To entertain themselves, the group decides to improvise the story as Mr. Wardle recalls the tale. Their improvisation of Gabriel Grub and the goblins brings hope, mercy, and love to life in a humorous, musical, and dramatic fashion.

Show Information

Book
Kenny Chumbley
Music
Benjamin Payne , Milton Granger
Lyrics
Kenny Chumbley
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
2023
Genres
Fairy Tale/Fantasy
Settings
Period, Simple/No Set
Time & Place
Parlor of the Wardle Manor at Dingley Dell, England, 1835
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Recording
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, High School, Regional Theatre, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Mature Adult, Young Adult, Adult, Elderly, Early Teen Characters, Medium Cast

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Sam Weller (Mr. Tugby, Goblin)

Lead

Male

Baritone

Tip (Gabriel Grub)

Lead

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Mrs. Wardle

Supporting

Female

Non-singer

Wardle (Doctor, Deacon 2)

Featured

Male

Baritone

Mr. Pickwick (Goblin, Mr. England, Office Official)

Featured

Male

Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Ben Britain (Goblin)

Featured

Male

Non-singer

Marion (Mrs. Britain, Raff)

Ensemble

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Emilie (Riff)

Ensemble

Female

Soprano

Martha (Deacon 1)

Ensemble

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Songs

  • “Angels We Have Heard on High”
  • "Tom Scarlett"
  • “(The Season That’s) King of Them All
  • “A Good Gravedigger Is Hard to Find”
  • “Good King Wenceslas”
  • “The Christmas Feast”
  • “The Gloucester Wassail Song”
  • “The Diggers’ Dirge”
  • “The Goblins’ Skirl”
  • “Worthy of the Name”
  • “Song to Mercy”
  • “Christmas in Your Heart”
  • At bow: “Auld Lang Syne”

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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