tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post1147237950513495211..comments2023-11-02T09:52:53.436+00:00Comments on Domestic Sluttery: Win! A Stock Market Silk Twill Scarf from Karen Mabon! Sian Meadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-23356385771745725262013-12-13T16:57:46.115+00:002013-12-13T16:57:46.115+00:00I have a twin sister, so the staff at my nursery w...I have a twin sister, so the staff at my nursery were always a bit worried about making one of us Mary in the nativity in case the other got jealous but, after 2 years of being sheep #3 or something, I finally got to play the part. I was SO EXCITED. Only problem is, my sister is convinced it was her, and remains so 18 years later, despite photos that prove it was me. We have to hide the photos, it causes so many arguments :-PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385505842337470386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-57552845395674190522013-12-12T08:05:08.279+00:002013-12-12T08:05:08.279+00:00If you didn't get to be an Actual Thing in the...If you didn't get to be an Actual Thing in the Nativity Play in my school, you just had to wear your pyjamas and sing. I had to wear my jimblies every year. Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06417879818749984080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-89679985305767457162013-12-12T08:02:58.170+00:002013-12-12T08:02:58.170+00:00If you didn't get to be an Actual Thing in the...If you didn't get to be an Actual Thing in the Nativity Play in my school, you just had to wear your pyjamas and sing. I had to wear my jimblies every year. Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06417879818749984080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-82362340075141326802013-12-10T23:28:33.301+00:002013-12-10T23:28:33.301+00:00Due to being a frustrated angel in the school nati...Due to being a frustrated angel in the school nativity play (never got the gold tinsel on my wings!), I took part in the village panto for several years & eventually worked my way up from the chorus to the giddy heights of ....mama bear in Goldilocks. Baby bear was the adorable little sister of a friend, I was a waiting-for-her-growth-spurt teenager and daddy bear was an six ft+ OAP welshman with a rather deep voice and a tendency for forgetting his lines. The the only thing was, he was rather deaf with it and the prompter could only yell so loudly before his wife started trying to help as well from the other side of the stage (pianist!). So the front row had to help us out occasionally when he couldn't catch the 'stage whispers'! Between that and having to sing a duet of Elvis Presley's Teddy Bear with his BOOMING voice, (google those lyrics and tell me there were not less creepy songs for us to sing) let alone all the other joys of local productions, it was balancing act between hysterical laughter and mortal embarrassment. Bad news, there is technically video evidence of our double act, good news I'm under so much makeup and fake fur no-one will ever be able to prove anything! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484366229136819286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-64023390951070377022013-12-10T21:44:26.232+00:002013-12-10T21:44:26.232+00:00I was an overweight sea-bird who walked on stage w...I was an overweight sea-bird who walked on stage with a bib and papier mache bird feet.<br /><br />Is it obvious I attended an over-sized primary school with more children than parts?Oh Emma.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17932247688517056436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-88672464500104627092013-12-10T19:04:44.307+00:002013-12-10T19:04:44.307+00:00I used to sing with the choir - been a frustrated ...I used to sing with the choir - been a frustrated thespian ever since. My youngest last year refused to speak when it was her turn - better luck this time!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687984249445437144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-36254914613644925332013-12-10T17:32:07.134+00:002013-12-10T17:32:07.134+00:00When I was 5 years old I was given the part of Cin...When I was 5 years old I was given the part of Cinderella in our school panto.<br /> I was dancing with my Prince Charming ( John McMahon) when the clock struck midnight and I ran to my coach and horses (pram pulled by 6 kids in baby reins) and unfortunately my knickers fell down and I exited the stage leaving Prince Charming with a sparkly slipper in one hand and my ladybird knickers in the other.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-82592712928857599492013-12-10T16:23:25.898+00:002013-12-10T16:23:25.898+00:00I only ever remember being the narrator in my Chri...I only ever remember being the narrator in my Christmas plays because the teachers thought I had a nice reading voice.Vikki Roberts-Caigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11227652880609322275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-87014270593053778442013-12-10T16:07:01.099+00:002013-12-10T16:07:01.099+00:00As a controlling brat I not only was determined to...As a controlling brat I not only was determined to write the christmas plays but also star in them... like a little Max Fischer... My mama used to make my costumes, poorly, but you would never know with how in love I was with our little yuletide creations!Body By Burgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446095562520267051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-88200448827787020272013-12-10T16:02:18.705+00:002013-12-10T16:02:18.705+00:00I was Scrooge in the Year 6 production of A Christ...I was Scrooge in the Year 6 production of A Christmas Carol, mainly because I could do a particularly good 'Bah humbug!' (which I attribute entirely to Michael Caine in the Muppets version). Other than that, my main memory is when I was five and was an angel - there was a bit when we all had to stand on the stage and not do very much, and my mind wandered and I started doing a little dance. When the teacher told me off, I promptly got a cob on, sat down on the stage and refused to move. Oh the shame.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05472026728342521915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-82051315896225610732013-12-10T15:11:49.712+00:002013-12-10T15:11:49.712+00:00I was always the narrator in nativity plays. Possi...I was always the narrator in nativity plays. Possibly because I was the only person in my class who could read long words. <br /><br />I always wanted to be Mary, but was told on more than one occasion that Mary wasn't ginger, so I wasn't allowed. :-( Taliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794675178701803045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-80496311632717785242013-12-10T14:47:21.526+00:002013-12-10T14:47:21.526+00:00I had a very important role in the school play (my...I had a very important role in the school play (my mother assured me!) I was .............the narrator. Oh yes. I got to stand at the side of the stage for the whole play (almost out of view) and read the bits inbetween. Like "and then they stopped at the Inn". It didn't feel like much of a starring role, but was a distinct improvement on the previous year, when I played the part of a sheep. I kid ewe not! :(ES1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08269336429134397691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-54777935639193642952013-12-10T14:29:12.084+00:002013-12-10T14:29:12.084+00:00I played a Quality Street-style sweetie. This invo...I played a Quality Street-style sweetie. This involved wearing a blue and pink tracksuit and some pink tissue paper.<br /><br />Couldn't find it in the bible AT ALL.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039324846728067062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-73076303393996527482013-12-10T14:15:27.393+00:002013-12-10T14:15:27.393+00:00My ultimate nativity triumph was plaing Babushka w...My ultimate nativity triumph was plaing Babushka when I was about 5 - you don't seem to get a lot of Babushka nativities, but she's kind of brilliant, she just rocks a headscarf and argues with angels about whwther or not the nativity is actually happening.<br /><br />My last nativity was playing Mary at 10, opposite a Joseph who even then was much smaller than me. I also forgot the Jesus doll, and had to have it thrown at me halfway through Away in a Manger. Good times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828656198629883207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-41270038844636731302013-12-10T14:06:30.442+00:002013-12-10T14:06:30.442+00:00I played a slave in my school nativity, I have no ...I played a slave in my school nativity, I have no idea what relevance it had to the Christmas story Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-63120310182628719522013-12-10T14:06:28.964+00:002013-12-10T14:06:28.964+00:00Aged about 6/7, I was a Native American (basically...Aged about 6/7, I was a Native American (basically Pocahontas) in our nativity - there were cowboys too, and I played a drum. EmilyKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171650952171480012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-89004691658786038312013-12-10T13:50:37.686+00:002013-12-10T13:50:37.686+00:00Aged 7 - played Cinderella, was supposed to whip o...Aged 7 - played Cinderella, was supposed to whip off grotty cloak to reveal beautiful ball gown but the string got tied in a knot at the moment of the big reveal and had to be helped pull it over my head by the fairy godmother. Not cool.Brown Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138568810312636092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-15706733001612767592013-12-10T13:19:51.069+00:002013-12-10T13:19:51.069+00:00I was the leader of a conspiracy group in year 6, ...I was the leader of a conspiracy group in year 6, we thought (and I still maintain it to this day) that the little brat who got to be the littlest christmas tree was only picked because she was the teacher's niece... Childhood trauma right there, but at least I got to be a backing tree...?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842038269183439275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-11011937404871977852013-12-10T13:15:40.381+00:002013-12-10T13:15:40.381+00:00WHAT? That's amazing and weird and brilliant.WHAT? That's amazing and weird and brilliant.Sian Meadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-29617380017321245092013-12-10T13:14:59.095+00:002013-12-10T13:14:59.095+00:00Beautiful! I was a suffragette in a primary school...Beautiful! I was a suffragette in a primary school Christmas play. I have to admit I'm still not entirely clear about where precisely the Pankhursts featured in the Nativity but hey.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-40517083641046482602013-12-10T12:53:38.258+00:002013-12-10T12:53:38.258+00:00We did the Wizard of Oz one year and I was Dorothy...We did the Wizard of Oz one year and I was Dorothy. My wee dog was Toto, however he wasn't particularly obedient and decided to run off half way through the first half. He was later found in the school kitchen, which was obviously much more fun than being on the stage!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420056145734546381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-49702002763452617082013-12-10T12:20:50.383+00:002013-12-10T12:20:50.383+00:00I've been a range of things in Christmas plays...I've been a range of things in Christmas plays including an infamous appearence as mother goose in nursery that my parents like to remind me about constantly. I actually have no idea what they're talking about because I was only three and can't remember any of it. I was also a robin, one of six geese a laying and Christmas angel, although I wasn't very angelic :)<br /><br />My brother though was father Christmas in one play and a combination of puppy fat and a small chimmney meant that he got stuck in one performance and my dad had to go rescue him. Bless :)JenSparkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082987524776038226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-85574927695878524882013-12-10T11:47:10.035+00:002013-12-10T11:47:10.035+00:00Yes, please. Biggest KM fan EVER. Nativity nightma...Yes, please. Biggest KM fan EVER. Nativity nightmare ~7yo; an upset stomach was involved. Nearly 30 years on it's still too painful to recount :-Slittle macaroon.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05608420609275858904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-25167883362905757162013-12-10T11:32:14.952+00:002013-12-10T11:32:14.952+00:00ooh nice scarf, I was always a shepherd in my scho...ooh nice scarf, I was always a shepherd in my school plays, it made me very sad, I wanted to be an angel but as the tallest person in the class it was always a shepherd.lynseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644155865668637387noreply@blogger.com