O little town of Brixton – The SCA Nativity – By @PugheScarlet

By Scarlet Pughe

O little town of Brixton – The SCA Nativity

With Christmas fast approaching, hundreds of schools around the UK prepare for their yearly nativity. This got me thinking.. what if SCA put on a nativity? Obviously as the director, executive producer and casting director of what is soon to be the best production of the nativity the UK has ever seen, I must be exempt from playing a part. But this did make me wonder who in the Krak cohort would be most suited to each role. Treating my job role as casting director with the upmost importance, I started to research what primary school teachers look for in their auditionees. I read an article in the independent which stated the characteristics of each part, which now makes it very clear why I was cast as Mary 3 times in a row (s/o to mum and dad). But this made my job muchhhh easier, so without further ado, the 2019 cast of the SCA Nativity - ‘O little town of Brixton’. Mary – Gigi (Understudy - Elle)

• Louder-than-average voice for a five-year-old
• Not averse to blue or holding hands with boys
• Parents likely to contribute to school funds in a significant way

Joseph - Oliver (Understudy – Tommy)

• Always does his homework and gets at least 9/10
• Definitely going to be a prefect
• Quite quiet but also somehow annoying
• Will grow up to found an app that will make him a millionaire

Baby Jesus - Squirrel (Understudy – Zelda)

• Small and can’t speak

Narrator - Katie (Understudy – Phillip)

• The one who organises all the social engagements
• Loves the sound of their own voice
• Ends up doing everything because they don’t trust anyone else to do it right
• Bossy AF

Shepherd – Alex (Understudy - Pierre)

• Absolute LAD
• Mad for the BANTS
• Sometimes a bit naughty but really just a cry for attention
• Pretends not to enjoy wearing a tea towel on head, secretly loves it

Wise man/person king – Chloë (Understudy - Sean)

• Well-behaved, top-of-the-class type (who can be trusted with an expensive-looking prop)
• An introspection and dignity that translates to a sombre, thoughtful expression when eg presenting gifts to a baby
• Good sense of direction, ie when following stars

Donkey - Sam (Understudy – Chris)

• Cheeky
• Can be a bit of an ass at times
• Thinks they’re too cool to take the play seriously but secretly loves being an important part of the story

Angel - Dean (Understudy - Ivan)

• Capable of entertaining themselves for hours with a piece of tinsel that “fell off” the halo
• Craves attention
• Loves a gossip with Mary

First Lobster - Aaron (Understudy - Alice)

• Very proud of their role
• Thinks that their primary role gives them an omnipotent authority over all the other lobsters present at the birth of Jesus
• Adult life likely to be plagued by the stark realisation that their casting was a matter of pragmatism rather than talent and they now have a serious seafood complex

Star – Holly (Understudy - DJ)

• Thinks they got the role because of their star quality
• Actually just because they’re too nervous to speak in front of mean parents
• Team player

Herod – Alfie (Understudy - Alfie)

• Unnecessary agg for no reason
• Big ego
• Good at killing other people’s babies

Inkeeper – Eva (Understudy - Elisa)

• Doesn’t understand stranger danger
• Too nice to turn people away
• Would throw their hands at being a midwife

Holy Ghost – Isik

• There in Spirit