Aliens crash their rocket in Rogart! Primary school production of a modern nativity play finds appreciative audience
It was the Christmas story but with a very modern twist.
Rogart Primary School performed Christmas with the Aliens to a hugely appreciative audience in a packed village hall last Tuesday evening.
The storyline, in a nutshell, was that aliens crashed their rocket in the parish of Rogart and learned all about the birth of the baby Jesus from a group of schoolchildren rehearsing their Christmas play.
The whole school was involved in the production which starred 20 pupils, and the school’s two teachers, Ann McInnes and Kirsten MacNeil, wrote the script which included local jokes and characters that kept the audience smiling.
Lexi Mackay P3 and Ethan Lee P3 played Mary and Joseph and kept everyone amused with out of control donkeys and attempted escapes on alien rockets!
The songs were an entertaining mix of upbeat tramping songs and beautiful ballads about stars.
Parents provided baking to accompany tea, coffee and mulled wine which fuelled a lovely get together once the curtains came down.
Ms McInnes said: “The play was awesome, it was really funny and everyone rave about the quality of the children’s singing and acting. We were very proud of them.”
One parent said afterwards: “The show was fantastic”, while another commented: “The kids were amazing and we had a lovely evening”. A third said: “It was an absolutely lovely night and the play was epic.”
