DramatisDei

In this Christmas monologue with the Nativity as a backdrop, a hotel inspector reports to the inn-keeper on his observations of goings-on at the inn when he visited it on a certain starry night. The script uses humour to contrast the people God uses (shepherds, wise men, angels and babies in mangers) with the ideal customer profile of a successful business. The key is the final question: what do you really want?

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It was when I descended to sample the refreshments on offer that I began to suspect all was not well. The public bar was full – not in itself a bad thing but the staff were struggling to cope. You need to employ extra staff at these busy times. As I stood waiting for service I was nearly bowled over by what I can only describe as a gaggle of shepherds. I couldn’t tell if they were speaking real words, they just seemed to be babbling incoherently. Now, let me be quite clear that I have nothing against shepherds – I am not shepherdist. Nevertheless, shepherds are not a social group that you can build a sound business on. They will not bring you repeat custom – they are too busy watching their flocks by night, they have little ready cash and, to be brutally honest, they smell. If you are serious about this business you need to reach out to a better class of clientele.

© Rod Belt 2008