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Small drama groups are often faced with having to pay large amounts for rights to copy scripts or perform them (or both). At DramatisDei we make that simple with an all-in-one package, the DramatisDei Deal.
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Performance and copy rights – making it cheap and simple
Small drama groups are often faced with having to pay large amounts for rights to copy scripts or perform them (or both). At DramatisDei we are making that simple with an all-in-one package for our scripts.
Inspired by television
The ideas and inspiration for writing can come from anywhere – our Script of the Month “The Hotel Inspector” came from necessity – and television.
The pantomime of Christmas stamps
Over the past few years a manufactured and misplaced Christian outrage has dampened the happiness of the modern Christmas tradition of the Christmas Stamp.
The Hotel Inspector – a drama script for Christmas
This Hotel Inspector is not happy! Visiting the inn at Bethlehem on that starry night should have been a pleasure, but the shepherds are smelly, the wise men are too exotic and as for putting a young couple in the stable and the light and noise from overhead – something is seriously wrong with the business plan here!
The Other Christmas Story – a drama script
This is a humorous Christmas script for all ages with the possibility of improvisation and rowdy audience interaction. In a season of stories (James Bond on television, Santa books at bedtime) this asks the audience: which is the real Christmas story?
Five reasons why God is like my central heating
I woke up this morning and once again was baffled by my central heating. And you know, God is a bit like that isn’t he?
Troubled by doubles
The nature/nurture debate has troubled people for years. Looking at identical twins raises big questions about the roles of parents in shaping children – like, can we?
Marmite Jesus
Love it or hate it, but it appears that Jesus has chosen to endorse Marmite. In a kitchen in Wales. And, presumably, to use it as a medium to remind the world of his endless love. Are there serious issues or can we safely just laugh?
A Little Light Map Reading – a drama script about moving on
Debbie doubts Jonathan’s map reading skills. Jonathan thinks Debbie is more interested in coffee breaks. They may not reach their destination – but are they both heading for the same place anyway? If you are considering your future direction, this script could help raise the topic humorously.
Water for all?
This World Vision video puts the third-world experience of water in a comfortable western setting – and the result is shocking and very very thought provoking.
Moving With Intent – a drama script about worry, prayer and camping out
It’s 2am. Jonathan can hear noises outside the tent. He can also hear worries inside his head. Debbie just wants to sleep but he knows this is all her fault – she prayed about moving on! If you are troubled by your life taking a new direction this drama might help you to take a more lighthearted and maybe prayerful perspective.
Mind your language – the minefield of paraphrase
Over at BiteMyBible there is a discussion about the acceptability or otherwise of translating the Bible into dialect or colloquial language. Those preaching, leading worship or presenting dramas want to make the Bible accessible – but it is a balancing act with few right answers!
In a Bad Way – a drama script about the good samaritan
There were three holy men – why did two walk on by? The parable of the Good Samaritan is reduced to its simplest as three men tell us who they are and why they did what they did. It’s not all black and white and leaves us with an uneasy question – what would we have done?
Darwin at 200 – time for the church to own up?
150 years ago, Charles Darwin suggested an explanation for the wealth of animal types on this planet. In doing so he caused a storm of controversy that has never gone away. But has the church damaged itself by choosing the wrong side of the argument?
