Parents are sharing the tiny roles given to their kids in the school Christmas play and it’s sweet and very funny
12.
Apparently my grandson is be a hedgehog. A speaking part though!
— morag gilbart (@moraggee) 20 November 2018
13.
I once had to be the Enormous Turnip in a school play
— lulah ellender (@tallulahloorah) 21 November 2018
14.
I narrowly missed out on being The Lion in Wizard of Oz, and instead had to play the made-up role of ‘The King of The Winkies’.
I delivered my one line in a Brummie accent: “We’re the Winkies, we live here, who are you?”
Still hurts.
— Luc Benyon (@HanburySt) 21 November 2018
15.
I once played the role of a bin bag. The other child playing a bin bag didn’t turn up on the night so I had to dance to the song ‘Popcorn’ holding another, empty, bin bag.
— Matt Pearson (@PearsonMatt) 21 November 2018
16.
I played a shepherd because I had a dressing gown. That same article of clothing was ditched soon after another play in which, because of the dressing gown, I got to play a leper……
— Mark Sharpley (@MarkSharpley1) 20 November 2018
17.
Dave, I was once given the role of a chair in the school play.. I had to wear brown tights on my arms and paint my face brown and then sit silently on a chair for the entirety. I hasten to add, it was partly because I refused to play Mary as I was too shy to hold Joseph’s hand
— Aɳɳα Gɾαƈҽ Dυ Nσყҽɾ (@AnnaDuNoyer) 20 November 2018
18.
The first role I ever played was in the 2nd grade play where I held the illustrious role of a trash can. And yes, it was a speaking role; my one line was “Please throw away dirty rags for they are a fire hazard.”
You can see why the acting bug grabbed hold of me & never let go.
— Ken Pringle (@MrKenPringle) 21 November 2018
19.
My son was ‘a sack of dates’ (to be fair he was only 1 and at nursery, roles did improve over the years)
— Alison Webster (@DrMcWeb) 20 November 2018
20.
My daughter was once a currant!!
— Janet Turner (@janetturner65) 20 November 2018
21.
I was a beaver. Brown tights and jumper with a furry hat.
— Maxiwoo (@maxiwoo) 21 November 2018
There were two other things people noticed. One was one of the two teachers’ names.
At least a chicken is just for Christmas, the name Cumpstay is for life
— Tim Whatley (@timwhatley99) 20 November 2018
There’s a reason she went into primary teaching over secondary teaching, and I think this is it
— 99th Red Balloon (@99thRedBalloon) 21 November 2018
And two, the speed with which they were expected to come up with a costume. The good news was, help was at hand.
I like the casual way he’s expected to come up with a chicken costume by Monday.
— Andrew Johnson (@andyjey) 20 November 2018
I’d send Jacob in with this.
In a named bag. pic.twitter.com/ZodlaemkVG
— Northern Exile (@AllyStokoe) 20 November 2018
And here’s the role given to the man who started the thread, however.
I was King Herod. Aced it.
— Dave Haslam (@Mr_Dave_Haslam) 20 November 2018
To conclude …
This is possibly the best thread I’ve ever read on Twitter. Somebody needs to compile a book. For the love of all things holy, that would make my year. Proper laughed out loud at this conversation.
— Paula (@panthergrrrl) 20 November 2018
