Joy to the World is a Christmas musical told in song and rhyme.
T'is the night before, the night before Christmas and everything is perfect until calamity strikes: The North Pole is melting, the economy is crashing, the elves are overworked, Santa refuses to come out of his room, Mrs. Claus is trying to hold it all together and everywhere people are demanding their stuff! To top it all off, the elves’ workshop has been robbed. An unsightly broken doll is found at the scene of the crime. She has to prove her innocence, but can she save Christmas?
Keywords: Christmas, Christmas carols, songs, musical, doll, nutcracker, santa
First Produced by Halifax Theatre for Young People, workshop production at Eastern Front Theatre's Stages Festival, June 2016
Genre: Comedy, Theatre for Young Audiences, Mystery, Holiday Play
Run time: 90 minutes
Acts: 2
Suitable for students 10+
Cast size: 8 - 11+ actors
Male roles: 2
Female roles: 2
Trans/Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming roles: 4
Casting notes: 8 actors is the minimum requirement for staging and includes doubling of roles. The play can also be produced with a larger cast: Can be produced with a bigger cast - 11 speaking roles plus chorus at the discretion of producing company
