A class of seven-year-olds are putting on a nativity play. The angel Gabriel wants to play Mary, a love-struck Innkeeper insists on making up his own script, and Herod would rather be in a television sports quiz.

A cast of adults re-create the intrigue, political wrangling and drama of the average primary school nativity in this hilarious alternative to the usual Christmas fare.

The Flint Street Nativity was first performed at the Liverpool Playhouse where it became the most successful production in the theatre’s history.