Twelve Drummers Drumming (a 3 minute play)

by Nora Louise Syran

(The final scene of "The Twelve Days of Christmas in France")
A woman and her partner celebrate Christmas in France "à table"...which goes on for hours!

To be published by NEXT STAGE PRESS

(The final scene of "The Twelve Days of Christmas in France")
A woman and her partner celebrate Christmas in France "à table"...which goes on for hours!

To be published by NEXT STAGE PRESS

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Twelve Drummers Drumming (a 3 minute play)

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  • Steven G. Martin: Twelve Drummers Drumming (a 3 minute play) by Nora Louise Syran
    “

    Like the desserts that represent the end of the Christmas meal in this play, this play represents the end of Nora Louise Syran's "The Twelve Days of Christmas in France" series.

    It's apropos that the couple in the play enjoy something sweet because audiences will find sweetness too: food, love, the holiday season and Syran's strength in developing atmosphere through location and season. Like several of the plays in this series, "Twelve Drummers Drumming" isn't advanced through conflict, but rather the story elements of character and setting.

    I would enjoy a full production of this complete...

    Like the desserts that represent the end of the Christmas meal in this play, this play represents the end of Nora Louise Syran's "The Twelve Days of Christmas in France" series.

    It's apropos that the couple in the play enjoy something sweet because audiences will find sweetness too: food, love, the holiday season and Syran's strength in developing atmosphere through location and season. Like several of the plays in this series, "Twelve Drummers Drumming" isn't advanced through conflict, but rather the story elements of character and setting.

    I would enjoy a full production of this complete series. Félicitations, dramaturge!

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  • Paul Smith: Twelve Drummers Drumming (a 3 minute play) by Nora Louise Syran
    “

    Bringing down the curtain on her 'Twelve Days of Christmas in France' Nora Louise Syran transports us to an immense Christmas feast and it is very difficult not to feel full up with the thought of what has been eaten and what is left to eat.
    What a complete joy this cycle of short plays is. Immensely enjoyable on so many levels; funny, moving, informative but full of atmosphere and Christmas cheer. A sparkling seasonal gem.

    Bringing down the curtain on her 'Twelve Days of Christmas in France' Nora Louise Syran transports us to an immense Christmas feast and it is very difficult not to feel full up with the thought of what has been eaten and what is left to eat.
    What a complete joy this cycle of short plays is. Immensely enjoyable on so many levels; funny, moving, informative but full of atmosphere and Christmas cheer. A sparkling seasonal gem.

    ”