notes added Saturday10 october 2026
• Parents turn up at the end and it turns out the gangsters are relatives set up to get the siblings working together
• the parents stop the machine by unplugging it from the wall
• We need a song that says about family at Christmas
The Christmas Superpower
The thriller Christmas
Auditions
Ada - mafia boss - mackenzie
Nanct - Millie
Sophia- Mackenzie
Remy - Gina
Darcie May - Filomena
Frankie - Mackenzie
Soraya - Millie
Olly - Narrator
Vehan - Bob
Logan - Bob
the parents
Dad - Frankie
mum - Soraya
The children
Mackenzie (the academic one) - Nancy
Bob - Logan
Millie (the eldest) - Sophia
The Mafia
Gina - Darcie May
Luigi - Vehan
Filomena - Remy
Marcella- the Mafia boss - Ada
The whole play is set in a living room. We start with a mum and dad talking to their 3 kids.
Mum
Right you horrible lot, dad and I have made a decision.
Dad
We are fed up of you guys not getting on so we've come up with a plan
Mum
We've decided to go on our Christmas holidays without you
Dad
So you can learn to work together and get on
Mackenzie
How dare you even thinking of doing such a thing
Bob
There's no way I'm spending Christmas alone with these bratts
Millie
ha ha, there's no way you're going to do that is there?
There's a pause while the kids smiley face change to horror
All the kids
omg, you're actually serious
We hear the door slam shut
Mackenzie
Right guys I'm in charge, cause I'm the smartest
Bob says this very proudly with hands on his hips
Bob
Oh no you're not, I am cause I'm the man of the house.
Both Mackenzie and Millie laugh out loud
Millie
Puh-lease, I am cause I'm the eldest - most mature and I'm obviously the favourite.
All Siblings break into an argument, over-lapping eachother. Until they hear a loud thud, to which they turn to eachother and say.
All together
Oh what have you done now!!
Millie
No guys... I think there's someone in the house.
Bob
Alright drama queen, calm down. Its probably just Mum and Dad coming back.
Mackenzie runs to the window and sees that there are no cars in the driveway.
Mackenzie
No Bob, I think she's right. Their car isnt here.
Bob
Right, let's hide
They run into a secret cupboard.
Millie
Oh wow. Here's the machine mum and dad have been working on
Bob
What does it do?
Mackenzie
No time to think about that, far more pressing is the fact that we have intruders in our house right now.
Millie
How many, and what do they look like?
Mackenzie
There's 4 of them and you won't believe this. One is dressed as an elf, one as a snowman, another as Father Christmas and finally there's a Christmas tree.
Bob
That sounds kind of harmless. Maybe they're friendly
Mackenzie
Hold on a minute, they're taking those costumes off. Oh my Gosh
Millie & Bob
What?
Mackenzie
Underneath their costumes, they are actually...
Mackenzie looks shocked
Millie
Come on Mackenzie tell us
Mackenzie
...gangsters. And they're walking closer to us right now.
Bob
We've got to keep as quiet as we can and listen to what they're saying
We see the four gangsters walk on state
Gina
So Marcella, you said you were going to tell us once we're here what we're doing here
Luigi
It better be a good reason for gettings us dressing up to come all the way here in the cold
Marcella look daggers at Luigi
Filomena
Luigi, if you want to live to see Christmas you better apologise to the boss right now for what you just said
Luigi
So, so, so sorry Marcella. For a short moment I forgot myself. It won't happen again.
Marcella
It better not.
Anyways, the reason we're here is because we've been spying on the two mad but genius professors who live here. They have created a machine than can give any person one superpower. We want that machine, to increase our power.
Filomena
What superpowers does it give.
Marcella
We don't know, but we're going to find out
Gina
How long have you known about this machine
Marcella
Months
Luigi
Why didn't we go in before
Marcella
We had to wait until the professors and their stinky 3 kids left for their Christmas Holiday. Now they have, and the machine is mine all mine
Filomena
Why did we have to wear costumes
Marcella
So we don't get captured on camera as the gangsters that we are. Idiot.
Marcella laughs
Marcella
But first we have to find it. Let's search the house. Gina you go that way. Luigi you go that way and Filomena you go that way there. I'll search upstairs.
I am the norrowater, dressed as an alligator, here is my navigator disguised as raw Potater
They all disappear off stage in different directions.
We return to the siblings
Millie
Right, so now we know what this machine does
Bob
But how do we use it?
Mackenzie speaks sarcastically
Mackenzie
Well how about we read the instructions, do you think that's a good idea?
Bon and Millie roll their eyes to the heavens. Mackenzie picks up the instructions and reads
Mackenzie
This machine will give you the very superpower it thinks you need at the particular moment in time when you press the button. This will only work once per a person. Once you have your superpower just flick your fingers to trigger the power
Bob
Right, it says on the machine, the power to wriggle your ears
Millie runs to the machine and presses the button straight away. She suddenly finds herself wriggling her ears
Millie
Well that's a pretty useless superpower
Mackenzie
Of course it is. You weren't in a moment of need you silly plonker therefore it gave you a random useless only. You've got to press it in a moment of need.
Bob
Mackenzie is right but let's stop having a go at each other and work together to defeat these guys.
Mackenzie
And I think we're just about to get our opportunity to use it right
Suddenly all of the gansters walk in. Mackenzie goes to the machine and presses the button
Mackenzie
Right, so my superpower is to make everyone around me dance if I play any christmas song
Marcella
Aha, what do we have here
Luigi
Are these the children of the mad profesers?
Filomena
I think so
Gina
They weren't supposed to be here.
Marcella
No, but I'm now glad they are as they have lead us to the superpower machine. Now, go and get them and tie them up
Luigi, Filomena and Gina go towards the kids to tie them up, and they are just about to get there when Mackenzie flicks her fingers and Christmas song starts playing, and apart from Mackenzie everyone starts dancing
Luigi
What the heck is going on, I can't stop dancing
Filomena
I don't know but I can't help myself either
Gina
I'm getting into the Christmas spirit
Marcella
You idiots, don't you see that they have used the machine to gain a superpower and now they are using it against us
As Marcella speaks, she goes towards the machine. It takes her a while but she eventually gets there and presses the button. The moment she does she stops dancing.
Marcella
Aha, I've been given the power to make everyone move in slow motion apart from me.
Marcella flicks her fingers and everyone starts dancing in slow motion. Marcella is laughing very loudly. She simply can't stop laughing. So much so that she doesn't notice Bob slowly moving over to the machine. Pressing the button
Bob
Great, I can become invisible
Bob flicks his fingers and he takes off what he has to reveal a camouflage suit below. He goes up to Marcella and ties her up, then does the same with all the gangsters. He then slowly moves to his siblings and high fives them. While this is happening their parents walk back in, see what's happening and go and unplug the machine and they are all released from the powers.
Mackenzie
Mum
Mum
Mackenzie
Millie
Dad
Dad
Millie
Bob
Bob, oh that's me.
You won't believe what happened here tonight
Mum`
Actually, before you tell us we have an important question
Dad
Are you guys getting on now?
Mackenzie
Funnily enough, faced with adversity we came together brilliantly as one coherant team
Mum
Oh good, so it worked?
Mackenzie, Bob, Millie
We have to admit. it did
Dad
Good. Now let the gangsters go
Bob
No way. Are you crazy?
Mackenzie
They are criminals
Millie
And it took a lot to catch them
Dad
They are not actually gangsters, they are your relatives from new york
Mackenzie, Bon, Millie
What?
Mum
We got them to help us to get you guys to get on
Dad
and it worked
Bob
So we are all family
Mum & Dad
Yep
Millie
This calls for a song
They untie the gangsters and all perform, we are family
the parents
Dad - Frankie
mum - Soraya
The children
Mackenzie (the academic one) - Nancy
Bob - Logan
Millie (the eldest) - Sophia
The Mafia
Gina - Darcie May
Luigi - Vehan
Filomena - Remy
Marcella- the Mafia boss - Ada
Read through Saturday 3 october 2026
Dad - Frankie
mum - Soraya
Mackenzie - Nancy
Bob - Logan
Millie - Sophia
Gina - Darcie May
Luigi - Vehan
Filomena - Remy
Marcella - Ada
Superpower Christmas
The whole play is set in a living room. We start with a mum and dad talking to their 3 kids.
Mum
Right you horrible lot, dad and I have made a decision.
Dad
We are fed up of you guys not getting on so we've got come up with a plan
Mum
We've decided to go on our Christmas holidays without you
Dad
So you can learn to work together and get on
Mackenzie
How dare you even thinking of doing such a thing
Bob
There's no way I'm spending Christmas alone with these bratts
Millie
ha ha, there's no way you're going to do that is there?
There's a pause while the kids smiley face change to horror
All the kids
omg, you're actually serious
We hear the door slam shut
Mackenzie
Right guys I'm in charge, cause I'm the smartest
Bob says this very proudly with hands on his hips
Bob
Oh not you're not, I am cause I'm the man of the house.
Both Mackenzie and Millie laugh out loud
Millie
Puh-lease, I am cause I'm the eldest - most mature and I'm obviously the favourite.
All Siblings break into an argument, over-lapping eachother. Until they hear a loud thud, to which they turn to eachother and say.
All together
Oh what have you done now!!
Millie
No guys... I think there's someone in the house.
Bob
Alright drama queen, calm down. Its probably just Mum and Dad coming back.
Mackenzie runs to the window and sees that there are no cars in the driveway.
Mackenzie
No Bob, I think she's right. Their car isnt here.
Bob
Right, let's hide
They run into a secret cupboard.
Millie
Oh wow. Here's the machine mum and dad have been working on
Bob
What does it do?
Mackenzie
No time to think about that, far more pressing-
Millie
Far more pressing ?
Mackenzie
Yes. Far more pressing is the fact that we have intruders in our house right now.
While Mackenzie is talking Millie starts pressing buttons on the machine. no one else sees this.
Millie
How many, and what do they look like?
Mackenzie
There's 4 of them and you won't believe this. One is dressed as an elf, one as a snowman, another as Father Christmas and finally there's a Christmas tree.
Bob
That sounds kind of harmless. Maybe they're friendly
Mackenzie
Hold on a minute, they're taking those costumes off. Oh my Gosh
Millie & Bob
What?
Mackenzie
Underneath their costumes, they are actually...
Mackenzie looks shocked
Millie
Come on Mackenzie tell us
Mackenzie
...gangsters. And they're walking closer to us right now.
Bob
We've got to keep as quiet as we can and listen to what they're saying
We see the four gangsters walk on state
Gina
So Marcella, you said you were going to tell us once we're here what we're doing here
Luigi
It better be a good reason for gettings us dressing up to come all the way here in the cold
Marcella look daggers at Luigi
Filomena
Luigi, if you want to live to see Christmas you better apologise to the boss right now for what you just said
Luigi
So, so, so sorry Marcella. For a short moment I forgot myself. It won't happen again.
Marcella
It better not.
Anyways, the reason we're here is because we've been spying on the two mad but genius professors who live here. They have created a machine than can give any person one superpower. We want that machine, to increase our power.
Filomena
What superpowers does it give.
Marcella
We don't know, but we're going to find out
Gina
How long have you known about this machine
Marcella
Months
Luigi
Why didn't we go in before
Marcella
We had to wait until the professors and their stinky 3 kids left for their Christmas Holiday. Now they have, and the machine is mine all mine
Filomena
Why did we have to wear costumes
Marcella
So we don't get captured on camera as the gangsters that we are. Idiot.
Marcella laughs
Marcella
But first we have to find it. Let's search the house. Gina you go that way. Luigi you go that way and Filomena you go that way there. I'll search upstairs.
They all disappear off stage in different directions.
Millie
You’d think with all Mum and Dad’s crazy inventions they’d remember to lock the front door on their way out…
Mackenzie
Right. There’s no time for chit chat. We need to think of a plan. And fast.
Millie
Ooh! I know!
Millie runs off stage and we hear lots of clanging
Bob
What is she doing?
Mackenzie
Hurry up Millie!
Millie
Hang on! ooh it’s very dusty in here… ACHOO!
Millie appears back on stage holding a christmas tree, Millie is now wearing a full camo outfit. Mackenzie and Bob stare at the christmas tree in disbelief. They can not see Millie and think the christmas tree is moving on its own.
Millie puts the tree down and stands next to Bob and Mackenzie, away from the tree.
Bob
Urm… Millie why are you in a christmas tree?
Millie
confused i’m not in the christmas tree
Mackenzie
What!? Where are you!!?
Millie
I’m stood right next to you!
Mackenzie and Bob look in Millie’s direction but not quite at her.
Bob
are you invisible?
Millie looks down at her arms
Millie
oh i guess so. It must be from pressing those buttons on that machine and then when i sneezed it must have turned me invisible… i did wonder why i couldn’t see my arms whilst dragging that christmas tree
Mackenzie
Why would you press the buttons on that machine!?
Millie
You literally told me “More pressing!”
Mackenzie
I didn’t mean the buttons! it was a figure of speech!
Bob
Well maybe it was a good thing. Now we can turn ourselves invisible to fight off the intruders!
Mackenzie
but wait! we don’t know how to-
Bob presses a button
Mackenzie
… become visible again.
Bob
Oh yeah… oh well it’s fine, i just won’t snee- ah.. ah… nope i’m fine. AH CHOO!
nevermind!
Bob starts crying dramatically
Bob
OH NO! I’M GOING TO BE INVISIBLE FOREVER! WHY DID I DO THAT!? WHY ME !?
whilst Bob is wailing Mackenzie and Millie are trying to get his attention
Millie and Mackenzie
Bob… Bob… BOB!
Bob
Yes?
Millie and Mackenzie
You’re not invisible!
Bob
oh.
Mackenzie
and now thanks to all your wailing the intruders will know exactly where we are!
suddenly an elf dressed as elvis presley enters the stage
Elfis Presley
hu hu hu - thank you, thank you very much
Marcella enters the stage behind Elfis, along with the rest of the mafia gang
Marcella
Yes. thank you for giving me a headache… but also thank you for leading us straight to the machine!
