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The Littlest Elf

1972

The Littlest Elf is one of Ken Bradbury's original Christmas plays — he lists it among his "loose-bound Christmas plays… some musicals (most of which are not published)" in the catalog of his own work he sent to Frank Gaudy at the WIU Archives & Special Collections. It was staged as a Triopia production built around its title character, the Littlest Elf, played by a single starred lead. No plot synopsis survives in the archive.

Cast

• The Littlest Elf (title role / star) — a male lead, unnamed in sources. A Triopia trivia clue Ken wrote identifies him only as the father of two girls who later appeared in a Triopia cast.

Production Notes

The Littlest Elf appears in Ken's own inventory of works under "loose-bound Christmas plays… some musicals (most of which are not published)," confirming it as one of his original, unpublished Christmas plays. The Triopia staging is recorded in a Nebo trivia quiz Ken himself wrote ("He starred in the Triopia production of The Littlest Elf"), and the title role was a designated star/lead part — a single male lead played the Littlest Elf. No full cast list, song list, or named venue beyond Triopia is recorded in the available sources.