TICKETS are on sale for a community play involving more than 40 youngsters.
Theatre company Crash Bang Wallop and Stokesley School are putting on Oliver, which also features ten adult cast members.
As part of the project, Paul Busby, head of music at Stokesley School, and Danny Greenhalgh, director of Crash Bang Wallop, are conducting music and drama workshops for children at the school's feeder primaries.
All the children in the cast, who are from the villages surrounding Great Ayton, are aged between nine and 17.
Principal parts include Sam Cornish and Daniel Jarvis, both from Great Ayton, as Oliver and Dodger respectively.
The choreographer, Emma Richardson, will be taking the part of Nancy and Mr Greenhalgh will also perform, as the rogue Fagin.
The part of Mr Bumble will be taken by Simon Bateson, from Hutton Rudby Dramatic Society.
Ben Lambert, from Teesside Operatic Society, will play Bill Sykes and Rachel Ranson, from Ingleby Barwick, will appear as Nancy's best friend, Bet.
The show runs from Wednesday to Saturday next week at Stokesley School.
Tickets, £5 for adults and £3 for concessions, are available from the box office on (01642) 722192.
Published: 07/07/2005
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