FILM and television star Colin MacLachlan is appearing in a play by an acclaimed North-East theatre company.

Fool's Day, by Bold as Brass, focuses on character Peter Donaldson, played by Colin, as he shares his amazing life story with his neighbour Sheena Robertson.

The group began as a three month project for excluded teenagers in South Shields.

Director Craig Lines, who has worked on Footballers' Wives, Bad Girls and Coronation Street, recently worked on a project with the group.

Fool's Day opens at the Customs House in South Shields tonight and runs until Saturday.