COLOURFUL characters on stilts will be weaving a magical story high above the crowds, when a theatre company from Portugal opens a follies procession in the North-East at the weekend.

Teatro Ka is one of Portugal's premier stilt theatre companies and it will be its first appearance in the UK. It has been invited by Dodgy Clutch Theatre Company to join them in a free outdoor performance at the Wallington National Trust property, in Northumberland, at 6pm on Saturday.

Visitors can also take part in a lantern workshop with professional artists at 2pm.

The Grand Finale of Fantastic Follies takes place on October 26, at 6pm. Lantern workshops also take place at 2pm on October 23 and 26.