AN audience was treated to four versions of the same lead character as students tackled the complexities of a classic play.

Northallerton School and Sixth Form College students performed Bertolt Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle to friends and family.

The play saw four different students play the lead character of Grusha, a maid who finds and raises an abandoned child, as she changes character throughout the five act play.

More than 20 students have been rehearsing since September and head of drama Neil Stimson said: “They all did really well particularly as there a lot of chorus and ensemble sequences and it hasn’t been the easiest of scripts.

“They have been challenged and had to work together really tightly.”

The students also had to work with puppets, made by former head of art Jean Lake, as the story of the baby orphan unfolded.

Mr Stimson said: “The play was designed to make the audience think about what they were seeing and the issues and messages of the story.”