STUDENTS are rehearsing so everything is ship-shape when they take to the stage in their school's musical production this week.

The cast at Ripon Grammar School are appearing in Anything Goes, the classic 1930s comedy set on the high seas with music and lyrics by Cole Porter.

Set on board a liner sailing from New York to England, the show tells the story a stowaway who is love with an engaged heiress and features famous songs including Anything Goes and I Get a Kick Out of You.

For the school's director of music and show director Edward Seymour it's a return to the first show he ever directed as a university student.

"This musical is totally different to our last production of Les Miserables and it's good for the students to do comedy and a show that's such great fun and so witty,” he said.

"Musically, it's very demanding and stretches the school's musicians and actors, who also have to dance on stage as well as sing."

Mr Seymour has been supported by music teacher and band director Beth Morpeth and sixth form student and choreographer Ella Borchard.

* Anything Goes is at Ripon Grammar School from March 17 to19 starting at 7pm. Tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for concessions and under-18s.