A SCHOOL has celebrated a decade of working with a theatre company.

For ten years, Cockton Hill Junior School, in Bishop Auckland, has worked with the Bishop Auckland Theatre Hooligans (Bath), based at King James I Community Arts College.

To celebrate the anniversary, the pupils produced a play called The Ten Pirates of Zaindain about a group of pirates and their challenge of getting to the heaven of Halleval.

The play was shown to staff and parents on Monday and Tuesday.

Daniel Koch, 11, who is playing Red Eye, the main pirate in the play said: "I really love acting and am excited to be playing the lead part. We picked a pirate theme because of Pirates of the Caribbean, which everyone loves."

Stephen Elliott, drama development officer for King James I Community Arts College, who helps run Bath, said: "I have loved working with the school for the past ten years and hope I can do another ten years with them."

Year six teacher Pamela Llewellyn said: "The kids have really enjoyed working with the group over the last ten years.

"Not only do they love acting, but they have thoroughly enjoyed making their own props and doing their own lighting as well as writing the plays."

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