YOUNGSTERS who are on top form when it comes to the performing arts, have attended a special summer school.

Twenty one children from primary and secondary schools across East Cleveland attended a two-week course during which they thought up, wrote and performed a play having designed and made the stage sets themselves.

The theme of the project was a futuristic chat show and soap opera set at the end of the world. Organised by the East Cleveland Education Action Zone. The sessions were held at Redcar and Cleveland College.

College principal Alan Old said: "The East Cleveland Education Action Zone Gifted and Talented Summer Schools are an excellent opportunity for exceptional school pupils to develop their skills in a variety of fields."