Youngsters performing Les Miserables in Stafford
[gallery] The West End will come to Stafford tonight when talented youngsters take to the stage for a production of hit musical Les Miserables.
The West End will come to Stafford tonight when talented youngsters take to the stage for a production of hit musical Les Miserables.
More than 70 youngsters are taking part in the Musical Youth Theatre Stafford show at the Gatehouse Theatre. It follows on from the success of last year's award-winning Children of Eden.
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Tonight and tomorrow's performances have sold out with other shows at the 500-seat theatre fast filling up.
The group is attracting fans across the county after winning productions of Wizard Of Oz in 2008, Narnia the following year and Seussical in 2010.
Members also put on a handful of concerts a year, recently performing on the same bill as Britain's Got Talent star Jean Martyn at the County Showground in Stafford.
Spokesman Dave Slade said: "Everyone's really excited. They can't wait for the curtain to go up tonight.
"This is the culmination of six months' hard work for them."
The youngsters are supported by an army of backstage volunteers including parents and committee members as well as the professional skills of director Dave Reynolds and musical director Laura Foxcroft, both local teachers.
