A GROUP of young stars have been chosen to be part of an international cast who will perform American musical, West Side Story.
Haydn Bauzon, 15, Taga Obano-Cox, 17, Gabriella Foley, 13, Sam Hardy, 16 and Amelia Williams, 16, are all from the global stage school, Stagecoach's Chiswick base.
They have joined a cast of 77 Stagecoach students from across the UK, Malta, the USA and Spain, who will be performing at the Leatherhead Theatre next week.
All the students, aged between nine and 19, are taking part in an intensive three week training camp in Twickenham to rehearse daily for their roles.
Haydn has been chosen to play the main role, of Chino, the hot tempered suitor of Maria. He said: “I am having an incredible time preparing for the production of West Side Story and to have one of the lead roles is an amazing opportunity. I have worked really hard throughout my time at Stagecoach Chiswick and this is the icing on the cake!”
Stagecoach production manager, Matthew Clark, added that the children are all having a brilliant time rehearsing. He said: “It’s been fantastic bringing together a wide range of international performers and training them in such a short space of time; something that will provide valuable experience for a future in the world of theatre.”
* The performances of West Side Story will take place from August 15 to 17 at the Leatherhead Theatre in Surrey, with one evening performance each day and a matinee on Saturday.
Tickets, £20 for adults and £15 concession, are available from leatherhead-tickets.co.uk or from the box office on 01372 365 141.
