Next week, members of Stage 84 will travel to Birmingham to perform in the National Festival For Music For Youth.

The Idle theatre school has reached the national final of the festival, which takes place on Wednesday at the Birmingham Conservatoire.

Music For Youth is the country’s largest music festival for young people, attracting more than 55,000 entrants. Stage 84 youngsters, aged 12 to 19, will be performing in front of a huge audience from across the country, and hope to go on and perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Stage 84 is presenting Beauty And The Beast as its main annual show at the Alhambra in October. Watch this space for more details.