DISNEY'S classic musical Beauty & the Beast, Jr. hits Chagford this summer as the culmination of this year's Starling Arts Summer School.

After nine days of drama and singing at summer school rehearsals, a company of 40 young performers and backstage crew from Chagford and the surrounding area will present this beloved musical, crammed with songs, including Be Our Guest, Gaston and the famous title number.

Join Belle as she longs for adventure away from her dull provincial town and finds much more than that when she is held captive in the enchanted castle of a troubled Beast.

Featuring a cast of talented local faces, Anna Shields and Emily Cook return once more to direct and produce this junior production.

Performances will be at Chagford Jubilee Hall on Wednesday and Thursday August 22 and 23, at 7.30pm, and Friday August 24 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.

Tickets are £7.50 (£6.50 for under 16s) from Fowlers, Chagford.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all authorised performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre International.

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