THUMDER bolts and lightning will rock audiences as the curtain rises on an academy's latest production.

The staging of We Will Rock You at Trinity Academy, in Thorne, promises to be an emotional experience for some of the cast who will be performing for the last time before they leave school.

Cameron Sharp, 17, from Thorne, who plays Killer Queen and is aiming to go to theatre school after A levels, said: "We're definitely going out with a bang. Our parents grew up with the music in the show and we just want to make sure we do it justice."

As one year ends, the show also marks the beginning of a new regime for performing arts at Trinity under new head of drama Melanie Cutler and new head of music Sam Fisher.
Mrs Cutler said: "This is the first major production for Mr Fisher and I at Trinity and we're delighted that every year group is represented whether acting, dancing or playing an instrument.

"The whole production is in-house with the music performed live by our own We Will Rock You band. The whole company amounts to more than 50 students, who have all been working very hard since November."

The musical, by Queen and Ben Elton, is set in the future in a world lived online with no live music, instruments or free will.

Inspired by Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, a group of rebels strive to bring back live music and the show ends with a concert at Wembley with 'stars' including Madonna, Eddie Cochrane and Cliff Richard.

The major roles are played by Robin Coe as Pop, Jacob Smith as Khashoggi, Frank Hills as Galileo Figaro and Melanie Wildey as Scaramouche.

The show is on February 6, 7 and 8 and doors open at 6.30pm. Tickets, which cost £5 for adults, £3 for concessions and £12 for a family ticket, are available from the academy in Church Balk, or by calling 01405 813000, extension 102.