THE magic of fairy tales is taking over Archway School.

Pupils are preparing for their production of Beauty and the Beast which, will be performed to students from local primary schools and members of the public, next month.

public performances on the 6th, 7th and 8th of February.

With lines to rehearse, songs and dance routines to learn, the pupils have been hard at work to put on a special production.

Many children who are not performing have also been getting involved by painting the set and organising props and costumes.

Rhiannon Price (Year 9) will play the lead character Belle, who is tired of her provincial life in the small French village, with her father Maurice who will be played by Eddy Taylor (Year 11).

Belle is fed up of being constantly chased by the village brute, Gaston, played by Harvey Carter (Year 11).

The story takes them to a magical castle, full of enchanted objects, from candelabras that sing to hopping wardrobes.

Belle begins to enjoy the magic and gets to know, and inevitably fall for, The Beast, played by Eddie Saunders (Year 13).

The love story sees good triumph over evil and, accompanied by a group of fantastic musicians, sees the magic of music take the story through well-known songs such as ‘Be Our Guest’ and ‘Tale as Old as Time.’

Beauty and Beast will be shown to the public on February 6, 7 and 8.

Tickets are available directly through the finance office at Archway School.