Lights, camera, action for school musical

AN American theatre company is auditioning students for a very elaborate €10,000 musical Robin Hood they plan to stage next Thursday and Friday — free of charge.

The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) from Montana travels to schools all over the world with the challenge of getting students ready to put on their own musical within a week — and the company pays for it.

A spokesperson said: “We pick schools that have had no or very little access to theatre and Our Lady of Lourdes primary school in Rosbrien in Limerick was picked because some of the students come from disadvantaged backgrounds — it has not put on a musical or a play for three years.”