THE Midland Musical Theatre Group used one of their final rehearsals for their show Curtain up for Christmas to raise money for Help for Heroes.

Members of the company, who perform at Malvern Theatres, dressed up, brought a cuddly toy to act as the audience, held a raffle and with other activities during the evening raised £252.

Their fund-raising did not stop there. They will be supporting St Richard’s Hospice during show week with a gala performance on Friday evening.

The show runs at Malvern Theatres until Saturday. For tickets call 01684 892277 or visit malvern-theatres.co.uk