THE Midland Musical Theatre group will be singing and dancing its way through the past 50 years in a new show to mark the Queen's Jubilee.

Singing and Dancing in the Reign is made up of musical sequences including hits from the British charts, musicals on the London stage and a patriotic finale entitled Long Live the Queen.

Joining the 36 singers from MMTG will be 30 junior and intermediate dancers from the Harlequin Stage School with items created especially for the show by Paula Dymock.

Barry North takes care of the comedy side of the show with royal tributes such as The Ascot Ladies.

The proceeds of the show, on Sunday, June 16, at the Forum Theatre in Malvern, go to Whizz Kids, who give disabled children independent mobility.

Audiences are invited to get into the spirit of the two shows at 4.30pm and 8pm, by dressing in red white and blue. Tickets are available by phoning 01905 425299 or 01684 892277.

n IT may be June everywhere else but in Droitwich it is Christmas Eve as the Norbury Theatre performs a stage adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

Scrooge is a stage version of the 1970 screen musical, by writer-composer Leslie Bricusse starring Albert Finney and Alec Guinness.

Now the musical is coming to the Norbury Theatre with a cast that includes 12 child performers.

Performances on Saturday, June 15, and from Wednesday, June 19, to Saturday, June 22 at 7.30pm and two Saturday matinees.

Tickets are available from the Norbury box office on Friar Street, in Droitwich, or by calling 01905 770154.