CHLOE & LIAM TOGETHER FOREVER TRUST FUNDS SUMMER SCHOOL PLACE FOR
SOUTH SHIELDS YOUNGSTER
A
young performer has been supported by the Chloe & Liam Together Forever
Trust to enable him to take part in The Customs House Summer School.
The Customs House Summer School choreographer Bethany Slavin and director Gareth Hunter with Franscisco Diego Benicio Sousa. |
Ten-year-old
Francisco Diego Benicio Sousa, who came to South Shields from Portugal with his
mother when he was four, heard about the Summer School from his teacher at SS
Peter and Paul RC Primary School.
He
enjoys singing in choirs both at the school and St Peter and St Paul RC Church,
both in Tyne Dock, South Shields, and has performed in several school plays –
although he dreams of becoming a footballer when he grows up.
Francisco’s
place at The Customs House Summer School has been funded by the Chloe &
Liam Together Forever Trust, set up in memory of keen performer Chloe
Rutherford, 17, and sportsman Liam Curry, 19.
The
South Shields couple were killed in the bomb attack at Manchester Arena in May
2017 and their families set up the charity to keep their memory alive by
supporting young people pursuing the same dreams as they did in sport and the
arts.
Chloe’s
mum, Lisa, said: “Having
recently seen Francisco perform and due to all the love and support the Chloe
& Liam Together Forever Trust is continuing to receive, we as a
charity are thrilled to be able to give him this amazing experience.”
The
Customs House Summer School, which includes a cast of 35 children and young
people from South Tyneside and the surrounding area, is performing the musical
comedy The Addams Family this year and Francisco is part of the ensemble.
He
said: “I was told about the Summer School by my teacher and I was very excited,
but I didn’t know there was going to be so many children involved. That was a
big surprise, but I am making a lot of friends. I am playing a zombie and
although I don’t have any lines – because zombies don’t talk – I have been
practising some moves and walking like a zombie.”
The
Customs House Summer School takes place during the first three weeks of the
school summer holidays, with daily rehearsals culminating in several
performances of the show over a number of days.
Previous shows have included last year’s award-winning Legally Blonde:
The Musical, Bring It On, Annie and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour
Dreamcoat.
The
Addams Family will be performed at 7pm on Friday, August 10, and 2pm and 6pm on
Saturday, August 11 and Sunday, August 12.
Tickets,
priced £10, are available from the box office on (0191) 454 1234 or online at www.customshouse.co.uk.
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