Chorus girls all ready for action

Back row (from the left) Millie Cunliffe, Alice Schofield, Helena Ferreira, Molly Burke, Clarissa Salt, Rachel Hollister. Middle: Katy Gunby, Abigail Healey,Ellen Goulding, Emily Williams, Emma Dunn, Coral Howis Roberts. Front: Katie Gough, Halle Cornwall, Emma Hollister, Megan Curley.

WEEKS of rehearsals, dedication and hard work have paid off for these talented chorus girls as the Coliseum’s pantomime season gets under way.

The girls, who all sailed through the open auditions, have been practising after school and at weekends to make sure they know all the steps for “Mother Goose”.

The chorus line has been split into two teams who take part in alternate performances as the show completes its seven-week run. Fourteen-year-old Rachel Hollister enjoys her time on stage so much that “Mother Goose” is her seventh year in the Coliseum panto. It runs until January 9 at the Fairbottom Street theatre. For more information call the box office on 0161 624 2829 or visit www.coliseum.org.uk .