STOMP has celebrated thirteen years in the West End by opening their doors to local school children.

The show’s producers organised a special free schools’ matinee for 13-year-olds on Monday, October 12 at the Ambassadors Theatre.

Through the Mousetrap Theatre Foundation, students from state-maintained mainstream schools, including pupils from Highlands School, in Worlds End Lane, Enfield, were invited to see the production, and take part in the post-show Q&A with the cast.

Susan Whiddington, director of Mousetrap Theatre Projects said: “We have used this opportunity to reach out to schools in some of London’s most disadvantaged communities as well as schools that have never accessed our programmes.”

“We feel this is the ideal show for this age group and will be a wonderful and memorable first theatre experience for these students.”

STOMP, created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, was first performed in 1991 in Edinburgh before moving to London’s West End in 2002 and the show won the Olivier Award for Best Choreography in 1994.

One of Britain’s greatest exports, STOMP has toured the globe for 22 years, playing over 20 thousand performances to more than 12 million people in 53 countries on 6 continents.

Steve McNicholas, co-creator of STOMP, said: “We wanted to find a different way to celebrate 13 years in the West End, and what could be better than opening our doors to other 13 year olds?”