A PROFESSIONAL performance poet will be putting pupils through their paces when they present an evening of drama, music and poetry.

Boys from Years 7, 8 and 9 at Kemnal Technology College, on the border of Orpington and Sidcup, have been working with poet Jacob Sam La Rose for more than a term, writing and performing their own pieces of creative work.

All their efforts were put together to create the event at the school.

The cast of this year's school production, the musical Oliver!, performed selected preview pieces from the show.

There was also music from the school's orchestra to complement the performance poetry and poetry recitals.