THE 1990 film, Ghost, starring Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze was written by Bruce Joel Rubin who writes in the Meighan Youth Theatre (MYT) programme.

 

Their stage version of Ghost, the Musical, at Waterside Arts hits hearts more than any movie.

 

 MYT is always a cut above other youth groups and, they prove it with this amazing production.   You soon forget the players are only aged 14 to 25.

 

The Director and founder of the company, Joe Meighan, 20, sprinkles the show with innovation making it something special.

 

 The story is about Sam, killed in a botched mugging and how his ghost  tries to protect Molly, his true love, contacting her via  spiritualist  Oda Mae Brown

 

Emily Jones, 18. plays the eccentric medium with great charisma and  a powerful voice to match.   She belts out with vigour the song I’m Outta Here making her  one of the show’s leading lights.

 

A live band, led by Adam Boardman, gets to the heart of Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard’s music.

 

Sam and Molly, (Chris Wagstaff, 18  and Hannah Lawson, 18), sing well  moving duets and difficult threesomes such as Suspend My Disbelief  with 19-year-old Sam Cain’s Carl.

 

They move not only each other, but anyone who has lost a loved one.

 

This company can do no wrong and show that youth is an advantage rather than an impediment when it comes to theatre.

*     Ghost the Musical is at Sale Waterside Arts Centre until 8th August.   For tickets, priced £12.50, telephone 0161 912 5616 or visit watersideartscentre.co.uk. Star rating :* * * * *