ROCKET Youth Theatre is to take off in Sale in the New Year - after an absence of more than 10 years.

The group for 11-18 year olds will meet at Sale Grammar School and workshops will be led by Naomi Albans, who has directed productions at the Royal Albert Hall and London’s O2 Arena.

Rocket Youth Theatre ran for five years up until 2001 and produced several productions. In 2000 they gained funding from the National Lottery to perform The Function Rooms a brand new piece commissioned especially for them.

The group will meet for the first time at Sale Grammar School, Marsland Road, Sale, on January 15 from 7pm to 9pm and places are limited, with a total of 20 available.

* Anyone interested in finding out more should email naomi@rockettheatre.co.uk or give her a call on 07725 552971.