Gwen Jones from Llandriffryn in Wales had won a scholarship to the famous Slavonia Ballet School in Moscow. Her highly individual style appealed to some of the Slavonia authorities, but not to Madame Pruna, the ballet mistress, who was out to make life at the school unbearable —for Gwen. But when Gwen saw her first-ever stage performance of a ballet, she was determined to finish the ballet course.
Chris and Anne O’Riley, hoped to make their careers in show business, but the sisters had a terrible rivalry. Chris even decided to run away from home, to try and make it on her own.
Cassie Langford’s dad managed to pay her fees at the Jeanelle Stage School by working lots of overtime. But when his firm lost a contract, this was no longer possible. One day, Dad had even worse news, he was made redundant. Cassie felt obliged to keep taking commercials to earn money.
Holly Hobson was a pupil at The Caulton Internatonal Screen School which trained young people for careers in TV. But Sophie Hoffton, her scheming room-mate had found out that Holly’s mother had been a famous TV star — a secret that only Holly and the Principal knew about.
Student Lorna Stacey tells stories from the Dorretta Stage School.
The Cornets pop group are touring Europe in an old ice cream van.
