The Little Mermaid is an undersea treasure of a show for Young 'Uns

* The full cast of The Little Mermaid, which opens at the Town Hall this Thursday evening. 

Llangollen Operatic Society's Young 'Uns are taking a dive into popular kids' musical The Little Mermaid at the Town Hall later this week and a llanblogger preview reveals they've brought a real undersea treasure of a show back to the surface.

Every individual performance is strong and assured, the songs are a joy to hear and the settings and costumes are little short of stunning.

Over 30 talented youngsters are taking part in this Disney classic which runs from Thursday to Saturday and is set in a magical underwater kingdom where the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home – and her fins – behind and live in the world above. 

But first she'll have to defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she's the girl whose enchanting voice he's been seeking.

Taking the title role is Rose Burgon as Ariel who, as we know from her regular singing dates around town, has a remarkable voice for her age, which she deploys to great effect in her main solo number, Part of the World. 

She's also strong in the acting department and also, I'm told, lent support in the preparation of the costumes, which are extremely impressive.

The strength of her performance is matched by the likes of Freya Mortimer, who makes a very assured Prince Eric, Bethan Moore as Ursula, the half woman/half octopus undersea baddie, Freddie Thornton as Triton, the oceanic king with magisterial authority, and Leri Roberts as powerful Sebastian.

There's some nice comedy routines too, with Cacillia Gellesh rustling up a neat performance as Chef Louis.

There are only around 20 youngsters in the chorus line, many playing different parts, but they make every voice count in numbers such as Under the Sea.

Smoothly directing the show is Alison Ravenscroft, who also oversees those glorious costumes, while Dee Smith and Aled Morris jointly produce well. Accomplished musical director is Leigh Mason.

Choreography is stylishly masterminded by Hannah Taylor and Sasha Davies Jones.

The Little Mermaid has performances at the Town Hall on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7.30pm with a matinee on Saturday afternoon at 2pm.

* For tickets, go to: Ticketsource.co.uk/llangollenoperaticsociety

Below are some scenes from the show ...