TALENTED youngsters have been chosen to perform at the world-famous Royal Albert Hall.

La Danse Fantastique, based in Basildon, has been invited to join a special fundraising singing show at the iconic London venue.

The concert is in aid of Barnardo’s Young Supporters and will raise money to transform the lives of the most vulnerable children across the UK.

The group will sing songs from Aladdin - the show they are staging at the Towngate in Basildon tonight and tomorrow night.

Moira Brock, 68, founder and director of the theatre school, said this was a huge opportunity for the children who couldn’t wait to perform there.

She said: “We will be performing on November 26 at the venue. It’s amazing.

“It is a choir event and we now only have about six weeks to prepare for the show, but it’s just too good an offer for us to turn down.

“When someone asks you do to something like this you just think ‘yes we will do it’.

“It is very exciting for us and we have been given two slots, one in the first half of the show and then we will be closing the whole show.

“We will be joining other choirs with hundreds of children from across Essex and London.”

She said they will be doing a mix of songs from Aladdin as the youngsters would know the songs well already.

Moira added: “The stage is so large and when I found out the size, it was a bit scary at first.

“It is about two and a half times larger than stages we have worked on before.

“I am looking to choreograph it like some of the events at a major football match.

“Tickets went on sale last month and it is almost sold out.

“This is such a big opportunity for the children and they are just so excited.

“We have been telling them about all the famous people who have performed there such as Olly Murs. The best of the best have performed there. We will have about 40 children talking part.”

The theatre school is a mixed able bodied, differently able and special needs dance school.

Tickets for the show are priced from £10.66.

The theatre school is performing Aladdin Jr at the Towngate Theatre, Basildon on October 5 and 6. Visit: royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2018/barnardos-young-supporters-concert/