TWO youngsters will take centre stage for the forthcoming YMCA production of the Madness musical Our House.

The cast of 50 will perform a host of popular Madness songs from tomorrow (Thursday) to Saturday.

Taking the starring roles will be Miles Horsham-Batley as Joe Casey and Stacey Bolton as Sarah, his girlfriend.

Miles is a Scarborough College student, who first came to prominence at the YMCA when he was the Sheriff of Nottingham in the panto Robin Hood earlier this year.

“I was cast as the sheriff in the recent YMCA production of Robin Hood, which was a great experience to play the villain and I’m now looking forward to the contrast of playing the leading male in a musical,” he said. “It’s a completely new challenge for me to do a musical. I’m incredibly excited to undertake the role and I absolutely love the show.”

Stacy is studying musical theatre at Westwood YCC and first performed in 2013 as a dancer in the YMCA production of Grease.

“Our House is a great show, and we’ve recently just rehearsed my favourite scene. It’s coming along really nicely and I can’t wait to get it on the stage,” she said.

The show is being directed by James Aconley and choreographed by Julie Nockels and Joanne Hall, of the Rowlies Academy of Dance.

Our House has music and lyrics by Madness and a script by playwright Tim Firth. It was first performed at The Cambridge Theatre in 2002 and went on to win the 2003 Olivier award for Best New Musical.

The story follows Joe Casey who, on the night of his 16th birthday, makes a decision that will change his life.

Trying to impress the girl of his dreams, Joe breaks into a building development, but things take a turn for the worse as the police arrive. Our House follows two paths as Joe’s life splits into two; the Good Joe who stays and gives himself up and Bad Joe who flees and leaves Sarah to run from the police.

Tickets are available from the box office in St Thomas Street, phone 01723 506750 or online at scarborough.ymca.org.uk