A GRIM Italian back street doesn't seem like the best place to meet people and make new friends.

But a diverse group of strangers, who have travelled from as far away as Sudan and the Middle East, find themselves drawn together by circumstance as they nervously await a lorry that will smuggle them out of Italy and on to happier futures.

The group try to forget their troubles for the night and begin to entertain each other by swapping stories and songs of their homelands.

The grim reality of the dark alley is left behind and the play enters the realms of fantasy, with mystical deserts, rebellious princesses, evil wizards and magical shape-shifting.

Street of Strangers is an exciting new musical for the modern age.

The show features an international cast of nine, with live music provided by The Baghdaddies.

With mesmerising music and great choreography, the show is sure to draw you into a fantasy land where reality is a distant memory and anything can happen.

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Thursday-Saturday. Tickets £12. Box office: 01202 456 456.