OAKLANDS Youth Theatre put on their perfected last version of Sequinned Suits and Platform Boots on July 6 before heading off to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival later this summer.

Inspired by Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, Sequinned Suits and Platform Boots is part autobiographical, part fictional and recalls the glittering Glam Rock Years of the 70s Bolan, Bowie, Sweet, Slade and every teenage boy's fantasy Suzi Quatro!

Shakey Threwer recalls everything; his parents buying him his first Dansette record player; his first single (Banner Man by Blue Mink); his first album, The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars; his first gig (Roxy Music); his own efforts to take the music industry by storm with his group Eed Sud and the Luminous Earwigs from Thornbury and his own Rock Opera, Monkey's Revolt (about a monk with halitosis!).

Moreover he remembers his unrequited love for Lorraine. So will Shakey win his girl? Will he become an international superstar?

The final scene is fantastically surreal... but will everything end happily? Originally written as a highly successful Two Act tribute to David Bowie (Ziggy's Band) the story now incorporates more music from this colourful era. OYT have been selected to perform at the prestigious C Venues at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August.

The play is also to be published by Maverick Musicals in Australia for schools to use worldwide in September 2006.

A must see show for all music fans especially Glam Rockers!

Tickets for Sequinned Suits & Platform Boots are available from: Oaklands Community School Reception 023 8073 9797. 6pm performance £1.50, 8pm performance £2.50.