A pair of rising stars have bagged roles in the West End's Thriller Live.

Torann Opara, 11, of Putney, and Ramon Smith, 10, of Tooting, will perform as Michael Jackson himself as a youngster in The Jackson 5.

Ramon is set to join the West End show, while Torann will perform during the Scandinavia leg of the tour and in the UK from April 2.

The youngsters trained at the Thriller Live MJ Academy for three months before being selected by the show's directors.

Debbie O'Brien, casting director, said: "We need at least 6 boys at any one time in the West End and the show is still touring around the world.

"The sad fact is that as soon as a boy’s voice breaks, he can no longer stay with the production, so we have quite a high turnover."

Anyone interested in auditioning for the school can email info@debbieobrien.net or phone 01462 742919.