THE world’s largest youth drama festival will be taking place at the Palace Theatre.

An exhilarating evening featuring a series of unique abridged Shakespeare productions by local schools will be performed, organised by Shakespeare Schools Foundation.

A spokesman said: "See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life like never before, and support young people from your community as they take to the stage."

The event is on November 6 from 7pm.

For tickets and more information, go to redditchpalacetheatre.co.uk.