YOUNGSTERS hit their target to create a play in one week at a workshop run by Oxford’s Creation Theatre.

Gracie Webb and Francesca Hotson, both 12, were among those who rehearsed for a production of Swallows and Amazons.

The course ran all week at Leckford Place School in Oxford with a performance at 4pm on Friday.

Francesca, of Grandpont, Oxford, who attends Rye St Antony School in Headington, said: “I loved being in Swallows and Amazons and it would be great if I could go on to have a career in drama.”

Mum Maria-Rosa Hotson, 50, added: “Producing a play in a week was a great activity for the holidays.

“Francesca is taking every opportunity she can to join in these kind of theatre workshops.”

The Creation Theatre company is running courses for youngsters to put on a play in a week including Summer Fields School in North Oxford, and Headington Baptist Church.

* Visit creationtheatre.co.uk