Abingdon School rounded off its 750th anniversary celebrations in style with an evening of theatre and performances at the Lyric Theatre in London's Shaftesbury Avenue.

An audience of more than 600 gathered to watch pupils past and present tread the same stage boards as those once trodden by such leading lights in the world of theatre such as the late Sir Laurence Olivier and Tallulah Bankhead.

To open the show a series of interviews with Old Abingdonians was projected onto a screen on stage.

Among those remembering their times at the school were playwright Tom Kempinski and comedian David Mitchell.

The comic talent of today's scholars was displayed by the trio FxP2 and a sketch by aspiring comedy writer Tim Dawson.

The show featured musical extracts from Mozart's The Magic Flute and the musical Sweeney Todd.

Also on show were acrobats from Zippo's circus owned by Old Abingdonian Martin Burton.

Simon Evans provided magic, including one act involving headmaster Mark Turner being "stabbed" with swords.

The casts of school productions of the past got together to perform scenes from The History Boys, Dracula Spectacular and The Merchant of Venice, which featured in the central role Old Abingdonian Julius Green, whose production Cabaret is showing at the Lyric.

After the show Mr Turner said: "The evening proved to be a triumphant conclusion to the school's 750th anniversary year and a true celebration of the school's past, present and future. All the performances were spectacular and showed a diversity of talent."

Proceeds from the event will go towards one of Abingdon School's charity projects, raising awareness of the challenges faced by the victims of landmines in Cambodia. The school's film unit is planning a trip to Cambodia next year.