WHEN shy South Yorkshire teenager Ayla blags a job in her local chippie, her secret dreams of a grime music career seem more out of reach than ever.

It doesn’t help that her boss, Gram, is a cynical, brass band-loving bloke who has falling out of step with the world as it changes around him. On the surface they have nothing in common, but can they come together and sort their lives – and the shop – out, before business and personal pressures force a closure?

The show stars Remmie Milner as wannabe MC Ayla and Darren Southworth as brass-loving Gram.

Emma Hill, writer, lead artist and co-producer of #ChipShoptheMusical has strong connections to Yorkshire.

She said: "I spent all my school holidays in Yorkshire with my mum’s family as a child. I also lived in there when I was a teenager and as an adult. I love Yorkshire and this show has Yorkshire at its heart. I am delighted to be bringing this show to share with Yorkshire audiences."

#ChipShoptheMusical is directed by Ben Occhipinti and features a unique blend of brass music, composed by Michael Betteridge, grime music, produced by Owly Beats and further artistic support from BBC Radio One Annie Mac’s artist to watch in 2016, Coco, and DJ Jo Kira,, alongside the award-winning championship brass band, Wingates.

The show is choreographed by South Yorkshire breakdancer Nathan Geering and designed by Ryan Dawson Laight.

Funded by Arts Council England, Yorkshire Festival, and Seafish – the authority on seafood – this is a unique and uplifting play about unlikely friendships, mismatched music… and chips.

#ChipShoptheMusical runs from today (Wednesday) to Friday, with performances at 6pm and 8pm at Wackers, 45-49 Gillygate, York.

Tickets are priced £16.50, which includes a fish and chip supper (£1.50 transaction fee per booking) from the York Theatre Royal Box Office in person, by phone on 01904 623568 or online at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk