I would like to congratulate all the people involved with the Ryedale Youth Theatre Starlight Express performance, which I was lucky enough to attend last week.

What a fantastic production with an incredibly high standard, deserving of the national recognition it has received from Andrew Lloyd Webber himself.

All the hard work from the cast, crew, musicians, front-of-house staff, parents and other helpers, it is a credit to all involved – never mind “Britain’s Got Talent” – we can be sure that Ryedale has too.

Let us shout about it far and wide, and be proud of groups like this which show such commitment and a huge amount of talent across our district.

Councillor Janet Frank, chairwoman of Ryedale District Council