The sky's the limit for Rebecca Hatch, who has her sights set on stardom.

Rebecca, aged nine, from Billericay, top achiever at the San-Marie school, is performing at the London Palladium in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Apart from understudying the role of Jamima Potts, she also dances in the musical and can be seen on the new BT broadband advert. She is a pupil of the San-Marie Stage School.

Another of the school's pupils will be appearing in panto at the Towngate Theatre in Basildon town centre this year.

Kate Musson, 13, from Horndon-on-the-Hill, will be starring alongside Night and Day actor Nicholas Schofield in Dick Wittington this Christmas.

Published Tuesday November 5, 2002

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