Some of the principal characters from The Joseph Rowntree School production of Les Miserables. From left, Adam Kane, Kiera Leaper, Jeremy Brown, James Shipley, Eleanor Leaper, Oliver Dowker and Ella Hutchinson
THE son of a cancer victim who has used his performing skills to raise thousands of pounds for charity will say “Adieu” to his school as he heads for London.
James Shipley will take the leading role of Jean Valjean in Joseph Rowntree School’s sold-out production of Les Miserables next week.
Since the death of his mother, Diane Shipley, aged 41, from cancer, James and his family have held concerts and other events to raise thousands of pounds for cancer research.
The role is the latest in a series of major roles James has taken on in school productions in the last three years. He hopes to study popular music at a London university.
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