FAIRIES, magic and a man with a donkey's head will enchant audiences at an East Yorkshire school.

Pupils at Stamford Bridge Primary School are getting to grips with Shakespeare in a musical adaptation of the romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

About 80 children, aged from seven to 11, will take to the stage to give four performances of the play, which sees mischievous fairies and spirits casting love spells on their unsuspecting victims.

Head teacher David Farmer said the pupils had really enjoyed getting involved in the school's Easter production.

He said: "We have been putting on a musical at Easter for 30 years and we are always looking for something new to do. The play is in modern language so it is easy for the children to understand.

"It is really quite amusing, I never realised Shakespeare could be so funny."

Tickets, which cost £3 each, are still available from the school (tel 01759 371430). The first performance will take place at the school tomorrow at 7pm, with further performances on Friday, then Monday and next Wednesday, all starting at 7pm.

Updated: 08:48 Tuesday, April 01, 2003