CHILDREN from a school in York have put in a peach of a performance in a stage version of a classic Roald Dahl book.

The ten children are all pupils of Archbishop of York School, in Bishopthorpe.

They have been playing a group of New York children in the Grand Opera House version of James And The Giant Peach'

A spokeswoman for the theatre said the young actors had played their parts extremely well.

"They have been great, very dedicated and well behaved. We are so pleased with the effort they have made."

Updated: 12:41 Tuesday, April 23, 2002