STARS of the popular children’s cartoon Ben & Holly will be brought to life on a North-East stage this month.

The BAFTA award-winning animation has been transformed into a stage show for the first time and will run at Darlington Civic Theatre on Wednesday, May 29 and Thursday, May 30.

The story features elves, princesses and lots of fun and games, and in the run up to the performance, the stars of the show Ben and Holly have been visiting youngsters at Darlington’s library.

Performances of Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom will take place at 1pm and 4pm on May 29 and 10am and 1pm on May 30.

Tickets cost from £11.50 from the Civic Theatre box office on 01325-486555.