IT WAS the moment a Hampshire town enjoyed an evening of Hollywood-style glamour.
Young drama students were given the red carpet treatment when they went to Hanger Farm Arts Centre in Totton to attend the Shine Performing Arts film premiere and awards evening.
They arrived in a luxury car provided by New Forest Limousines and were applauded by friends and family as they walked into the building.
A screening session featured two episodes of the TV series The Furzey Fairies - The Lost Wand, written by Sam Churn, and Time to Choose, which was penned by Ellen Causey.
Two episodes of another television series, Hartington Keep were also shown.
Filmed at Palace House, Beaulieu, ancestral home of the Montagu family, the episodes featured stories and characters devised by the children themselves.
The Portal, also written by Ellen Causey, featured all the children in the Bitterne class and reflected the triumph of good over evil, with an array of special effects provided by Shine’s cameraman, Colin Osborne.
Similar effects also featured in the Redbridge group's offering, The Curse, which finished on a cliffhanger.
The final element of the viewing session provided plenty of comedy, with most of the children appearing in their version of a catalogue show called The Two Show, which was filmed with the assistance of students at Solent University, Southampton.
Two assistant teachers, Madison Bell and Mollie Knight, presented each child with a certificate highlighting the areas in which they had excelled.
Awards for best actor and best progress were also given out at the Oscar-style event.
Shine Performing Arts, which was started by June Young in 2018 and focuses on all aspects of drama, has classes in Bitterne, Hythe, Southampton and Totton for children aged five to18.
Parents interested in enrolling their children can email june@shineperformingarts.net or call 07887 731155.
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