MEMBERS of a Hampshire stage school have been staying out late this week - for religious purposes.

Youngsters from the Stagecoach Andover and Salisbury school are taking part in the touring version of the West End stage hit Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, currently at the Mayflower, Southampton.

The children are performing in the choir alongside Arvid Larsen, who plays Joseph in the classic Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical based on the biblical story.

Joseph was the show that launched Lloyd-Webber's career and is packed with well-known songs, including Any Dream Will Do and Close Ev'ry Door to Me.

Joseph concludes its run at the Mayflower tonight.