Three men from the North East have made the finals of ITV's talent show 'Superstar'. The show is looking for a man to play the leading role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' stage play.
The theatre 'The Customs House' has confirmed that ITV Superstar contestant Afnan Iftikhar was a regular performer there.
He is pictured above in his role in Puss in Boots, but he also performed in Aladdin.
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
Owners John and Irene Hays say there is ''light at the end of the tunnel'', after the pandemic forced them to close 650 UK stores.
There has been resistance to calls to dismantle memorials to the explorer.