TWO Kincardine teens showcased their on-stage talents to hundreds of theatre-goers, during the City of Glasgow College production of Animal Farm.

Twins Kirsty and Lauren Campbell played the roles of storyteller and female lead Clover the horse respectively, with both excelling in their roles in the adaptation of George Orwell’s literary classic at Glasgow’s Webster’s Theatre.

Kirsty said: “I have played narrator roles several times before so I think I was cast in that role because of my experience. In the future, I’d like to branch out and try something else, but I really enjoyed performing to the public in Animal Farm.

“When you are pretending to be an animal, your movement becomes very important as that is the only way you can really express yourself. Our lecturer taught us how to move in an animalistic way, which was challenging, but really interesting.” Lauren, the older twin by 14 minutes, added: “I’ve never played the lead in a stage production before so it was quite challenging, but I really enjoyed it.

“We first auditioned for the show in December and the role I really wanted was Clover so I was delighted when I was cast in that part.

“I found working with the masks to be really challenging as not being able to show my face meant I had to express myself through my voice and body movement.

“I read Animal Farm when I was younger and used to love watching the animated film, but I don’t think I really understood the meaning behind it. Now, I have a much better understanding of its significance.” The 19-year-olds already have acting experience as extras in various productions, including the American television series Outlander.

The pair and their fellow HNC Acting and Performance students have previously worked on ‘devised theatre’ projects, such as the Seven Deadly Sins performances they created and performed to students and staff at the college.

However, Animal Farm signalled their first public show during their time in further education and the on-stage experience has given them an appetite to sample more of the same.