STAGESTRUCK? Well now is your big chance as an extra in a top opera production in Blackburn.

Opera and Ballet International need extras to appear in Aida -- one of the most popular operas ever written -- performed by the highly acclaimed Chisinau National Opera at King Georges Hall on Sunday 17 September.

The company requires eight slaves, eight priests and 10 army members all of medium build.

There will be no audition but budding extras need to be available for a rehearsal at 6pm on the day.

Anyone interested could contact Sally Stevens by post Opera and Ballet International, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TE or fax on 01634 819 149.