The lights fantastic!

Nov 19 2008 by Neil Atkinson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

THOUSANDS of people are expected to enjoy this week’s stunning Festival of Light.

Final preparations are taking place for the two-day show, which takes place on Friday and Saturday.

And for some local people the build-up is even more exciting as they prepare to take part in the show alongside the professional artists.

This year’s show features a street theatre performance with a firework procession performed by the Xarxa Teatre company from Valencia, Spain.

The show, which is the same on both nights, will move through the town centre streets and see key performances taking place at three sites along the route.

People are being given a wonderful opportunity to take part in the performances and get some professional acting experience with Xarxa, who are famous around the world for their elaborate shows.