FINAL preparations were under way today for the launch of Worcester's Anne Frank Exhibition.

Drama, dance and poetry performances are a handful of the events taking place as part of the world-renowned display - due to be officially unveiled in Worcester Cathedral tomorrow.

A host of events to complement the exhibition have been arranged throughout Worcestershire.

Young performers in DanceFest will present a Dance for Anne Frank at Worcester Cathedral on Friday, January 25, at 7.30pm and Saturday, January 26, at 2pm and 4pm.

Also on Saturday, January 26, there will be a performance of Our Story, a piece written especially for the exhibition, and performed by the Swan Youth Theatre.

The Anne Frank Exhibition, the patron for which is movie mogul Stephen Spielberg, has travelled across the UK and the world.

It will be in place in the Cathedral for a month and thousands of people are expected to visit it.

Schoolchildren across Worcestershire have also been invited and have already taken part in a diary competition aimed at creating a modern-day version of Anne Frank's work.

"If you can't make it to the exhibition there are lots of other things on offer," said Kevin Galloway, at Worcestershire County Council, which is co-sponsoring the event.

"We've got coachloads of children coming along to the exhibition and we're hoping many local people will take advantage."

There will be a drama presentation at Huntingdon Hall on Tuesday, January 15, and on Tuesday, January 22 a Holocaust survivor will tell his story at the venue.

Paul Oppenheimer, who lived near to Anne Frank in Amsterdam, survived Belsen concentration camp as did his brother and sister.

There will also be poetry reading at Hammicks bookshop on Thursday, January 24.

One of the final events will be an Act of Remembrance in the Cathedral on Sunday, January 27.

This will be open to people of all faiths, and of none, to mark the second National Holocaust Memorial Day.

"The exhibition has been topped up by these extra events," said Mr Galloway.

"We're proud to have people like Paul Oppenheimer coming to the county and we're privileged to be co-sponsoring the events."