A REDDITCH youth theatre group has won one of the drama world's most prestigious accolades in the form of a grant and letter of support from Sir Cameron Mackintosh.

The Break-A-Leg Theatre Company, which is a registered charity, heard this week it had won a £1,000 grant from the Mackintosh Foundation.

Sir Cameron is one of the theatre world's best-known producers, having produced a host of Lloyd-Webber musicals and the renowned Les Miserables.