RISING jazz singing star Stacey Kent is playing at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall next month.

Her repertoire of standards, in a style influenced by the greats like Ella Fitgerald, has been featured on television in the UK and the USA. She grew up in New York and played a sultry chanteuse in Sir Ian McKellan's film version of Richard III. She will be on stage at Huntingdon Hall on July 6. The box office number is 01905 611427.