Ryan’s ‘theatre of dreams’

A TALENTED Angus man will be treading the boards in his very own “theatre of dreams” after landing his first lead role in a musical.

Ryan Kopel, 21, from K i r r i e m u i r, w h o h a s appeared in The Inheritance and West Side Story, will star in the title role in The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.

The grandson of late Dundee United star Frank Kopel will start rehearsals for the musical next week in a city with close links to his family.

Ryan’s late grandfather Frank started his football career with Manchester United alongside George Best and Bobby Charlton at the “theatre of dreams” at Old Trafford 55 years ago.

Gran Amanda said her husband would have a huge proud smile on his face knowing Ryan will be playing on a “different kind of stage” when he appears in The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit which is inspired by the characters of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

The show will play at the Hope Mill Theatre from November 22 to December 29.

BROTHERS Taylor and Codylee Davidson dropped off boxes full of toys for the patients at Ward 29 in Ninewells Hospital after all the help they’ve been given over the years.

The boys have spent much of their young lives in hospital with rare conditions that dramatically affect their day to day living.

But despite their own difficulties, the selfless siblings, aged three and five, have teamed up to help other youngsters needing treatment at Ninewells.

Codylee suffers from von Willerbrands Disease,

Ryan Kopel