A TRAVEL agent from Bidford has turned his hand to writing a musical production billed as “an emotional roller-coaster ride” which he says could change people’s lives.

Forty-five-year-old Mark Foster’s production Stories from a Broken World is being performed at Bidford’s Crawford Hall on Saturday, November 26, at 7.30pm and at Chipping Campden Baptist Church on Sunday, November 27, at 6.30pm.

Mark, who is a member of Bidford Baptist Church, said the show, which has a Christian message, involved eight actors, 10 musicians and three people on audiovisuals.

“The shows talks about our broken world and looks at current events and more general topics like terrorism, war, broken relationships, homelessness and loneliness,”

said Mark.

“This is examined through individual stories, like a storybook approach. For example, one song talks about a man on one of the underground trains that were bombed on 7/7 and another is based on a series of letters from a little boy to his parents after their divorce.”

Mark, who started writing the musical back in January, said: “The ideas starting flowing and I guess I wanted to put myself in the position of all these people. In a moment everything can change.

How would I feel?”

The production is aimed at everyone over eight years old and features Mark’s eight-year-old son Olly in the mime section.

Mark added: “I hope it challenges people to know that we only have one shot at life.

“We have to make it count. We have to embrace our maker.”

Mark, who is married to Annie, a district nurse, last wrote a whole body of music 25 years ago.

“We have also made a great CD to go with the production and we have other concerts planned in Shipston, Evesham and Birmingham,” he said.

“If you come along, we will ensure you are taken on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Your senses and your life may not be the same when you leave.”

Admission to the shows is free and people can just turn up on the door.