A musical about mental health written by A-level students comes to the West End

A musical about mental health created by London school pupils is being performed in the West End.

Fine, Thanks, was written and composed by A-level drama students at University College School, Hampstead. It made its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017 and is being revived for a one-off fundraising performance at the Savoy Theatre on Sunday.

The students carried out more than 30 hours of interviews about mental health experiences. Every line and lyric of the 80-minute show is taken from the interviews, accompanied by a “haunting” score.

Its composer Sam Woof McColl, 19, said: “This project feels more urgent now than ever. I could not be more delighted that it is going to be shown to a wider audience.”

Proceeds from the performance, which will be followed by a Q&A session with the cast and teacher-director, will be donated to the charities Young Minds and Place2Be, which support young Londoners.

Up to 300 free tickets are available for under-18s living in Westminster.

Tickets are available for £50 at thesavoytheatre.com