Joseph stars make plea for cyclone aid

TWO local stars of the hit musical Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat have urged people in Edinburgh to support victims of the Burma cyclone.

Scots Craig Chalmers and Keith Jack are asking people in the Capital to be generous and support the relief operation.

The cyclone has left tens of thousands of people stranded and homeless since it struck the country last week, and without proper aid it is feared the death toll could top 1.5 million.

Craig and Keith took time off from performing at the King's Theatre in Glasgow to support the work of aid agencies who are distributing relief to the thousands of people who have been most affected by the cyclone.

Craig, who stars as Joseph in the show, said: "The aid agencies who are working in Burma need the support of people in Edinburgh to help maintain the flow of emergency aid.

"Aid agencies are giving food, water, medicine and shelter to people who have lost everything. In order for them to meet that need we are asking people in Scotland to give what they can."

The Disasters Emergency Committee is asking the British public to make an urgent donation to its Cyclone Appeal.