A barman saved the day after stepping in to act as a translator at a Brighton Festival show.

Steve Green, who works at Brighton Dome, was asked to help out at a question and answer session at the end of a Chouf Ouchouf show.

The Moroccan acrobatics who star in the performance had agreed to answer questions from members of the audience, but theatre staff discovered that none of them spoke English.

So Mr Green, whose mother is French, was drafted in to translate.

Mr Green, 33, said: “I had been speaking to one of the acrobats earlier in the day and then as I was starting my evening shift someone came and asked me whether I would be able to help out.

“I didn’t realise it was going to be in front of such a large audience with a microphone but once I got into it, it was fun.”

Chouf Ouchouf was a sold-out show and Mr Green translated questions for the group, as well as their responses.

Mr Green, who is training to become a fitness instructor, said: “It went really well. They were using a few technical words, which unless you studied you wouldn’t really know, but apart from that it was fine.

“As bar staff we are part of a big team and we always end up helping each other out so I didn’t mind stepping in.

“It’s also nice to be able to use my French when I can at work.”

Mr Green was born in Paris but now lives in Saltdean with his Mexican wife Elizabeth. They are bringing up their one-year-old daughter Jessica to speak French, Spanish and English.