In today’s Timeout we look back 20 years and find some hardworking school pupils who were excelling in academics and acting. Our pictures include children from Varndean School, St Paul’s School and Blatchington Mill School. Let us know if you recognise any of them.

First we meet the cast of the Billy show at Blatchington Mill School as they get ready to take to the stage

Pictured from left are Liza Bowen, Richard Freeman, Victoria Matthews and Gemma Routledge.

Did you take part in this show at the Gardner Arts Centre, or do you know someone did?

Next up the students at Varndean School were working on their Mythical Beast project. Holly Gray, 12, gets some advice from her teacher Rachel Potter

Meanwhile Brett Potter, 15, works on an interesting figurine in his art class at Varndean School

And Varndean student Nicholas James, 12, works on a programme which builds literacy and numeracy awareness

Then we travel north as St Paul’s School near Haywards Heath put on a production of Oliver. Ian Baird, left, is Fagin and Simon Buckman takes up the role of the Artful Dodger

Sarah Blyth, 12, took up the role of Oliver for the production with Ryan Tucknott, 15, playing Mr Bumble