The curtain has just fallen on the second night's performance of Disney's Beauty and The Beast.

Tonight's audience exceeded last night's and by the end of the show many could be spotted not only singing but also dancing along to the finale.

All the principals were in fine voice tonight and they played up both the romance and comedy of the "tale as old as time" of Beauty becoming a captive not only of the Beast's castle but more importantly his heart.

The supporting cast enchanted the audience with "songs as old as rhyme"

Only two more nights remain to see this magical tale unfold !

Rory and Maeve are pictured here falling in love over a fairytale book.