STARS of the future will be treading in the footsteps of some of Scotland's top actors.

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) is lining up a range of performances for the autumn and winter seasons.

The college which produced famous names such as James McAvoy, Sam Heughan, Dawn Steele, David Tennant, Elaine C Smith, Alan Cumming and Colin Firth.

From drama to opera, to traditional Scottish music, students will be given the chance to shine while performing to an audience.

Highlights of the upcoming season include a double billing of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson’s children’s favourite Kidnapped and a new adaptation of the gothic horror, The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde.

The school will also offering an operatic production with Mozart’s much-loved Cosi Fan Tutte, alongside its popular Opera Scenes.

Sunday morning Coffee Concerts will also return this term.

The school will also offer a range of performances during the festive season.

Professor Jeffrey Sharkey, Principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is looking forward to the upcoming events.

He said: “We are particularly pleased to announce out first ever “relaxed performance” during this year’s traditional family pantomime.

“After this trial, we hope to extend this new level of accessibility to many more performances in the future.”

This year’s performance of Dick McWittington will see relaxed performance introduced.

This specifically caters for people who would benefit from adjustments made to the shows, such as customers with autism and learning difficulties.

It is also a relaxed atmosphere for parents with very young children to enjoy the performance together.

The school will also bring a bit of glamour to Glasgow this Christmas with its musical theatre performance of, Merrily We Roll Along.

The MA Musical Theatre students will present the show from November 28 to December 4.

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is the nation’s centre of excellence for performing and production arts training.

They provide specialised vocational education in dance, drama, music, production and screen to prepare the next generation of professionals for the global workplace.

Approximately 900 students are currently pursing degrees at RCS across all of art form specialisms.

The school works in partnership with other education institutions including the University of Glasgow, the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh.

They are also working with the national companies including the National Theatre of Scotland and BBC Scotland to provide students with the very best learning experiences the Scottish landscape has to offer.

Based in the heart of Glasgow, RCS is also a busy performing arts venue hosting over 500 public performances each year.

The school teaches more than 3000 part-time learners every year through the Junior Conservatoire and Short Courses departments.