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Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, at the Aldwych Theatre, welcomed more than 1,000 students from London schools.
The event tied in with the Society of London Theatre's recently launched Theatre for Every Child campaign, which aims to give all children the chance to visit a theatre before they leave school.
Karis Anderson, from south London, told BBC London's Claudia Redmond how she hopes to inspire the next generation of theatre makers.
Filmed and edited by Claudia Redmond