DO YOU remember what it was like being 13 – when parents were stupid, you had spots and the opposite sex was something to be feared?

Phoenix Performing Arts – now PPA – presents the Canterbury debut of 13 The Musical at the city's Gulbenkian Theatre tomorrow (Friday) and on Saturday.

The musical tells of the trials and tribulations of being 13 in Appleton, Indiana.

When Evan Goldman is forced to move from New York when his parents get divorced he just wants to survive the school year. But that is easier said than done.

Student Ben Porro stars as Evan and Jack Bounds plays his best friend Archie, who suffers from muscular dystrophy.

The music, by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, is played by a live rock band.

Performances start at 7.45pm with a 2.30pm matinee on Saturday. To book tickets call 01227 769075 or visit www.gulbenkiantheatre.co.uk