THE world's first pop-up and play theatre has set up its stage in Little Hulton.

Roundabout has been travelling around the region and beyond but will be entertaining audiences in Peel Park from today.

The theatre-in- the-round will also be at the heart of the inaugural Little Hulton Goes Large Festival on Saturday, hosting a multitude of events by and for the local community.

Events are running until Sunday featuring well-known names and community groups.

Roundabout’s appearance in Peel Park is part of an ongoing five year partnership between The Lowry and Paines Plough.

Julia Fawcett OBE, chief executive of The Lowry, said: "We fundamentally believe that our responsibility in terms of presenting work to audiences stretches far beyond the footprint of The Lowry building, or indeed the artistic choices of our creative team.

"Roundabout contributes significantly to that mission – not just because it presents work ‘on location’ so to speak - but because a central part of the line-up is programmed by the local community."

Events will be kicking off this evening with comedian Justin Moorhouse.

Known for his appearances on Live at the Apollo, Phoenix Nights, The News Quiz and Fighting Talk, the northern charmer will commandeer the stage for Little Hulton Goes Large People & Feelings.

Over the weekend young performers from Little Hulton will tread the boards within Roundabout showcasing their talents in a selection of song and dance.

Local primary schools, including Wharton, St Andrews and St Pauls will also come together to form a community choir for a one-off performance.

Congregations from Little Hulton will be joining together to sing their favourite hymns and there will also be performances from Bethany Family Worship Centre Sunday School Choir and local DJ’s.

Across the entire festival The Lowry and Paines Plough will present multiple performances of three newly written plays direct from Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Produced by Paines Plough, Theatre Clwyd and Orange Tree Theatre, they will be award-winning Elinor Cook's tale of friendship, love and rivalry over 30 years in Out of Love; psychological thriller Black Mountain about betrayal and forgiveness; and Mancunian writer Sarah McDonald-Hughes's How To Be A Kid which tells a larger than life tale of family, friends and fitting in.

The ruin of shows follows

Roundabout has popped-up in a variety of unusual location like a churchyard in Eccles, on a bowling green in Kendal, the Margate seafront or even by a lake in Poole on Marsh Farm estate in Luton, on campus in Lincoln.

It has also had successful appearances at at The Lowry in 2015 and the Love Eccles Festival in 2016.