BOLTON amateur theatre societies' programme for the start of the new season includes:

Cash On Delivery at Farnworth Little Theatre, Cross Street, Farnworth, September 8 to 15 -- tickets from 303808; Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's A Christmas Carol, St Paul's (Astley Bridge) AOS, Theatre Church, Seymour Road, Bolton, September 13 to 15 -- tickets from 843391; Noel and Gertie at Bolton Little Theatre, Hanover Street, Bolton, September 15 to 22 -- tickets from 524469/334400; Fur Coat and No Knickers, St Philips Amateur Operatic Society at Parochial Hall, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, September 20 to 22 -- tickets from 524800; Dreams of a Summer House, Phoenix Theatre Company, United Reformed Church Hall, Chorley Old Road, September 16 to 19 -- tickets from 840448.