KING GEORGES HALL, Blackburn. Jack and The Beanstalk. Runs from Saturday, December 16, until Sunday, January 7. Ring 01254 582582.

FORUM THEATRE, Wythenshawe. Aladdin by Jeffrey Longmore. Saturday, December 9. 7pm. Tickets £10.50, £6.50. Ring 0161 437 9663.

MANCHESTER LIBRARY THEATRE, St Peter's Square, Manchester. The Borrowers by Mary Norton until January 20. Tickets £8, £12, £11, £15 and £14. Ring 0161 236 7110.

ALTRINCHAM GARRICK THEATRE, Barrington Road, Altrincham. Jack and the Beanstalk. Runs from Saturday, December 23 to Sunday, January 7. Performances December 23, 30, 31 and January 6 and 7, 2.30pm and evening shows 7.30pm, December 23, 28, 29, 30 and January 3, 4, 5 and 6. Tickets Adults £7 to £9 and children £6.50. Ring 0161 928 1677.

BUXTON OPERA HOUSE, Buxton. Cinderella starring Mike Grady from Last of the Summer Wine from Saturday, December 16 to Monday, January 1. Adults £7.75, £9.75, £11.75 and children/students, £7, £8, £9. Ring 01298 72190.

OLDHAM COLISEUM, Oldham. Cinderella by Kenneth Alan Taylor until January 20. Tickets £4.50 to £10.50. Performances 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Ring 0161 624 2829.

ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Cinderella starring Glenda McKay from Emmerdale and Kelly George from Grange Hill to January 7. Tickets £6.95 adults, £6.25 for children OAPs and leisure card holders, £5.50 for groups of 4 to 19 and £4.50 for groups of 20 or more. Ring 334400.

OSWALDTWISTLE CIVIC THEATRE. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Tuesday, December 12. Tickets £6, £5 concessions. Performances 7pm and weekend matinees 2.30pm. Ring 01254 380293.