PRESTON

Charter Theatre

Box Office: 0845 344 2012.

Annie

WITH a leading star cast of over 40 talented artistes, the hilarious Ruth Madoc stars as the dastardly grin-soaked Miss Hannigan. With a brilliantly memorable score including "Its A Hard Knock Life", "Easy Street" and of course the legendary "Tomorrow", fantastically visual choreography, and a side-splittingly funny script make this a truly magical night.

From its Broadway beginnings to the classic film musical this heart-warming rags to riches story of Annie's adventures, from the New York orphanage to the luxurious home of Oliver Warbucks, it is a tale that has become one of the best loved family musicals of all time.

Tuesday, November 4th to Saturday, November 8th, 7-30 p.m.

Tickets: £22.50/£20. (Wednesday at 2-30 p.m.) £25.50/£23 (Tuesday to Thursday at 7-30 p.m. and Saturday at 2-30 p.m.)


Moscow Ballet present Coppélia

COULD love between a doll and a human be for real ... or is it just a fairy tale? This delightful production of the much-loved Coppélia captures the imagination with the passion, humour and magic of the ballet. A classical ballet in three acts, is regarded as one of the jewels of classic ballet and represents one of its true comedies. World-renowned soloists Nadejda Ivanova, Ekaterina Shalyapina, Audrey Lyapin, and Alexander Sedov lead this fabulous Moscow Ballet Production, a company that have gained vast international Acclaim.

Thursday, November 13th, 7-30 p.m.

Tickets: £23, £21 (adults) £19, £14 (children).


Guild Hall Youth Theatre present Wonderland

IMAGINATION and reality blur into one, in the second Guild Hall Youth Theatre production exclusively for the Charter Theatre. This contemporary one act show, provides the audience with a modern twist on a classic story. Loosely based on the famous Lewis Caroll novel, Wonderland takes us on a magical journey as we follow Alice on her adventures. As we travel into the underworld and watch the decay of Wonderland's society the tale becomes curiouser and curiouser.

Friday, November 21st and Saturday, November 22nd, 7-30 p.m.

Tickets: £8 (adults) £5 (children).


Bringing On Back The Good Times! That'll Be The Day! Christmas Show

TREAT yourself to an early Christmas pressie and celebrate the festive season with all those Christmas hits from the 1950s, 60s and 70s mixed with feel good comedy. Christmas has never been so much fun!!

Sunday, November 23rd, 7-30 p.m.

Tickets: £17.50/£16.


Guildhall

Box Office: 0845 344 2012.

An Audience With Sally Morgan

FOLLOWING her very own TV series "Sally Morgan Star Psychic" on National TV, Sally Morgan embarks on a national tour for the very first time. Psychic since she was nine months old, she is now rated as one of the world's top mediums. Her reputation has been built from her close relationship with many high profile celebrities. This show is set to take the UK by storm! Early Booking Advisable!

Sunday, November 2nd, 7-45 p.m.

Tickets: £18.50.


The Circus Of Horrors – Apocalypse In The Asylum

PACKED with witch-doctors, voodoo acrobats, a pickled person, bendy bodies, demon dwarfs, blood curdling stunts and flying lunatics erupting from a tank of water into the roof of the auditorium suspended only from chairs, this show is set to surpass all that has come before. With new acts and new shocks aswell as the old crowd favourites, apocalypse in the asylum takes you through this hellish tale with the help of the undead ringmaster, the Interceptors From Hell and a huge uncontrollable cast of burlesque beauties, chaosmongers and some of the world's greatest, grotesque, most daring and bizarre Circus acts all re-born, re-vamped and rockin'.

Sunday, November 16th, 7-30 p.m.

Tickets: £20, £18.


The Sensational 60s experience

DON'T miss the ultimate 60s show with over 25 hits performed by three of the most influential bands of the 60s, all of whom played a major role in the British invasion of America by UK bands. An endless array of classics hosted by the irrepressible Steve Walls.

Friday, November 21st, 7-45 p.m.

Tickets: £19.50.


Lancashire Schools Dance Festival

IN its fifth year this festival brings together young people from schools across the county for an exciting and dynamic showcase of dance work. This year's theme is "The Gallery".

Thursday, November 27th, 7-30 p.m.


LANCASTER

The Platform

Box Office: 01542 582 803/406108.


Ira Bernstein and Riley Bauges in Appalachian Roots

THE show is an old time music and dance variety performance, a dynamic mix of traditional dance, song and instrumental music from the Southern Appalachian region of the United States with a few international twists thrown in. The concert includes platfooting, buckdancing, rhythm tap, old time fiddle and banjo tunes, fiddle sticks, mountain songs and ballads, southern preaching and lots more, delivered with humour and skill this is a show not to be missed.

Friday, November 7th, 8 p.m.

Tickets: £12, £11.


Jason Manford

MULTI award-winning comedian Jason Manford has starred in "8 out of 10 Cats", "Live At The Apollo" and "XFM" and now embarks on his first national live tour with his exciting and hilarious show that will have audiences begging for more.

Saturday, November 15th, 8 p.m.

Tickets: £14/£12.


Livewire – AC/DC Tribute

LIVEWIRE have been touring the national circuit as the UK's foremost AC/DC tribute for five years. They are able to recreate authentically the look and sound of the original band, giving them a reputation as an act that entertain audiences but who obviously enjoy the show themselves, duckwalking and headbanging their way through.

Friday, November 21st, 8 p.m.

Tickets: £12.


Big Girls Don't Cry – A tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons featuring The East Coast Boys

AS the lead singer of the Four Seasons, Frankie Valli had a string of hits beginning with number one hit "Sherry" in 1962. In 1975, Valli's song "My Eyes Adored You" hit number one on Billboard's Hot 100 and he sang the theme song from the 1978 film version of Grease, which was also a number one hit. This show is 100% live and guaranteed to have you dancing in the aisles.

Saturday, November 22nd, 7-30 p.m.

Tickets: £14/£13.


The Dukes

Box Office 08453440644

Angel Club (North)


Obstacles To Coming Home

FROM a far-off transistor radio, the sounds of a distant age drift listlessly into the evening sky. In the mid west of America, two figures say their inevitable farewells. One resumes his journey without a second thought, the other stands in a haze of rain with a backwards glane. "Boy Lost" and "Defiant Girl" recount their memoirs and stories; still unsure as to whether they even left home.

Obstacales to Coming Home traces an epic journey drawn across two great American texts; Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" and Norman Mailer's "The Executioner's Song". A piece of beautiful, evocative, epic visual theatre, it magically incorporates live and recorded soundscrapes, video projection and theatre performance to create a charming search for a plateau in life that we could like to call home.

Saturday, November 1st, 8 p.m.

Tickets: £13.50/£9.50.


Anima

BASED on the world of dreams. Anima explores the distorted dynamics between the conscious and subconscious, revealing the conflict and harmony within all of us. By turns disturbing, humorous, and moving, Anima takes the audience on a surreal, thought provoking and emotional journey. Anima is commissioned by the Liverpool Culture Company, and is part of the Artistic Programme for Liverpool 08 - Capital of Culture.

Friday, November 14th and Saturday, November 15th, 8 p.m.

Tickets: £13.50/£9.50.