Scrooge Wednesday 6 to Saturday 9 December 2006 at The Civic Hall Ormskirk The Pleasure Folk are proud to present Scrooge, based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It鈥檚 a classic tale of a miserly old man who is taught the error of his ways by his partner's ghost Marley (who doesn't want scrooge to end up the same way he has, doomed for eternity to carry his heavy chains. A curse for all the bad things he鈥檚 done in his life.) And with the help of three ghostly apparitions Christmas past, Christmas present and the most frightening of all Christmas yet to come he learns valuable lessons including how to live and love again and to take on the spirit of Christmas in his heart. Its about family, friendship and respect for your fellow man and keeping the spirit of Christmas generosity and joy alive in the heart always. Tickets available from 01695 580 755 ------ Cinderella 5 to 30 December 2006 at Charter Theatre, Preston Starring Ian 'H' Watkins from STEPS as buttons Be transported to the mythical, mystical, magical land of Fairy Godmothers, handsome Princes and ugly sisters with this production featuring a host of pop songs that will leave you dancing all the way home! Tickets available from 01772 258858 ------ Dick Whittington Friday 8 December to Saturday 6 January 2007 at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool Starring Ray Meagher as King Rat. Ray is best known as Alf Stewart from Home and Away. 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio Lancashire presenter Steve Royle returns for his fourth panto in a row, as Idle Jack. Andrew Newton-Lee from Hollyoaks will play the title role of Dick Whittington and Michelle Hughes from Nickelodeon and girl band Girl Thing makes her third panto appearance at the Grand, as Alice Fitzwarren. Making her panto debut is Janine Jones as听 Fairy Bow Bells. The line-up is completed with Mark Two making his Grand Theatre debut as the Ship鈥檚 Captain and Charles Burden one of the country鈥檚 most versatile performers with over 25 years of pantomime dame under his belt as Sarah the Cook. Tickets available from 01253 290190 ------ Jack and the Beanstalk Wednesday 13 to Sunday 31 December at King George's Hall, Blackburn Starring Spencer from Big Brother. Jack, a poor country boy, trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, which grow into an enormous beanstalk reaching up into the clouds. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds himself in the castle of an unfriendly giant. The giant senses Jack's presence and cries, 鈥淔ee, fie, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman!鈥 Outwitting the giant, Jack is able to retrieve many goods once stolen from his family, including an enchanted goose that lays golden eggs. Jack then escapes by chopping down the beanstalk. The giant, who is pursuing him, falls to his death, and Jack and his family prosper. Tickets available from 01254 582582 ------ Charlotte's Web Friday 24 November 2006 to Saturday 6 January 2007 at the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster For over 50 years children all over the world have shared in the enchanting story of a very lovable pig called Wilbur, his owner, Fern, an extraordinary spider called Charlotte and their brilliantly characterized gaggle of friends, hte animals of Zuckerman's farm. Now each of them is brought to life on stage, with thrilling theatricality,to remind children and adults alike of what it means to be a "true friend". When Wilbur's friends discover he's being fattened up to become next weeks bacon, they decide to hatch a plan to try to save his life. It all seems hopeless until Charlotte, a gentle spider with a heart of gold, displays a unique talent which might just be the solution... Tickets available from 01524 598500 ------ Sleeping Beauty Wednesday 20, Thursday 21, Friday 22, Saturday 23 and Tuesday 26 December 2006 at The Dome, Morecambe It was party time at the palace, celebrating the arrival of the new baby 鈥 Princess Aurora. Everyone was there, and the fairies had all gathered to bestow their gifts. Well, all the fairies but one. The wicked Malificent hadn't been invited. Furious, she gatecrashed the party and said 'On her 16th birthday, Aurora will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die'. The other fairies tried to overturn the spell, but only managed to reduce the sentence to a hundred years sleep, or love's first kiss, whichever came first. The King destroyed every spinning wheel he could find and sent Aurora to live in a safe house, but was it enough to defeat the wicked Malificent? Tickets available from 01524 582803 ------ Pinocchio Wed 13 December to Christmas Eve at Darwen Library Theatre A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy. Tickets available from 01254 706006 ------ | 
