Book your panto night out now with everything on offer from pirates to Dick Whittingham

Mawdesley Amateur 
Dramatic And Operatic Society’s annual pantomime this year will be a new version of the classic tale Treasure Island.
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Dick Whittington

Come and watch as Jim Hawkins, together with his mother Henrietta and their friends, battle the pirates led by Long John Silver in the search for Captain Flint’s treasure.

This new version is packed with action, music, dance and of course comedy.

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The pantomime will be performed on December 5, 6 and 7 2013 at Mawdesley Village Hall with a matinee show on Saturday, December 7. Tickets: £8 adults, £4 children

St Ambrose Players, 
Leyland are presenting Dick Whittington, a popular family pantomime directed by Pauline Todd and Sarah White, at St Ambrose Church Hall, Moss Lane, Leyland, from Tuesday, December 3 until Saturday, December 7 at 7.30pm with a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm.

Tickets: £8, £6.50 OAPs (Tues & Sat), children £5.

Available from Sheila Kenny at 01772 452296/07432 432586 or from the Ticket 
Hotline 07432 432586

Lancaster Footlights are staging Mother Goose at their Grand Theatre, Lancaster, from Friday, December 6 until Saturday, December 28 bringing “egg-shell-ent” family fun.

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Will Mother Goose get her goose farm back? Can Priscilla Goose help? Are there such things as golden eggs?

But can Fairy Fortune save the day by overcoming the dreadful Demon Discontent? She needs your help!

Come along and join in the fun of this traditional family pantomime.

Tickets: £9/£8 concessions. Family: £32.50.

Christmas Eve and Boxing Day £10/£9. Box Office: 01524 64695.

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Described as ‘a panto awash with swash and buckle, Peter Pan is this year’s offering at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre, running from Fri December 6 until Sunday, January 5 2014 and starring Tom Lister, from TV’s ‘Emmerdale’ and Lancashire Evening Post columnist’s Steve Royle.

Tickets: From £20.50 to £14.50p. Box Office: 01253 743338.

Ted Robbins (from BBC TV’s The Slammer) and Leah Bracknell (from ITV’s Emmerdale) star in Ted Robbins’ own pantomime, Cinderella, at The Charter Theatre, Preston, from Tuesday, December 3 until Tuesday, December 31.

Tickets from the Box Office 0844 844 7714

Auditions for upcoming Chorley Amateur Dramatic And Operatic Society plays take place on Sunday, December 1, with budding actors being given the opportunity to appear on the Chorley Little Theatre stage in two very different productions.

Breaking The Code is the true-life story of maths genius Alan Turing, and charts his life working for the Government during the Second World War while coming to terms with his own sexuality.

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This powerful drama is directed by CADOS Artistic chairman Mark Jones, who is looking for actors for parts ranging from teenagers to middle-aged women.

Some parts are ideal for newcomers looking to get involved.

The comedy The 39 Steps, directed by Sean Duxbury, is loosely based on Alfred Hitchcock’s film and features a dashing hero pursued by crooks and villains across the country.

There are four parts to be cast, with each actor taking on multiple roles. The auditions take place from 3pm and more details can be found at www.chorleytheatre.com.

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