Marking the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Miners’ Strike, the Grand Theatre, Blackpool is one of several regional venues hosting a stage production of Brassed Off. It runs from next Tuesday to Saturday, with matinées Thursday and Saturday.
Last year’s hit summer show The Wizard Of Oz has returned to Blackpool’s North Pier Theatre this Easter. Starring S Club 7’s Tina Barratt as the Wicked Witch of The West and EastEnders actor Melissa Suffield as Dorothy, it runs until April 20.
A starry cast, featuring Les Dennis, Claire Goose and Gray O'Brien, brings the darkly comic thriller The Perfect Murder to Manchester Opera House. The play runs from Tuesday to Saturday.
St Helens Theatre Royal’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs comes to town and runs throughout the school holidays, until April 21.