The region’s youngsters get their moment in the spotlight in Manchester with the annual Stage Experience at the city’s Palace Theatre. A cast of talented young people will kick off their Sunday shoes to perform in the hit musical Footloose.
The final pair of plays in Theatre by the Lake’s summer season in Keswick sees a Shakespearean comedy with an exotic setting in the main house (The Comedy of Errors) and a mysterious psychological drama (Old Times) in the Studio.
An original concept in modern drama by Liverpool’s radical touring company, Meet the Real Maggie Thatcher provides an engaging insight into one of the most notorious political leaders of our era. It’s at the Swan in Dobcross on Wednesday.