The Brewery in Kendal is marking the Olympic Games in London with a comedy which pays tribute to the mythical beginnings of the world's most famous sporting event. The Games, by Spike Theatre, is on Wednesday.
Details: www.breweryarts.co.uk
Nostalgic feel-good musical Save the Last Dance comes to The Grand in Blackpool.
It's a show that features the classic hits of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, following the success of their similar nostalgia fest, Dreamboats and Petticoats.
Details: www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk
I Dreamed a Dream, the new musical that charts the extraordinary story of Susan Boyle's meteoric rise to stardom, comes to the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
The woman who shot to worldwide fame after appearing on Britain's Got Talent will be played by TV actress Elaine C Smith but Susan herself plans to appear at the Manchester show dates.
Details: www.atgtickets/manchester
The new production of the fastest show on earth, Starlight Express, skates on to The Lowry's stage in Salford, directed and choreographed by Arlene Phillips.
It runs from Tuesday to Saturday.
Details: www.thelowry.com
Willy Russell's iconic musical Blood Brothers returns to the Opera House in Manchester, starring Marti Pellow as the narrator and Maureen Nolan as Mrs Johnstone, roles they have both played in the West End.
It runs to June 30.
Details: www.atgtickets/manchester
Kill The Beast Theatre Company bring the world premiere adaptation of Tom Baker's macabre book The Boy Who Kicked Pigs to The Lowry's Studio in Salford from Thursday to Saturday.
It's recommended for those aged 12+
Details: www.thelowry.com
Following on from his sell-out national tour of Uncaged Monkeys with Brian Cox, Simon Singh and Ben Goldacre, Robin Ince continues his comic exploration of the human condition in his new solo show Happiness Through Science at the Lowry in Salford next Friday.
Details: www.thelowry.com
Next Tuesday sees a performance of a new play The Bubbler at the Jam St Café in Whalley Range, Manchester.
It's written by Cathy Crabb and is based on the Lord Bowen poem and on Milton's Satan in Paradise Lost.
Liverpool's renowned Martini Lounge Burlesque and Variety Show returns to entertain and entice audiences after a romantic Valentines extravaganza and an April showcase. The show is held at the recently opened Epstein Theatre on Saturday.
Details: www.martinilounge.co.uk
A Thousand Murdered Girls at the Unity Theatre in Liverpool is based on the diaries and last testaments of Greek Women Resistance Fighters, from 1944 through to 1949. It's on Next Saturday.
Details: unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk