The Russian State Ballet and a full 30-piece orchestra present Swan Lake at Preston Charter Theatre on Monday night.
A legendary European theatre company brings its latest production to Lancaster Arts at Lancaster University next Wednesday and Thursday. Anglo-Belgian performance company Reckless Sleepers stages Negative Space in the Nuffield Theatre on the campus.
Blackpool Grand Theatre stages some seasonal suspense next Thursday to Saturday when Who Killed Santa Claus? comes to town.
Children can join in with the centenary celebrations of Roald Dahl with George's Marvellous Medicine, the stage adaptation of the classic children's tale that comes to Manchester Opera House from Tuesday to Saturday.
Blood Brothers comes to The Lowry in Salford as part of its 2016 UK tour, and with Lyn Paul returning to the role of Mrs Johnstone.
Candoco Dance Company continues its 25th anniversary year with an autumn 2016 touring programme that showcases some of the varied contemporary works in the company’s repertoire and comes to Contact in Manchester next Wednesday and Thursday.
Katy Baird's Workshy comes to Waterside Arts Centre, Sale on Thursday. Touring the UK for the first time, Workshy interrogates why people work, what it means to us and what it means not to have a job to explore identity, class and attitudes to work in society.