The Dukes in Lancaster will celebrate the festive season with a brand new take on the classic fairytale of Cinderella from November 28-January 10.
Adapted by award-winning writer Ian Kershaw and performed in The Round, Cinderella will feature live music and songs, puppets and laughter.
The theatre also welcomes back Northern Broadsides from September 9-13 with its version of the classic comedy She Stoops To Conquer.
And to warm up cold November nights, the biennial festival of contemporary theatre, dance and music from South Africa, Afrovibes, returns.
John Cooper Clarke, the poet laureate of punk, appears on October 28 and among the highlights of the comedy season will be Tommy Tiernan (December 5), Richard Herring (October 31) and Tim Key (September 28).
The Dukes will swing to the sound of the sixties on November 22 when it stages Sing-A-Long-A-60s Hairspray.
For families, The Dukes hosts Around The World In 80 Days on October 2 and Pigeon, a show celebrating the role of pigeons in World War One, on October 27.
The Dukes will also be playing a role in Light Up The Streets on November 7, a special night-time art experience animating Lancaster’s buildings and squares.
And as well as staging Cinderella, The Dukes festive offer also includes The Puppini Sisters Christmas Special on December 12.