Three days of fun for children are served up at Preston Charter Theatre. First up, next Tuesday afternoon, there are two performances from children's favourites the Chuckle Brothers in Return of the Pirates of the River Rother 2.
On Wednesday and Thursday, again at child-friendly times, The Wheels on the Bus go round and round in a classic singalong for the whole family!
One day earlier the same show is at the Platform in Morecambe.
Preston details: www.prestonguildhall.com
Morecambe details: www.lancaster.gov.uk
Comedian Jimmy Cricket is at the Grand in Clitheroe next Friday and it's no more than ten pounds.
The genial Irish comedian is back on tour with his family-friendly Great Value for a Tenner show.
Details: 01200 421599
Phantom of the Opera returns to Manchester, starring John Owen Jones in the title role and Katie Hall as Christine.
Phantom became the longest running show in Broadway history in 2006 when it celebrated its 7,486th performance, surpassing the previous record holder Cats. It runs here until May 19 at the Palace Theatre.
Details: www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk
Acclaimed theatre and television actress Maxine Peake takes the title role in David Eldridge's gripping new version of August Strindberg's Miss Julie at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre from next Wednesday.
Details: 0161 833 9833 or www.royalexchange.co.uk
Norfox Young People's Theatre Company, Manchester Library Theatre's resident theatre company for young people aged between 15-18, returns to the city's Metropolitan University Capitol Theatre with Was It Something I Said?, devised entirely by the company and directed by Liz Postlethwaite, the Library's Community and Education Director.
Performances are next Friday and Saturday.
Details: 0161 200 1500 or www.librarytheatre.com
Judith Kerr's The Tiger Who Came to Tea is one of the best-selling picture books of all time and next week the stage adaptation comes to the Lowry in Salford.
It's suitable for ages three and up and runs from Tuesday to Sunday.
Details: 0843 2086005 or www.thelowry.com
Charles Dickens is celebrated with an event in a city he claimed his favourite after London, and performed in a hall this coming week that he described as the most perfect in the world. The team behind the sell-out Tales From Haunted Liverpool return with Tales From Charles Dickens featuring excerpts from the author's most popular family tales including Oliver, Great Expectations and Hard Times on April 12/13 at St George's Concert Room.
Details: www.echoarena.com
Award-winning Les Deux Mondes and unitytheatre's acclaimed production of Gold Mountain with imagery, film, music and soundscape return for an international tour, beginning in the show's spiritual home, Liverpool, travelling to London and then Sweden with further dates to follow.
It's at the Unity Theatre from Tuesday to Friday.
Details: www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk
Katie Tracey's critically acclaimed play Ladies Day comes to St Helens' Theatre Royal this week after being a hit at the Liverpool Actors Studio last year. Directed by Pauline Daniels, this comedy is a natural accompaniment to Grand National weekend.
Details: www.sthelenstheatreroyal.com