Natasha Hamilton stars in Fat Friends the Musical at the Opera House in Blackpool next week.
Maxine Peake becomes everywoman Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.
A new live show from award-winning digital artist Seb Lee-Delisle comes to The Lowry as part of Week 53 festival on Monday.
Families can join a tiny snail on her trip around the world when The Snail and the Whale comes to The Lowry in Salford from Wednesday to Sunday.
The Octagon Theatre Bolton continues its 50th anniversary season with its first off-site production of 2018: a site-specific staging of the 1960s musical film Summer Holiday.