THE COMEDY STORE, Manchester

The Best in Stand Up

MC Daniel Kitson, Mike Gunn, Adam Hills, Sally Holloway, Andrew Maxwell and open spots.Tonight 8pm, £13, conc £6.

The Best in Stand Up

MC Daniel Kitson, Mike Gunn, Adam Hills, Sally Holloway, Andrew Maxwell.

Saturday, 8pm, £14 and £6

Men At Work

Wednesday, 8pm, £7 and £6

The Comedy Store Players

Thursday, 8pm, £12 and £6

THE FROG & BUCKET, Oldham Street, Manchester

Red Hot Raw + Curry and Quips

Stu Who performs, joined by six hopefuls, with balti supper available.

Thursday, £5, with balti £7, NUS £2, with balti £4

Barrel Of Laughs

A minimum of three top comedians and compere.

Friday, £10 and £6 NUS, Saturday, £12 and £6 NUS

BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE

When We Are Married

Three couples celebrate their joint silver wedding anniversaries with a party and the local press are invited.

Saturday, 7.30pm, £12.50 and £10 conc.

Syd Lawrence Orchestra and Singers

Saturday, 7.30pm. Prices from £7.50 to £13.

In Celebration of Sheridan Morley.

Thursday June 20, 2.30pm. Tickets £6.50 including refreshments.

HEALD GREEN THEATRE COMPANY, off Styal Road, Gatley

Trivial Pursuits

The chairman of an amateur musical society is holding a barbecue for members and each member is prepared to blackmail him to get their favourite musical picked for next season. Runs until Saturday, 7.30pm, £5 and £4.50 conc.

LIBRARY THEATRE, Central Library, Manchester

Kiss Me Like You Mean It

Ruth doesn't know Tony -- yet -- but Edie knows Don all too well, so on a hot midsummer's night in Manchester there's not enough time to settle for anything less than everything.

Until Saturday, 3pm & 8pm, £8.50 to £16.50.

THE LOWRY, Salford Quays

Salford University School of Media, music and Performance Aspects Theatre

Directors Cut II, Saturday, 8pm. £6, conc £3.

OCTAGON THEATRE, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton

Second From Last In The Sack Race

A young boy's passage to manhood set in the dusty back-to-backs of the north of England through the 1930s to 1950s.

Until Saturday July 6, 7.30pm, Wed Mat June 19, 2pm & Sat Mat June 29, 2pm, £8.50 to £14.50

OLDHAM COLISEUM, Fairbottom St, Oldham

Blues In The Night

It's the late 1930s and three women and a saloon singer spend the night in a cheap rundown Chicago hotel.

Until July 6, 7.30pm, Fri 8pm, Sat Mat June 29 2.30pm, £4.50 to £12.75

OPERA HOUSE, Quay Street, Manchester

The King and I

The classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical direct from the London Palladium starring Stefanie Powers and Ronobir Lahiri.

Until June 29, 7.30pm, Thur & Sat Mat 2.30pm, £10 to £28.

PALACE THEATRE, Oxford Road, Manchester

Miss Saigon

Tragic tale of a love affair between a US soldier and a Vietnamese woman.

Until June 29, 7.30pm, Wed & Sat Mat 2.30pm, £10 to £36.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, St Ann's Square, Manchester

The Marriage of Figaro

The Count's servant, Figaro, is arranging the final plans for his pending marriage to his beloved Suzanne.

But things go awry when he stumbles upon his master's plot to seduce the young bride-to-be.

Until June 22, 7.30pm, Sat 8pm, Wed Mat 2.30pm & Sat Mat 4pm, £7 to £24.75.

THE MET, Market St, Bury

The Secret Garden

A participation musical for everyone over the age of five.

You and your family become a part of the show in this acclaimed participation musical from Image Theatre Company.

During the first half you learn the songs and children from the audience are chosen and rehearsed into small parts in the play. In the second half you perform. Adapted from the book by Francis Hodgson Burnett. Saturday June 29. 2pm. Tickets £6, conc £4, family ticket £16 for four people.

FARNWORTH PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY, Farnworth Little Theatre, Cross Street, Farnworth

Trivial Pursuits

The chairman of an amateur musical society is holding a barbecue for members and each member is prepared to blackmail him to get their favourite musical picked for next season.

June 18 to 22, 7.30pm. Tickets, Tuesday to Friday £5, Saturday £8 (theatre supper), from 01204 527092.