THEATRES

ST PHILIPS PAROCHIAL HALL, Bridgeman Street, Bolton. Rodgers and Hammersteins South Pacific by St Philips AODS. Runs from Monday March 5 to Saturday March 10. Starts 7.15pm. Ring 524800.

OPERA HOUSE, Manchester. Saturday Night Fever. Runs to Saturday May 5. Starts Monday to Saturday 7.30pm and Wednesday and Saturday matinees 2.30pm. Tickets £10 to £30. Ring 0161 242 2524.

ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Giblert and Sullivan's The Sorcerer by New Rosemere AOS. Runs from Tuesday March 6 to Saturday March 10. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £8 and £7 concessions. Ring 01257 480396.

CHORLEY OLD ROAD METHODIST COMMUNITY CHURCH, Bolton. Second From Last in the Sack Race by The Marco Players. Runs to Saturday March 3. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £4 adults and £ concessions, Friday and Saturday all tickets £4. Ring 840824 or 848935.

THE PAUPERS PIT THEATRE, Old Hall Hotel, The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire. Two. Life and drama in the local boozer. Runs from Monday March 5 to Saturday March 10. Starts 7.30pm. Ring 01298 22841.

LIBRARY THEATRE, Manchester. Death of a Salesman. Willy Loman recalls his days and career as a salesman. Runs to Saturday March 10. Starts 7.30pm with matinee performances March 3 at 2.30pm. Tickets Monday to Friday, £8, £12, £11, £15 and £14. Saturday, £13.60 and £16. Matinees midweek £8, £9.50 and £8.50. Saturday matiness, £8, £10.50 and £9.50. Ring 0161 236 7110.

THE LOWRY, Salford Quays. Ring 0161 876 2000.

ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE, St Ann's Square, Manchester. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. Runs until April 14. Performances Monday to Friday 7.30pm (except Monday March 5, 7pm), Saturday 8pm with a Wednesday matinee 2.30pm and Saturday matinee at 4pm. Tickets £7 to £24.50. Ring 0161 833 9833.

OLDHAM COLISEUM. Misery from the novel by Stephen King. Runs to Saturday March 3. Tickets £4 to £12.50. Performances 7.30pm, 8pm on Fridays. Also, Mr Wonderful. A tale of love, laughs and Liquorice Allsorts with Norma Green looking for her Mr Wonderful. Runs from Thursday March 8 to Saturday March 31. Performances 7.30pm, except Friday 8pm. Saturday March 24, 2.30pm. Tickets £4 to £12.50. Ring 0161 624 2829.

CAPITOL THEATRE, Oxford Road, Manchester. Ring 0161 232 7179.

THE ALBERT HALLS, Victoria Square, Bolton. Ring 334400.

BOLTON LITTLE THEATRE, Hanover Street, Bolton.

DARWEN LIBRARY THEATRE, Knott Street, Darwen. Ring 01254 706006.

FARNWORTH LITTLE THEATRE, Cross Street, Farnworth. Ring Bolton 527092.

LANCASTER CASTLE, Lancaster. Ring 01524 64998.

CONTACT THEATRE, Oxford Rd, Manchester. Also, National Theatre present The Good Woman of Setzuan. Runs to tomorrow. Starts 7.30pm.Ring 0161 242 2503.

GREEN ROOM, Whitworth Street, Manchester. Fifth Column - Equiano. A story of forgotten England of slavery, torture and poverty. Runs to Friday March 2. Starts 8pm. Also, Plane Performance. 5 performers reconstruct Brief Encounter. Runs from Wednesday March 7 to Friday March 9. Starts 8pm. Tickets £8 and £5 concessions. Ring 0161 833 9333.

ARDEN THEATRE, Sale Road, Northenden, Manchester. Top Girls. Runs to Saturday March 3. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £5 and £2.50 concessions. Also, Today by Robert Holman. Self-absorbed music teacher Victor Ellison goes off to the Spanish Civil War leaving behind a wife, daughter and mistress. Runs from Thursday March 8 to Saturday March 10. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £5 and £2.50 concessions. Ring 0161 957 1715.

ALTRINCHAM GARRICK THEATRE, Barrington Road, Altrincham. Ring 0161 928 1677.

PRESTON GUILD HALL AND CHARTER THEATRE, Lancaster Road, Preston. Reduced Shakespeare Company present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Sunday March 4. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Also, The Knot. A hard hitting drama pulling no punches about the devastating effects of alcohol abuse and domestic violence on the modern family. Wednesday March 7 and Thursday March 8. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 01772 258858.

LIVERPOOL EMPIRE THEATRE, Lime Street, Liverpool. Abba Mania. Runs from Monday March 5 to Saturday March 10. Performances Monday to Saturday 7.30pm and Saturday matinee 2.30pm. Tickets Monday to Thursday and Saturday matinee £14.50 to £8 and Friday and Saturday evening £17.50 to £11. Ring 0870 606 3536.

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE, Highgate, Kendal. Ring 01539 725133

LYRIC THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford Quays. Ring 0161 876 2000.

PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, Preston. Ring 01772 252288.

THE DUKES, Moor Lane, Lancaster.Skylight. A tale of love and attraction between a London schoolteacher and a rich restauranteur and entrepreneur. Runs until Saturday March 10. Performances Tuesday to Thursday 7.30pm, Friday and Saturday 8pm. Matinee performances Saturday March 10. Tickets £9, £6.50, £10.50, £7.50, £5. Ring 01524 66645.

OSWALDTWISTLE CIVIC THEATRE, Oswaldtwistle. Ring 01254 685590.

THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street, Darwen. Ring 01254 7806006.

TAMESIDE HIPPODROME, Oldham Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside. Polka Dog Shorts. A children's show featuring Marigold, Jumpty and Dumputy and Bear and Bibble! Saturday March 3. Performances 10.30am and 2pm. Tickets £6 adults and £5 children, family tickets £19. Ring 0161 308 3223.

NEW CAMBRIDGE THEATRE, Southport Arts Centre. Half a Sixpence. A song and dance musical telling the story of an orphan shop boy who gains a fortune, loses a fortune and discovers true love. Runs to Saturday March 3. Starts 2pm. Ring 01704 540011.

BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE, Blackpool. Into the Mystic. Jade's such a fan of her local casualty ward and her favourite doctor and will do anything to be admitted. Tonight and Saturday March 3. Starts 8pm. Tickets £8 and £6. Ring 01253 290190.

VICTORIA THEATRE, Halifax. The Birmingham Stage Company Charlotte's Web. Runs from Tuesday March 6 to Saturday March 10. Performances Tuesday, 1.30pm, Wednesday, 10am and 1.30pm, Thursday, 1.30pm and 7pm, Friday 1.30pm and 7pm and Saturday 2pm and 7pm. Adults £9.50 and £8.50 and children £6.50. Family tickets £25. Ring 01422 351158.