ONE of the best loved Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals takes to the Bolton stage next month.

Members of St Philips Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society head for exotic climes when they present South Pacific.

The show runs Monday to Saturday, March 5 to 10, at St Philips Parochial Hall, 'The Melting Pot', Bridgeman Street, Bolton. Performances begin 7.15pm. Tickets at £4.50 for Monday night's performance, £5 for Tuesday to Thursday's shows and £6 Friday and Saturday are available from 524800. The cast includes Natalie Kirkbright as Nellie Forbush, Ian Parrot as Emile de Beck, Jenny Bowling as Li-at and Steven Kay as Lt Cable. The company, which has won numerous BEN and Greater Manchester Drama Federation awards, is selling t

Brian Lawson is director, David Wilson musical director, Mina Kirkbright is producer and Barbara Grant, choreographer.