BOLTON'S public is invited to have a ball at the Albert Halls' production of Cinderella.

There is nothing quite so much fun for young and old as a traditional pantomime and with this production . . . the slipper fits!

This is a pantomime which has it all -- the ugly sisters, the beautiful heroine, comic relief and a thigh-slapping prince.

Ex-Emmerdale star Glenda McKay, alias Rachel, is everything you would expect from the traditional Prince Charming, with her larger than life persona.

Cinderella, Joanne McIntosh from BBC's Byker Grove, in her first pantomime is a natural and Broker's Man Frankie Doodle, glides through the show bringing laughs with him.

But it is the Ugly Sisters, played by Mark Tiller and Cliff Carlton, and Buttons, alias Kelly George, who really capture the youngsters' imagination.

Buttons in particular got the show really swinging for the children in the audience who enjoyed an instant rapport with him.

However, the local girls and boy in the chorus almost steal the limelight with a tremendous performance, particularly shining in their dance routine as the mice and lizards who are transformed into Cinderella's coachmen and horses, and a rip roaring tap dance.

The original musical score ranges from the usual slower ballads to surprising rock 'n' roll.

Despite one or two teething problems with the sound, the production is slick and professional. The sets are good and the costumes particularly exceptional.

Together with the usual pantomime audience participation, and jokes that work on both young and older levels, this is a show that has it all . . . oh, yes, it does! Beverly Greenberg