STILL playing on the panto front is Lancaster Footlights festive fable Dick Whittington at the Grand Theatre, on various dates until December 29, a fabulous and fun-filled traditional family show brimming with music, dancing, jokes and lashings of laughter.

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Across Lancaster's fair city at The Dukes, Aladdin is on a flyer entertaining audiences until January 6, bursting with laughs, levity and live music. Playing Aladdin will be star of the ITV series Britannia High, Marcquelle Ward.

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Also in the yuletide mix is Sleeping Beauty, running until December 31, at The Sands at Carlisle with local lad and former 911 band member Lee Brennan playing the Prince.

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Meanwhile, this year's pantomime at The Forum theatre Barrow is Cinderella, running until Saturday, December 30 with Furness-born actress Emily Dodd in the title role.

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New Year sees the slapstick fun and knockabout comedy continue with Burneside Amateur Theatrical Society's laughter-laden, traditional pantomime.

Definitely not the Disney version, Ben Crocker's Beauty and the Beast plays The Bryce from Friday-Sunday, January 5-7 and from Wednesday-Saturday, January 10-13. Box office 07792-777213 or book online at www.batsburneside.co.uk.

Elsewhere at Storth, the Entertainers put on a panto version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, from Wednesday-Saturday, January 10-13 with a matinee on the Saturday, and The Lakes Players Cinderella spectacular is staged at The Lakes School, Troutbeck Bridge, from Wednesday-Sunday, January 24-28.

Performances start at 7pm with matinee performances on the Saturday and Sunday, 1.30pm. No evening performance Sunday.

Tickets are available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/lakesplayers or buy in person from Aqua Hair, Bowness or Barbara Blackwell alterations Ambleside.