PRIVATE Lives, written by Noël Coward, performed by London Classic Theatre and staged at The Dukes, sees two newly married couples occupy adjoining suites in the same hotel, but as the champagne flows and the sea shimmers, one of them overhears a familiar voice singing a forgotten song, an old spark reignites, with spectacular consequences ... This stunning comedy is full of razor-sharp wit and quick-fire dialogue and plays for two nights on Tuesday (7.30pm) and Wednesday (2pm & 7.30pm) at the Lancaster theatre. Box office 01524-598500.

Tickets £15.50, £17.50; £2 off concessions.

FROM Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads by Adrian Berry tells the tale of a young David Bowie obsessive. Martin is a boy with problems, an illness no-one understands and a head full of sound and vision. So when an unexpected gift arrives on his birthday, Martin embarks on a thrilling journey in the footsteps of his obsession, leading him to discover some long-hidden truths about himself - which will change his life forever ... Told with blistering Bowie soundtrack, this darkly funny show features Alex Walton and the voice of comedian Rob Newman. Playing on Tuesday (February 6, 7.30pm), at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick. Box office 017687-74411.

Tickets £17, £15, £10.

EXHIBITION On Screen - a major exhibition of Paul Cézanne’s portrait work can be viewed on the big screen, courtesy of The Dukes. For the first time more than 50 of the artists portraits from collections across the world, including works which have never been on public display in the UK, are currently on exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, and this is a real opportunity to view his work from the comfort of the Lancaster cinema, tomorrow (Friday, 6.20pm).

Paul Cézanne is one of the most influential artists of the 19th century and his unique method of building form with colour and his analytical approach to nature influenced many modern artists.

Included in the collection is portraits of himself and his wife; his Uncle Dominique (dating from 1860’s) through to his final portraits of the gardener Vallier, who helped in his studio at Les Lauves, Aix-en-Provence.

Booking advised 01524-598500.

Tickets £8; concessions £7.

GRIFF Rhys Jones – Where was I? Join the star of Not the Nine o’clock News, Smith & Jones and Three Men in a Boat as he airs stories, anecdotes, reminiscences and outright lies, from 40 years of travelling – down rivers and up mountains, into Africa, out of India, and across the arid wastes of the BBC canteen. It’s a career, if you mean bouncing chaotically downhill without a map! You won’t be disappointed – this is comedy as its best. On stage tomorrow (February 2, 7.30pm), at The Grand, Lancaster.

Box office 01524-64695.

Tickets £18.

JOIN Grasmere poet Polly Atkin and poetry group by the fireside in Dove Cottage, Grasmere, for poetry reading, keeping the dark and cold at bay with warm thoughts, lively chat, and a good cup of tea. Each month Polly will lead the group to read and talk about poems, picked to reflect the changing seasons, the session takes place tonight (Thursday, 7.30pm). All readings are informal and include a selection of contemporary and classic poems chosen to pique the interest of both seasoned poetry lovers and those new to reading or talking about poetry. Interested? Then go to www.wordsworth.org.uk or call 015394-35544.

Free event.

CAST Theatre Company return to Barrow’s The Forum with performances of Rent, the Musical! Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished, young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City’s East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV and Aids.

The show deals with a variety of themes such as homelessness, drug addiction, love, sexuality, disease and death. Playing from Tuesday to Friday (February 6-9, 7.30pm).

Box office 01228-820000.

Tickets £10; concessions £9.