Sunderland, you're in for one giant adventure! This year's Jack and The Beanstalk Panto brings more than your run-of-the-mill fairytale. Matthew Wolfenden (Emmerdale, Dancing on Ice) leads the charge in this fee-fi-fo-FABULOUS adventure, joined by Wearside panto legends: the outrageously hilarious Miss Rory (Boulevard) as the fabulous Dame Rorina Trott, and Tom Whalley as Silly Simon.

It's back! After sell-out runs in London's West End, Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat is being donned once more for a fantastic jaunt around the country. Having now surpassed its 50th birthday musical theatre fans will be delighted that Joseph and his extravagant threads are back on stage where they belong once more.

It's time to smarten up your spandex and polish those platforms for the biggest ABBA party as it heads out on a new UK tour this year. One of the world's most respected tributes, MANIA is the way to experience the hits of the chart-toppers - presented as a glorious concert that'll take you all the way down memory lane. So, get ready to thank them for the music and join fans old and young for this unforgettable celebration of the one and only ABBA!