A HILARIOUS spoof awaits audiences in the Rossendale Players' production of Murdered To Death.

Set in a country manor house in the 1930s, the cast all get caught up in the side-splitting antics which follow the mysterious death of the house owner.

But are they all what they seem?

Soon it becomes clear the murderer isn't finished yet - but will the killer be unmasked before everyone else has met their doom.

It runs at Bacup Leisure Hall from November 25 to 29.

Performances with meals (27 - 29) have been sold out in record time, but to see the play without a meal on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26, tickets £5, call (01706) 228720.

nBLACKBURN Drama Club is going back to the classics for a stimulating interpretation of Robert Bolt's much loved epic drama A Man For All Seasons.

The play tells the story of the struggle between the young King Henry VIII and his chancellor Thomas More.

The play will be performed from Wednesday December 3 to Saturday December 6 at The Thwaites Empire Theatre. Tickets (£6 and £5) are available on (01254) 680137.

nJENNIFER Smith stars as Little Red Riding Hood, with Katie Makie as the wolf, in the Dorothy Bruce School of Dance's pantomime which runs from November 20 to 22 at the Civic Theatre, Oswaldtwistle. For tickets call (01282) 773749. All proceeds go to Cancer Research and the NSPCC.

nPENDLE Youth Orchestra will hold a concert at the Temple Street Methodist Church, Nelson, at 7.30pm on November 22.

Tickets (adults £3 with children and senior citizens £2) are available on (01282) 604893. Refreshments will be available.