Lancaster Grand shows hit the high notes

A mixed bag of Dickens, opera and ballet will bring a slice of culture to the Grand Theatre next week.
Soprano Li Li stars in 'I Want to Sing Opera'.Soprano Li Li stars in 'I Want to Sing Opera'.
Soprano Li Li stars in 'I Want to Sing Opera'.

Three separate shows: Bleak House, I Want to Sing Opera and Aladdin Ballet form the line-up at the Lancaster venue.

It all starts tomorrow night (March 11) with The Pantaloons Theatre Company’s presentation of Bleak House.

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When a dead body is discovered in Mr Krook’s Rag-and-Bone shop, a web of mysteries starts to untangle, with far-reaching consequences.

Hilarious, tragic and romantic by turns, Dickens’ darkly comic masterpiece Bleak House will be told by a company of five actor-musicians bring the novel’s cast of over 50 characters to life in a thrilling tale of love, skulduggery and spontaneous combustion.

Tickets £12 /£11 concessions, 7.30pm start.

I Want To Sing Opera on Thursday night (March 12) is a playful operatic musical following the story of a cast of professional singers, their manager and the tea-lady turned soprano. A hilarious and touching story from backstage to concert, featuring a cast of international singers performing the most famous operatic hits, including: Nessun Dorma, Che Gelida Manina, Libiam, Madam Butterfly, Tosca, Barber of Seville.

Tickets £15 (£13 concessions), 7.30pm start.

Then on Saturday at 7pm, join Ballet Theatre UK for a retelling of the exotic tale of Aladdin.

Tickets £17.50, £15.50 concessions, £12 for children.

Bookings on 01524 64695, or visit the box office.

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