CADOS present the feel-good comedy Stepping Out, following the lives of strangers who attend dance classes and embark on a journey of friendship. Tickets £8 Mon-Wed & £10 Thurs-Sat, available on 01257 264362.
Bestselling author of The Other Mrs. Walker Mary Paulson-Ellis will discuss her new novel, answer audience questions and sign copies of her books. Tickets £6 including drink on entry and £5 redeemable against a book from ebb & flo bookshop or on Eventbrite.
St. Paul’s Players present Keeping Up Appearances, based on the TV show by Roy Clarke. Tickets £10 per adult or £8 concessions, available on 01204 407784, 07403 287120 or from Adlington Post Office.
Entertainment from the Phoenix Society – have a sing and a cake! There’ll also be bingo games in the afternoon. Tickets £5 on 01744 451919, proceeds to the HoneyRose Foundation.
Enjoy a night of Motown and ABBA music in support of the Animals Asia Foundation, which is helping to end bear bile farming in China and Vietnam. Tickets £7 on 01704 872478 or 01704 874645.
Singer, songwriter and musician Kath Tait performs stories of her life as a carer, a hippy and a wholefood freak. Tickets £6.50 at www.wildaboutstory.co.uk or £7 on the door.
A brand new murder mystery – a dastardly deed has been committed in Easteros in an attempt to take the Calcium Throne. Can you figure out whodunit? Tickets £12 – contact ormskirk_theatre@hotmail.com for more info.
A musical extravaganza from Coppull Folk featuring Mail Train and Dandelion Train, along with Fat Controller Ken Scally. Tickets £6 on 01772 432691, 01257 400650 or 01942 732728. All proceeds go to Coppull Folk Fest 2020.
Help raise money for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Carers UK with a 4-course meal, raffle and auction, plus entertainment from a live band and DJ. Dress to impress – tickets £40 on 07972 282833 or Asweet16forbobbi@yahoo.com
Chorley District Scouts present the 2nd Rossendale Scout Band for the 27th consecutive year. Tickets including light refreshments £9 per adult or £4.50 per under-14, available on 07789 915627 or john.johnson@scoutmail.co.uk
Local Ormskirk band Ragged Trousers perform unaccompanied traditional and contemporary folk music. Tickets £10 at https://chapelgallery.org.uk/events/folk-nights-ragged-trousers/
John Winter discusses and signs his book ‘Blame It On The Beatles… And Bill Shankly’, which traces the lives of teenagers growing up in Liverpool in the 1960s. Free, but booking required at the library.
When an ancient manuscript of Shakespeare’s first ever play turns up in a car park, it’s a theatre company’s job to abridge it from a massive 100 hours long to just 90 minutes. Tickets £10 on Ticketsource or from the venue.
Orchestral Concert at St Helens Town Hall, Saturday 28th September, 7.30pm. Bill Connor conducts St Helens Sinfonietta, playing Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, Beethoven's 7th Symphony, Bach's A minor Violin Concerto and Mozart's Overture to Don Giovanni. Dewi Tudor Jones (violin) returns to thrill us with his magic. Tickets £15 (£1 for accompanied under-16s). Phone 01744 600846...
An evening of Folk Music and Poetry with Corrie Shelley and friends on Saturday, 28 September, 7.30 p.m. at St Elizabeth's Church, Bolton Road, Aspull. £8 (light refreshments included)
A production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot – a classical piece of absurdist theatre. Tickets £6, £5 for library card holders or £3 concessions from the library.
Eyes down for a hilarious night of bingo and fundraising for Presfield High School and Specialist College. Hosted by comedian Brendan Riley, tickets £11 at www.southportcomedyfestival.com
Fun Palace is a FREE family friendly community event, bringing together arts, sciences, crafts, technology and digital skills. This event is linked by the Fun Palace network. Activities available include Library Crazy Golf, Ormskirk Ukulele, Book Sculpting, Card Making, Bird Feeders, Elderflower Jewellery, Fir Cone Decorations, Grass-Hair Creations, Blackout Poetry, Little Boxes, Giant Chess, Preston...
Join the Southport Soroptimists for a vintage fundraiser in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society, featuring Victorian and Edwardian costumes, prosecco and canapes, and entertainment including a vintage singalong and various prizes. Tickets £35 on 01704 569771 or 01704 579631.