UNTIL APRIL 21 Kean Starring Antony Sher at Malvern Theatres. Tickets available from box office.

The Dresser A tragicomedy by Ronald Hardwood, presented by the Swan Theatre Amateur Company. Tickets available from Swan Theatre box office.

APRIL 21 Stodge and Podge Go Mountaineering A play for children between the ages of three and 10. This time Podge, the garden gnome, thinks he can climb a mountain. Come and see what happens when he tries. Norbury Theatre, Friar Street, Droitwich. Tickets available from box office.

APRIL 22 Hoppin Mad Cabaret with International Swing and Lindy Hop dance stars. Malvern Theatres. Tickets available in advance only from Dance at 8, Pershore.

APRIL 23-28 Old Times Starring Neil Pearson and Janie Dee at Malvern Theatres. Tickets available from box office.

APRIL 24-28 The Full Monty Performed by WODS, at the Swan Theatre. Tickets available from the box office.

APRIL 25-26 Scottish Dance Theatre Scotland's leading dance theatre company brings a dynamic and inspirational double bill to Malvern Theatres. Tickets available from box office.

APRIL 25-28 Ladies In Retirement Presented by St John's Players, at the Norbury Theatre, Droitwich. Tickets available from box office.

MAY 1-5 Tracy Beaker Gets Real Join the UK's most popular and volatile girl when she explodes onto the stage in this brand new show with music for all the family. Malvern Theatres. Tickets available from box office.

MAY 5 Uncle Bert's Cow Does the horse that PC Brackett has found have anything to do with Uncle Bert's missing cow? Children's Theatre at the Swan Theatre, Worcester.

MAY 7-12 Simply Ballroom A lavish production where the colour and spectacle of ballroom dance fuses brilliantly with live theatre, hosted by Lionel Blair. Malvern Theatres. Tickets available from box office.

MAY 12 La Nuit Intime Fall in love with dance all over again, or be ravished by it for the first time. Malvern Theatres. Tickets available from box office. Caution: contains nudity.

MAY 14-19 The New Statesman Rik Mayall returns to the stage in this brand new instalment of political intrigue and sexual shenanigans in Westminster. Malvern Theatres. Tickets available from box office.