Am dram with Alison Norton

They will be performing at The Marches School, Morda Road, from December 9-11, with evening performances at 7.30pm and 2.30pm matinees on December 10 and 11.

Danielle Box, aged 22, plays the title role, while teacher Bekah Brown plays her Prince Charming.

Spokesperson for the group and Danielle's father, Phil Box, said: "We have songs from Abba, Beyonce, Wicked the musical and Michael Jackson, as well as much, much more."

Tickets for Cinderella are available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/omtc or 01691 657996.

Music lovers will be delighted to hear that Wombourne and District Choral Society will be performing St Paul Oratorio by Mendelssohn tomorrow at the Church of St John in the Square in Wolverhampton.

In 1831, Mendelssohn was commissioned by Johann Schelble, conductor of the Cecilia Choir and Orchestra of Frankfurt, to compose an oratorio. The Bible was a constant source of inspiration for his choral works, and Mendelssohn here turned to the life of St Paul. The first performance on May 22nd 1836 took place at the Lower Rhine Music Festival in Düsseldorf. Its first performance in England was given in Liverpool in October 1836, and the following year Mendelssohn himself conducted it at the Birmingham Festival, to enthusiastic acclaim.

For tickets are available on 01902 744447 or at the door on the night. The concert begins at 7.30pm and light refreshments will be available during the interval.

From December 3-17, you can catch performances of probably the most popular festive tale, A Christmas Carol, in the main house at the Crescent Theatre in Birmingham, presented by the theatre's resident group.

It's one to make us think just a little deeper at Christmas time. For tickets, priced at £15 and £14 or £36 for a family, visit www.crescent-theatre.co.uk or call 0121 643 5858.

Tettenhall Amateur Players will be presenting Ray Cooney's hilarious farce, It Runs In The Family, from Wednesday until December 3 at The Hayward Theatre within St Peter's Collegiate School.

Described as 'a Rolls Royce of a farce', this is the tale of Doctor David Mortimore, a renowned neurologist who is about to deliver the most important lecture of his life, when his ex-girlfriend calmly informs him that he is the father of her 18-year-old daughter, who is now waiting downstairs for him demanding to see her long lost parent. In an attempt to hold onto his marriage, his reputation and keep his dream of receiving a knighthood alive, David creates a web of lies and deceit resulting in total mayhem.

For tickets call 0333 666 3366 or 01902 744033 or visit www.tettenhallamateurplayers.com

Dudley Choral Society, who perform at St James' Church, The Parade, is presenting their annual Christmas Concert on December 10, at 7.30pm.

There is a variety of seasonal music by John Rutter and Geoffrey Bush, under the baton of musical director Gary Cole, plus carols by the choir for the audience to join in with. It promises to be a lovely, festive evening. For tickets priced at £8 each, call 01384 259250.

Over in Shropshire, The Arts Centre Telford has recently expanded its offer to young people and adults across the county to provide tuition in music and instruments. Already a popular theatre company and training outlet, the TACT Music School offers tuition from expert, working musicians in a range of instruments, as well as music theory.

Hollie Whittles, music service coordinator said: "Music transforms lives. The thinking skills, creativity and discipline experienced in music lessons are skills that are transferable to every aspect of life."

"For young people, learning an instrument develops a working ethic that will support their studies generally. They will also gain a skill set extremely well respected and that will allow them the opportunity to be part of a community of musicians."

For more information, visit www.musiclessonstelford.com or call 07538 264986. Youth on Stage, a Solihull-based group for young performers aged between nine and 25, is presenting their pantomime, Aladdin, at The Dovehouse from December 7-10.

For tickets call 07944549647 or 07824552431.

Charlemont Amateur Dramatic Society from West Bromwich is looking to cast two roles in their forthcoming production of the 1950's farce, Dry Rot.

They are looking for a lady aged between 20-30 years old to play the role of Susan, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs Wagstaff and a young man of a similar age to play the role of Fred Phipps, who was originally played by the king of farce, comedy star Brian Rix, back in the day.

There will be play readings and casting for these roles on December 1, 6 and 8 at Gayton Road Community Centre. Contact Stephanie Agger on 078725 97734 or Dave Hill on 0121 357 4169 for further information.

Finally this week, my home group, South Staffs Musical Theatre Company will be singing carols and festive favourites in Sainsbury's at Bentley Bridge on December 6.

We are raising money for The Well, a Wolverhampton-based food bank which offers assistance to families struggling to make ends meet. We will also be taking food donations, so please come and support this very worthy cause.

Well that's all for this week. Please send me details of all your news, particularly your Christmas pantomimes and concerts, as well as good quality photos to go with it to a.norton@expressandstar.co.uk Or you can call me on 01902 319662 or follow me on Twitter @AlisonNorton. Break a leg!