THE first rehearsal for Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Company’s ‘mystery’ autumn musical takes place on Thursday.

The production cannot be named yet, due to licensing rules, but the company’s Facebook page announced this week’s get together for a ‘modern, up-to-date rock opera, based on a story we’re pretty sure you already know’ by ‘ALW’.

Chorus singing rehearsals will run on Mondays and Thursdays until April 14 – and anyone wishing to audition must attend at least half of these sessions. April 17 will be an audition rehearsal, followed then on April 24, 28 and May 1 with audition workshops, run by director Howard G Raw.

Sessions will take place at the Ambulance Hall, Colne, at 7.30pm. The musical will be staged in September.