A THEATRE group is seeking two thigh-slapping principal ladies for this year's panto.

The Apple Players are preparing to produce "Jack and the Beanstalk" and need two women in the 20s to 30s agegroup prepared to act, dance and sing.

The show will run throughout January in Leigh and also at Radcliffe Civic Hall.

Following a successful run of the musical "Half of Everything" the Players are back in rehearsal for their October show, a murder mystery "The Affairs at Meddlers Top".

The play will be presented at the Ex-Servicemen's Club, Windermere Road, Leigh, on October 21 and 22, curtain up 7.30pm.

Tickets are £9.99, buffet included, with a discount of £1.99 a ticket for groups of five or more. They are available from Allan on 01942 671680 or Guy on 07831 436429.

Rehearsals for a new show "Movies were Movies" will be on Tuesdays between 7.30pm and 10pm.