WHERE will you find Shrek, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, rock legends Judas Priest, Heathcliff, Miss Hannigan and Dara O'Briain this summer?

They'll all be treading the boards of Bradford Theatres stages as part of a glittering line-up for the new season.

The season opens with Ayub Khan Din’s East is East, starring Pauline McGlynn as the mother of a family torn between cultures, and quality drama continues with a new stage adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's mystery classic, Rebecca.

It's a good season for musical theatre too, with hit show Shrek The Musical hitting the Alhambra in September. Expect an all singing, all-dancing family adventure bringing the hit animation to life.

Other musicals coming to the Alhambra include Annie, starring Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan; Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, starring Jason Donovan, and Hairspray, starring Claire Sweeney and Peter Duncan; and Jesus Christ Superstar.

For dance fans, there's all-male ballerina ensemble Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Moscow Ballet's Nutcracker, Strictly Come Dancing professionals presenting Puttin' On the Ritz, and Northern Ballet performing Emily Brontë’s masterpiece Wuthering Heights and children's ballet Elves and The Shoemaker.

Over at St George’s Hall, the Alhambra Studio and Ilkley's King’s Hall, there's a range of comedy, music and family events.

Comics Sarah Millican, Dave Spikey, Sean Hughes, Tim Vine, Justin Moorhouse, Ken Dodd and Dara O’Briain will be tickling ribs, and there's music from The Proclaimers, Bay City Rollers starring Les McKeown, Jools Holland, Dr Hook, The Troggs and Andy Williams, with the Osmonds.

Family shows include The Basil Brush Show, What the Ladybird Heard, Mister Maker and Dinosaur Zoo, bringing prehistoric creatures to life.

The season ends with West Yorkshire’s biggest panto, Jack and the Beanstalk, starring Billy Pearce, Lisa Riley, John Challis and Jake Canuso.

Visit bradford-theatres.co.uk or call 01274 432000.