REHEARSALS are under way for the Accrington Theatre Group's next production, Hot Mikado.

Based on the Gilbert and Sullivan classic, the Hot Mikado keeps all the characters and the plot from the original, but adds some extra spice to the musical arrangements. It relocates from ancient Japan to the USA of the 1940s, and turns up the heat with some jazzy, up-tempo numbers and snappy dialogue.

The show will be performed at Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre from Monday, November 12 to Saturday November 17.