ALMOST 200 performers will take part in a fusion of football and dance on one of the region's biggest stages at the weekend.

The Joanne Banks Dancers, from Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor, are starring in Kick It! at the Newcastle Playhouse. The dancers, aged between four and 50, are from Spennymoor, Ferryhill, Shildon, Bishop Auckland and surrounding areas.

It will be the ninth time Joanne Banks, of Spennymoor, has choreographed a show for the theatre.

Tickets for Friday's show, at 7pm, and Saturday's shows, at 2pm and 7pm, cost £7.50, and are available by calling (01388) 420210 and (01388) 815105.