Our pick of the week's stage performances, brought to you every Friday. This wee: Ealing comedy and Forties night club glitz.

THE LAVENDER HILL MOB, Connaught Theatre, Worthing, July 22-July 27
The film version of this play was one of Ealing Studios' most successful movies.

Starring Clive Francis and Victor Spinetti, the play tells the story of a bank clerk who masterminds a heist.

The stolen gold is melted into a set of Eiffel Tower souvenirs and shipped to Paris - only to be bought by a group of schoolgirls.

Tickets cost £14.50 to £17.50 (£12.50 to £15.50 concessions). Call 01903 206206.

COPACABANA, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, July 24-August 3
Based on Barry Manilow's song, this glitzy musical, presented by amateur theatre company The Rattonians, tells a tale of love, revenge and murder.

Set amid the swinging nightclub scene of the Forties, showgirl Lola Lamar is launched on the path to stardom.

But jealousy and passion soon envelop Lola's world with the arrival of a villainous admirer.

Tickets cost £8, £9 and £10. Call 01323 412000.

TAKING STEPS, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until July 27
Set in a run-down house, this early Ayckbourn comedy follows six misfits over the course of a night and day as they entangle themselves in a melee of suicide notes, mistaken identities and punch-ups.

At the forefront of the confusion are rich cad Roland (Tony Adams) and his much younger wife Elizabeth (Amanda Humphrey).

Tickets cost £10 to £15. Call 01323 412000.

BLUNT SPEAKING, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, July 23-August 10
Written by and starring Corin Redgrave, this humorous play reflects on a fascinating piece of British history.

Redgrave plays Anthony Blunt, MI5 agent, Cambridge don, art advisor to the Queen, KGB spy and a dedicated communist.

The play depicts Blunt's versions of events surrounding Margaret Thatcher's declaration of his treachery.

Tickets cost £8 to £18. Call 01243 781312.