Here's your guide to some of the best things to do in the week ahead:

 

  • Willy Wonka – The Pantomime

The Warren am dram group brings you the colourful and charming tale of Willy Wonka and his chocolate factory. When Charlie finds a golden ticket, all his dreams come true. He and four other ‘delightful’ children have the experience of a lifetime when they are invited to the chocolate factory and meet Willy Wonka himself. 

The Bull Theatre, High Street, Barnet, January 15 to 18, at various times. Details: 07982 462668, thewarren.info, thebulltheatre.com 

 

  • Tracey O’Connor and Her Trio

This talented vocalist returns to Mill Hill Jazz Club with her fabulous style and new ballads, old and new, supported by her own trio.

Mill Hill Jazz Club, Mill Hill Golf Club Club House, Barnet Way, Mill Hill, January 14, 8.30pm. Details: 020 8207 0451, millhilljazzclub.co.uk

 

  • Access the Avro Vulcan Week

The legendary aircraft will be open for access visitors for a full week in January, as this popular attraction returns to the RAF Museum. Clamber up the two ladders, through the cabin and into the cockpit, where one of the museum’s experienced team will talk you through every nook and cranny of the flight deck. 

RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, January 19 to 23, at various times. Details: 020 8205 2266, rafmuseum.org.uk 

 

  • 1914-2014: World War One Centenary

An exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War that reflects the contribution and sacrifice of people from Elstree and Borehamwood. It also looks at what the area was like in 1914 and shows how the so-called Great War affected the local community. 

Elstree and Borehamwood Museum, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, from January 20. Details: 01442 454888, elstree-museum.org.uk 

 

  • Raving

Briony and Keith are not finding parenthood easy. Their friends, the delightful Ross and Rosy, engineer a relaxing weekend away in Wales – intelligent adult company, good food and drink, complete rest, and absolutely no children. But they invite the unpredictable Charles and Serena to make up the numbers. Add to this an uninvited, anarchic adolescent and a fanatical farmer, and Briony and Keith’s idyllic weekend erupts into total chaos. A new production from Incognito Theatre.

Incognito Theatre, Holly Park Road, Friern Barnet, January 25 to 31. Details: 07912 875700, incognitotheatre.com 

 

 

For a full list of events, see the Just the Ticket pages in this week's Times Series newspapers in print or online here.