TICKETS go on sale today for the Chippendales' Collar and Cuffs Tour, which is coming to the region in May.

The male strip act, which inspired films such as The Full Monty, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

"The show is almost impossible to describe, but picture a stage full of men willing to push themselves to the limits of human endurance to make women completely happy," said director and choreographer Glenn Packard

The only tour date in the North-East is May 3, at Borough Hall, in Hartlepool.

The Chippendales began in Los Angeles, California, in 1978, and in 1983 went east to New York. From there, the act was exported around the world.

Tickets for May 3 cost £18.50 in advance and are available by calling 0870 735 5000 or logging on to www.bookingsdirect.com