Courageous cast of 'The Full Monty' bare all at Yeadon
	8:24am Mon 25 Feb 08
	Rachel O'Connor reviews The Full Monty'; by Stampede Theatre Company at Yeadon Town Hall.

	Aireborough Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s ‘Yeomen of The Guard’ at Yeadon Town Hall
	3:40pm Thu 7 Feb 08
	I AM not familiar with Yeomen of the Guard' - it is more grand opera than the usual lilting, joyful shows Gilbert and Sullivan wrote.
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	The Addingham pantomime ‘Jack and The Beanstalk’ at the Village Memorial Hall
	3:39pm Thu 7 Feb 08
	It's panto time again in Addingham and, once again, you are in for a treat!

The James Griffett charity concert at St John’s Church, Ben Rhydding

8:51am Thursday 3rd January 2008

For a number of years now local tenor James Griffett has organised and directed a successful series of charity concerts featuring a programme of choral music which has added an extra dimension to the festive season.

Opera North’s ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ at Leeds Grand Theatre

8:52am Thursday 3rd January 2008

Opera North's production of The Adventures of Pinocchio' produced a buzz of excitement in a packed Grand Theatre as the audience eagerly awaited the world premiere of Jonathan Dove's opera based on Carlo Collodi's original 1883 book.

Overall this was a fine performance

1:42pm Thursday 29th November 2007

Ilkley and otley Choral Societies' concert at St Margaret's Church, Ilkley AS part of the Ilkley Arts Festival the Ilkley and Otley Choral Societies gave performances of Dona Nobis Paccm' by Vaughan Williams and the Mass in C Minor K 427' by Mozart under their conductor Alan Horsey.

Balance between orchestra and choir difficult to achieve

1:37pm Thursday 29th November 2007

Leeds Philharmonic Chorus and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in concert at Leeds Town Hall A century separated the premieres at Leeds Town Hall of the two choral works in last Saturday's concert: the young Ralph Vaughan Williams introduced Towards the Unknown Region' to the Leeds Musical Festival audience on October 10,1907. This 13 minute long work for large orchestral and choral forces - beefed up by the mighty Town Hall organ - could be said to epitomise the great West Riding Choral tradition, then at its zenith.

Fine acting can't hide horrow of 'distasteful' musical

3:21pm Friday 23rd November 2007

Bat Boy The Musical' by The Grove and Rawdon Theatre Company at Yeadon Town Hall. SINCE amalgamating in 2003 The Grove and Rawdon Theatre Company have come up with some amazing productions.

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Standing ovation that was well deserved

3:18pm Friday 23rd November 2007

Blood Brothers' at The Grand Theatre, Leeds, until November 24. A five minute standing ovation with at least half a dozen curtain calls is very rare in the theatre these days. However, this is what happened at the opening night of Blood Brothers' at the Grand Theatre.

Large cast squeezes into brilliant performance

11:44am Thursday 8th November 2007

Guiseley AOS in When The Lights Go On Again' at Guiseley Theatre (until Saturday) This timely production focuses our minds on Remembrance Day. The impressive exhibition at the theatre, and the pre-performance features submitted to this newspaper by the Society's Publicity Officer Mark Dexter highlighting the part local veterans played in the Second World War, have played a vital part.

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