World premiere concerto a real treat

2:12pm Thursday 18th April 2013

Airedale Symphony Orchestra

Ilkley Film society showing award-winning Tree of Life

2:11pm Thursday 18th April 2013

Few films can have combined family life in Texas in the 1950s, the creation of the universe, life after death and dinosaurs roaming the earth, but Terrence Malick’s controversial The Tree Of Life does just that.

Classic Ibsen play at revamped Adel memorial hall

2:06pm Thursday 18th April 2013

Adel Players will take to the stage for a new production of Ghosts later this month, under upgraded facilities.

Talented Upstagers hungry for success

Dalton Wood as Seymour and Vicki Holmes as Audrey in the Upstagers production of Little Shop of Horrors

2:05pm Thursday 18th April 2013

Little Shop of Horrors

Thought-provoking dark comedy

2:01pm Thursday 18th April 2013

Suburb of Babylon

Ilkley Playhouses stages three plays in one

The cast of Suburb of Babylon, on at Ilkley Playhouse

2:42pm Thursday 11th April 2013

Ilkley Playhouse continues to host the production of Hugh Leonard’s trilogy Suburb of Babylon on its Wharfeside stage.

Popular Otley festival of tribute acts returns

‘Bono’ of U2 tribute act, New 2

2:37pm Thursday 11th April 2013

‘Early bird’ tickets have gone on sale for the 2013 Otley Fake Festival.

Dominic sings Diamond hits at Korks in Otley

2:48pm Thursday 11th April 2013

Singer-songwriter Dominic Finley will perform some of Neil Diamond’s best-loved hits in Otley tomorrow, Friday.

Otley concert in aid of Wheatfields Hospice

Headliners Roadkill

2:45pm Thursday 11th April 2013

A charity rock concert with well-known local bands playing is being held in Otley on Saturday.

Otley Arts Club season starts with pastels

2:44pm Thursday 11th April 2013

Otley Arts Club will begin a busy spring programme with an examination of animal studies in pastels.

Otley Courthouse hosts talk on conserving rare birds by RSPB

A white-tailed eagle

2:43pm Thursday 11th April 2013

Otley Courthouse is hosting a unique event for all avian enthusiasts and wildlife lovers next week.

Alexandra joins choir for welcome return to Yeadon Town Hall

Soprano Alexandra Lowe

3:10pm Thursday 4th April 2013

It will be a case of deja vu for up and coming Soprano Alexandra Lowe when she takes to Yeadon Town Hall stage with the internationally renowned Fron Male Voice Choir this week.  Alexandra is a 21-year-old soprano currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music and two years ago she appeared as guest singer with the choir in concert in Yeadon.   “I am so pleased to be singing alongside them again this year at Yeadon Town Hall, as two years ago I received a standing ovation for my performance there,” she said. “Let’s hope that this year will be just as good, or even better.”

Emotional mixture in an Irish trilogy at Ilkley Playhouse

Emotional mixture in an Irish trilogy at Ilkley Playhouse

3:04pm Thursday 4th April 2013

Hugh Leonard’s trilogy Suburb of Babylon starts a ten-night run in the Wharfeside theatre on Wednesaday. All three plays are set in the same Dublin street more or less simultaneously, though each has its own distinctive genre.

Ilkley society film show

3:15pm Thursday 4th April 2013

Cinema and theatre join together at Ilkley Playhouse on Sunday, April 7 when Ilkley Film Society presents Terence Davies’s marvellous film of Terence Rattigan’s play The Deep Blue Sea, at 8pm.

Acclaimed opera singer's Otley church show

3:14pm Thursday 4th April 2013

An acclaimed international opera singer will perform in Otley this spring.

Upstagers perform Little Shop of Horrors at Ilkley King's Hall

3:13pm Thursday 4th April 2013

Upstagers will be performing Little Shop of Horrors, which tells the story of a young florist who raises a plant which feeds on human flesh and blood, next week.

Edinburgh award winner on stage

Susanna Hislop and writer Katharine Markwick star in The Historians

3:11pm Thursday 4th April 2013

A Halifax-set play about female friendship during the 1980s and 1990s will be performed in Otley this month.

Mystery at Addingham memorial hall

Mystery at Addingham memorial hall

3:08pm Thursday 4th April 2013

A tale of menacing mystery comes to Addingham Memorial Hall this month as Addingham Drama Group presents its production of The Edge of Darkness.

Diamond guy evening at Otley

3:07pm Thursday 4th April 2013

A show dedicated to the life and songs of Neil Diamond will be held in Otley next week.

Brahms maintains Good Friday tradition

3:05pm Thursday 4th April 2013

Brahms’ German Requiem

Scottish duo to give Otley Courthouse audience a toe-tapping time

Multi-instrumentalist Anna Massie

2:39pm Thursday 4th April 2013

A Scottish folk duo are aiming to get toes tapping at Otley Courthouse next weekend.

A night of musical happiness at Guiseley Theatre

Julie Stead as Patsy, Martin Holmes as Dougie and Bob Mangan as Alf - working in the diner that they are trying to save from the clutches of the fast food chain

2:48pm Thursday 28th March 2013

A new jukebox production, Walkin’ Back to Happiness, will be premiered at Guiseley Theatre this Easter.

Courtroom drama with some deja vu at Ilkley Playhouse

Brian Dales (guitar/voice) and Jon Chamberlain (keyboards)

2:35pm Thursday 28th March 2013

The Playhouse welcomes Claptrap Theatre to the Wildman Studio this Saturday, with their intriguing – and topical – courtroom drama The Rape Queen by Tom Needham.

Plenty of verve and vibrance

2:42pm Thursday 28th March 2013

Hairspray

Society ensures the hills are still alive with the sound of music

2:39pm Thursday 28th March 2013

Sound of Music

Powerful story about life of a refugee boy

2:38pm Thursday 28th March 2013

Refugee Boy is a story about arriving, belonging and finding home.

Otley Courthouse set to go green for eco-friendly fair

Scottish folk duo Anna Massie and Mairearad Green

2:33pm Thursday 28th March 2013

Green will definitely be the dominant theme at Otley Courthouse in April.

Stars of folk scene set for Ilkley Playhouse

Singer-songwriter Hannah-Rei

4:44pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Well-known pianist, singer and actor Michael Lunts is hosting a special evening devoted to comedy songs at Ilkley Playhouse on Saturday.

Upstagers' new production is Little Shop of Horrors

Upstagers' new production is Little Shop of Horrors

4:35pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Upstagers’ next production at Ilkley’s King’s Hall in April will be the comedy, horror rock musical Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken (composer) and Howard Ashman (writer). The action takes place in in the 1960’s in Mushnik’s Florists, a run-down flower shop owned by the cranky Mr Mushnik.

One of the most professional and dynamic productions seen at venue

4:46pm Friday 22nd March 2013

La Cage Aux Folles, Yeadon Town Hall

New music director conducts bright reading

4:45pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Cantores Olicanae & Yorkshire Chamber Ensemble, St Margaret’s, Ilkley

‘Talented’ Johnny Cash tribute band at Otley Courthouse

Keep It Cash

4:42pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Community arts organisation the Big Hoo-Ha Company are hosting two events at Otley Courthouse over the coming week.

Wit, humour and fantasy abound

4:37pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Ilkley Art Club Exhibition, The Manor House

Concert that improved with time

4:36pm Friday 22nd March 2013

The Schubert Ensemble, King’s Hall, Ilkley

Duo’s unique blend is

Actor Dónal Cox and harpist Steph West appear at the Playhouse on Thursday

11:28am Thursday 14th March 2013

A unique theatrical experience comes to the Playhouse next week. Journey to the Fifth Province – combines language and music from Ireland’s rich heritage.

John wins ‘new actor’ award at second attempt

John Waite

11:38am Thursday 14th March 2013

A man has won an award for most promising actor – 45 years after he first appeared on stage.

Theatre’s promise of the unexpected

11:36am Thursday 14th March 2013

Otley Youth Theatre are warning audiences to expect the unexpected when they return to Otley Courthouse next week.

Jake to take centre stage

Jake Brown

11:34am Thursday 14th March 2013

A talented young percussionist will up sticks from the back of the orchestra to take centre stage as soloist in a concert at Leeds Town Hall.

Students provide some magical melodies from the musicals

The Ilkley Grammar School cast

11:31am Thursday 14th March 2013

Ilkley Grammar School continued its tradition of presenting a hugely successful sell-out show, with this year’s production of ‘The Magic of the Musicals’.

Plenty of laughs during this riotous night out at the theatre

11:32am Thursday 14th March 2013

Dion Boucicault’s comedy London Assurance is a real riotous night out at the theatre.

Hollywood and folk music set to entertain at Otley Courthouse

2:49pm Thursday 7th March 2013

A touch of Hollywood and music from a folk band with eclectic tastes are both coming to Otley Courthouse.

Assured comedy is a capital concoction for Ilkley Playhouse

Roza Hesmondhalgh as Grace Harkaway and Tom Hebbert as Charles Courtly in London Assurance, which runs until March 16

2:30pm Thursday 7th March 2013

London Assurance, the Dion Boucicault comedy, had its opening night on Wednesday and runs until Saturday, March 16. The play has always enjoyed huge success whenever and wherever it has been performed.

Weeton and Huby Players take another step into Ayckbourn farce

2:57pm Thursday 7th March 2013

The award-winning Weeton & Huby Players will complete their 90th season by reprising Alan Ayckbourn’s farce Taking Steps.

King's Hall show provides a blaze of colour

2:55pm Thursday 7th March 2013

Me And My Girl

Otley reggae and ska night for Wheatfields Hospice

2:44pm Thursday 7th March 2013

An Otley pub is preparing to host another fundraising evening of Northern Soul, ska and reggae music.

Joseph role is up for grabs at Guiseley Carpetbaggers

2:41pm Thursday 7th March 2013

Would-be stars are being invited to audition for the lead role in a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

A Handel on resurrection at Ilkley church

2:37pm Thursday 7th March 2013

Ilkley and Otley Choral Societies welcome people to a ‘Come and Sing’ concert of music for Passiontide at St Margaret’s Church, Queens Road, Ilkley. The concert begins at 7pm on Saturday, March 23.

Down-to-earth show that's so full of beans

Rehearsals of Menston Thespians’ production of Jack and the Beanstalk, which opens tonight

2:35pm Thursday 7th March 2013

Menston Thespians

Rasputin’s Mother is popping in at Ilkley Playhouse

Rasputin’s Mother is at the Playhouse tomorrow and Saturday

2:51pm Thursday 28th February 2013

The Dion Boucicault comedy London Assurance opens in less than a week on Wednesday, March 6, and runs for ten nights. Tickets are selling fast, so you are advised to book in advance to guarantee seats.

Terence trouble delights Ilkley society cast during final rehearsals

Younger members of the Me And My Girl cast

3:09pm Thursday 28th February 2013

With less than a week to go before Me And My Girl opens at the King’s Hall, the members of Ilkley Amateur Operatic Society have just been introduced to the newest cast member, Terence, who plays the part of a tiger-skin rug.

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