Otley Courthouse will start its tenth birthday celebrations in style during the first weekend of May.

The venue’s month-long celebration will begin on Thursday, May 1 when Tutti Frutti Productions and York Theatre Royal present two performances, at 10.30am and 1.30pm, of Monday’s Child.

Using live music and dance, the dream-like, humorous show tells the story of the unique bond between a grandmother and a child and explores how we learn and grow to cope with new challenges. Tickets cost £7 for adults, £5 for children.

On Friday, May 2, the Otley Singers and Beccy Owen will take to the stage for a double-bill show of uplifting and emotive music. The evening begins with a performance by the all-female community choir, then in the second half the group’s musical director, solo artist Beccy Owen, will play a stripped-back version of her entire new album, Imago.

Tickets for the 8pm show cost £8 or £6 in advance, or £9 or £7 on the door.

The Heritage Timeline, meanwhile, will be launched between 11am and 2.30pm on Saturday, May 3.

Created by a team of volunteers, the timeline has been designed to create a lasting document that highlights some of the key moments in the Courthouse’s rich history, dating back to 1853.

Then on the Saturday evening, the band who played during the venue’s opening weekend as an arts and community centre ten years ago will take the stage again.

Bayou Gumbo have reformed as a one-off especially for the performance, and will perform their distinctive blend of Cajun, African, R&B and Country music from 10pm to 11pm.

They will be preceded, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, by the New Rope String Band – a trio that mixes musical expertise with side-splitting humour.

Their show will be a seated affair, with the half-hour break afterwards allowing the chairs to be cleared before the Bayou Gumbo’s show.

Tickets for the double-bill cost: £14 or £12 in advance, or £15 or £13 on the door.

For more details on any of the events drop in at the Courthouse, call (01943) 467466, or visit otleycourthouse.org.uk.