ON APRIL 20 Bingley Gilbert & Gilbert Society open their newest version of The Mikado which will be a traditional homage which Mr Gilbert himself would have been proud of.

A year before the action of this opera begins, Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father’s imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady.

On at Bingley Arts Centre from April 20 to 25 at 7.30pm tickets are available for £7- £14 on sale at Bingley Arts Centre box office 01274 567983 or please visit ticketsource.co.uk/bingleyartscentre