WHATEVER you think about the 1980s, they knew how to make a feelgood coming-of-age film with a cracking soundtrack. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club and, closer to home, the classic Scottish romantic comedy Gregory's Girl, the stage adaption of which is the Ilkley Playhouse’s next production.

Although the film is set in Scotland, the Playhouse version has been transposed to Yorkshire. It’s otherwise faithful to the original tale of the eponymous Gregory, a gangly adolescent with a football obsession and a slightly quirky world view.

Football is the centre of Gregory’s world. His unsuccessful school football team is keen to welcome a promising new player, but has distinctly mixed reactions when she turns out to be a girl – and, to boot (pun intended), a better centre forward than Gregory. Hormone-based turmoil ensues.

Directors by Nikki Ford and Jamesine Cundell-Walker are taking full advantage of the pop classics of the 80s to crank up the atmosphere. They were delighted to introduce this (largely) young and (wholly) energetic cast to this indomitable decade of music.

Laughs, love, lust and football: it’s a potent mix, and the energetic young cast does it great justice. Whether it’s your first time or you’re a nostalgic veteran of the 80s version, this is a sweet, funny play to warm your heart on a cold winter’s evening.

Gregory’s Girl runs from December 6 to 16. To book please call 01943 609 539 or go to www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk