Thu, 17th May 2012

Gripping tale of family’s anguish over soldier son

11:24am Friday 11th May 2012

A scene from Multi Story Theatre’s production Josh’s Monsters

The war in Afghanistan is never far from our consciousness, but what is sometimes hard for those not closely related to members of the armed forces to understand is the full impact of seeing a loved one leave for war.

Medieval treat for all the family

11:28am Friday 11th May 2012

An archer at Harewood Castle Photo Kippa Matthews

Peasants and noblemen alike are being invited to a medieval fair at Harewood.

Story of enduring love is set in the Big Apple

11:27am Friday 11th May 2012

The latest playhouse production opened in the Wildman Studio on Monday. Set in New York, Chaim’s Love Song by Marvin Chernoff is a charming comedy drama about retired Jewish mailman Chaim Shotsky and his friendship with Kelly Burke, a young teacher from Iowa who has accompanied her husband, an English professor, on a research trip to the Big Apple.

Upstagers set to perform Vietnam War love story

11:25am Friday 11th May 2012

Ilkley's Upstagers Youth Theatre Group has been chosen by the professional management team to perform the under 19s’ version of the musical Miss Saigon at the King’s Hall, between July 11-14.

Fundraising concert is a chance to help fight polio

11:25am Friday 11th May 2012

The City of Bradford Brass Band will play at a Rotary Club concert in Ilkley next month in aid of worldwide campaign to eradicate polio.

Well-honed performance creates quite a stir

11:29am Friday 11th May 2012

Far be it from the writer to suggest any alternative version, but could it be that God spent five days creating Yorkshire, honing it, perfecting it to the ultimate degree – and God saw that it was good. And on the sixth day, God created the rest of the world – and God saw that it was average? Just a hypothesis, you understand.

Theatre group brings actresses who made history to Ilkley

10:56am Thursday 26th April 2012

The actress who plays Nell Gwynne, one of the stars of the production

A comic and moving account of the lives of the first English actresses allowed on stage during the Restoration era is coming to Ilkley Playhouse next month.

Come to the ceilidh, come with me!

8:24am Thursday 12th April 2012

This Sunday sees a first for Addingham Ceilidh Club when trio Heretique provides music for the club’s monthly traditional dance in Addingham Memorial Hall.

Veteran Ilkley rocker is on the road again

8:17am Thursday 12th April 2012

Paradise Lost, with Nick Holmes, second from the right

An Ilkley resident is about to set off on a major tour taking in venues across Britain and Europe as the frontman of a hard rock band.

Lead role in Upstagers' musical for X Factor finalist Luke

11:30am Tuesday 10th April 2012

Luke Bayer who starred in the TV show X-Factor has a leading role in Stampede Theatre Company’s latest production, Sweeney Todd

An X Factor finalist will star in the stage performance of a classic film.

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