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Bradford Alhambra: family pirate adventure Treasure Island (until Saturday); Claire Sweeney and Su Pollard in musical Shout! with 1960s songs by Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Lulu and Dusty Springfield (Tuesday-May 17). Phone 01274432000.

Victoria Theatre, Halifax: Simply Ballroom with Sam Kane and Sophie Lawrence (Sunday); singer David Essex (Tuesday). Phone 01422 351158.

West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds: covert world of migrant labour in drama Fast Labour (until May 17); Tom Stoppard's espionage drama Hapgood with Josie Lawrence (until May 24). Phone 0113 213 7700.

St George's Hall, Bradford: Naked Truth, star-name comedy about charity pole dancing class (tonight/Friday); Halle Orchestra and solo violinist Alina Pogostkina play Strauss, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich (Saturday); Kid Creole in disco musical Oh! What a Night (May 21); One Night of Queen tribute with Gary Mullen (22); Rolling Stones support act Tinariwen (May 16); Brainiac Live! (17); Mad about the Musicals (June 5); Grimethorpe Colliery Band (12); Billy Fury Story (14); XFactor finalists Journey South (17); nostalgia show All Our Yesterdays (18); rock 'n' roll Alvin Stardust (26); Syd Lawrence Orchestra and Singers (27); clairvoyant Colin Fry (July 1); Moody Blues (October 4); Paddy McGuinness (11); Jools Holland (November 7). Phone 01274 432000 Mart Theatre, Skipton: Northern Broadsides in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Wednesday-May 17). Phone 01756 791411.

Leeds City Varieties: Suzi Jari in Secret Love, the Kathy Kirby Story (Friday); Beatlemania (Saturday); Potato Room Players in musical Crazy for You (Tuesday-May 17); tribute duo Karpenters (18); comedians Tim Vine (19), John Bishop (23) and Jimmy Tarbuck (26); guitarist Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes (20); Chas & Dave (20); acoustic guitarist Andy McKee (24); singer-songwriter Kinky Friedman (27); under-fives show Humpty Dumpty (28, 1pm); comedian Caroline Reid as Pam Ann (29/30); 1970s singer Melanie Safka (31). Phone 08456 448181.

Burnley Mechanics: Ricky Tomlinson's Laughter Show (tonight); Masters of the Musicals (Saturday); Jive Talkin', the Bee Gees Story (May 16); comedian John Bishop (17); under-fives show Humpty Dumpty (29, 2.30pm); Eagles tribute Talon (31). Phone 01282 664400.

Leeds Town Hall: Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Saturday); BBC Philharmonic, mezzo soprano Sara Fulgoni and Leeds Festival Chorus perform Elgar's music makers and provoking of's Alexander Nevsky (May 17); Verdi's Requiem (June 7). Phone 0113 224 3801.

Grand Theatre, Leeds: Opera North in Verdi's Macbeth (Wednesday & May 21, 24); and Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Nights Dream (Saturday & May 16, 22, 24). Phone 0844 848 2720.

Harewood House, Leeds: kite festival (May 17/80); beekeeping taster day (19); Yorkshire Game Fair (25/26); bat walk and lecture (31); exhibition by Chinese artists Fiona Wong and Wilson Shieh (May 17-August 3); Chinoiserie, 18th century decorative objects (until November 2).

Sheffield Arena: comedy duo Mighty Boosh (January 7); Britain's Got Talent performers (June 14), also Manchester Apollo (13). Phone 0114 256 5656.

Grassington Festival: 70 varied events including films, walks, workshops, Clare Teal, Aled Jones, Toyah Wilcox, Doctor and the Medics, Dara O'Briain, Courtney Pine, Big Deal Dance, Blazin' Fiddles, pianist Joanna MacGregor, Barry Cryer, Timothy West, Skipton Building Society Camerata, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, soprano Natasha Marsh and mountaineer Stephen Venables (June 13-28). Phone 01756 752691.

Waterstone's, Huddersfield: novelist Marta Cardona signs copies of Yorkshire Thorns (May 17, 1pm).

8:38am Thursday 8th May 2008

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