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WHAT'S ON from June 12

8:15am Thursday 12th June 2008

By David Knights »

Bradford Alhambra: 1980s hits in romantic comedy musical The Wedding Singer (June 23-28). Phone 01274 432000.

Peel Park , Bradford: Bradford Mela with world music, street theatre, children's activities, funfair and food (Saturday/Sunday). check www.bradfordmela.org.uk.

Victoria Theatre, Halifax: Horrible Histories present Vile Victorians (Friday 7pm, Saturday 2.30pm); Halifax Choral Society performs Summer Prom (June 21); comedian Roy "Chubby" Brown (24). Phone 01422 351158.

Carriageworks, Leeds: Demons with Clean Faces (Friday). Phone 0113 224 3801.

West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds: black comedy about love, loyalty and disability in Where's Vietnam? (June 19-21); family show Monkey! has anarchic hero, fast-paced storytelling high-wire antics in update of Chinese legend (Saturday-July 12); hip-hop theatre piece Tag... Just Writing My Name (until Saturday). Phone 0113 213 7700.

Grand Theatre, Leeds: Thomas The Tank Engine (Friday-Sunday); Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Aspects of Love (June 17-21); musical Hello Dolly! with Anita Dobson and Darren Day (June 23-28). Phone 0844 848 2720.

Leeds City Varieties: Phone 08456 448181.

Square Chapel, Halifax: guitarist Julie Ellison (Friday); Friendly Band (Saturday); Calderdale Theatre School in Oliver Twist (June 19-21). Phone 01422 349422.

Ripley Castle, near Harrogate: promenade production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (Tuesday-July 13). Phone 01423 770632.

St George's Hall, Bradford: Billy Fury Story (Saturday); X-Factor finalists Journey South (Tuesday); nostalgia show All Our Yesterdays (Wednesday); children's show Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs (June 22, 2pm); rock 'n' roll Alvin Stardust (June 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.

Leeds Town Hall: Sing Live perform Back to the Musicals show with 289 voices (June 20 1/22). Phone 01609 780315.

Eureka Museum for Children, Halifax: new Bedroom and Attic spaces explore stories dreams dreams, and allow role-playing stage-managing productions (open now). Phone 01422 330069.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield: monumental animal sculptures in outdoor exhibitions by Sophie Ryder and Helen Escobedo.

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 (tomorrow-June 28). Phone 01756 752691.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford: drawings and outdoor sculptures by Peter Randall-Page on the theme of geometry (until September 14); Hibrida 111 -- Eurografik, contemporary prints from Poland and Britain (until July 20); Florilegium, flowers in Art (until July 27). Phone 01274 431212.

Henry Moore Institute, Headrow, Leeds: art exhibitions including The Object Quality of the Problem (until July 27); Prospects and Interiors, sculptors' drawings of inner space (until August 24).

Ilkley Literature Festival: politician Chris Patten, poet Ian McMillan, broadcaster Kate Adie, children's writers Michael Morpurgo and Angelina Ballerina creator Katherine Holabird, Horrible Histories and Science illustrators Martin Brown and Tony de Soulis, writers Kate Atkinson, Carol Drinkwater, Louis de Bernieres (October 3-19). Phone 01943 816714.


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