WHAT'S ON from July 17

11:29am Thursday 17th July 2008

Bradford Alhambra: Upstagers in adult musical The Full Monty (until Saturday); musical Are House with songs of Madness (July 21-26); Joe McGann in dramatic musical Fiddler on the Roof (July 29-August 2); Northern Ballet Theatre in A Midsummer Nights Dream (October 21-25); Stephen Petronio Company presents dances with musician Rufus Wainwright (28/29); Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo present spoof ballet (October 31/November 1); All the Fun of the Fair, new musical with David Essex and his songs (November 10-15). Phone 01274 432000.

St George's Hall, Bradford: CBeebies at the Theatre with PC Plum, Postman Pat, Bill & Ben, Koala Brothers and Jakers (August 8-10). Phone 01274 432000.

Grand Theatre, Leeds: drama Secrets by children's author Jacqueline Wilson (until Saturday); singer-songwriter John Martyn (July 15); Prunella Scales, Angela Griffin and Angela Lonsdale in "very dark, very real, very atmospheric" drama Gertrude's Secret (July 22-26); Sing-a-Long-a-Sound of Music (31); heritage open day (September 14); comedian Jimmy Carr(November 9); musical Oliver! (18-22); Northern Ballet Theatre in The Nutcracker (December 17-31). Phone 0844 848 2720.# Castle Howard, York: Sleeping Beauty on Ice with the Imperial Ice Stars (July 30-August 3). Phone 0871 2310 7135.

Bolling Hall, Bradford: paper-based murder mystery activity (summer holiday weekends); ghost walks (July 24, 7pm); Living with the Tudors exhibition; promenade performance of MR James's spooky story Lost Hearts (Saturday). Phone 01274 431826.

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds: free exhibition of arms and armour from Hollywood blockbusters like Lord of the Rings, King Kong, Hellboy and Chronicles of Narnia (summer).

St George's Hall, Bradford: orchestral concert season with Orchestra of Opera North (September 13); Moscow Philharmonic (October 10); Halle (24); Munich KlangVerwaltung (November 21), Halle's Viennese Concert (January 4); Manchester Camerata (February 13); Berlin Symphony (March 6); Halle (March 20); Orchestra of Opera North (April 25). Phone 01274 432000.

Bradford Industrial Museum: Puzzles and Illusions exhibition (until September 6); Loading Journeys inventions by schoolchildren (until September 6); Illusions in Colour family workshop (August 7 & 21); It's Just an Illusion workshop (14); McCann the workshop (28). Phone 01274 435900.

Cartwright Hall, Bradford: geometry sculptures in park by Peter Randall-Page (until September 14) plus workshops (every Wednesday and Sunday over summer holidays, 1-4pm); Hibrida III Eurografik, contemporary prints from Poland and Britain (until July 20); Florilegium, flowers in Art (until July 27). Phone 01274 431212.

Museum for Children, Halifax: planning workshops with face paints, wigs and braces and circus moves (Saturday-July 31); Fred's Flying Circus with trapeze artists and clowning (August 1-31). Phone 01422 330069.

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

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.

Dean Clough, Halifax: sculptural seating by Simon Moller, exhibition by British Tapestry Group, films Mill and Catchpoint by Jenny Hall, British Landmarks photographs by Matthew Hammond (all until September 28); Precious, exhibition about childhood by Paula Chambers (until July 27). Phone 01422 255266.

Ilkley Manor House: evidence about the Roman fort Olicana in Ilkley (Saturday-September 12), with public events and workshops. Phone 01943 600066.

National Media Museum, Bradford: photographic exhibition Die by the Lens -- Film Stars and Photographers (until September 28); Sunny Snaps, Beach and Street Photography in Britain, about commercial portrait photographers at the seaside (until August 31).

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