Music
Pennington’s Octagon, Bradford Road, Keighley
01274 562252
theoctagonlive.com
Tribute acts Rag Dolls as Jersey Boys (October 7), Rock Stewart (October 21); soul singer Richie Penrose (August 26); Julie Gold in 80s Gold Show (September 16); Rocky Horror Show tribute (October 29)
New Inn, Wilsden
Rock ‘n’ roll covers band Blue Suede Dudes (October 8)
Bingley Arts Centre
01274 567983
bingleyartscentre.co.uk
Spirit of Smokie rock band (Saturday)
Exchange Arts Centre, Russell Street, Keighley
01535 661591
exchangearts.co.uk
“Modern-day Paul Simon” Gary Stewart (October 12); singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid (November 23); Slayer tribute band War Ensemble with Gods Of Hellfire and Pulverise (October 15); Paul Weller acoustic celebration Days Of Speed (November 12)
Baccapipes Folk Club, Ukrainian Club, 9 Henry Street, Keighley
01535 605310
baccapipes.org.uk
Singers Nights (tomorrow, October 7 and 28, November 11); Sara Grey and Kieron Means (October 21), singer and concertina player Geoff Lakeman (November 4); Bob Pegg tells stories behind his songs (November 18); songs of love and death from Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer (November 4)
Narrow Boat Inn, Victoria Street, Skipton
skiptonfolkclub.co.uk
Skipton Folk Unplugged with singers nights (Monday and October 10 and 24, November 14, 21); Debra Cowan sings with affection and feeding (Monday); Kevin Grandal Park and Rosie Clegg offer strong harmonies and thought-provoking lyrics (October 17)
Topic Folk Club, Glyde House, Glydegate, Bradford
topic-folk-club.org.uk
Singer-songwriter Joe Topping (tonight); Dave Burland (October 13); fiddler Tom McConville (October 20)
1875, Bradford
Ska band Natural Rhythm (Friday); Nigerian Independence Celebration with Afro beats (Saturday); Halloween Rock Party with live bands (October 29/30)
Marsden Jazz Festival
0800 6125649
marsdenjazzfestival.com
Silver anniversary with Digby Fairweather and Paul Jones, Abstract Orchestra, Jazz Jamaica, Ben Crosland Quartet, the Impossible Gentlemen, the Swing Commanders, Trifolia and Nerija (October 7 to 9)
Local
Bingley Arts Centre
01274 567983
bingleyartscentre.co.uk
Bingley Little Theatre in Dickensian spine chiller The Haunting (October 24-29) and comedy The Flint Street Nativity (December 5-10)
Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth
bronte.org.uk
Charlotte Brontë 200th anniversary exhibition Charlotte Great And Small (until January 2017)
Regional
Ilkley Literature Festival
ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
01943 816714
Dozens of events at several venues (tomorrow to October 16)Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
01274 432000
bradford-theatres.co.uk
Comedian Jimmy Carr (Saturday); Charles Dickens’s Tale Of Two Cities (Tuesday to October 8); Northern Ballet in Romeo And Juliet (October 11-15); Northern Ballet in children’s show Tortoise And The Hare (October 14); Westlife singer Shane Filan (October 17); Halfway To Paradise The Billy Fury Story (October 19); singer Gilbert O’Sullivan (October 20); Ken Dodd Happiness Show (October 22)
Alhambra Studio, Bradford
01274 432000
bradford-theatres.co.uk
Comedian Dane Baptiste (October 15); Only Fools And Horses actor John Challis presents Only Fools And Boycie (October 26); comedian Paul Foot (October 27); presenter and writer Mark Radcliffe (October 29); comedian Gerry Sadowitz (November 5); raconteur Gervase Phinn (November 8 and 9)
National Media Museum, Bradford
nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
In Your Face, interactive family experience (until October 30)
Theatre In The Mill, University Of Bradford
bradford.ac.uk/theatre
01274 233200
Male dancers in physical theatre piece They Live Next Door (tonight); site-specific theatre experience The Northern School set amongst 1950s actors in Bradford (Tuesday to October 8); Natalie Diddams fuses stand-up and lecture in Thesmo exploring disruptive power of women during comedy (October 8); Imagine If Theatre Company in raw and honest domestic abuse drama You Forgot The Mince (October 13)
Bradford Cathedral
01274 432000
bradford-theatres.co.uk
Bradford Chamber Season with Alauda Quartet (October 14), cellist Raphael Wallfisch and pianist John York (November 11), recorder player Piers Adams and harpsichord player David Wright with Wild Men Of The Baroque (December 2)
King’s Hall, Ilkley
01274 432000
bradford-theatres.co.uk
Folk band Steeleye Span (October 18); Starman, A Musical Celebration Of David Bowie (October 21); The Rubettes featuring Alan Williams (October 27); The Simon And Garfunkel Story (November 3); Down To Earth, an evening with TV gardener Monty Don (November 14)
Grand Theatre, Leeds
0844 8482700
leedsgrandtheatre.com
Opera North in Der Rosenkavalier, Il Tabbaro, Suor Angelica and Billy Budd (until October 28); nostalgia show Sixties Gold (October 30); musical The Rocky Horror Show (October 31 to November 5); Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis in tribute show Million Dollar Quartet (November 7-12); Ghost The Musical (November 14-19); musicals Chicago (November 22-26), The Full Monty (November 28 to December 3) and The Commitments (December 5-10); singer Elaine Paige (December 11)
Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds
0113 3760318
carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk
The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (tonight to Saturday); annual Light Night (October 7); John Godber’s female rugby comedy Muddy Cows (October 12-15); Mark Thompson’s Spectacular Science Show (October 15); Leeds Gilbert and Sullivan Society present Broadway revival She Loves Me (October 18-22); Rudyard Kipling drama The Man Who Would Be King (October 20-21)
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
0113 2137700
wyp.org.uk
Drama Villette from Charlotte Brontë’s novel (until October 15), new rock musical about the Brontë family Wasted (October 20-22), Jane Eyre versus Villette debate (tonight)
City Varieties, Leeds
0113 2430808
cityvarieties.co.uk
Singer Lesley Garrett (tonight); Good Old Days music hall with Barry Cryer (tomorrow and Saturday) and Jess Conrad (October 7 and 8); singers Lee Mead (October 6), Lloyd Cole (October 9), Vonda Shepard (October 15), Tony Christie (October 30) and Chas & Dave (November 10); comedians Seann Walsh (October 12), Jonathan Pie (October 14)
Square Chapel, Halifax
01422 349422
squarechapel.co.uk
Halifax Musical Theatre Company in Magic Of The Musicals (October 7 and 8); Orchestra of Square Chapel play Bach, Stravinsky and Mendelssohn (October 9); Mikron Theatre Company in First World War homefront drama Canary Girls (October 13)
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
01484 430528
thelbt.org
BalletLorent perform Snow White (tomorrow and Saturday); Pay What You Decide season with How To Starve An Artist (Monday and Tuesday)
Otley Courthouse
otleycourthouse.org.uk
01943 467466
Folk queen Peggy Seeger with Sam Greaves (tomorrow); comedian Beth Vyse (October 7); 80s singer Hazel O’Connor (October 13); prog rocker Steve Howe (October 16)
Theatre Royal, Wakefield
01924 211311
theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk
Alan Ayckbourn comedy Bedroom Farce (until Saturday); Agatha Christie whodunnit The Mousetrap (Monday to October 8); singer Tony Christie (October 9)
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