The lead role in this amateur stage production – well-loved as a film musical starring Doris Day – is taken by Rebecca Cawthra, fresh from her success as make–up artist for Halifax Amateur Operatic Society's Wizard of Oz show at the town's Victoria Theatre last month.

The Mytholmroyd Amateurs' production runs from Tuesday, May 13 to Saturday, May 17 nightly at 7.15pm in St Michael's Church Hall, Mytholmroyd, with a Satur-day matinee at 2.15pm.

In the Wild West outpost of Deadwood City, 1876, Calamity Jane is surrounded by cowboys, townsfolk, and the famous Wild Bill Hickock.

After a mix–up in the talent pool at Deadwood's saloon theatre, Calamity goes to Chicago to import to Deadwood the glamorous actress, Adelaide Adams, but returns by mistake with her maid, Katie Brown.

Back in Deadwood, Katie's inability to perform is overcome as she wins the heart of the young Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin and when Calamity sheds her tomboy persona at a ball, she realises that she loves Wild Bill Hickock.

Songs include Secret Love, Windy City, A Woman's Touch and Black Hills of Dakota.

Other cast members are Ian Smith as Wild Bill Hickock, Yvonne White as Katie Brown, Timothy Ordway as Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin, Karl Boggis as Francis Fryer and Janice Dobson as Adelaide Adams.

Tickets can be booked on 01422 884419 or bookings e-mailed to myroydamateurs@aol.com. Tickets are £7 and £6.50, concessions £6 and £5.50.