Theatre
Natural Causes: £10, 7.30pm. The Playhouse, King Cross Street, Halifax.
Todmorden Gang Show: £7 (children and concessions £5), 7.30pm. Todmorden Hippodrome.
The Naked Truth: comedy play. £15 and £17, 8pm. St George's Hall, Bradford.
Treasure Island: £12 to £15, 7pm. Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
Dad's Army: presented by Cleckheaton and Spenborough Amateur Operatic Society. 7.15pm. Cleckheaton Town Hall.
Hapgood: £11 to £26.50, 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Fast Labour: £11 to £22, 7.45pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Habeas Corpus: Alan Bennett comedy/drama (not suitable for children). £7.50-£10 (concessions £5), 7.45pm. The Carriageworks, Leeds.
Secret Love: the Kathy Kirby story. £12.50 and £14.50, 7.30pm. City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds.
The Glass Menagerie: £8.50-£28, 7.30pm. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Jane Bond: fast-paced pastiche of all things 007. £15, 8pm. Library Theatre, Manchester.
Martin Toal: evening of popular classics. £15 to £20, 7.30pm. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas: £12.50 to £24.50, 8pm. Grand Theatre, Blackpool.

Music
State of Error, Unrelated Incidents, Unforgiven Rapture and A New Day Falls: the Royal Oak, Clare Road, Halifax.
Electric Brains and Widgykeff: £7.50, 9.30pm. Trades Club, Hebden Bridge.
Choral
Celebration and Remembrance: Agamemnon's Tomb, by John Pickard (world premiere); William Walton's Coronation Te Deum; and Edward Elgar's Enigma.
Variations, performed by Huddersfield Choral Society and the Orchestra of Opera North. £7-£20.50, 7.30pm. Huddersfield Town Hall.
Folk
Holmfirth Festival of Folk: 50 acts at venues in and around Holmfirth today, tomorrow and Sunday.
Soul
Lost and Found Soul Club: 8pm to 1am. Ukrainian Club, Queens Road, Halifax.

Dance
Ceroc freestyle night: £8, 8pm to midnight. The Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse.

Comedy
Comedians from the national circuit: Andre Vincent, Gavin Webster and Matt Reed. £8 (£56 for a table of eight), 8pm. Viaduct Cafe, Dean Clough, Halifax.

Events
Funnybones: stories, activities, arts and crafts for two to four year olds. 10.30am. Central Library, Halifax.
Fifth Mayfest 2008 - annual beer festival organised by the Campaign for Real Ale. Noon until 11pm, £2 before 6pm, £3 after 6pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.
Yorkshire Youth Hip-Hop Festival: £3, 8pm. Tickets need to be booked in advance on 01422 323688. The Workshop, St James's Street, Halifax.

Cinema
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.
10,000 BC (12A), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.

Saturday
Theatre
Starburst 2008 Showcase: featuring more than 200 stage students aged three to 19 with a varied programme of entertainment. £9 to £14, 1pm and 7pm. Victoria Theatre, Halifax.
Natural Causes: £10, 7.30pm. The Playhouse, King Cross Street, Halifax.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: an Opera North production. £9.50 to £57, 7.15pm. Grand Theatre, Leeds.
Fast Labour: £11 to £22, 2.30pm and 7.45pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Hapgood: £11 to £26.50, 2pm and 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Beatlemania: tribute act. £11.50 and £13.50, 7.30pm. City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds.
Habeas Corpus: Alan Bennett comedy/drama (not suitable for children). £7.50-£10 (concessions £5), 7.45pm. The Carriageworks, Leeds.
Dad's Army: presented by Cleckheaton and Spenborough Amateur Operatic Society. 7.15pm. Cleckheaton Town Hall.
The Glass Menagerie: £8.50-£28, 4pm and 8pm. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Jane Bond: fast-paced 007 pastiche. £15, 8pm. Library Theatre, Manchester.
Masters of the Musicals: celebration of Broadway and West End shows. £14 (£12.50), 7.30pm. Burnley Mechanics.
The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas: £12.50 to £24.50, 4.30pm and 8pm. Grand Theatre, Blackpool.

Music
Acoustic
Anthony Kavana: runner-up in Grease is the Word plays first acoustic gig in Calderdale. The Fleece, Elland.
Choral/classical/orchestral
Honley Male Voice Choir: £7.50, 7.30pm. St Martin's Church, Brighouse.
Bradford International Orchestral Concert Season 2007/08: Halle Orchestra. 7.30pm. St George's Hall, Bradford.
Russian State Symphony Orchestra: with pianist Dmitri Alexeev. £9.50 to £27.50, 7.30pm. Leeds Town Hall.
Music Festival and Gala Concert: festival at various venues in Huddersfield followed by an evening of choral music and Kirklees Youth Symphony Orchestra in the town hall.
BBC Philharmonic: including Mahler's Symphony No.6. £9 to £31, 7.30pm. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.

Folk
Holmfirth Festival of Folk: acts at venues in and around Holmfirth, today and tomorrow.

Rock 'n' roll
Linda Gale Lewis: £7.50, 7.45pm to midnight. The Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse.

Open mic
Piano bar and open mic session with Garth Swift at the keyboard: every Saturday, singers welcome. Free, 8pm to 11pm. St Mary's Social Club, Melton Street, Crossbank, Batley.

Events
Making Up Stories: textiles workshop with Jan Miller of the Practical Study Group. £55 (concessions £50), 10am to 4pm, (and tomorrow, 10am to 3pm), booking essential. Bankfield Museum, Boothtown, Halifax.
Craft fair and plant sale: from noon, lunches and afternoon teas on sale. Blackshawhead chapel.
Fifth Mayfest 2008 - annual beer festival organised by the Campaign for Real Ale. Noon until 11pm, £2 before 6pm, £3 after 6pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.
Huddersfield and District Family History Society 21st anniversary celebration: family and local history fair. £1 adults, accompanied children free, 10am to 4pm. University of Huddersfield.
Yorkshire Youth Hip-Hop Festival: £3, 8pm. Tickets need to be booked in advance on 01422 323688. The Workshop, St James's Street, Halifax.
Comedian Lea Roberts and vocalist Joanne Perez: £5. Siddal Ex-Servicemen's Club, Siddal Lane, Halifax.

Cinema
Step Up 2: The Streets (PG), 2.30pm; Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.
10,000 BC (12A), 1.30pm; The Orphanage (15), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.

Sunday
Theatre
Simply Ballroom: hosted by Sam Kane and Sophie Lawrence. £20.50 and £22.50, 7.30pm. Victoria Theatre, Halifax.
Jenny Eclair - Because I Forgot to get a Pension: new stand-up show. £15. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged): by the Reduced Shakespeare Company. £16, 7.30pm. Grand Theatre, Blackpool.

Music
The Strung Together Tour: John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett. £12, 8pm. Grand Theatre, Blackpool.

Big Band
Calderdale Big Band: youth big band, with guest appearances from Rod Mason and Stuart Macdonald. £5, 7pm. The Playhouse, King Cross Street, Halifax.

Classical
Halle: including Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. £8.50 to £34, 7.30pm. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.

Folk
Holmfirth Festival of Folk: acts at venues in and around Holmfirth.

Rock 'n' roll
Rock 'n' roll: with Turntable Tom. £2, 7.30pm to 11pm. Harold Club, Huddersfield Road, Low Moor, Bradford.

Dance
Learn Latin, ballroom and sequence dancing: weekly classes (7pm) followed by social dance (8pm to 10.30pm). £5. Waring Green Community Centre, Bonegate Road, Brighouse. Tel: 01274 876122.
Cuban salsa classes: weekly, with teacher Mario Cordero Penalver from Havana. Beginners 7pm to 8pm, improvers 8.15pm to 9.15pm - £4 for one class, £6 for both, with dancing until 10.30pm. Ukrainian Club, Queen's Road, Halifax. For further details, tel: 07923 523208.
Argentine tango: for beginners/improvers. 6pm to 10pm. Ukrainian Club, Edgerton Road, Huddersfield. For more details contact Anna: 07946 727224.

Events
Making Up Stories: textiles workshop with Jan Miller of the Practical Study Group. £55 (concessions £50), 10am to 3pm, booking essential. Bankfield Museum, Boothtown, Halifax.
RSPCA Day: 11am to 4.30pm. Piece Hall, Halifax.
Palestinian Film Night: Encounter Point. 8pm. Trades Club, Hebden Bridge.

Cinema
Step Up 2: The Streets (PG), 5.20pm; Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.
10,000 BC (12A), 1.30pm and 4.30pm; The Orphanage (15), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.

Monday
Theatre
Fast Labour: £11 to £22, 7.45pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Hapgood: £11 to £26.50, 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Our House: Hull Truck Theatre production. £16 to £18, 8pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
The Glass Menagerie: £8.50-£28, 7.30pm. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Death of a salesman: Arthur Miller drama. £7, 7.30pm. Bingley Little Theatre, Bingley Arts Centre, Main Street, Bingley.
The Solid Silver 60s Show: with Gerry and the Pacemakers plus many more. £19 to £23, 7.30pm. Grand Theatre, Blackpool.

Music
Music Round the Fire: 9.30pm. The Sportsman's Arms, Kebcote, Todmorden.

Dance
Dancercise: have fun and keep fit. 8pm to 9pm. Studio Rooms, 11 St James's Street, Halifax.
Beginners' ballroom, Latin and social sequence class. £6, 7pm to 8pm, followed by social dance, £6 (free to those attending the class), 8pm to 11pm. Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse.
English clog dancing workshops: with Chris Coe. Ryburn 3 Step event - beginners 7.15pm, advanced 8.15pm. 103 Oldham Road, Ripponden. Tel: 01422 822413.

Events
Square Circle: arts classes for the over 40s. £10 for the term, 1.30pm to 4pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.
Square Chapel Youth Theatre: for 11 to 19 year olds. £3 (free to residents in the SRB6 area of Halifax), 4.30pm to 6.15pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.
Write to record: workshops for aspiring songwriters and musicians aged 13 to 19. £3 (free to residents of the SRB6 area of Halifax), 6.30pm to 8pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.

Cinema
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.
Amelia (15), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.

Tuesday
Theatre
David Essex in Concert: favourite hits and tracks from his new album. £20.50 and £22.50, 7.30pm. Victoria Theatre, Halifax.
Calamity Jane: a Mytholmroyd Amateurs production. £6.50 and £7 (concessions available), 7.15pm. St Michael's Church Hall, Mytholmroyd.
Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter: part of a double-bill of one-act plays. £7 (£5), 7.30pm. Actors' Workshop Studio Group. At the workshop youth theatre, St James Street, Halifax.
Shout!: new Swinging '60s musical starring Claire Sweeney and Su Pollard. £7.50 to £24.50, 7.30pm.Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
Fast Labour: £11 to £22, 7.45pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Hapgood: £11 to £26.50, 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Crazy for You: Gershwin musical comedy hit. Various prices, 7.30pm. City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds.
The Glass Menagerie: £8.50-£28, 7.30pm. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Our House: Hull Truck Theatre production. £16 to £18, 8pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
The Kirov Ballet: £35 to £95. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Death of a Salesman: £7, 7.30pm. Bingley Little Theatre, Bingley Arts Centre, Main Street, Bingley.

Music
Acoustic night: the Pump Room, Halifax.

Jazz
Weekly jazz night: Adrian Ingram. Free admission, donations expected. The Murgatroyd Arms, Skircoat Green Road, Halifax.

Rock 'n' roll
Rock 'n' roll social: tuition available. Weekly, £4, 8pm. The Rock and Heifer, Thornton, Bradford. Tel: Eve (07962 611822) or Brian (07899 981852).

Dance
Jive moods/swing jive dance classes for beginners: £3, 7.30pm to 8.30pm. King Cross Working Men's Club, Warley Road, Halifax. Tel: Paul and Sue, 07771 864278.
HepCatHop jive class: Heptonstall Social and Bowling Club. For details, tel: 01706 814996.
Swinging Sue's rock 'n' roll jive classes: for beginners (7.30pm to 8.30pm) and intermediates (8.30pm to 9.30pm). £5, social afterwards. Shipley and District Club, 70 Saltaire Road, Shipley. Tel: 01274 583460.
Appalachian step dancing: Ryburn 3 Step. Beginners 7.15pm, advanced 8.15pm. 103 Oldham Road, Ripponden. Tel: 01422 822569.
Swing music from the 1940s and '50s: entertainment and dancing, with Kate "Ella" Peters and the Reg Hargreaves Quartet. £2, 8.30pm. Batley Carr Social Club, Mill Road, off Bradford Road, Dewsbury. Tel: 01924 461242.

Events
Bluebell Walk: five-mile walk sets off from the car park at the bottom of Castle Hill, Almondbury, Huddersfield, at 10am. Tel: Bill Gooch, 01274 870802.
Nijinsky and the Yellow Piano: Halifax Decorative and Fine Arts Society presentation. £7, 1pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.
Halifax Solo Club: part of the National Federation of Solo Clubs for single, widowed, divorced and separated people (meets weekly for dancing and socialising, plus occasional suppers and day trips). 7.30pm. Yorkshire Rider Club, Halifax. Tel: 01422 831425.

Cinema
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15), 7.45pm: The Rex Cinema, Elland.
Funny Games US (18), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.
Wednesday

Theatre
Calamity Jane: a Mytholmroyd Amateurs production. £6.50 and £7 (concessions available), 7.15pm. St Michael's Church Hall, Mytholmroyd.
Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter: part of a double-bill of one-act plays. £7 (£5), 7.30pm. Actors' Workshop Studio Group. At the workshop youth theatre, St James Street, Halifax.
Shout!: new Swinging '60s musical. £7.50 to £24.50, 2pm and 7.30pm.Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
Fast Labour: £11 to £22, 7.45pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Hapgood: £11 to £26.50, 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Macbeth: by Verdi, Opera North production. £9.50 to £57, 7.15pm. Grand Theatre, Leeds.
Crazy for You: Gershwin musical. Various prices, 7.30pm. City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds.
Our House: Hull Truck Theatre production. £16 to £18, 8pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
The Kirov Ballet: £35 to £95. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
The Glass Menagerie: £8.50-£28, 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
The Zombies and The Yardbirds: double bill of rock legends. £22.50 to £26.50, 7.30pm. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
Death of a Salesman: £7, 7.30pm. Bingley Little Theatre, Bingley Arts Centre, Main Street, Bingley.
The Barney Live! Let's Go Tour: £9 (family ticket £30), 10.30am and 2pm. Grand Theatre, Blackpool.

Music
Open Mic Surgery: 8pm. The Stubbing Wharf, Hebden Bridge.

Dance
Beginners' ballroom and Latin class. £6, 7pm to 8pm, followed by social dance, £6 (free to those attending the class), 8pm to 10.30pm. Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse.
Rock 'n' roll dance lessons: beginners and intermediates welcome. £3, 7.30pm. Bankfield Social Club, Huddersfield Road, Elland.
Line dance classes: beginners 7.30pm to 8.30pm, advanced 8.30pm to 10.30pm. £3.50. Sowerby Bridge Working Men's Club, Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge.
Yorkshire Longsword: all ages and abilities welcome. Ryburn 3 Step. 7.30pm. 103 Oldham Road, Ripponden. Tel: 01422 822569.

Events
Resistance dance workshops: contemporary dance classes for 13 to 19 year olds. From 4.15pm, £3 (free to residents of the SRB6 area of Halifax). Square Chapel, Halifax.

Cinema
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.
Funny Games US (18), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.

Thursday
Theatre
Mutton: comedy sketches from three women of a certain age. £10 (£8), 8pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.
Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter: part of a double-bill of one-act plays. £7 (£5), 7.30pm. Actors' Workshop Studio Group. At the workshop youth theatre, St James Street, Halifax.
Calamity Jane: £6.50 and £7 (concessions available), 7.15pm. St Michael's Church Hall, Mytholmroyd.
Shout!: new Swinging '60s musical. £7.50 to £24.50, 7.30pm. Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
Fast Labour: £11 to £22, 2pm and 7.45pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Hapgood: £11 to £26.50, 1.30pm and 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Crazy for You: Gershwin musical. Various prices, 7.30pm. City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds.
The Kirov Ballet: £35 to £95. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Our House: Hull Truck Theatre production. £16 to £18, 8pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
The Glass Menagerie: £8.50-£28, 7.30pm. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Jack Jones: easy listening singer. £25 to £30, 7.30pm. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
Death of a Salesman: £7, 7.30pm. Bingley Little Theatre, Bingley Arts Centre, Main Street, Bingley.
The Barney Live! Let's Go Tour: £9 (family ticket £30), 10.30am and 2pm. Grand Theatre, Blackpool.

Music
El Campello: Becca Williams, plus Andy Lister and Tim Raddins. £4/£3, 8.30pm to 11pm. Upstairs at the Royal Oak, Clare Road, Halifax.
Michael Weston King: with support, Steve Gifford. £7.50, 9pm. Trades Club, Hebden Bridge.

Classical
Beethoven's 7th: Orchestra of Opera North. £6 to £16 (under 26s, £4), 7.30pm. Dewsbury Town Hall.

Dance
Ceroc: beginners' class 7.30pm, dancing until 10.30pm. Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse.
Swinging Sue's rock 'n' roll jive classes: £5, 7.45pm to 8.45pm. Wibsey WMC, Back Market Street, Wibsey, Bradford.

Cinema
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15), 10.30am; Silent Light (15), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.
The Orphanage (15), 10.45am; Redacted (15), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.

Friday
Theatre
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers: £12.50 (£10), 7.30pm - and tomorrow at 8pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.
Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter: part of a double-bill of one-act plays. £7 (£5), 7.30pm. Actors' Workshop Studio Group. At the workshop youth theatre, St James Street, Halifax.
Calamity Jane: £6.50 and £7 (concessions available), 7.15pm. St Michael's Church Hall, Mytholmroyd.
Shout!: new Swinging '60s musical. £7.50 to £24.50, 7.30pm. Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: an Opera North production. £9.50 to £57, 7.15pm. Grand Theatre, Leeds.
Fast Labour: £11 to £22, 7.45pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Hapgood: £11 to £26.50, 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Crazy for You: Gershwin musical. Various prices, 7.30pm. City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds.
Our House: Hull Truck Theatre production. £16 to £18, 8pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
The Kirov Ballet: £35 to £95. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
The Glass Menagerie: £8.50-£28, 7.30pm. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Death of a Salesman: £7, 7.30pm. Bingley Little Theatre, Bingley Arts Centre, Main Street, Bingley.
Jive Talkin' - The Bee Gees Story. £18, 8pm. Burnley Mechanics.

Music
Kangaroo Moon: £6.50, 9.30pm. Trades Club, Hebden Bridge.
Jazz
Billy Jenkins Blues Collective: £12 (£10), 8pm. Crossley Gallery, Dean Clough, Halifax.
Northern Soul
Northern Soul Night: with Ginger Taylor and guests. £6, 8.30pm to 1am. The Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse.

Cinema
Juno (12A), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.

Ongoing exhibitions
The Bayes exhibition: pieces of work by an artistic 19th century family. Tomorrow, 11am to 5pm; Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm, also Monday, May 19 to Thursday, May 22. Todmorden Community College, Burnley Road, Todmorden.
Lower Wyke Moravian Church spring festival including 17th art exhibition and sale of paintings. Tonight (7pm to 10pm), tomorrow 10am to 6pm and Sunday 12pm to 4pm.The Schoolroom, Lower Wyke Lane, Wyke, Bradford.
Creative Classrooms: Fourteen schools from across Calderdale display artwork developed through the Creative Classrooms Project. From tomorrow until Sunday, June 8. Halifax Visitor Centre and Art Gallery, Piece Hall, Halifax.
Percy Shaw: find out more about the cat's eyes invented by the Halifax entrepreneur. Until May 30. Halifax Visitor Centre and Art Gallery, Piece Hall, Halifax.
Anne Lister: diaries and journals shedding light on the life of a woman who travelled and managed her estate rather than marrying and having children. Until May 30. Shibden Hall, Halifax.
Alice Cullinane: celebrate Ntama Gallery's second anniversary with the opening of a new exhibition by Alice, who is from Todmorden but now lives in Hebden Bridge. Alice's work is inspired by the simplicity of the world seen through the eyes of a child. Admission free - the exhibition can be viewed every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until the beginning of June. Ntama Gallery, Halifax Road, Todmorden.
If This County Were a Sea: landscape paintings by Dominic Vince. Open 11am to 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday, until May 25. ArtsMill, Linden Mill, Linden Road, Hebden Bridge.
Creative Dialogues: exhibition by the Practical Study Group, nationally and internationally-renowned textile artists and tutors. Bankfield Museum, Boothtown, Halifax (Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm, Sunday 1pm to 4pm, Bank Holiday Mondays 10am to 4pm). Until June 1.
Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax: Harry Malkin: Back to Coal (until May 25); Jerry Scott: The Rose Gorge Series (until May 30); Process, exploring the way three visual theatre companies approach the making of their work (until May 30); Ian Colverson: Collections, Connections, Collaborations (until June 1); Ebony Andrews: Dominion ( until May 25).