Theatre
Local
Lost Soul Music: White Rose Theatre. Tonight: Part Three - The Devil You Know and Simon Says. 8pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.
Regional
Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show. 5pm and 8.30pm. Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
Hypothermia: presented by resident company Full Body & The Voice. 7.30pm. Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.
An Audience with Alan Bennett: from 5pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
The History Boys: by Alan Bennett. 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
When Harry Met Sally: 7.30pm. Theatre Royal, Wakefield.
The Collector: Pronto Productions Theatre Company. 7.45pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Peppa Pig's Party: 10am, 1pm and 4pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Salt: 7.30pm. The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall. 7.30pm. Grand Theatre, Blackpool.
Bugsy Malone: presented by Brunshaw Action Group. 7.30pm. Burnley Mechanics.

Music
Local
The Doghouse: Party Horse plus Dirty Fakirs plus Mondo Cane. 8.30pm. The Old Cock, Halifax.
Stevie Williams Soul Trio: 8pm. The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge.
Fund-raising night for Project X Calderdale: Moroccan sounds with Maghribibeat plus DJs. 9pm. Trades Club, Hebden Bridge.
The Big Night In: fund-raising event hosted by The Great Generation Team - live music from The Reverse, Pink Elephant and Fishing For Bishops, a family quiz, a Deal or No Deal raffle, compered by former Calder High teacher Ray Riches. 7pm. Ted Hughes Theatre, Calder High School, Mytholmroyd.
DJ Micky Blue Eyes playing all the new dance R&B and chart tunes. 10pm. Liquid, Halifax.
DJ Neill Maguire playing all the biggest party tunes on video. 10pm. Maine Street, Halifax.
Raggalds Acoustic: Ewan McLennan. 8pm. Raggalds Inn, Brighouse and Denholme Road, Queensbury.

Regional
Nanci Griffith: award-winning singer/songwriter. 7.30pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
BBC Philharmonic: Tianwa Yang on violin. 7.30pm. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
Bach Reloaded: in association with Jellymould Jazz. 8pm. Otley Courthouse.
Ruby Turner Band: 7.30pm. York Theatre Royal.

Dance
Local
Ballroom and sequence dancing: 8pm to 11pm, singles and couples welcome. Northowram Community Centre, Halifax.

Cinema
Nine (12A ), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.
Sherlock Holmes (12A), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.
And also...
Sons of the Desert: Laurel and Hardy Appreciation Society. 8pm onwards. East Bowling ILP Club, Leicester Street (off Wakefield Road), Bradford.

Saturday
Theatre
Local
Tim Vine: pun-filled comedy aboard The Joke-amotive. 8pm. Victoria Theatre, Halifax.
Lost Soul Music: White Rose Theatre. Part One: 2pm; Part two, 5pm; Part Three, 8pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.

Regional
Hypothermia: presented by resident company Full Body & The Voice. 1.30pm. Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.
Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show. 5pm and 8.30pm. Alhambra Theatre, Bradford. Ends tonight.
The History Boys: 2pm and 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
When Harry Met Sally: 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Theatre Royal, Wakefield. Ends tonight.
Sherlock Holmes - The Last Act. 7.45pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Peppa Pig's Party: 10am, 1pm and 4pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Salt: 2.30pm and 7.30pm. The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall. 2pm and 7.30pm. Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Ends tonight.
Bugsy Malone: presented by Brunshaw Action Group. 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Burnley Mechanics.

Music
Local
Olly Murs: X Factor runner-up live on stage. Doors open 6pm for under 18s - doors open 10pm for over 18s. Liquid, Halifax.
Halifax Young Singers in concert: 7.30pm. St Peter's Church, Sowerby. The concert is to support repairs to St Mary's Church and social centre in Cottonstones, which dates back to 1848.
I Saved Latin: 8pm. The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge.
Assembly Point 3: The House That Jack Built, Burnley Road, Todmorden.
Regional
Czech National Symphony Orchestra: part of Leeds International Orchestral Season. 7.30pm. Leeds Town Hall.
The '80s Experience: 8pm. The Willows, Willows Road, Salford.
Helen Watson and Snake Davis: 8pm. Hovingham village hall, north Yorkshire.

Dance
Local
Ballroom party night: 7.45pm. The Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse.
Cabaret

Regional
Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers: 9pm. Peacock Lounge, Arch 6, Viaduct Street, Huddersfield.

Cinema
Local
Planet 51 (U), 1.30pm; Nine (12A), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (U), 2.30pm; Sherlock Holmes (12A), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.

And also...

Edward Akroyd: curator of industry Jeff Wilkinson explores the textile manufacturer's story. 2pm. Bankfield Museum, Halifax.
Palestine Evening: celebrating the survival of the people of Gaza. with Arabic music and the launch of Sharyn Lock's book, Gaza Beneath the Bombs. 9pm. Trades Club, Hebden Bridge.
Until February 28: Hodsock snowdrops. Hodsock Priory Gardens, off the B6045, Blyth, Nottinghamshire.

Sunday
Theatre
Regional
Sherlock Holmes - The Last Act. 7.45pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Peppa Pig's Party: 10am, 1pm and 4pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.

Music
Local
Charles Owen: piano recital including Bach: Partita no 4 in D Major BWV 828 and Debussy: Images Book One. 7.30pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.

Comedy
Regional
Courtyard Comedy Club: 7.30pm. Courtyard Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.

Cinema
Local
Halifax Film Society: screening of Everlasting Moments (15). 7.30pm. The Playhouse, King Cross Street, Halifax.
Planet 51 (U), 1.30pm; Nine (12A), 4.30pm and 7.45pm. Hebden Bridge Picture House.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (U), 2.30pm; Sherlock Holmes (12A), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.

And also...

An Afternoon with Anne Lister and Friends: 2.30pm to 5.15pm. Hebden Bridge Library.
National Yorkshire Pudding Day: National Coal Mining Museum for England, near Wakefield.

Monday
Theatre
Local
Teechers: John Godber's comprehensive school drama, presented by Halifax Thespians' Total Theatre. 7.30pm. Bar Studio, The Playhouse, King Cross Street, Halifax.

Regional
The History Boys: 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Salt: 7.30pm. The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

Music
Local
Sing for Fun: ladies get together to sing popular music. 2pm to 3pm. The Studio Rooms, St James Street, Halifax. The Mytholmroyd Chorus: new community choir rehearses weekly at 7.30pm. St Michael's Church Hall, Mytholmroyd. All adults and children welcome - pianist also required: tel 01422 885596 for more information.

Regional
Organ concert with Dr Gordon Stewart: 1pm. Huddersfield Town Hall.
Lunchtime organ music: University of Huddersfield Brass Band. 1.05pm. Leeds Town Hall.

Dance
Local
English clog dancing: beginners 7.15pm, advanced 8.15pm. Ryburn 3 Step, Oldham Road, Ripponden.
Beginners' dance class: modern ballroom, Latin and social sequence. 7pm to 8pm. The Ritz ballroom, Brighouse.
Freestyle/street dance: with Marina. Beginners 6pm, advanced 7pm. Serbian Hall, Fern Street, Boothtown, Halifax.
Dancercise: have fun and keep fit. 8pm to 9pm. Studio Rooms, 11 St James Street, Halifax.
Beginners' ballroom, Latin and social sequence class: 7pm to 8pm then social dance, 8pm to 11pm. Ritz ballroom, Brighouse.
Janet Austin Tappers: adult tap dancing classes. 7.45pm to 9.30pm, beginners welcome. Waring Green Community Centre, Garden Road, Brighouse.

Cinema
Local
Nine (12A), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.
Sherlock Holmes (12A), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.

And also:

Square Chapel Youth Theatre: for 13 to 18 year olds. 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.
Write to Record: workshops for aspiring song-writers and musicians aged 13 to 19. 6.30pm to 8pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.

Tuesday
Theatre
Local
Mojo: dark drama by Jez Butterworth, set in '50s Soho clubland. 7.30pm. The Workshop, St James Street, Halifax.
Teechers: John Godber's drama. 7.30pm. Bar Studio, The Playhouse, King Cross Street, Halifax.

Regional
The King and I: presented by Lindley Church Amateur Operatic Society. 7.15pm. Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.
Moscow State Circus: Legenda. 5pm and 8pm. Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
The History Boys: 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Die Kindertransporte: a production about Jewish children sent to London. 7.45pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Calendar Girls: starring Lynda Bellingham and Letitia Dean. 7.30pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Salt: 7.30pm. The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

Music
Regional
Schubert Ensemble: French Impressions - part of Leeds International Chamber Season, playing Faure, Mozart and Chausson's Piano Quartets. 7.30pm. The Venue, Quarry Hill, Leeds.

Dance
Local
Appalachian step dancing: beginners 7.15pm, advanced 8.15pm. Ryburn 3 Step, Oldham Road, Ripponden.
Jive dance classes for beginners: 7.30pm to 8.30pm. King Cross Working Men's Club, Warley Road, Halifax.
Sequence dance: every Tuesday, 7.15pm. Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd.

Regional
Scattered: exploring the human relationship with water. 8pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Swinging Sue's weekly rock 'n' roll jive classes: beginners 7.30pm to 8.30pm, intermediate 8.30pm to 9.30pm, social afterwards. Shipley and District Club, Saltaire Road, Shipley.

Cinema
Local
Avatar (12A), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (PG), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.
And also...
Square Chapel Youth Theatre: new sessions for eight to 12 year olds. 4pm to 6pm. Square Chapel, Halifax.
Ryburn Art Group: meets every Tuesday from 10am to 12pm and from 1pm to 3pm. St Peter's Community Centre, Sowerby.
Halifax Solo Club: 7.30pm. Yorkshire Rider Club, Gibbet Street, Halifax.
Meditation classes: organised weekly by Kashyapa Buddhist Centre. 7.30pm. Queensbury School, Deanstones Lane.

Wednesday
Theatre
Local
Mojo: dark drama set in '50s Soho clubland. 7.30pm. Workshop, St James Street, Halifax.
Teechers: presented by Halifax Thespians' Total Theatre. 7.30pm. Bar Studio, The Playhouse, King Cross Street, Halifax.

Regional
The King and I: presented by Lindley Church Amateur Operatic Society. 7.15pm. Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.
Moscow State Circus: Legenda. 5pm and 8pm. Alhambra Theatre, Bradford. Ends tonight.
The History Boys: 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Die Kindertransporte: 1.30pm and 7.45pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Calendar Girls: starring Lynda Bellingham and Letitia Dean. 2pm and 7.30pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Salt: 7.30pm. The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
The Memory of Water: poignant comedy presented by Burnley Garrick Club. 7.30pm. Burnley Mechanics.

Music
Local
Open mic surgery: 8pm. The Stubbing Wharf, Hebden Bridge.
Bluegrass jam night: the Sportsman's Arms, Keb Cote, Todmorden.

Regional
Lunchtime chamber music: Jonathan Rees and Amadej Herzog of the Royal Academy of Music. 1.05pm. The Venue, Leeds College of Music, Quarry Hill, Leeds.
Gwilym Simcock: pianist with James Maddren (drums) and Yuri Goloubev (bass). 7.30pm. The Venue, Leeds College of Music, Quarry Hill, Leeds.

Dance
Local
Dance for Fun: ladies' exercise to music classes. 11am to midday. The Studio Rooms, 11 St James Street, Halifax.
Yorkshire longsword dancing: junior 7.15pm, intermediate 8pm. Ryburn 3 Step, Oldham Road, Ripponden.
Ronald Jager and Jenny Sheeran's Dance School: Pellon Social Club, Moor End Road, Halifax.
Cuban salsa classes: beginners class, 12pm to 1pm. The Studio Rooms, St James Street, Halifax.
Cuban salsa classes: beginners class 2pm to 3pm. St Jude's Church Hall, Savile Park, Halifax.
Cuban salsa classes: beginners class 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Greetland Social Club.
Beginners' ballroom and Latin class: 7pm to 8pm, followed by social dance, 8pm to 10.30pm. Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse.
Janet Austin Tappers: adult tap dancing classes. 7.45pm to 9.30pm, beginners welcome. Waring Green Community Centre, Garden Road, Brighouse.
Jive Time: Dave and Wendy's weekly rock 'n' roll lessons and social dance. 7.30pm. Bankfield Social Club, Huddersfield Rd, Elland.
Regional
Scattered: exploring the human relationship with water. 8pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Cinema
Local
Avatar (12A), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.
Sherlock Holmes (12A), 2.30pm; Did You Hear About the Morgans? (PG), 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.
And also...
Arty picnics: for under fives and their families or child minders. 11am to 12.30pm. Bankfield Museum, Boothtown Road, Halifax.
Stretch and tone classes: bring a mat for floorwork. 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Cottonstones church, near Mill Bank.

Thursday
Theatre
Local
Teechers: 7.30pm. Bar Studio, The Playhouse, King Cross Street, Halifax.
Mojo: dark drama. 7.30pm. The Workshop, St James Street, Halifax.
Regional
The King and I: presented by Lindley Church Amateur Operatic Society. 7.15pm. Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.
Traces: urban acrobatics and circus skills. 7.30pm. Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
The History Boys: 1.30pm and 7.30pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Calendar Girls: starring Lynda Bellingham and Letitia Dean. 7.30pm. The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Salt: 2.30pm and 7.30pm. The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
The Memory of Water: poignant comedy. 7.30pm. Burnley Mechanics.

Music
Local
DJ Neill Maguire playing dance, chart, R&B and Old Skool. 10pm. Liquid, Halifax.
Thursday Night Live!: with live bands. 8pm. Bar Rouge, Halifax.
Steve Tilston's Trade roots: with Bob Fox. 9pm. Trades Club, Hebden Bridge.

Dance
Local
Ceroc: weekly. Beginners' class 7.30pm, dancing 'til 10.30pm. Ritz ballroom, Brighouse.
Salsa classes: complete beginners welcome, 7pm. Beginners from 8pm, intermediate 9pm. Bankfield Social Club, Elland.
Salsa and bachata: 7pm beginners, 8pm beginners+, 9.15pm intermediates. Bankfield Social Club, Huddersfield Road, Elland.

Comedy
Regional
Comedy Cellar: Alex Boardman and Elliot J Huntley. 8pm. Syngenta Cellar, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.

Cinema
Local
Nine (12A), 10.45am; Avatar (12A), 7.45pm: Hebden Bridge Picture House.
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (PG), 10.30am and 7.45pm: Rex Cinema, Elland.

And also...

Gentle stretch and tone: no floorwork. 10.30am to 11.30am. Foundry Street Youth and Community Centre, Sowerby Bridge.

EXHIBITIONS
Opens on Saturday: solo exhibition by Dudley Edwards, Halifax artist whose paintings have appeared in major galleries around the world. Until March 6. Crossley Gallery, Dean Clough, Halifax.
From Saturday: Ian McDonald: Eton. Hand-processed monochrome photographs by Ian Macdonald, the Middlesbrough-born photographer now based near Whitby. Until March 7. Dean Clough galleries, Halifax.
Opens on Saturday: Akroydon - A Rich Man's World. The story of the Akroyd family, their international textile business and the development of Akroydon village. Bankfield Museum, Boothtown Road, Halifax.
Threads, Strands and Working Hands - exhibition of mixed media art works by Calderdale secondary school students; part of the Peter Brook Art Prize. Until February 28. Smith Art Gallery, Brighouse.
Not Just Run of the Mill: paintings of textile interiors by Janis Bowie, of Saddleworth. Until March 28. Halifax Visitor Centre and Art Gallery, Piece Hall, Halifax.
Dionne Swift: New Grounds. Until March 7. Bankfield Museum, Boothtown Road, Halifax.
Exhibition of work by Yorkshire artists, including AJ Callan, Kate Lycett and the late Peter Brook. Harrison Ford Gallery, Bradford Road, Brighouse.
Mark Murphy's exhibition of paintings and drawings. Mark worked as an art teacher at Whitcliffe Mount School, Cleckheaton, from 1981 until 2009, and is now following a career as a full time artist. Until February 21. Piece Hall, Halifax.
Dana Popa: not Natasha. Photographer Dana documents the experiences of sex-trafficked women from Moldova. Until Aptil 18 (closed Mondays). Impressions Gallery, Centenary Square, Bradford.
Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic. Until April 25. Tate, Liverpool.
From Saturday: Shaped by War: photographs by Don McCullin. Imperial War Museum North, Manchester.