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Versatile Dani Harmer steps into brave new panto world in Wizard of Oz

9:54am Friday 1st March 2013

Dani Harmer has the kind of fanbase many performers her age dream of. As Tracy Beaker in the hugely popular CBBC programmes, based on Jacqueline Wilson’s books about a headstrong girl growing up in care, she gained a loyal following of young fans.

Special way to raise money for New Bradford Playhouse

10:29am Friday 1st March 2013

A production of a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is being staged at the New Bradford Playhouse to raise funds for the theatre.

Sean Hughes’s Alhambra Studio show set to make lots of noise

10:03am Friday 1st March 2013

Irish comic Sean Hughes (pictured) is bringing a “career-defining show” to Bradford.

London calling for panto players on traditional road

10:19am Friday 22nd February 2013

Bingley Amateur Operatic Society is to whisk audiences off all the way to London for a traditional family panto.

Three generations make musical a family affair

10:18am Friday 22nd February 2013

It’s a family affair at Guiseley Theatre, where a production of Guys And Dolls is on next week.

Chills still mutiplying in ghost story that puts fear in a rocker

10:00am Friday 22nd February 2013

Once you have seen the theatrical version of The Woman In Black, you never quite forget it.

Spot the dog and friends come to life

10:10am Friday 22nd February 2013

If you have children aged between two and six, chances are you’ll be familiar with Spot the dog and his friends Steve the monkey, Helen the hippo and Tom the crocodile.

Amateur panto for Bingely Arts Centre

8:42am Friday 22nd February 2013

The streets of Bingley will be paved with gold when Dick Whittington and his cat arrive at the town’s Arts Centre next month as Bingley Amateur Operatic Society presents the traditional family panto from Thursday, March 14, to Sunday, March 17. The panto, produced by Peter Long and choreographed by Jean Gledhill, mixes well-known musical numbers with classic panto fun.

Tribute show to rock icon set to Wow audiences

1:00pm Friday 15th February 2013

It seems remarkable, in this age of global arena tours, that one of rock music’s most iconic artists only ever did one tour, lasting just a month.

Actress Dani takes on iconic Dorothy role

12:00pm Friday 15th February 2013

Actress Dani Harmer – who shot to fame in hit children’s TV show Tracy Beaker and reached the final of last year’s Strictly Come Dancing – is playing Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, coming to Bradford this spring.

A likely Yorkshire lad returns to roots to perform one-man show

11:20am Friday 15th February 2013

When Rodney Bewes was a child in Bingley, confined to his bed with severe asthma, he made theatres out of old shoeboxes and put on little plays to pass the time.

Routine is a winner for dancers

11:00am Friday 15th February 2013

Youngsters at Swain House Primary School took part in a junior dance contest, despite last month’s snowfall, and emerged as the winners.

Play’s premiere will ‘keep you guessing all the way’

10:15am Friday 15th February 2013

When news that Bingley Little Theatre was planning to stage the British premiere of A Night Of Dark Intent reached playwright L Don Swartz in New York, he asked for a copy of the poster.

Nikolai’s new direction will be a peach of a show

12:00pm Friday 8th February 2013

Nikolai Foster had his first experience of live theatre at the Alhambra as a child, and it had a lasting effect.

Mixing and masking at Otley Courthouse

11:30am Friday 8th February 2013

The story of Pinocchio is brought to life with a striking mix of masks, puppets and live music at Otley Courthouse next week.

Joan steps in to help Yeadon society with show wardrobe problem

10:30am Friday 8th February 2013

When your leading lady is actually a man, how on earth do you find glittering stilettos in a size 10?

Shake it up with top TV favourites in Bradford

10:29am Friday 8th February 2013

If you have young children, chances are you’ll be familiar with Roary, Big Chris, Noddy and Tessie Bear, Scruff, Fifi and Bumble, not to mention B1 and B2 – alias the Bananas in Pyjamas.

Tales of New York life are brought to the stage in Guiseley

10:10am Friday 8th February 2013

Guiseley Amateur Operatic Society is bringing Damon Runyon’s colourful tales of New York street life to the stage this month.

Brendan Cole is so pleased that Strictly is giving him a licence to dance

5:40pm Friday 25th January 2013

Brendan Cole is out of breath. He has just stepped out of a rehearsal for his new show to answer the phone, and I sense a flicker of impatience in his voice.

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Stripping back the Rabbitskin

2:42pm Friday 25th January 2013

Dominic Grace’s play Rabbitskin premieres at Bradford University’s Theatre in the Mill on Monday.

Bill Bailey has no Qualms about peddling jokes

2:40pm Friday 25th January 2013

Comic Bill Bailey is coming to Bradford, bringing his trademark musical mash-ups, philosophising and silliness.

Jimmy Osmond is happy to stilll be able to Boogie on stage

2:36pm Friday 25th January 2013

In 1997 John Paul Anderson made a movie called Boogie Nights. It was set in the San Fernando Valley and charted the rise and fall of nightclub owner Eddie Adams in the world of pornographic films.

Lavish costumes and a spectacle of colour are promised with Keighley Amateurs' Aladdin

2:33pm Friday 25th January 2013

Keighley Amateurs celebrate their centenary this year, and a large part of the society’s success has been its annual pantomime performed for more than 40 years. This year’s panto, Aladdin, is described as “a spectacle of colour with lavish costumes and stunning scenery”.

Cougars stars to join in the Panto frolics

11:30am Friday 18th January 2013

Joining the cast of this year's Keighley Panto are players from the town’s Cougars team.

Hannah is having a ball being paid for something she loves

11:00am Friday 18th January 2013

Since December 15 Hannah Grover has been having a ball as Cinderella in the Alhambra’s annual Billy Pearce pantomime.

Funny guys set to get new comedy nights laughing

10:30am Friday 18th January 2013

The first comedy night of the year at Shipley’s Waterside Restaurant & Bar takes place on Monday at 8pm.

Women behave badly with tears and laughter

9:49am Friday 18th January 2013

When three women of a certain age meet up in Paris, there are tears and laughter as questions of loyalty and growing old are raised.

PM fights new battles on stage

9:23am Friday 18th January 2013

A new stage adaptation of classic TV sitcom Yes, Prime Minister is coming to Bradford this spring.

Aladdin pantomime is right family affair

9:19am Friday 18th January 2013

The Yeadon Charities Association is putting on family pantomime Aladdin and His Magical Lamp.

Pintsize Shetland pony performers are mane attraction at Alhambra panto

10:14am Tuesday 15th January 2013

A troupe of cute performers have been winning the hearts of Bradford panto audiences, stealing scenes in the Alhambra show.

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Bingley Little Theatre turn a new Corner

10:30am Friday 11th January 2013

Bingley Little Theatre kicks off its new season with a production of JB Priestley’s Dangerous Corner.

Richard will be wearing his recovered heart on his sleeve

10:20am Friday 11th January 2013

Richard Tyrone Jones was a healthy regular gym user approaching his 30th birthday when he got an unexpected present: heart failure.

Fun for all the family marks anniversary for Keighley Amateurs

10:05am Friday 11th January 2013

Keighley Amateurs are kicking off their centenary year with a fun-filled family show.

Flavia Cacace is fired up for tango

10:20am Friday 4th January 2013

World tango champion Flavia Cacace led Olympian gymnast Louis Smith to be crowned the champion of BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, and this year she’ll be hot-footing it to our neck of the woods.

Richard Tyrone Jones is all heart with his revealing show

10:00am Friday 4th January 2013

Richard Tyrone Jones is bringing his ‘Big Heart’ show to Bradford.

High-flying fun with spectacular Moscow State Circus

9:00am Friday 4th January 2013

Inspired by the legend of The 12 Chairs, Babushkin Sekret is a new show presented by The Moscow State Circus which comes to St George’s Hall at the end of this month.