Keighley people will feel at home when they travel to New York with the cast of Heaton Amateurs in the latest production.

For the four main roles in the musical Guys and Dolls are played by performers regularly seen in the town. Richard Aldham and Kevin Moore lead the guys who gamble their way through Damon Runyan's tale of old Broadway.

Alison Broadley and Barbara Boothroyd play the women they woo, a Salvation Army girl and a nightclub singer.

Alison's boyfriend Tim Lobley, from Riddlesden, also appears in the production, which runs from March 4-8, at Bingley Arts Centre.

Richard has appeared with many local societies -- most recently playing the young Scrooge for Keighley Amateurs -- and previously starred in The King and I for Heaton Amateurs.

Silsden man Richard regards Sky Masterson as a dream role that he has wanted to play for many years.

Kevin performs regularly with Keighley Playhouse and Bingley Little Theatre, as well as directing plays for both societies.

Alison appeared with Heaton Amateurs in the musical Fiddler on the Roof and went on to play leading roles for societies, including Keighley Playhouse.

Barbara Boothroyd, from Keighley, has starred in many productions for Keighley Playhouse and Keighley Amateurs.

Book tickets for Guys and Dolls at Keighley Information Centre in the town hall, or phone 01274 752000.

n He is an inspiring leader of men whose status is raised to heroic proportions following the Battle of Agincourt. But Henry V discovers the price of kingship as he grows from boy to man in Shakespeare's famous play.

Northern Broadsides promises to bring the drama to life in a way no other theatre company can.

The actors, famed for using northern dialect to make classics accessible, begins its tour of Henry V next week. It is staged alongside Thomas Hayward's play, A Woman Killed by Kindness, a little-known classic of Elizabethan theatre.

The play is a poignant domestic tragedy which follows the death of a seemingly faithful wife once her infidelities have been discovered.

The two plays are at The Viaduct, Dean Clough, Halifax (Wednesday to March 8). Phone 01422 255266.

Also appearing at Salts Mill, Saltaire, April 10-13 (phone 01274 531163); Skipton Auction Mart, April 25/26 (01756 792809); West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, May 20-31 (013 213-7700).

n A shelf full of South Craven School students appears in the Little Shop of Horrors next month.

They play leading roles in a musical that blends comedy, 50 sci-fi and soul and rock 'n' roll songs.

Seymour is a mild-mannered Skid Row resident in love with his fellow flower shop worker Audrey.

His dreams come true with the arrival of a new plant -- a jive-talking Venus Flytrap that thrives on human blood. The body count begins as Seymour discovers "Audrey 2" is in fact an alien bent on taking over the world.

Silsden teenager Seb Pietrovito plays Seymour while Cononley girl Kara Bayer plays Audrey, reprising a role she played at South Craven School.

Fellow South Craven students Chris Tomlinson, from Oakworth, and Adam Edgar, from Silsden, play the plant and the shopkeeper.

Also playing principal roles are Kyle Willis, from Cross Hills, Jenna Bowes, of Silsden, Amy Brewster, from Embsay, and Kitty Howorth, from Skipton.

Little Shop of Horrors is staged at Skipton Town Hall, from March 5-8. Book tickets at Brux, 11-13 Kirkgate, or phone 01535 653331.

n The blackest day in Lancashire history is portrayed at a Yorkshire theatre this month.

The Accrington Pals is set in the smallest town in Britain to raise a full battalion to fight in the First World War.

On July 1, 1916, the "pals" joined the Battle of the Somme and within 20 minutes, more than 230 were dead and 350 injured.

Peter Whelan's emotional play focuses on the loves, longings and sufferings of the women left behind in Accrington.

The drama, first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1981, is being revived by the West Yorkshire Playhouse, in Leeds.

Rebecca Gatward, the director, says she was drawn to the play by the strong female characters who lived on hope and official misinformation.

She says: "These gutsy, feisty women fighting their own battles on the home front are a real inspiration."

The Accrington Pals runs from today to March 29. Book at Keighley Information Centre in the town hall, or phone 0113 213-7700.

n Charles Condomine is living reasonably happily with his second wife Ruth.

But his first wife Elvira, dead for the past seven years, is determined to have him for herself.

And when Charles invites a clairvoyant to his home Elvira seizes on her chance of a permanent reunion.

She arranges several "accidents", with unexpected results, during Noel Coward's popular play Blithe Spirit.

The comedy is staged by Bingley Little Theatre, at the town's Arts Centre, from Monday to Saturday, at 7.30pm.

John Cohen, a familiar face at Keighley Playhouse, plays Charles, opposite experienced actress Jenny Reavill.

The cast also includes Gilly Rogers, Stephanie Burton, Stuart Farrell, Alison Main and June Purdy, and is directed by Ian Wilson.

Book tickets at Keighley Information Centre, in the town hall, or phone 01274 752000.

n Eighties pop star Toyah Willcox plays the title role in the comedy Western musical Calamity Jane, in Leeds.

The whip-cracking, rip-roaring show features songs such as The Deadwood Stage, Secret Love and the Black Hills of Dakota.

Calamity Jane runs from March 3-8 at the Grand Theatre. Book at Keighley Information Centre, in town hall, or phone 0113 222-6222.

n Aeschylus's epic drama Agamemnon has been chosen by Actors of Dionysus to celebrate their 10th anniversary.

The acclaimed new adaptation portrays a victorious general's homecoming and his murder at the hands of his wife.

See the "absorbing, seductive, electric" play at the Square Chapel, Halifax, next Thursday and Friday, at 8pm. Phone 01422 349422 for tickets.

n Dick & Liddy's comedy club returns to the Victoria Theatre, Halifax, next Friday with Kitty Flanagan, Rob Rouse and Martin "BigPig" Hutton. It starts at 8.30pm. Phone 01422 351158 for details.

n An evening of Kathak, classical North Indian dance, features fast footwork and graceful hands, next Friday, at 7.30pm, in Bradford's Theatre in the Mill. Phone 01274 233200.

n Adventures in Wild California showcases extreme sports and scenery, including snowboarding, skysurfing and tree excavating.

The IMAX film is at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford, next Friday (11am, 1pm, 7, 8.15pm). Book free tickets on 0207 240 4071.

n Big Band Crazy II brings Andy Prior, John Miller and their orchestra back to the Victoria Theatre, Halifax, on March 8. Their guest is singer Donna Canale. Book tickets on 01422 351158.