Bradford's illustrious past as a world famous textile and wool trader will be re-visited through the eyes of immigrant mill workers at the Bradford Industrial Museum this weekend.

Julie O'Connell and Guggsy Ahmed assume the roles of immigrants Kas Saddiq from Pakistan and Maria from the Ukraine as they reveal what it was like to live and work in the city in writer Chris Ford's new drama, Warp n' Weft.

Also showing at the museum is a new exhibition, The Grand Trunk Road: From Dehli to the Kyber Pass, which tells the tale of a trek along the famous, old Indian highway and explains its function in helping British Pakistanis and the Indian Punjab migrate to Britain.

Jane Glaister, Bradford Council's strategic director of culture, tourism and sport, said: "Bradford has a unique and fascinating history with people coming from South East Asia, Eastern Europe and Ireland since the 1840s. I do hope that people in the district take time this month to find out more about their own heritage through special events and activities that are taking place."

Twenty minute shows of Warp n' Weft will be performed at the museum at Moorside Mills, in Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, on the weekend of April 28-29 and Sunday, May 6 at 12.45pm, 1.45pm and 3pm on each day. Admission is free.

A showing will also feature on Bank Holiday Monday, May 7 as part of a family fun day and at Cliffe Castle, Keighley on Sunday, May 27, Bank Holiday Monday, May 28 and the weekend of June 2-3.

For more information visit www.bradfordmuseums.org.