Sutton Amateurs this month return to their roots with the first pantomime written entirely by their current members.

A writing team led by producer Philip Smith decided they could devise Cinderella just as well as the professionals.

This year's panto is a traditional family show with the usual mix of comedy, romance, villainy and classic and modern songs.

And it takes Philip back to the classic story he appeared in as a child when Sutton presented their very-first pantomime in 1974.

He appeared as a page boy alongside modern-day Keighley Playhouse performers Geoff Donaldson and Gill Wallbank.

Fellow 2005 cast member Katrina Knights made her own stage debut in Sutton's 1980s Cinderella -- and has appeared in every version of the panto staged since.

Sutton Amateurs used an original script by Heather Feather and went on to perform several pantos in the 1970s written by member Marjorie Riley.

Some of Marjorie's shows have been revived in recent years alongside scripts bought in from across the country.

Philip said Marjorie's scripts had been exhausted and good, affordable scripts were hard to find despite extensive searches.

He said: "We couldn't find one we liked, and we'd updated Marjorie's scripts successfully in the past.

"We also save money on royalties, which can be £50 a night. We use profits from our pantomimes to fund our annual musical."

Cinderella runs November 30-December 3 (7.15pm) with a Saturday matinee at 2.15pm.

Tickets £5 adults, £4 concessions, from Londis Stores (Place's Place), Main Street, Sutton, and Forget-Me-Not, Main Street, Cross Hills, or phone 01535 632289.

n Traditional brass band music is promised tomorrow from the Yorkshire Building Society Concert Brass Band.

The band plays in Bingley Arts Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £6 adults, £5 concessions, from Keighley Information Centre today, on the door, or phone 01535 272506.

n Playing her first principal role with Haworth West Lane Baptist Amateurs is local youngster Lucy Savage. Lucy, 15, plays Ella in the light-hearted Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Patience from next Tuesday to Saturday.

She is pictured far right with fellow teenagers Anthony Roberts and Lucy Bairstow, who are in the chorus.

Producer Michael Lofthouse said the talented trio show that G&S can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Book for 7.30pm performances, and a Saturday 2.15pm matinee, at Haworth Tourist Information Centre or phone 01535 643425.

n The evils that men do are recounted by several women in the latest comedy from Cowling-based Pinnacle Productions.

Men Are Dogs, presented next Friday and Saturday, takes place in a support group run by an interfering psychologist.

She brings in men to help act out the scenes portrayed by her patients, at St Andrew's Methodist Church.

"There's not a lot of point to the play but it's quite funny," said Pinnacle member Aileen Holmes.

Men Are Dogs was originally set in America but the Cowling actors are using their own Yorkshire accents.

Tickets for the 7.30pm performances are on sale at Cowling Post Office at the Bay Horse pub. The producer is Isaac Wood.

n South Craven brothers Chris and Brian Blackie are reunited onstage as Bradford Catholic Players present The Pirates of Penzance.

And Chris's teenage son Mark joins them for the first time in the spectacular production of the "Broadway" version of the musical.

Chris is a regular performer in lead roles around West Yorkshire and in Pirates again plays the lead role of Samuel.

Brian, chairman, stage manager and performer with Sutton Amateurs, is in the chorus of the Bradford Alhambra show.

Mark, another chorus member, appeared recently in Little Saods' production of Les Miserables and is a member of rock band The Trial.

Pirates runs November 21-26 including a Saturday matinee. Book at Keighley Information Centre in the town hall or phone 01274 432000.

n Signs and Blunders is a family Christmas play full of riotous humour, slapstick, mystery and seasonal songs, at Glusburn Institute on November 26 at 3pm. Phone 01535 630223.