Tim Burton's movie Edward Scissorhands has been transformed into a ballet by acclaimed Swan Lake reinterpreter Matthew Bourne.

The "magical" adaptation of the touching and witty Gothic fairytale is performed at Bradford Alhambra on May 2-6.

The family show portrays boy created by an eccentric scientist who dies leaving him alone and unfinished.

Edward faces a strange suburban world where a well-meaning community struggles to see past his appearance to the gentleness within.

Book tickets at Keighley Information Centre in the town hall or phone 01274 432000.

n There's brass and voice as the Oxnop Singers perform their annual charity concert on Sunday with Hall Royd Band.

The varied programme ranges from the Beatles to Verdi, Soldier's Chorus to songs from the shows. Proceeds of the 7.15pm concert in Oxenhope Community Centre will go to the St John Ambulance.

n Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance comes to Bradford next year following its tour of almost 50 countries.

The Irish dance show has been seen by more than seven million people during its ten year journey. It has become the most successful touring show in entertainment history after breaking theatrical records around the globe.

The cast will deliver 150,000 taps during each performance from January 31next year.

n Cecily is swept off her feet by Bruce and they soon marry -- then she realises he has a secret.

The secret is much much darker than Cecily realises in Frank Vosper's drama Love From a Stranger.

Keighley Playhouse presents the play, adapted from a story by Agatha Christie, on April 24-29.

Tickets will be on sale in mid-April.

n The best of British music is celebrated by Bradford Festival Choral Society in their last performance of the season next Saturday.

The singers perform Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis, regarded as the pinnacle of 16th century music, by Tudor composer William Byrd.

Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music highlights the romantic period, using words from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

There will also be William Walton's anthem for the feast day of an apostle, The Twelve, and Benjamin Britten's Festival Te Deum.

Book for the April 8 concert at Bradford Cathedral at Keighley Information Centre or phone 01274 432000.

n Travellers, Gypsies and the Oral Traditions is an event celebrating stories, music, song and dance passed down the generations.

The special day organised by Yorkshire Dales workshops will feature some of the few remaining performers from the traveling tradition. There will be Scottish storytelling by Duncan Williamson, ballad songs from Sheila Stewart, and West Country dancing and singing.

Phone 01535 631166 for details of the April 8 performances and activities at Otley Courthouse.

n A classic drama by American playwright Arthur Miller will be presented on May 15-20 by Bingley Little Theatre.

A View from the Bridge is a tragedy focusing on a loyal, caring but an intelligent and inarticulate longshoreman.

Into his family home come two illegal immigrant cousins of his wife, and one falls in love with his niece.