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THEATRE

NOVEMBER

Death of a Salesman York Theatre Royal Until November 29th 01904 658162 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk 

I Want That Hair York Theatre Royal November 5th-22nd 01904 658162 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk    

DECEMBER

Awaking Beauty Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough December 11th -January 17th 01723 370541 www.sjt.uk.com

Stan Laurel: Please Stand Up Selby Town Hall 01757 708449 December 13th www.selbytownhall.co.uk

Season’s Greetings Ilkley Playhouse December 1st – 13th 01943 609539 www.ilkleyplayhouse.org

Peter Pan West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds Until January 31st 0113 213 7700 www.wyplayhouse.com

Heidi Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough November 25th – December 20th 01723 370541 www.sjt.uk.com    

MUSICALS

NOVEMBER

Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Lyceum Theatre Sheffield November 10th-15th 0114 249 6000 www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk & Alhambra Theatre, Bradford November 17th-22nd 01274 432000 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk

DECEMBER

High School Musical Grand Theatre and Opera House Leeds November 24th – December 6th 0870 121 4901 www.leedsgrandtheatre.com

Remember When At Christmas Sheffield City Hall December 1st 0114 278 9789 www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk  

PANTO

The Sleeping Beauty Georgian Theatre Royal December 10th – 31st 01748 825252 www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk

Jack and the Beanstalk City Varieties Music Hall Leeds December 5th – January 11th 08456 441 881 www.cityvarieties.co.uk

Dick Turpin York Theatre Royal December 11th – January 31st 01904 623568 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

Cinderella Harrogate Theatre November 28th – January 11th 01423 502115 www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk

Wizard of Oz Rotherham Civic Theatre December 1st – January 11th 01709 823640 www.rotherham.gov.uk  

EVENTS AND FESTIVALS

No Coward Soul The Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth All year 01535 642323 A

Victorian Father Christmas Clifford’s Tower York November 29th-30th 01904 646940 www.englishheritage.org.uk/cliffords

EASY VIRTUE (November 7th), based on the Noel Coward play, and starring Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Thomas and Colin Firth in a comedy about an American divorcee who meets her new – and very aristocratic – in-laws for the first time. The trailer looks light and fluffy.

W (November 7th) – Oliver Stone’s latest – is less light and fluffy: the title refers to George ‘Dubya’ Bush, who is now packing boxes and clearing his desk at the White House (don’t touch that red button, George: it’s not for calling room service). At the other end of the month,

HAMLET 2 (November 28th) is a madcap comedy with Steve Coogan as a teacher staging a politically incorrect sequel to the Shakespeare play.

Leeds Film Festival November 4th – 16th. 0113 2478398. www.leedsfilm.com At the time of writing, it’s too early to give you a heads-up of what’s appearing at Yorkshire’s premier film festival; but we do understand, horror fans, that Night of the Dead VIII will get an airing. John Foxx, from Ultravox, will be returning to the film festival for a third year with the UK premiere of a brand new show combining music and images. Log onto the website for full details.

DECEMBER

It’s a fair old month at the flicks: hard man Jason Statham is back for more violent hi-jinks in TRANSPORTER 3 (December 5th), while the kids should love MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA (December 5th) which features the vocal talents of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Sacha Baron Cohen and the late, lamented Bernie Mac (the last film he made before his death).

FAR NORTH (December 26th) was released in the USA ages ago and didn’t cause much of a splash but we’re pointing it out because it has a Yorkshire connection, well sort of: Sean Bean’s in it.

Then there’s AUSTRALIA (December 26th), an epic period tale set down under with Nicole Kidman and the man who should have been Bond, Hugh Jackman.

BEDTIME STORIES (December 26th) is a comedy with a cast and a half: Adam Sandler, Guy Pearce, Courtney Cox, Russell Brand and old Xena Warrior Princess herself, Lucy Lawless. The plot? Oh, something about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.  

www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk 

A Thousand Words: curated by Tracy Chevalier York Art Gallery Until January 4th 01904 687687 www.yorkartgallery.org.uk   

Breaking News: 140 Years of the Press Association National Media Museum Bradford Until January 18th 0870 70 10 200 www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

York Artists Group York Cemetery Chapel December 6th -7th www.yorkcemetery.org.uk www.yorkartistsgroup.org.uk

 Jake Attree Dean Clough, Halifax Until January 25th 01422 250250 www.deanclough.com  

James Bond: Shaken Not Stirred Leeds Town Hall November 30th