Theatre and Comedy

What a feeling – audiences are left with after more than two hours of non-stop song and dance. It can be summed up as breathless awe.

Sir Ken Dodd, master of tickling sticks, Diddy Men and tattifilarious comedy, reduced fans to helplessness with his bucktoothed grin, a shake of the through-a-hedge-backwards hair and a cry of "How tickled I am".

Bridlington has been joining the tributes to comedy legend Sir Ken Dodd, who has died at the age of 90.

The curtain came up on a new theatre group for children at the weekend - and the reviews are glowing.

Brighton Rock is Esther Richardson’s first major production as director for Pilot Theatre, and the air of anticipation of seeing a rare adaptation of Graham Greene’s dark and suspenseful thriller was electric.

Milkshake! Live came to Scarborough this week, promising a magical afternoon of entertainment for the audience, and they did not disappoint their young fans.

In a week when politicians of all parties and persuasions are urging us to unite around Brexit and put a positive spin on life after the EU, it is more than apt that prolific playwright John Godber premiers his latest play The Scary Bikers.

She has spent her whole career on stage and screen.

Bridlington Spa, October 2 to 6

One of the world's best-loved musicals is returning to The Spa later this year.

Hollywood came to Headlands - as students put on their version of the musical Babes In Arms last week.

Meet Bridlington’s journalists of the future. A group of 12 pupils from New Pasture Lane enjoyed a special day at The Spa, where they learnt all the skills needed to be Free Press reporters of the future.

The stage is set for an influx of new stars at Bridlington’s thriving amateur theatre.

Casting has been revealed for Calendar Girls the Musical which returns home to Yorkshire following its West End stint, stopping off at Leeds Grand Theatre in August and Hull New Theatre in November.

Fame - The Musical is heading to Bridlington Spa later this year.

Headlands School pupils present their musical production Babes in Arms on three nights next week.

The results are in on Aladdin at Bridlngton Spa – and it’s a clean sweep of 10 across the board.

Families wanting a giant amount of festive fun should head down to Scarborough's South Bay for the Spa's annual pantomime production.

What the Dickens! Since when has A Christmas Carol had rattling chickens, a ghost called Terry, a mum with a walnut for a head and a peg bag as a home?