There are still a few days left to catch the Playhouse’s new season opener – Amanda Whittington’s hugely popular comedy Ladies Day running in the Wharfeside Theatre until Saturday and reviewed above.

Taking a break from their tedious work in a Hull fish factory, four women head for a day out at Royal Ascot at York – where their various adventures provide plenty of laughs as well as some moments of poignancy. An engaging tale of love and friendship, regret and hope, struggle and – ultimately – triumph, the play guarantees a satisfying and thought-provoking night out at the theatre.

Rehearsals began this week for the next production in the Wharfeside Theatre – Alan Bennett’s 1960s-set comedy Habeas Corpus, which runs from November 2 to 12.

Directed by Len Taylor and assisted by Phil Marston, the play is an exquisitely observed swipe at the so-called ‘permissive society’ – expect plenty of misunderstandings and mistaken identities in this hilarious vintage comedy.

Before that, there is a visiting production in the Wharfeside Theatre on Friday, October 21, for one night only.

Paint It White, by Les Rowley follows the adventures of a committed Leeds United fan who, over the course of more than forty years, has only missed one game and travels home and away to see every match. Tickets are £12 and £10 concessions and can be booked through the Playhouse box office.

Rehearsals have also started on the next production in the Wildman Studio – Samuel Beckett’s modern classic Waiting for Godot, one of the most influential plays of the 20th century, which runs from November 21 to 26.

Directed by Paul Woodhouse, the cast includes Dick Hebbert, Dermot Hill, Nick Pennington and Andrew Leggott.

To book tickets for any of these plays,, call the Playhouse box office on (01943) 609539 or go to ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk.