There has been so much hype in the last week or so with the visit to Yorkshire of the Bollywood stars for their equivalent of the Oscar ceremony that one cannot have failed to notice this going on.

Nightly on Look North' we have had reports of the event and Christa Ackroyd has even tried her hand at dancing, Bollywood style.

This play, therefore, being performed at West Yorkshire Playhouse comes at just the right time to coincide with the rest of this activity concerning Indian sub-continent films.

The story of this particular play concerns single mum Kate who has done a runner from the bloke next door. After landing up in Bradford with just a few bags of clothes and Jane, her seriously disenchanted daughter, it's all looking pretty grim.

But then Jane meets local lad Dini and she's swept up into the fantasy world of Amrish Puri and the wild, vibrant heart of Bollywood films.

In true Bollywood fashion, life is much more fun when played out in sequins and saris with a glamorous team of backing dancers. But can she escape her drab life and become Bollywood Jane for real?

Without a doubt the star of the show for me was Nicola Burley in the role of Jane. She is a local girl from Harehills in Leeds and this is her first major theatrical production although she has previously appeared in two compelling BBC films, Born Equal' (with Colin Firth and Robert Carlyle) and Love And Hate'.

She is well supported by Darren Kuppan as Dini and Kathryn Dow Blyton as Kate.

Never having seen a Bollywood film, I wondered if I would understand the play properly but the good thing about Amanda Whittington's writing is that she creates the scenario that when Jane starts her job at the local Asian cinema, she doesn't know much about Bollywood films, and these are explained to her (and the audience at the same time) by Dini.

One thing that I found hard to follow, however, were a number of references to Bollywood actors and actresses plus some of the dialogue in Hindustani. This aside, however, it was a well-written production and one that was extremely funny in parts, particularly the scene when Dini dresses up in a sari.

One thing, as well as the acting, that was highly impressive, was the dancing when the stage was full of swirling colourful costumes and appropriate over the top' pieces of scenery such as the giant sunflowers and the snow scene.

Many of the dancers have been recruited and trained locally after open auditions were held at the Playhouse and their dancing was brilliant.

Highly colourful, great acting and, as in all Bollywood films, a happy ending.

Who could ask for more!