6 of the best
Your guide to festive events you must not miss this season
1Cinderella
Victoria Theatre, Halifax, Saturday December 16 until Saturday January 6
Poor Cinderella works night and day but dreams of a very different life and with an invitation to the royal ball it looks as if her wish may be granted. Will her wicked stepsisters succeed in ruining Cinderella’s dreams of happiness or will her fairy godparents and loyal friend Buttons be able to thwart their devilish plans?
Halifax’s favourite dame, Adam Stafford return as Nurse Brenda Brighouse alongside Nathan Morris as Buttons. They will be joined by Mathew Pomeroy and Natasha Lamb – aka The Conjurors – who will play Cinderella’s fairy godparents. Kieran Morris will return this year in the role of Prince Charming, ready to woo his Cinderella Emma Kirk, despite the meddling of her wicked stepsisters Tasha Shanade and Siobhan Diffin. Tickets: 01422 351158
2 Santa's Sparkly Surprise
Victoria Theatre Green Room Bar, Halifax, Thursday December 7 to Sunday December 10, times vary Bring your little ones to see Santa, Ellie the Elf and the gang. Rudolph and Mouse are very sad that the workshop has no decorations or a Christmas tree and that there are no presents for them. They are going to need the help of all the children in the audience to make Christmas as special as it should be.
Santa’s Sparkly Surprise is the fifth show in the series written by Iain Lauchlan for the preschool audience. It will offer fun, interaction and great songs to sing and have a great storyline that the children can get involved in. Tickets: 01422 351158
3 Christmas Craft Fair
Bankfield Museum, Halifax, Saturday December 9
The venue welcomes a range of traders from across the region for a day of shopping and festive fun.
The museum will be filled with stalls selling a range of local produce including artisan crafts.
Great gifts for all the family can be found.
Entry is free
4 Dick and Dom
The Piece Hall, Halifax, Saturday December 9 at 9pm
Dick and Dom, the quadruple BAFTA award-winning duo, best known for their series Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow and Are You Smarter than a 10-Year-Old, will go headto-head behind the decks in the Spiegeltent for their legendary DJ Battle. Who’ll have the winning tracks and who’ll end up in a spin?
Rally your friends and family for a good old boogie and expect a lot of laughs and the Dick and Dom trademark chaos.
Tickets: https://thepiecehall. digitickets.co.uk/
5 Halifax Choral Society and Black Dyke Trombone Ensemble
The Piece, Halifax, Sunday December 17 at noon
For a third year running, one of the world’s oldest choral society, making music since 1817, continue its collaboration with The Piece Hall providing a carol concert in the Spiegeltent, accompanied by the Black Dyke Trombone Ensemble. Tickets: https:// thepiecehall. digitickets. co.uk/
6 The Four Seasons
The Piece Hall, Wednesday December 20 at 7.30pm
An ensemble of six
Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra players, led by David Greed, will be joined by soloist Sophie Rosa to present Vivaldi’s music – by atmospheric candlelight. Tickets: https://thepiecehall. digitickets.co.uk/