AN ACCOUNTANT quarrels with his mistress after seeing another man leaving her flat.

After the row ends in the woman's accidental death, the man realises he has a ready-made scapegoat.

And in this month's Keighley Playhouse production he ensures it is his rival who is arrested and charged.

The Perfect Murder follows what happens when the accountant and his wife unite to fool the police.

Hugh Janes' courtroom drama, adapted from a story by Jeffrey Archer, is staged on April 28-May 3.

The psychological thriller was staged in the West End with Nyree Dawn Porter, Ray Lonnen, Tony Britton and Michael Elphick.

Buy tickets for The Perfect Murder at Keighley Information Centre in the town hall, or phone 08451 267859 (daytime) or 01535 604764 (weekday evenings).

nThe days of disco live again at Bradford Alhambra next week in the feelgood musical Oh! What a Night.

Sheila Ferguson, one of the original Three Degrees, stars in a show combining comedy, romance and high-energy music.

Dozens of classic disco hits are performed by the cast from April 29 to May 3, including Friday and Saturday teatimes.

The songs include Sex Machine, Car Wash, Love Train, Celebration, We Are Family, I Will Survive and Play That Funky Music.

Book tickets at Keighley Information Centre in the town Hall, or phone 01274 432000.

nBlood-dripping battle is done in the surroundings of a cattle market next weekend as Shakespeare comes to Skipton.

Acclaimed Theatre Company Northern Broadsides stages its "dynamic, accessible and soaring" production of Henry V.

The Halifax-based actors also present the 17th-century Yorkshire tragedy A Woman Killed With Kindness.

Both plays are at Skipton Auction Mart, on April 25/26. Book on 01756 792809.

The plays are also at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, on May 20-31. Phone 0113 213 7700.

nA large-scale outdoor show will be staged next Friday in the car park of the Eureka! Museum For Children in Halifax.

Tattoo brings 2000 people together with petrol-driven insect characters and and an egg-laying machine.

The 40-minute show is said to "surround and engulf" audiences in a weird but logical sequence of events.

Dancers, elaborate costumes and giant mechanical structures are used in the 9.30pm show on April 25.

Tattoo, developed by the IOU theatre group, then tours to festivals across the UK including Bradford Festival.

Admission is free but tickets must be booked in advance by telephoning 01422 349422.

Easter art and craft sessions run weekdays at Eureka! until April 23 (11am-4pm).

nOliver Tobias, pictured right, stars with Roy Barraclough next week in the light-hearted musical The Boyfriend.

The show, set in the 1920s on the French Riviera, is at Bradford Alhambra from Tuesday to Saturday.

Book tickets at Keighley Information Centre in the town hall or phone 01274 432000.

nThe Swingle Singers present their 40th anniversary show on May 4 at the Grand Theatre in Leeds.

The renowned a cappella group performs a wide range of songs with the backing of a rhythm section.

Organ fugues, orchestral overtures and jazz favourites are united with pop hits, movie themes and folk tunes.

The eight singers are a new young line-up recreating the sound that took the original group to the top in the 1960s.

Book tickets at Keighley Information Centre or phone 0113 222-6222.

nWomen made their first appearance on the British stage during the decadent reign of Charles II.

Playhouse Creatures is a new drama in Leeds that shows how six feisty actresses try to forge a respectable career during the era.

Former Coronation Street actress Joanne Froggatt, while TV actress Abby Ford plays the notorious Nell Gwyn.

The West Yorkshire Playhouse production runs until May 10. Book at Keighley Information Centre or phone 0113 213-7700.

nVeteran politician Tony Benn talks about his life, his diaries and the future, in Halifax on April 26.

He will mix politics, opinion, debate and memories, taking questions from the audience at the Victoria Theatre.

Book tickets at Keighley Information Centre or telephone 01422 351158.

nSongs from the shows are performed by West End singers, dancers and musicians in Bradford next Friday.

A Night at the Musicals is a fully-costumed show, starring singer Duncan Breeze, starting at 7.30pm in St George's Hall.

The musicals include Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, Chicago, Evita and Blood Brothers.

Book tickets at Keighley Information Centre or phone 01274 432000.

nDerren Brown moves from TV back to the stage for a "powerful, provocative and thrilling "new show.

The star of the programme Mind Control presents his psychological magic on April 26 at Colne Municipal Hall.

Book at Keighley Information Centre or phone 01282 661234.

nClassical ballet returns to the Victoria Theatre, Halifax, on May 1 in the shape of The Nutcracker.

European Ballet presents a traditional production set to Tchaikovsky's music. Book on 01422 351158.

nThe Hanging Man is a bittersweet tale of an architect, a half-finished building and a search for death.

The actors perform in the framework of a cathedral, mixing medieval and modern as they tell a personal story.

The unusual show, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, is from the same team as 1998's acclaimed Shockheaded Peter.

Book on 0113 213 7700.