Cursed comedy heads for Ilkley

This highly-acclaimed touring theatre company return to Ilkley with a hilarious ripping yarn, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb.

This new comedy thriller for a winters' evening is guaranteed to have the audience rocking with laughter. With cantankerous camels, dancing and singing sarcohpagi and a final thrill straight out of the Hammer House of Horror, the show promises to be a good night out for all the family.,

The show has a strong cast with Nobby Dimon, (above) who is also the artistic director, Susan Earnshaw, Nick Wyatt and John Barber. Nobby Dimon has been artistic director of the North Country Theatre since 1996 and before that he worked for eight years at Harrogate Theatre, devising and directing more than 30 productions. He has a reputation for highly entertaining theatre created with imaginative use of limited resources.

John Barber has recently appeared in the popular dram Emmerdale but is better known nationally for his remarkable work with Open Hand Theatre.

Nick Wyatt plays the classic comedy double; twin brothers, one good the other evil. He is slightly worried about being typecase as villains after his recent work on television in Heartbeat and Undercover Customs but his long experience as a versatile character actor should stand him in good stead for this role.

Susan Earnshaw joins North Country Theatre having worked all over the country in theatre, including touring with late great Brian Glover in the Canterbury Tales. She has used her excellent singing voice in a number of productions and is going to be using it again in the Curse of the Mummy's Tomb.

The Curse of the Mummy Tomb will be performed by North Country Theatre on Monday, November 16 in the Crescent Hotel, Brook Street, Ilkley, at 8.00pm.

For tickets (costing £6) and more information,

contact Keith Hartley on 01943 601704.

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