Visiting Mr Green -- Bingley Little Theatre

This new play by Jeff Baron is set in 1990s New York and such is the attention to detail by the props team that not only was there an American style fridge but carrier bags provided by a New York shop.

Phil Holbrough and Gordon Sugden excel in the roles of careless driver sentenced to community service and the recipient of that sentence to weekly visits.

The play itself is quality and the two actors played their characters superbly, drawing laughter and sympathy in equal measure.

For me this production is the best of the 58th season so far. It's well worth trying to get a ticket.

l Bingley Arts Centre, tonight / tomorrow 7.30pm, 01274 432000.

Sylvia Thompson

Swan Lake -- Victoria Theatre, Halifax

A stage full of pure white, not a single swan out of place, each flutter and step impeccably co-ordinated to fulfil the wants and desires of what a ballet should be like.

Swan Lake -- a tale wrapped with love and betrayal, ending with an eternal pact between two fresh young people, one destined to die, the other never to leave his beloved's side.

Anastasia Gubanova gave an electric performance and was convincing as the shy, beautiful swan (Odette), then vibrant and daring as the daughter (Odile) of the evil sorcerer. Prince Seigfried (Talgat Kozhabayev) was a darting mystery, and his friend Benno (Sergey Zolotarev) was a delightful.

Pam Ross