Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskerville's, Mount Grace Priory, Northallerton on Sunday, 7.30pm

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Open-air garden theatre with the Chapeterhouse Theatre Company. On the lonely wasteland of the desolate Devon moors, something evil is afoot.

When death stalks the Baskerville family, legend and superstition collide with the most heinous of crimes.

On the moor nobody is safe, not even the bravest of men. Join Chapterhouse to meet the world’s most famous of detectives, Sherlock Holmes himself, as he is called upon to solve the greatest mystery of all time... That of the Hound of the Baskervilles.

Bring a picnic and your best detective skills for an unforgettable evening of mystery, suspense and theatre under the stars. Ticket £15, children 313, available on 01609-883494.

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Festival of 50s, Beamish Open Air Museum, on Friday-Sunday


Dance the day away to live music, treat yourself to a 50s hairdo, have a go on fairground rides or simply enjoy a milkshake in the sun at the fabulous Festival of 50s this summer at Beamish.

Hop aboard the 50s Daimler bus at the award-winning museum and be transported to the days of rock ‘n’ roll and teddy boys, Pathé News and petticoats. 
There’s a real festival feel with people getting dressed up, live music and dancing and families and friends just having a great day out.

There will also be live music from Ruby and the Mystery Cats on Saturday, The Troubleshooters will perform on Sunday and the Beamish Choir will be singing hits from the 50s across the weekend.

And put your best foot forward for dance lessons on Saturday and Sunday, there’s plenty of fun to be had.

What’s more, as with all daytime events, there is no extra charge for the Festival of 50s.

Beamish is also hosting two sell-out cinema evenings as part of the Festival of 50s following the success of last year’s first ever film night.

The museum is showing the sky-highest, smile-widest, wild ‘n wooiest musical of ‘em all, Calamity Jane, on Friday, 15 and the suspense masterpiece from Alfred Hitchcock, Rear Window, on Saturday, July 16 at the ticketed events. 
Visit beamish.org.uk for more information or call 0191-3704000. 

The Girl Who Fell in Love With The Moon, York Theatre Royal, on Saturday, 2pm


A Tim Burton-esque patchwork of puppetry, poetry, movement and live music stitched together with The Human Zoo's explosive visual imagination.

The Girl Who Fell in Love With The Moon sets out to explore humanity's eternal fascination with the skies through the eyes of this playful and dynamic young ensemble.

The Human Zoo Theatre Company, winners of the Les Enfants Terribles Award 2014, have gone on to tour three critically acclaimed productions.

The Girl Who was created in association with The Castle, Wellingborough. Tickets £10, available on 01904-623568.

The City Muisck - The Topping Tooters of the Town, National Centre for Early Music, York on Saturday, 6-7pm


The Topping Tooters of the Town Music of the London Waits 1550-1650, join in the celebration of the music of the ‘waits’ – urban musicians who were famed in London for artistry and skills on a par with those at the court.

Waits were wind players first and foremost, ‘Topping Tooters’ who played on cornetts, sackbuts, recorders and bagpipes.

The concert contains music for ceremony, civic procession, sophisticated masques and theatre pieces as well as popular dances and songs for performance in a tavern and communal halls. Tickets on 01904-658338. 

Big BRASS Bash: Reg Vardy Band, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle on Sunday, 2-3pm


Join the ever popular Reg Vardy Band – 35 times North of England Brass Band Champions – who will perform in the museum grounds.

This free outdoor event is part of a wider range of events taking place around the region as part of the Big BRASS Bash.

For more details of what’s on and where visit brassfestival.co.uk