THE West Yorkshire Savoyards, an acclaimed northern touring company, will return to the Victoria Hall in Settle at 7.30pm this Saturday to present The Yeomen of the Guard.

Set in a dangerous Tudor England, the show contains some of Gilbert and Sullivan’s finest music, comic dialogue, coupled with drama and intrigue, making it one of the most emotionally engaging of the ‘Savoy’ operas.

The Savoyards’ cast is drawn from the region’s best opera companies and includes experienced Manchester soprano Helen Fieldsend as Elsie Maynard and popular local actor and director Graham Weston as hapless jester Jack Point.

The production is directed by the former D’Oyly Carte company principal, Alistair Donkin, while the orchestra is conducted by Oliver Longstaff.

The company has received the backing of TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh, who said: “The works of Gilbert and Sullivan continue to inspire and amuse generation after generation of music-lovers and theatre-goers, and the West Yorkshire Savoyards continue to enthral their audiences. With Sullivan’s tuneful melodies and Gilbert’s rapier-sharp wit coupled with the WYS high standards, any audience can be assured of a great night out.”

Tickets for The Yeomen of the Guard at the Victoria Hall are priced at £15 with concessions available.

To book, ring the box office on 01729 825718 or they can purchased on the door.