Saturday 17 July

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical promises to get you singing, dancing and laughing. The Edinburgh Festival sell-out success comes to Harrogate Theatre with their Whose Line is it Anyway- style of improvised fun.

Showstopper! Harrogate Theatre, 8pm, tickets from £11

Sunday 18 July

There's a rare treat for film fans as the Festival lifts the curtain on a rare screening of the classic masterpiece – Benya Krik. A fictional Russian gangster of Jewish descent, Benya Krik remains one of the great anti-heroes of Russian literature. Murder is a way of life for Benya and his gang until he finds himself ensnared in a Bolshevik trap...Once banned, seldom seen, it's a unique chance to see a silent celluloid masterpiece from the depths of the Russian Archives. And it's all set to a live musical score from composer Robin Harris, featuring a dazzling array of instruments and musicians mixing Yiddish folk with Eastern jazz.

Benya Krik – Film (PG) with a new live score by Robin Harris, Crown Hotel Harrogate, 8pm, tickets: £15 Unreserved. U25s: £5

On Sunday, you're spoilt for choice as over at the Royal Hall there's a chance to catch a true jazz legend – the extraordinary Courtney Pine. The presenter of Jazz Crusade on BBC Radio 2 was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000, and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to jazz music. Don't miss the chance to catch his tribute to the first great saxophone star, Sidney Bechet.

Courtney Pine, Transition in Tradition, Royal Hall, 8pm tickets from £12

Monday 19 July

The Guardian newspaper said she should be sharing a stage and rubbing shoulders with three of the biggest names ever in music: Cave, Mitchell and Cohen. Enough said. Catch the exquisite Christine Tobin with jazz pianist Liam Noble and their take of the classic seventies Carole King album, Tapestry.

Christine Tobin and Liam Noble, Crown Hotel, 8pm, tickets £18

Tuesday 20 July

Feast on thespian frolicks at RHS Harlow Carr Gardens (as well as on your picnic)... A chance for an enchanting evening courtesy of the hilarious Oddsocks with their own unique take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, (Tues 20 and Wed 21 July) RHS Harlow Carr, 7.30pm, tickets from £3 (children), £12 (adults)

Wednesday 21 July

Ayanna Witter-Johnson has sold out Darlington and London dates already. Make sure you don't miss your chance to catch the captivating star in Harrogate.