It’s curtain up on the new season at Keighley Playhouse, which ranges from fast-paced farces to murder mysteries.

“This season must surely offer the most exciting choice of plays the Playhouse has ever decided upon,” said chairman Chris Stocks.

“What better way to open the new season than with four plays for the price of one? All four short plays will be performed in one evening. The rest of the season offers comedy, satire, murder and mystery.”

The new season begins with Duets, four vignettes exploring the lighter side of romance and relationships. Each play tells of a crucial moment of someone who has experienced a crossroads in their lives.

Running from September 2 to 7, the four plays performed each evening are Blind Date, about the first meeting of a couple who have placed ads in a dating magazine; Secretarial Skills, about a man and his personal assistant who begin to question their feelings for each other; The Holiday, about a couple who are taking a break together despite the fact that since booking it they have decided to divorce; and The Bride-To-Be, a farce set on the eve of a woman’s third wedding.

All four plays are described as a “hilarious tribute to the strength and madness of the human heart”.

Other plays being staged this season include Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest, a “Pandora’s Box of plot twists” opening with a stranger walking into a house to find a man murdered and his wife standing over him with a gun, and Christmas Belles, a festive farce set in a small town in Texas where not everyone has the seasonal spirit.

Bus Stop looks at what happens when a bus is forced to stop for the night. One by one, the passengers are introduced, each with their own quirks and conflicts, and it becomes clear that they all want to love and be loved, to set aside their aloneness and find true happiness.

Other productions include Oscar Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest, John Godber’s Teechers and Johnny Belinda, about a woman who lives in a soundless world, unable to communicate at even the most basic level, until a doctor arrives in her community, who believes that she’s more than capable of learning sign language.

l Tickets for all productions are on 07599 890769.