A PSYCHEDELIC pop band, William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and a collaboration of five of England's most inventive folk artists are appearing at Settle Victoria Hall.

Maia the Band, on Friday, November 30, are currently on tour playing a number of songs from their previous three albums .

The Leeds-based quartet were enthusiastically received at the prestigious Fairport's Cropredy Convention, where they played to an audience of over 20,000.

Other highlights have included two live sessions on BBC Radio 4s 'Loose Ends', 'Time Out' magazines Album of the Week for their 2012 release, Pepper Stars, as well as winning the 'Yorkshire Gig Guide' award for Outstanding Live Band.

Audiences love Maia’s relaxed vibe and brilliant musicianship with the show drawing upon influences from the likes of Pink Floyd, David Bowie and The Beach Boys. The album Wild Waters delivers ornate jungle guitars and shimmering mandolins combined with foot stomping percussive grooves.

Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, comes to Settle on Thursday, December 6.

Broadcast live from the National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare’s famous fated couple in his great tragedy of politics, passion and power.

Caesar and his assassins are dead and General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love. In a tragic fight between devotion and duty, obsession becomes a catalyst for war.

Director Simon Godwin returns to National Theatre Live screens with this hotly anticipated production, following broadcasts of Twelfth Night, Man and Superman and The Beaux’ Stratagem.

Awake, Arise: A Christmas Show for our Times will take place on Sunday, December 9.

In an 'un-missable' one-off collaboration, five of the English folk scene’s most inventive artists will perform 'A Christmas Tour For These Times' celebrating the riches of our varied winter traditions and reflecting upon the hope and resilience in music and song that can bring joy to us all in the darkest season.

Award winning trio Lady Maisery - Hannah James, Rowan Rheingans and Hazel Askew- have for nearly a decade produced “some of the most exquisite, thrilling vocal harmony work in the English folk scene", according to The Guardian.

The beguiling musical partnership of Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith complete the powerful line-up, bringing the outstanding vocals, sensitive instrumentation and powerful social conscience that has won them widespread critical acclaim.

Maia The Band, at 8pm on November 30.

Tickets £14 for adults, and £10 for children.

Antony and Cleopatra plays on Thursday December 6 at 7pm. Tickets, £14.50 for the stalls, and £15.50 for the balcony.

Awake, Arise: A Christmas Show for our Times is at 7.30pm on Sunday December, 9. Tickets £15.50. All tickets available from the website: settlevictoriahall.org.uk, or telephone 01729 825718 between 10am and 2pm Monday to Friday.