A JUGGLER "on a whole new level" will perform at Otley Courthouse this month.

Mat Ricardo, who mixes comedy with some breathtaking skills, has performed on several hit TV shows including The Jonathan Ross Show.

Dubbed the Gentleman Juggler, Ricardo has also been awarded the Best Fringe Act title by the Arts Award Voice, and is in the middle of a national and European tour.

He will perform in Otley on Saturday, October 28, and the Courthouse is promising a "show not to be missed!"

A spokesman said: "Forget any ideas you had about jugglers.

"This is on a whole new level!"

Tickets cost £10 or £8 in advance, or £11 or £9 on the door. The show starts at 8pm and is suitable for anyone aged 12 or over.

One of the Folk scene's leading melodeon and concertina players, meanwhile, will be playing at the venue on Saturday, October 17.

John Spiers of Spiers and Boden and Bellowhead fame will play a solo concert, featuring mesmerising instrumental pieces along with some songs, from 8pm.

Tickets cost £12.50 or £11 beforehand, or £13.50 or £12 on the door.

Classical guitar performer Jonathan Prag will take the stage on Friday, October 23, with a performance that will include transcribed Bach lute music.

The show will also feature renditions of the Usher Waltz by Nikita Koshkin, and the dramatic Suite del Recuerdo, by Argentinian composer Jose-Luis Merlin.

Starting at 7.30pm, tickets cost £12 or £10 in advance or £13 or £11 on the door.

Visit www.otleycourthouse.org.uk or call (01943) 467466 for more details.