Wednesday 2nd July 2026 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, King Lear - all pretty high profile creations of one Mr William Shakespeare, but this production brings a lesser-known gem to the stage in Venus and Adonis - the “great erotic poem” of the bard which combines cheeky, lyrical comedy with lyrical... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 30th June 2026 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ From creators Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay comes a music-lover’s haven: The Choir of Man. Set in a classic pub where regular guys meet and shoot the breeze, nine blokes sing their way through a brilliant catalogue of hits - tear-jerkers and... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 10th June 2026 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️ David Eldridge’s adaptation of John Le Carré’s popular novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a story of espionage, sabotage and confusion set across Berlin and London circa 1960. It asks big questions about morality and conflict, but it... Continue Reading →
Monday 30th March 2026 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2:22, A Ghost Story is a great watch. Full of suspense and dramatic bells and whistles, it knows how to hit the sweet spot when it comes to keeping audiences on the edge of their seats. When I first saw this show, I told... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 18th February 2026 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️ Adaptations of Shakespeare’s work are ten a penny, so offering something “fresh” and from a “different angle” is a popular claim. Headlong prides itself on approaching any text as if it landed today, with no reverence towards “classic” standing holding back artistic vision - a very fine... Continue Reading →
Monday 26th January 2026 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Constant Wife by Laura Wade (based on the comedy by W Somerset Maugham) is a sharp, well-observed comedy of manners. It’s not a laugh-a-minute affair, more a steady trickle of funny one liners and comic set-ups which is most impressive in the consistency of its... Continue Reading →
Thursday 18th December 2025 at York Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Northern Ballet are bringing festive cheer aplenty with their production of the classic The Nutcracker. Following the story of Clara, a little girl with a very big imagination, the story tells of her whirlwind dreams the night before Christmas (sparked, of course, by the gift of... Continue Reading →
Monday 8th December 2025 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Panto season is back, and it’s the timeless classic Sleeping Beauty at York Theatre Royal this year, directed by Juliet Forster. Paul Hendy’s take on the tale is typically not-so-classic, adding a good dose of local references and zingers alongside panto staples like the spooks dance,... Continue Reading →
Thursday 27th November 2025 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Leeds Playhouse have returned to the land of Ebeneezer Scrooge with their latest production of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. This time, in Deborah McAndrew’s adaptation, the tale is set firmly in Yorkshire, with Scrooge as the clutching, covetous owner of a West Yorkshire woollen mill. ... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 19th November 2025 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Slava’s Snow Show is quite simply a joy. It’s an experience, celebrating all the best that theatre can be when it’s at its most free and expressive. Possibly best described as being enveloped in a dream world of surreal creativity, the show... Continue Reading →
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