August 2023 A cracking story that was born to run… The House with Chicken Legs is heading for both York Theatre Royal (6-9 September) and Leeds Playhouse (13-16 September) this month. Here, author Sophie Anderson chats to Jo Haywood about this magical stage adaptation. For a long time, bestselling children’s author Sophie Anderson didn’t think... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 7th June 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ian Hallard’s tribute to ABBA fandom takes shape as this warm tale of friendship and am-dram, directed by Mark Gatiss. The Way Old Friends Do sees two old school friends, Peter and Edward, reunite unexpectedly and circumstances conspire to inspire them to put on a gender-swapped... Continue Reading →
The Way Old Friends Do is a new comedy which is, according to Ian Hallard himself, “very easy to pitch in one line: two old school friends form the world's first drag Abba tribute band”. And this story of friendship, fun and ABBA hits is set to play at York Theatre Royal from 6-10 June... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 16th May 2023 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quality Street: The Regency Comedy is J.M. Barrie’s take on life and love for the women left behind during the Napoleonic Wars; those who involuntarily became old maids when dreams of marriage departed along with the strapping patriotic men. Quality Street is certainly a farce in... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 11th May 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️ Billed as “a company of flea-bitten actors” who “try and fail to live up to their on-stage personas” in 1687, Bang Average Theatre’s Dirty Corset offers a loose but fun premise with early signs of the hygiene-averse brand of humour awaiting us. This is a tongue-in-cheek,... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 4th May 2023 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The world of modern dating: connection online, awkward first meetings and the inevitable gamble taken on whether or not anything will come of it. Gus Gowland’s warm-hearted new musical, Mayflies, follows a pairing who are meeting up for the first time after two years of chatting... Continue Reading →
Mayflies is a new musical by Gus Gowland – a contemporary love story that tells the story of a romantic relationship from its first flourish to its final goodbye. Three actors – Nuno Queimado, Rumi Sutton & Emma Thornett - alternate the roles of May and Fly, with each pairing providing a different perspective on... Continue Reading →
March 2023 Wodehouse in Wonderland arrives at York Theatre Royal next month (20-22 April). Based on the life and writings of P. G. Wodehouse, the production of William Humble’s play stars Robert Daws (Jeeves and Wooster, Poldark, The Royal, Rock and Chips, How the Other Half Loves) and features songs by Jerome Kern, George Gershwin,... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 14th March 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Time Machine: A Comedy, written by Steven Canny and John Nicholson and directed by Orla O’Loughlin, is very funny - when it hits its stride. Laying the foundations in Act 1, the cast introduce H.G. Wells’ great great grandson who has decided to honour the... Continue Reading →
Dave Hearn is one of the founders of the Olivier award-winning Mischief Theatre, whose hit comedies include “The Play That Went Wrong” - and, well, all those top touring titles including “______ Goes Wrong”! Now, he’s going time travelling, taking time away from Mischief to revisit the H.G. Wells classic story “The Time Machine” in... Continue Reading →
