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, 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 →
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 →
Tuesday 14th February 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Charlie & Stan hoiks us back in time in style and substance to witness two giants of comedy meeting as youngsters. Set round and about a trip from Southampton to New York circa 1910, we see a very young Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. As yet... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 6th December 2022 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ah, Peter Pan, how shall creatives adapt thee? Let us count the ways… In Paul Hendy’s take on J. M. Barrie’s well-known characters, we jump forward a generation and follow Wendy Darling’s spirited daughter, Elizabeth, who is positively bursting with excitement at the very *idea* that... Continue Reading →
Panto time in York? Oh yes it is! Well, almost. York Theatre Royal’s “All New Adventures of Peter Pan” opens this week (oh yes it does…okay, I’ll stop) and some familiar faces will be returning. Paul Hawkyard and Robin Simpson were nominated as Best Uglys in the British Pantomime Awards for their performances in “Cinderella”... Continue Reading →
York Theatre Royal’s “All New Adventures of Peter Pan” opens this week and looks set to bring plenty of festive cheer to the people of York. Centre stage as Peter Pan himself will be Jason Battersby, who trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and at The Royal Ballet School. Aside from theatre... Continue Reading →
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