How better to celebrate a 20th Anniversary than with a world première of a new show? Deafinitely Theatre are doing exactly that as they head out on tour with their latest show, “Everyday” - which stops off at York Theatre Royal from 21 - 22 June 2022. Here, Paula Garfield - writer, director and Artistic... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 24th May 2022 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ “There is more than one way to kill a revolutionary.” Caroline Bird’s Red Ellen is the latest in a welcome clutch of new work spotlighting marginalised female figures from history. Ellen Wilkinson was undoubtedly a remarkable figure with a flawed personal life and a career spanning... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Written by James Dearden and based on the iconic 1987 Paramount Pictures movie, this production of Fatal Attraction bravely makes its way on stage with a relatively small cast, a confident set design and some interesting - if at times odd -... Continue Reading →
Saturday 23rd April 2022 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Olivier Award-winning Showstopper is currently touring the UK, offering a special brand of improv entertainment: musical theatre built upon the random foundations offered up by audiences. Here we have a show which promises to be completely unique each night, with no two shows too similar... Continue Reading →
Multi award-winning Mischief and magic legends Penn & Teller have created Magic Goes Wrong, which comes to York Theatre Royal from 26 April to 1 May. Here Penn & Teller talk about ‘sawing the magic rule book in half”. Over five decades, legendary magicians Penn & Teller have been sawing the magic rulebook in half.... Continue Reading →
April 2022 - York Theatre Royal On October 1st, 1744, Thomas Keregan founded a theatre on the site of the current York Theatre Royal. As the first permanent theatre in York, it paved the way to our enjoyment of theatre of all kinds well over two hundred years later. So with a history beginning way... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 5th April 2022 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s been 40 years since its Liverpool premiere and Willy Russell’s multi award-winning Blood Brothers remains one of the most popular musicals around - and with good reason. The laughs are plentiful and the heartbreak inevitable - throw in the lively and... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 29th March 2022 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on the 1980’s movie, Footloose the Musical tells a classic tale: newbie in town rustles feathers, falls in love and creates merry chaos before inviting some wholesome shifts in perspective. Featuring some cracking songs including “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” and “Holding Out for... Continue Reading →
Saturday 19th March 2022 at York Theatre Royal.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Some shows are perfect re-set material, and this is one of them. Me and My Divas is a generous dose of escapism which sees drag artist Velma Celli (Aka Ian Stroughair) take to the stage with an irresistible charm and a belting, versatile voice to handle some of... Continue Reading →
Monday 14th March 2022 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Richard O’Brien’s whacky musical is back for more - and the audiences are as wildly grateful as ever. If you haven’t yet experienced the Rocky Horror Show on stage rather than screen, let me tell you: it’s an experience. Featuring cult classic songs like... Continue Reading →
