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SEASON BROCHURE
December 2019 - August 2020
York Theatre Royal @YorkTheatre
St Leonard’s Place /yorktheatreroyal
York YO1 7HD yorktheatreroyal
York Citizens' Theatre Trust Limited.
Registered in England No. 317560, Registered Charity No. 229396.
PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
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York Theatre Royal Enterprises Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of York
Citizens Theatre Trust Limited. Registered in England No. 02909939. JUL - AUG 2020 1
Welcome to the 2020 Spring/Summer
season at York Theatre Royal. We are
hugely excited to be joined by hundreds of
phenomenal artists from all over the world,
to uplift and inspire as we make our way into
the new decade.
Our season ranges across the world, from
south London with Crongton Knights to Cape
Town, South Africa with the extraordinary
Isango Ensemble. En route it stops in 1940s
Germany, for our spine-tingling Alone in
Berlin, and 1960s Yorkshire for The Glee Club.
SEASON TICKET - UP TO 30% OFF!
We wrap up with a visit to the pub with the
astounding Shandyland and travel back in
time with Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad
before our summer musical for all the family
– the spectacular story of ‘the strongest girl in
the world’, Pippi Longstocking.
Everyone is welcome and we offer lots of
opportunities to get involved, share stories
and learn something new. Check our website
and follow us on social media for the latest
opportunities. And get in touch with our
Box Office team if you need any support to
facilitate your visit.
We can’t wait to welcome you to York Theatre
Royal.
Tom Bird
Executive Director For the first time ever, we are offering a Season Ticket to give you the best deal
possible. By booking multiple shows, you can receive fantastic discounts for a
series of great nights out at the theatre.
BOOK 3 or 4 SHOWS BOOK 5+ SHOWS BECOME A
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2 FROM 07 DEC *Available during priority booking, T&Cs on our website 3
“A FESTIVE “BUCKETS FULL MAIN HOUSE | 07 DEC - 25 JAN
INSTITUTION” OF LAUGHS”
««««« YORKSHIRE EVENING POST
Cinderella, 2016
YORKSHIRE POST OUR LEGENDARY AWARD-WINNING FAMILY A York Theatre Royal production.
The Grand Old Dame of York, 2018
PANTOMIME IS BACK!
Written by
York’s most popular pantomime is back this year with Berwick Kaler
Co-directed by
the magical tale of Sleeping Beauty to entertain your
Berwick Kaler & Matt Aston
whole family! Set & costumes designed by
Introducing Martin Barrass as the Queen, alongside Anthony Lamble
Lighting designed by
Suzy Cooper as Beauty, A.J Powell, and the dastardly Mark Jonathan
David Leonard as the wicked Evil Diva. Spinning Musical Director
together hilarious gags, stunning costumes, thrilling Elliot Styche
dances and foot-tapping songs - you’ll cheer the Choreographer
heroine, boo the villain, laugh-out loud and sing-along! Grace Harrington
It’s the ultimate live show for the whole family this TICKETS
winter, whether you’re after a Christmas treat or looking From £15
(LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
to start the New Year with a bang - over 45,000 people
watch our renowned pantomime every year so don’t ACCESS PERFORMANCES
miss out and make the magical Sleeping Beauty part of
your winter plans! CAP DF RP
“THE STARS OF THE YORK THEATRE
ROYAL’S CHRISTMAS ARE LOCAL HEROES” Help us give local families
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THE STAGE on The Grand Old Dame of York, 2018
in need the opportunity to
enjoy panto this Christmas!
A £15 donation will
contribute towards a ticket
“DAVID LEONARD’S STUPENDOUS for a child or adult. Donate
VILLAIN…IS POPTASTIC” online or via Box Office.
YORK PRESS on Jack & the Beanstalk, 2017
Sponsored by
DEC JAN
SAT 07 7.30pm MON 16 7.30pm MON 23 2.30pm | 7.30pm WED 01 4.30pm | 8pm FRI 10 4.30pm | 8pm MON 20 7.30pm CAP
MON 09 7.30pm TUE 17 2.30pm RP | 7.30pm TUE 24 2.30pm | 7.30pm THU 02 2.30pm | 7.30pm SAT 11 2.30pm BSL | 7.30pm TUE 21 7.30pm
TUE 10 7.30pm WED 18 4.30pm | 8pm WED 25 CHRISTMAS DAY FRI 03 2.30pm | 7.30pm MON 13 7.30pm WED 22 7.30pm
WED 11 2.30pm | 7.30pm THU 19 2.30pm | 7.30pm THU 26 4.30pm | 8pm SAT 04 2.30pm | 7.30pm TUE 14 7.30pm THU 23 7.30pm
THU 12 7.30pm FRI 20 4.30pm | 8pm FRI 27 2.30pm | 7.30pm MON 06 7.30pm WED 15 2.30pm DF | 7.30pm FRI 24 4.30pm | 8pm
FRI 13 4.30pm | 8pm SAT 21 2.30pm | 7.30pm SAT 28 2.30pm | 7.30pm TUE 07 7.30pm THU 16 7.30pm AD SAT 25 2.30pm | 7.30pm
SAT 14 2.30pm | 7.30pm MON 30 2.30pm | 7.30pm WED 08 7.30pm FRI 17 4.30pm | 8pm peak show
4 TUE 31 2.30pm | 7.30pm THU 09 7.30pm BSL SAT 18 2.30pm AD CAP | 7.30pm off-peak show 5
STUDIO | 14 DEC - 04 JAN MAIN HOUSE | 04 - 05 FEB MAIN HOUSE | 07 - 08 FEB
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Photo by Peter James Millson
Based on the award winning books The Storm Whale
and The Storm Whale in Winter by Benji Davies
Noi lives with his Dad and their six cats DECEMBER “A REAL THEATRICAL SEEING STARS - AN Le Navet Bete and Exeter Northcott Theatre
present
by the sea. One winter, while his Dad was SAT 14 | 11am | 2pm
MON 16 | 1pm
TREASURE”
««««« EVENING WITH SIMON THE THREE
busy at work, Noi rescued a little whale
that washed up on the beach during a
TUE 17 | 1pm | 6pm ARTS YORK on Grandad’s Island
ARMITAGE MUSKETEERS: A
WED 18 | 10.30am | 1pm A York Theatre Royal, Little
storm. There a friendship began that
changed their lives forever. Over the years
THU 19 | 10.30am | 1pm RP Angel Theatre, The Marlowe
and Engine House
Join us for a special fundraiser as UK Poet
Laureate Simon Armitage and well-known
COMEDY ADVENTURE
FRI 20 | 10.30am | 1pm co-production
he waits and watches, watches and waits… SAT 21 | 11am | 2pm actors read a brilliant range of his poetry From the award-winning Le Navet Bete comes
will it take another winter storm to bring MON 23 | 11am | 2pm
Written and Directed by
during a unique performance curated by a hilarious new comedy adventure that will
Matt Aston
them back together again? TUE 24 | 11am | 2pm theatre director Nick Bagnall. have you rolling with laughter from here to
THU 26 | 1pm | 4pm the French countryside.
Following the success of The Book TICKETS Armitage’s numerous accolades include
FRI 27 | 11am | 2pm
of Dragons and The Elves and the Peak from £15 the 2018 Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. Armed only with a baguette and his
SAT 28 | 11am | 2pm Off peak from £10
Shoemakers, this Christmas we bring you MON 30 | 11am | 2pm (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) His latest collection of poetry is Sandettie questionable steed, join hot-headed
another magical treat for all the family. TUE 31 | 11am | 2pm GROUPS AND SCHOOL TICKETS Light Vessel Automatic. Armitage’s theatre D’Artagnan as he travels to Paris full of
AVAILABLE
Benji Davies’ tender and heart-warming JANUARY works include The Last Days of Troy directed childish excitement and misplaced bravado
stories of friendship, love and courage are WED 01 | 2pm
ACCESS PERFORMANCE by Nick Bagnall at Manchester’s Royal to become a Musketeer. Will things go to
brought to life as one enchanting theatre THU 02 | 11am | 2pm Exchange and Shakespeare’s Globe. plan? It’s unlikely. With four actors and over
show by the team behind Grandad’s FRI 03 | 11am | 2pm
RP 30 characters this will be their most hilariously
All money raised will go towards supporting
Island. SAT 04 | 11am | 2pm chaotic adventure yet!
peak show York Theatre Royal’s fantastic work in our
off-peak show community.
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MAIN HOUSE | 12 - 22 FEB FAMI MAIN HOUSE | 25 - 29 FEB
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Did we hear someone ask for more?! A York Light Opera Company
Crongton Knights will take you on a night of madcap adventure as A Pilot Theatre, York Theatre
production
McKay and his friends ‘The Magnificent Six’ encounter the dangers Royal, Belgrade Theatre
Following their much-loved production of Grease, York Light Opera Coventry and Derby Theatre
Book, Music and Lyrics by
and triumphs of a mission gone awry.
Company are back for their 60th consecutive year performing on our Lionel Bart
co-production
stage with this family-favourite classic musical, based on Charles In this world première adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s award-winning By
Produced for the Broadway
Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist - 60 years after its West End debut. stage by novel, the pulse of the city is alive on stage with a soundscape Alex Wheatle
David Merrick of beatboxing and vocals laid down by the cast and created by Written by
The streets of Victorian England come to life with the timeless story & Donald Albery acclaimed musician Conrad Murray. Emteaz Hussain
of a boy who dared to ask for more. Travel with orphaned Oliver
Director and Choreographer
as he escapes the workhouse and finds himself in London’s murky “Alex Wheatle is an inspirer. He is a vital writer… Directed by
Martyn Knight Corey Campbell &
underworld, encountering colourful characters including conniving Long may he reign.” Lemn Sissay
Musical Director Esther Richardson
crooks, Fagin and the Artful Dodger, the lovely Nancy and the
John Atkin
wicked Bill Sykes. Will he ever get the chance to discover his true FROM THE MAKERS OF
home and a family to call his own?
NOUGHTS & CROSSES
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With music and lyrics by the Tony-Award-winning Lionel Bart, this From £12 (Adults) (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
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show for all ages will tug at your heart strings, put a smile on your “A DYNAMIC, POWERFUL,
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AVAILABLE.
Concessions available for U18s,
face and certainly make you ask for more! Over 65s and groups 10+ COMPELLING SHOW WHATEVER
YOUR AGE.”
ACCESS PERFORMANCE
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
8 An amateur production presented by arrangement with MusicScope & Stage Musicals Ltd of New
York. All authorised performance materials supplied by MusicScope, 75 Furnival Street, Crewe, CW2 on Noughts & Crosses, 2019 9
7LH. www.musicscopeuk.com
MAIN HOUSE | 03 - 21 MAR
Berlin 1940. A city ruled by fear. A York Theatre Royal and Royal &
Derngate Northampton co-production
A silent campaign of defiance. in association with Oxford Playhouse
A gripping portrait of life in wartime Berlin and a vividly Supported by The Friends of York
Theatre Royal.
theatrical study of how paranoia can warp a society
Adapted by
gripped by the fear of the night-time knock on the door.
Alistair Beaton
Based on true events, Alone in Berlin follows a quietly Directed by
courageous couple, Otto and Anna Quangel who, in James Dacre
dealing with their own heartbreak, stand up to the brutal
reality of the Nazi regime. With the smallest of acts, they TICKETS
defy Hitler’s rule with extraordinary bravery, facing the From £15
(LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
gravest of consequences.
Adapted by celebrated playwright Alistair Beaton
Based on the bestselling novel (Feelgood, The Populist, The Trial of Tony Blair), this timely
by Hans FalladA
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story of the moral power of personal resistance sees the
Gestapo launch a massive hunt for the perpetrators as CAP DF
Otto and Anna negotiate the insidious effects of absolute
power and find themselves players in a deadly game of
cat and mouse. DON’T MISS
First Night Fizz
TUE 03 MAR
“The greatest book ever written about German
Enjoy a post-show
resistance to the Nazis” complimentary drink and
PRIMO LEVI join us to celebrate the
opening of Alone in Berlin.
“This is how it was. This is what happened”
NEW YORK TIMES
Post-show Q&A
TUE 10 MAR
EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS EVENT
FRI 13 MAR | 6.30pm
Take a Backstage Tour to see the sets and props from the
production, and learn about the history of York Theatre Royal.
YOUR THEATRE
Exclusively for our Ambassadors, Advocates and Benefactors.
SUPPORT
To book this exclusive event, or if you would like to know more
about becoming a member, please contact our Development
Team on fundraising@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
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MAIN HOUSE | 24 - 25 MAR MAIN HOUSE | 31 MAR - 01 APR MAIN HOUSE | 27 - 28 MAR
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Room on the Broom © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2001
Photography Joe Armitage
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Room on the Broom © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2001
Tall Stories presents Associate Schools Festival presents
ROOM ON THE BROOM THE TAMING OF THE In 1994 hundreds of coal miners hung up their pit boots as A Gary Clarke Company
production
Grimethorpe Colliery was destroyed, along with the tight-knit
LIVE ON STAGE SHREW
Co-commissioned by Nottingham
working class community that surrounded it. Wasteland, Gary Playhouse, Tramway, Cast, Dance4, The
Place, DanceXchange, Gulbenkian, Art31,
Clarke’s sequel to Coal, looks at how two generations coped in Contact Theatre, Grand Theatre Blackpool,
Jump on board the broom with the witch and This tale of gender, social roles and love this era of radical upheaval. As we see one generation grind to
Civic Barnsley and Yorkshire Dance.
her cat in Tall Stories’ fun-filled adaptation of is explored by local schools through a halt, we follow the next into the 90s illegal rave scene, where
With additional support from
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Northern Ballet,
Room on the Broom, the best-selling picture ensemble and choral work. derelict warehouses and abandoned work spaces became
Leeds Dance Partnership, Northern School
of Contemporary Dance, Jon Kinsey
book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. home for a new-found community of music and dance.
Hairdressing, Stirling Pit Women and public
The Taming of the Shrew questions what funding by the National Lottery through
Arts Council England.
The witch and her cat are travelling on their equality means and looks like, and holds up Bringing together Clarke’s vivid physical dance language
broomstick when they pick up some hitch- a mirror for us to see how far we have come performed by a company of exceptional dancers, a community Choreographed by
hikers – a friendly dog, a beautiful green bird (or not) since Shakespeare’s day. cast of singers, brass musicians, archive film footage, a Gary Clarke
and a frantic frog. But this broomstick’s not powerful rave soundtrack and unique art work by Jimmy Cauty
Each school takes a collaborative approach
meant for five and – CRACK – it snaps in two... (co-founder of The KLF), Wasteland dives head first into a gritty
to storytelling, using the opportunity to give TICKETS
just as the hungry dragon appears! story of loss, hope, escapism and survival. From £15
a voice to the wider company while creating (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Will there ever be room on the broom for a clarity and energy in the telling of the
everyone? Find out in the magical Olivier
Award nominated show for everyone aged 3
narrative. ««««« «««««
THE STAGE on Coal HERALD ON SUNDAY on Coal
DON’T MISS
Post-show Q&A
FRI 27 MAR
and up.
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TICKETS TICKETS “POIGNANT AND THRILLING”
12 From £15 £6.50 Adult | £4.50 Child 13
THE SKINNY on Coal
MAIN HOUSE | 03 - 04 APR STUDIO | SAT 04 APR MAIN HOUSE | 06 - 08 APR
Performer in image: Sky Ingram
Photo by Joe Armitage
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MOZART’S English Touring Opera English Touring Opera presents Open Theatre and MBD presents
COSÌ FAN TUTTE
productions
COSÌ FAN TUTTE THE EXTRAORDINARY THE TWISTED TALE OF
FRI 03 APR
ADVENTURES OF YOU HANSEL AND GRETEL
Sung in English with English surtitles
Directed by
Mozart’s combination of glorious music and farcical comedy
make Così fan tutte an enduring favourite, a story of young love
Laura Attridge
Conducted by
AND ME A flustered storyteller is joined by a
and fidelity. It is in many ways Mozart’s most perfect opera, and mischievous mockingbird as he follows
Holly Mathieson Meet our hero, Mackenzie, and get ready to
was his third collaboration with librettist Da Ponte, following their Hansel and Gretel deep into the forest. All
travel through time and space. On a school
successes with The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni. This is a is not what it seems, as the characters start
GIULIO CESARE trip to a museum, Mackenzie discovers that
Così unlike any you’ve seen before. Sung in Italian with English to tell their own version of this peculiar
their pencil case is full of magical worlds.
surtitles
adventure. Come along and meet the wicked
Who knows who you will meet and where
HANDEL’S
Directed by witch and her really rather eccentric chef in
James Conway you will visit along the way, so take a deep
GIULIO CESARE (JULIUS CAESAR) Conducted by breath and expect the unexpected.
this truly imaginative version of Hansel and
Gretel.
SAT 04 APR Jonathan Peter Kenny
The Extraordinary Adventures of You and
Live music, hilarious performance and a
One of Handel’s most celebrated operas: a story of passion and Me follows English Touring Opera’s success
mesmerising design ensures that this play
revenge, featuring a treasure trove of great arias with immense TICKETS in creating fun, engaging and interactive
will entertain and amuse the entire family.
From £15 operas for children and young audiences as
dramatic intensity. The opera follows the events surrounding Julius (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Caesar’s conquest of Egypt, as well as his uneasy alliance and well as SEND audiences. ««««
romance with fabled Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. Handel’s epic DON’T MISS “A FABULOUS FAMILY SHOW”
Pre-show Talk
opera returns to ETO in an adapted revival of their widely WHAT’S ON MAGAZINE
FRI 03 & SAT 04 APR TICKETS TICKETS
14 acclaimed 2017 production.
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From £12 Adult | £8 Child From £15
MAIN HOUSE | 09 & 11 APR MAIN HOUSE | 24 - 25 APR MAIN HOUSE | 15 - 18 APR
from the makers of the
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directed by
Will
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Right Hand Theatre presents David Johnson & John Mackay in association C’MON GANG! This brand new musical brings the iconic comic Selladoor Creation in
partnership with Beano Studios
NO HORIZON
with Debi Allen / Curtis Brown present characters, Dennis and Gnasher, BLAM-tastically to life in an all
new adventure - live on stage!
STEWART LEE
Written and Directed by
Will Brenton
The new ‘must see’ musical, inspired by
With rocking music, hilarious pranks and Dennis’s trademark
the astonishing true story of Nicholas SNOWFLAKE / TORNADO humour, the mischievous twosome and their best friends, the
Saunderson. TICKETS
Double-bill of two new 60 minute sets, back to Dinmakers; Rubi, JJ and Pieface (and his pet potato, Paul), From £15
Now cruelly forgotten by history, back nightly from “the world’s greatest living plot their mission to save Beanotown from the grips of the (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Saunderson sought to make the stand-up” (Times). evil W Corps.
impossible possible. No eyes. No braille.
Tornado questions Stew’s position in the This world première, action-packed musical is perfect for
No hope. It is 1682. No Horizon is uplifting,
comedy marketplace after Netflix mistakenly pranksters young and old!
inspiring and truly astounding.
lists his show as “reports of sharks falling from
Featuring emotive and stunning music, this the skies are on the rise again. Nobody on the AGE GUIDE
epic story seeks to re-establish Saunderson Eastern Seaboard is safe.”
in his rightful place as a national icon. Whilst you’re here, visit our theatre SUITABLE
Snowflake questions Stew’s worth in a society KIDS ZONE with dressing up, toys FOR
ACCESS PERFORMANCE demolishing the liberal values he has been keen and books to keep your little ones ALL AGES
to espouse in a fairy-tale landscape of winter entertained. Plus don’t miss the
wonder. kids-friendly menu in our cafe!
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16 From £15 (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) From £26 17
The Olivier Award-winning South African Isango
MAIN HOUSE | 28 APR - 02 MAY Ensemble is coming to York for a specially-curated
season of their extraordinary work. Re-imagined
STARRING
theatre classics in a South African setting, using artists
drawn mainly from Cape Town townships, their joyous
and passionate music theatre is an inspirational and
uplifting experience for any audience.
SS MENDI: DANCING
A Nuffield Southhampton Theatres
and Isango Ensemble co-production
Co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW
THE DEATH DRILL
and Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Based on the book by
Fred Khumalo
When Leontine, a respectable society lady, discovers that she’s been Dermot McLaughlin Productions Adapted and Directed by
Ltd in association with Farces In 1917, 823 South African men, volunteers for the British Army Mark Dornford-May
hoodwinked by her husband, Duchotel, who’s always pretending Galore Ltd presents The Exeter
at the Western Front, lost their lives in one of the worst maritime Music by
to go hunting but really chasing after other ‘prey’, she vows to take Northcott Theatre production
disasters in the 20th Century. SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill Mandisi Dyantyis
revenge on the philanderer! But while Duchotel’s away, his lifelong Written by
John Cleese
is a powerful, moving, and at times wickedly funny, celebration
friend comes calling – and he’s on the hunt too. Will Leontine get
based on Monsieur Chasse by of the men on board, based on Fred Khumalo’s historical novel. TICKETS
caught in his sights, or instead set a trap of her own? Georges Feydeau From £15
Featuring extraordinary music including favourites such as (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Secrets unravel as the devilish Duchotel finds himself snared in a Directed by
Pack Up Your Troubles, this award-winning Isango Ensemble’s
door-slamming, trouser-dropping, balcony-climbing night of chaos Daniel Buckroyd MAIN HOUSE
production has played around the world to great acclaim. TUE 05 MAY
set amidst the stylish apartments of Paris.
SAT 09 MAY
John Cleese makes his stage writing debut with a hilarious new TICKETS
“POIGNANTLY BEAUTIFUL... DARKLY FUNNY... TUE 12 MAY
From £15
adaptation of this classic comedy – a delicious blend of French farce (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) EXTRAORDINARY... BRILLIANT... INCREDIBLE” WED 13 MAY
and Fawlty Towers based on Monsieur Chasse! by Georges Feydeau. WED 20 MAY
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GUARDIAN
18 19“UTTERLY CAPTIVATING … AN
EXHILARATING SENSORY FEAST.” “LEAVES YOU WITH A
««««« RARE SENSE OF
LIFE-ENHANCING JOY”
EVENING STANDARD
SUNDAY TIMES
THE MYSTERIES - An Isango Ensemble production
THE MAGIC An Isango Ensemble production
Adapted and Directored by
YIMMIMANGALISO FLUTE
Adapted and Directed by
Mark Dornford-May Mark Dornford-May
Music by Music by
Mandisi Dyantyis Mandisi Dyantyis &
Paulina Malefane
Isango Ensemble’s brilliantly inventive South African version Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, Isango
TICKETS
of popular biblical stories has been seen and celebrated by Ensemble’s The Magic Flute is undeniably joyful.
From £15 TICKETS
audiences from Australia to London’s West End. Now it comes (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
From £15
Their mix of Mozart’s music and contemporary South African
to York for one week only! (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
MAIN HOUSE culture tells the story of a young prince trying to win the love of
MAIN HOUSE
The Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, The Nativity, SAT 16 MAY a beautiful princess whose mother is the Queen of the Night.
WED 06 MAY
The Miracles, The Crucifixion and The Resurrection are all told THU 21 MAY
SAT 23 MAY The internationally celebrated group of Cape Town artists THU 07 MAY
in Xhosa, Zulu, English, Latin and Afrikaans with choral music,
and musicians take on the beloved and timeless opera with THU 14 MAY
acapella singing, township percussion and dance in a joyous
marimbas, oil drums, inventive design, and bold energy. FRI 15 MAY
live show. TUE19 MAY
This is opera like you’ve never seen before!
“SENSATIONAL … SHOWS AS MOVING AND UPLIFTING AS
THIS ONLY ARRIVE ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” “PACKING ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER A COUPLE OF NATIONAL
GRIDS, AND ENOUGH DECIBELS TO LIFT SEVERAL ROOFS”
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DAILY TELEGRAPH
20 21MAIN HOUSE | 27 - 30 MAY MAIN HOUSE | 02 - 06 JUN
Five hard-working, hard-drinking miners and a church organist are An Out of Joint, Cast and Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero A Trademark Touring, the
Kiln Theatre co-production Everyman Theatre Company,
rehearsing frantically for the local gala. This is the Glee Club, and Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford Karl Sydow and Anthology
though they’ve played their share of working men’s clubs, they’re Written by – only to find that this is not the birthplace of Shakespeare, but a Theatre production
not exactly the vanguard of a musical revolution. Richard Cameron sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of starring alongside Kenneth Written by
Directed by Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the cast are a bunch of amateurs Ian Hislop & Nick
But this is the summer of ’62. Britain and music are about to change Kate Wasserberg trying to save their theatre from ruthless developers. Newman
forever. And so are the lives of these six men. from an original story by
Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the Jonathan Gershfield and
A raucous comedy featuring live music, Richard Cameron’s The TICKETS
From £15 limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting worlds collide John Ross
Glee Club was first seen at the Bush Theatre in 2002 and soon (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers some truths about
transferred to the West End.
himself – along with his inner Lear!
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Following the success of The Wipers Times and From £15
“SPLENDIDLY WARM, SAD, FUNNY” DON’T MISS Trial By Laughter, Trademark Touring is proud to (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
DAILY TELEGRAPH Post-show Q&A present Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s hilarious
WED 27 MAY comedy A Bunch of Amateurs.
DON’T MISS
Post-show Q&A
WED 03 JUN
22 23MAIN HOUSE | 09 - 13 JUN MAIN HOUSE | 23 JUN - 04 JUL
SHANDYLAND
Phoebe Throssel lives on Quality Street when an old flame returns. A Northern Broadsides “Pubs are pubs mate, it’s coin as old as time… you don’t need to A York Theatre Royal co-production
production with Northern Stage, Liverpool
But the look of disappointment on Captain Valentine’s face worry about us.” Everyman & Playhouse, Oldham
when he greets a more mature, less glamorous Phoebe, spurs Written by Coliseum and Greyscale. In
J.M. Barrie From the night she is born on the floor of a working men’s pub, association with Echo Presents and
our determined heroine to action. She becomes the wild and Matthew Schmolle Productions.
Directed by Amy sees it all.
sparkling Miss Livvy, a younger alter-ego who soon entraps the Originally commissioned by the
Laurie Sansom Old Vic.
clueless Captain. As their romance is rekindled, can she juggle both Brought up in the arms of a tough-loving community, Amy is
Written by
personas? Or will her deception scandalise the town and wreck any their future – and their only hope. But beyond the laughter, the
Gareth Farr
future together? TICKETS
songs, the bar stool politics and the endless late nights what is Directed by
From £15
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J.M. Barrie’s delicious farce, from the beloved author of Peter
Pan, was so well known in its day that it gave its name to the UK’s Spanning twenty years, Shandyland is a story of life, love, death TICKETS
most popular chocolates. This rare revival by Northern Broadsides and drink at the heart of a small, northern, family-run pub, From £15
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features Quality Street™ factory workers’ own stories of hapless DON’T MISS and a shout of frustration from an abandoned working class
DON’T MISS
romance and growing old disgracefully to give the show a playful Post-show Q&A community.
Post-show Q&A (BSL)
Yorkshire twist. WED 10 JUN
WED 01 JUL
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24 25MAIN HOUSE | 10 - 25 JUL
From Margaret Atwood, author of the modern A York Theatre Royal production
feminist classic The Handmaid’s Tale and 2019’s literary Written by
phenomenon The Testaments, comes a powerful retelling Margaret Atwood
of one of our oldest stories and myths. Directed by
Juliet Forster
As portrayed in Homer’s Odyssey, Penelope - wife of
Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - has TICKETS
become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring From £15
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twenty years of waiting after her husband goes to fight
the Trojan War. As she fends off the attentions of a
hundred greedy suitors - aided and abetted by her 12
maids - travelling minstrels tell her news of Odysseus’ epic
adventures slaying monsters and bedding goddesses. DON’T MISS
But when Odysseus returns home, he’s not done with the First Night Fizz
FRI 10 JUL
killing.
Enjoy a post-show
Now Booker Prize-winner Margaret Atwood gives voice complimentary drink on us.
to Penelope, as she wanders the underworld spinning a Post-show Q&A
different kind of thread: her own side of the story - a tale TUE 21 JUL
of lust, greed and murder.
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Adapted for the stage by Atwood herself from her own
wry and witty novel, our new production will feature an
all-female cast directed by Juliet Forster (A View From The
Bridge, A Midsummer Night’s Dream).
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WHAT’S ON STAGE YORKSHIRE POST
on Juliet Forster’s
A View From The Bridge, 2019
26 27
Concept by Émilie ChenMAIN HOUSE | 31 JUL - 15 AUG
Pippi Longstocking, “the strongest girl in the world”, is a new
spectacular musical that will burst onto our stage in summer 2020.
Nine-year-old Pippi is strong, brave and fearless. When she comes to
live in her new home with her monkey and horse but with no parents
and no rules, she brings mischief, chaos and confusion to the folk of
an ordinary town. Pippi takes charge of her own crazy adventures, with
her two new friends, Tommy and Annika. What else would you expect
from the daughter of a swashbuckling pirate captain?
THE
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PERFECT SUMM ABA International Touring (UK) and York
7+ ER Theatre Royal present a Wizard Presents
GUIDE TREAT FOR THE and Royal & Derngate, Northampton
production.
WHOLE FAMILY
! Presented in arrangement with IPR Ltd
London in association with Nordiska ApS
Copenhagen.
Written by
Astrid Lindgren
Adapted by
WRITTEN BY Mike Akers
ASTRID LINDGREN
Composed by
Stu Barker
Directed by
ADAPTED BY Jesse Jones &
Helena Middleton
MIKE AKERS
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28 29DISCOVER WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE
A WEEK OF EXCITING NEW THEATRE CHOSEN BY VISIONARI, AUDIENCE SELECTS THE SHOWS
OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING GROUP
TICKETS £10 per show
or £8 when you book for two or more shows
PEPPER & HONEY PICASSO’S WOMEN
TUE 04 FEB | 11am | GREEN KNIGHT WED 05 FEB | 8.30pm HEAVEN’S GATE
2pm WED 05 FEB | 6.30pm FRI 07 FEB | 7.45pm
A unique look at Picasso’s
Christmas at Camelot: a life through the voices of FIRST TIME Inspired by true events,
Ana is ready to start her monstrous green warrior his wives, mistresses and THU 06 FEB | 7.45pm Heaven’s Gate imagines ONE FOOT IN
new life in the UK, but her
Grandma is baking the
issues an unwinnable muses. the final hour of four THE RAVE
challenge to Arthur’s finest Can you remember your members of the real life
traditional biscuits known Originally produced for
SAT 08 FEB | 7.45pm
knight. But what if the story first time? Nathaniel can’t religious UFO group.
to bring a loved one home. was retold by the woman at the National Theatre and seem to forget his. To be A disillusioned 23-year-old
BBC Radio 3, these three fair, he has had it playing As they prepare for their
Pepper & Honey is told its heart? Jehovah’s Witness breaks
honest and humorous on repeat for the last 15 Graduation into the
through the process of free from the controlling
A one-woman version of the monologues tell the years. Kingdom of Heaven the
making Croatian pepper cult and lands on the
medieval poem Sir Gawain incredible stories of French excitement is palpable,
biscuits (paprenjaci), baked Fresh from his critically ecstasy-fuelled dance
and the Green Knight, model Fernande, Russian but soon the cracks begin
live in front of the audience, acclaimed Edinburgh floors of 90’s clubland.
written and performed ballerina Olga and 17 year to appear. Whatever you
while the spicy-sweet story Fringe debut, HIV+ Shunned by everyone he
by award-winner Debbie old mistress Marie-Thérèse. do, don’t say the C-word.
is woven throughout. theatre-maker Nathaniel knows, he is not prepared
Cannon, directed by Flavia (Cult).
An insight into the Hall, Dibby Theatre and for what lies ahead.
A new play from Not D’Avila, with dramaturgy by
influence these women Waterside Arts present An intergalactic new show
Now Collective, of love, Jen McGregor. Written & performed by
had on Picasso’s life and this ‘hilarious’ and from Cosmic Collective
loss, heritage and new Alexander Rhodes.
DON’T MISS art. ‘heartbreaking’ show about Theatre.
beginnings. Babes-in-arms
welcome. And biscuits Post-show Q&A growing up with HIV.
DON’T MISS
included!
Post-show Q&A DON’T MISS
Post-show Q&A
30 31OVERHEARD | 11 FEB 2pm, 4.30pm LADIES THAT BUS I, ELIZABETH THE REMARKABLE TALE OF ROBERT
12 FEB 6pm, 8pm | From £10 13 FEB | 7.45pm | From £10 24 MAR | 7.45pm | £14 | £12conc. DESNOS 25 MAR | 7.45pm | From £10
You’re in a restaurant. You start to overhear A heart-warming comedy drama based 1568: At a vital crossroads in history a young Journey through countless other worlds
snatches of conversation. It’s the waitresses. on real-life interviews with bus travellers in Queen steps from the shadows to reveal her in a wild night of fairytales for grown-ups.
Between courses of your meal you hear the North. Peppered with humour, songs thoughts on marriage, succession, religion When the poet, journalist & bouffon, Robert
urgent whispers of conspiracy, someone and original music, Ladies That Bus charts and war. But time is against her. Elizabeth I: Desnos, is captured by the Nazis for spying
hiding in the back, alliances, betrayals. a day-in-the life of the Route 555 bus from Queen at 25, political phoenix and famously for the French Resistance, his response is to
Lancaster to Keswick, and the kaleidoscope unmarried – but who was the woman organise clandestine storytelling gatherings.
Drawing on contemporary crises in the
of different characters that travel on it – each beneath the crown? Using only Elizabeth’s As the horror of the camps grows, so does
Chinese world, Overheard is a unique
with their very own tales to tell. words, Rebecca Vaughan explores the the dark enchantment, surreal comedy
theatrical experience that breaks down
Queen’s struggle to reconcile the desires of and transformative power of these tales
barriers between audiences and performers. This hilarious story of journeys taken and not
womanhood with the duties of sovereignty. of wonder. Performed by the Crick Crack
taken asks what it means to be free.
Club’s Daniel Morden and Clare Murphy.
THE SEAGULL | 26 FEB - 07 MAR LESS THAN HUMAN | 12-14 MAR POLARI POETRY FOR ALL
7.45pm | 2pm SAT 29 | £14 | £12 conc. 7.45pm | From £10 | £8 conc. 26 MAR | 7.45pm | £8 27 MAR | 7.45pm | £6
Anton Chekhov heralded the birth of modern In our struggling world of diminishing London’s award-winning LGBT+ literary Bringing the joy of poetry and spoken word
theatre with The Seagull, a story about resources humanity is forced to wrestle with salon comes to York Literature Festival. to everyone with its potential to open up new
unrequited love, the generation gap, and the cost of survival. What does it mean to Founded in 2007 by author Paul Burston, emotional experiences you never knew you
how life can turn on a kopek. The poignant be human? Are some lives worth more than Polari showcases the best in emerging and had. Filled with humour, pathos, drama and
and sometimes absurd playfulness of this others? As evolving technologies offer new
established LGBT+ literary talent. The event visuals, this fully accessible event is open to
raw tragicomedy is echoed in Michael Frayn’s forms of “human being” is there still hope for
is programmed and hosted by Burston with everyone and features British Sign Language
lively translation. the future… or do some people have to pay
the price? guest performers including award-winning (BSL) interpreters and Screen Projected Text.
Celebrating their centenary in the city, York author and comedian VG Lee and poet
Settlement Community Players return to our Award-winning Out of Character bring their Support dogs and carers are welcome.
Andrew McMillan.
Studio with Chekhov’s first major play. darkly comic approach to this timely play Presented by the Wilberforce Trust and
32 about care and co-existence. Stairwell Books. 33FAR GONE THESE HILLS ARE OURS THE CANARY AND THE CROW THE GARDEN
15 - 16 APR | 7.45pm | From £10 17 APR | 7.45pm | From £10 12 - 13 JUN | 7.45pm | 2pm SAT MAT 11 JUL | 7.45pm | From £10
AGE
11+
GUIDE
Northern Uganda. When Okumu’s village is Dan and Boff have run a series of routes Grime and hip hop-inspired gig theatre When Sophie goes to stay with her brother she
attacked by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), from the city centre in which they’ve found about the journey of a working class meets Emma, a poet who lives in the house
he and his brother’s lives are changed forever. themselves, to the top of the peak overlooking black kid who’s accepted to a prestigious next door. Over the course of the changing
that city. But what are they really running from? grammar school. seasons their relationship blossoms and then
A gut-kicking physical performance with
falters as Sophie begins to question herself
humour, poetry, and the horrors of being a Award-winning Daniel Bye, and Middle Child present an award-winning
and where the relationship might be going.
child soldier. Written and performed by John Chumbawamba founder member, Boff lyrical, semi-autobiographical show from
Rwoth-Omack, this one man play follows the Whalley, bring together story and song in a writer and performer Daniel Ward, with The Garden is a funny and poignant story of
life of Okumu through his transformation from collaboration about escaping it all by running original live music by Prez 96 and James friendship and unrequited love, told by Dark
boy to soldier. Directed by Moji Elufowoju. to wild places. Produced by ARC Stockton. Frewer. Horse’s final year learning-disabled student
actors with an ensemble cast of 8.
A GIRL IN SCHOOL UNIFORM BEACH BODY READY ALSO IN THE STUDIO...
(WALKS INTO A BAR) 18 APR | 7.45pm 09 - 10 JUN | 7.45pm | From £10
ADULT THEATRE
WORKSHOPS
Run by actors Cassie Valance and
Niall Costigan.
Performance Term
A focused term working towards a
Skills Term
performance in the Studio. Participants
should be available for every session and These workshops cover a wide range of
the performance date. dramatic disciplines and focus on expanding
It’s the future (just). There are black outs. No The Roaring Girls smash their way through
your dramatic experience, confidence
one knows why. When a girl goes missing, ingrained fears, food insecurities, and toxic Performance: 31 March | 8pm
and development. Participants are always
two young women must venture into the advertising in this defiantly feel good show
Rehearsals: Every Monday 7.30pm – 9pm welcome to learn in a comfortable, relaxed
darkness to find her, taking us with them... which sticks two fingers up to everything the
27 JAN to 30 MAR (excluding 17 FEB) environment where the emphasis is on
media says we should look like.
Holy What presents a thrilling and discovery and constructive learning through
unnerving drama about crisis, darkness, Beach Body Ready blends impassioned £120 for the course practical experience.
cities and hope, by award-winning writer rants with cheesy fitness routines, and live, £8 to watch the performance Every Monday 7.30pm – 9pm
Lulu Raczka and director Ali Pidsley. informal chats with a beach trip on film,
20 APR – 29 JUN (excluding 25 MAY)
accompanied by a banging soundtrack.
34 £12 per session | £100 for the full term 35STUDIO | 15 - 30 MAY STUDIO | 19 - 22 FEB BALLROOM | WED 15 APR
PERFECT HALF
TERM TREAT
A high-voltage one man show about one of the most A York Theatre Royal production
Untied Artists presents AGE The Herd presents AGE
controversial politicians of the 20th century, political legacy and 4+ 2-5
identity on the 40th anniversary of Zimbabwe’s independence
Written by
Tonderai Munyevu
THE BOY WHO GUIDE SLIME GUIDE
Tonderai Munyevu was born in 1982 Zimbabwe, what they call Directed by BIT PICASSO Being a slug is hard. Everyone thinks you’re
the “born frees” – one of the generation born in the 1980s after John R. Wilkinson disgusting.
Come and play down on the farm with Tony
independence. Shortlisted for The Alfred and Picasso. We’ll have loads of fun, make crazy Slug and Caterpillar are starving, and the
He tells us how the first cracks of prosperous Zimbabwe’s
Fagon Award 2019
pictures, and tell the true story of how a young only leaf left in the garden is just out of reach.
decline began to appear in the 1990s, and how he emigrated boy became friends with one of the greatest Slug thinks they should work together. Get
with his mother to England, where he has since remained. How TICKETS artists who ever lived. the leaf, eat the leaf, play a game, be friends.
his father lost his job at the hands of a white man, and how this From £15 Caterpillar has other ideas. Slugs are gross,
Inspired by Antony Penrose’s book, The Boy
changed both their lives irrevocably, until his father’s death
(LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
they’re covered in slime and they have
Who Bit Picasso and with storytelling, music
prompted Tonderai to question his identity and what it means to terrible taste in music. Things get sticky.
and chances to make your own art, this hands-
return ‘home’ on and hilarious family show introduces one Enter Slug and Caterpillar’s world and sit in a
Interspersing his dialogue with the audience are Robert of the 20th century’s most influential artists giant garden to SQUISH, SQUELCH and PLAY
DON’T MISS
Mugabe’s speeches: ranging from the 1980s figure in a Savile through the eyes of a young boy. your way through this hilarious, surreal show
Post-show Q&A
Row suit to the bitter and derisive missives from the 1990s, up TUE 26 MAY for 2-5 years and their families, told with a
Originally co-produced with Oxford Playhouse.
until 2017 when Mugabe was ousted by a political coup. handful of words and lots of SLIME.
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36 From £12 Adult | £8 Child RP £8 37THEATRE FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
TAKES PAPER MOON | WED 17 JUN | 10.30am | 1pm
A York Theatre Royal and tutti frutti co-production
PLACE
LITTLE FEET FESTIVAL
ON
£10 Adult, £7.50 Child
MAIN
HOUSE 5-4-3-2-1-BLAST OFF! Join Poppy and her dog Peppy
17 - 20 JUNE STAGE on this wonderful adventure as she launches across
the canvas sky, towards the Paper Moon to rescue the
This year our Little Feet Festival is all about sleep and night-time... so bring your little ones along MoonMoo. Through music and movement, Shaper/
for some cosy bedtime stories and sweet dreams - there’s something for everyone! Caper, invites you to join in with this interactive show for
little ones.
IN THE MAIN HOUSE
IN THE STUDIO
IS THIS A DAGGER?
THU 18 JUN | 11am | 1.30pm SWEET DREAMS | THU 18 JUN | 1pm | 4.30pm
£15 Adult, £9 Child £12 Adult, £8 Child
Andy Cannon, one of Scotland’s finest storytellers, Leave the ordinary behind and step into a place of wonder;
takes audiences on a thousand-year journey snuggle down in a place of still, silent sleepy slumber, a place
from fact to fiction and back again, in his telling of just for you…
Shakespeare’s classic tale Macbeth. If you can’t sleep, won’t sleep or love sleep there is something in
this show for you. With sublime music and beautiful design, tutti
frutti invites you to their new show made of dreams.
CHORES | FRI 19 JUN | 6pm
£15 Adult, £9 Child DIG! | FRI 19 JUN | 10.30am | 1pm
Inspired by slapstick legends Buster Keaton and £12 (1 Adult, 1 Child), £7 additional Adult/Child
PUB QUIZ FOR KIDS
Charlie Chaplin, the side-splitting duo of Chores Join us for a gentle first theatre experience.
is coming your way. Two excitable brothers are SAT 20 JUN 12pm | 4pm | £8
definitely, probably, at some stage, going to do the As the sun comes up on a new
This family fun quiz is unlike anything
chores their mother has asked them to do… day, the garden wakes up!
you’ve seen before, and was a runaway
The story brings to life a
Comedy and chaotic acrobatics, with skilled circus hit at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
world of growing plants,
stunts and hilarious interactive gags, accompanies Fantastic fun for the whole family
busy bugs and wriggling
every attempt at these two young rascals cleaning together: prepare for fierce competition
worms.
their room and doing their chores. The parents are kept and lots of laughs!
at bay and the rewards come flooding in. Share the music, singing and
story – and then stay to play
amongst the plants! OUR
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termWHAT’S ON BY YOUNG PEOPLE WHAT’S ON FOR YOUNG PEOPLE & CHILDREN
CHAOS | STUDIO | 19 - 21 MAR DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY For more information on all our activities for children, young people and
7pm | 8.30pm STUDIO | 04 - 06 JUN | 6.30pm | 8pm adults, please visit our website for full details on how to get involved
yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
7+ A PLAY IN A DAY
YRS
ONCE UPON AN ORDINARY DAY…
TUE 18 FEB | 10am - 4pm
£20
It was an ordinary day, just like any other when something
EXTRAORDINARY happened… where will your imagination take
you… from dancing with unicorns to riding on clouds over candy
A girl is locked in a room. A boy brings Kevin Dyer’s prophetic play was written floss mountains. Come create, rehearse, perform and tell the tale of
another boy flowers. A girl has tied herself to over ten years ago – it looks at a world the day when an ordinary day turned into an extraordinary day.
a railing. A boy doesn’t know who he is. that is facing environmental disaster and Participants will have the opportunity to learn new theatre skills and
A girl worries about impending catastrophe. a group of local kids who decide to take meet new people in this practical and fun one-day workshop. The
A woman jumps in front of a train. A boy’s direct action and change things. Funny and day will culminate in a performance for family and friends at 4pm.
heart falls out his chest. A butterfly has a irreverent, Don’t Worry, Be Happy imagined
broken wing. the world that we live in today, where
5-8
York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre (14-16s)
Greta Thunberg’s generation are making YRS EXPRESS YOURSELF!
headlines around the world trying to save THU 20 FEB | 10am - 12.30pm
brings Chaos, by Laura Lomas, to the
the planet. £10
stage with a symphony of dislocated and
interconnected scenes. A series of characters It’s the perfect play for their generation This fun drama session is all about expressing who you are. Work
search for meaning in a complicated and and our talented York Theatre Royal Youth with a professional theatre practitioner and learn some cool
unstable world. Theatre (11-14s) bring it to life this Spring. improvisation and physical theatre skills that will make you feel
TICKETS TICKETS happy and confident being you!
£8.50 Adult | £6.50 Child £8.50 Adult | £6.50 Child
12-17
YRS
STAGE COMBAT
THU 16 APR | 1pm - 3.30pm
£15
22 APR - 03 MAY | From £2
Work with professional fight director Jonathan Holby to discover the
tricks and techniques of stage fighting. Learn a selection of stage
York Theatre Royal welcomes schools and young
combat moves, how to make them convincing and how to put them
companies to our National Theatre Connections
together to create a fight sequence. In this very physical workshop
festival. Ten new plays are commissioned each
you will develop new skills, meet people and have a great time.
year and given world premieres in festivals
across the UK. Written specifically for 13-19s the
plays reflect the issues, concerns and state of the
world young people find themselves in.
PLUS SAVE THE DATE FOR
Find our more online at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk SAT 18
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JULY
41MAR MAIN HOUSE STUDIO
DIARY TUE 24 Room on the Broom 1.30pm | 4.30pm I, Elizabeth 7.45pm
FEB MAIN HOUSE STUDIO WED 25 Room on the Broom 10.30am | 1.30pm The Remarkable Tale of Robert... 7.45pm
THU 26 Polari 7.45pm
TUE 04 Simon Armitage 7.30pm Pepper & Honey 11am | 2pm
FRI 27 Wasteland 7.30pm Q&A Poetry for All 7.45pm
WED 05 Simon Armitage 7.30pm Green Knight Q&A 6.30pm
SAT 28 Wasteland 7.30pm
Picasso’s Women Q&A 8.30pm
TUE 31 Taming of the Shrew 6.30pm Adult Theatre Workshop Performance 8pm
THU 06 First Time Q&A 7.45pm
FRI 07 Three Musketeers 7.30pm Heaven’s Gate 7.45pm
SAT 08 Three Musketeers 2.30pm | 7.30pm One Foot in the Rave 7.45pm APR
TUE 11 Overheard 2pm | 4.30pm WED 01 Taming of the Shrew 6.30pm
WED 12 Oliver! 7.30pm Overheard 6pm | 8pm THU 02
THU 13 Oliver! 7.30pm Ladies That Bus 7.45pm FRI 03 Cosi Fan Tutte 7.30pm PST
FRI 14 Oliver! 7.30pm SAT 04 Giulio Cesare 7.30pm PST The Extraordinary Adventures Of... 11am | 2pm
SAT 15 Oliver! 2.30pm | 7.30pm MON 06 Hansel & Gretel 6pm
MON 17 Oliver! 7.30pm BSL TUE 07 Hansel & Gretel 11am | 2pm
TUE 18 Oliver! 7.30pm WED 08 Hansel & Gretel 11am | 2pm
WED 19 Oliver! 7.30pm The Boy Who Bit Picasso 11am | 2pm THU 09 No Horizon 7.30pm AD Q&A
THU 20 Oliver! 7.30pm The Boy Who Bit Picasso 11am | 2pm FRI 10 GOOD FRIDAY
FRI 21 Oliver! 7.30pm The Boy Who Bit Picasso 11am | 2pm SAT 11 No Horizon 2.30pm | 7.30pm
SAT 22 Oliver! 2.30pm | 7.30pm The Boy Who Bit Picasso 11am | 2pm WED 15 Dennis & Gnasher 7pm Far Gone 7.45pm
TUE 25 Crongton Knights 7.30pm SLIME | DE GREY BALLROOM | 10.30am BSL RP | 1pm BSL RP | 3.30pm BSL RP
WED 26 Crongton Knights 7.30pm The Seagull 7.45pm THU 16 Dennis & Gnasher 3pm | 7pm Far Gone 7.45pm
THU 27 Crongton Knights 2pm | 7.30pm The Seagull 7.45pm FRI 17 Dennis & Gnasher 3pm | 7pm These Hills Are Ours 7.45pm
FRI 28 Crongton Knights 7.30pm The Seagull 7.45pm SAT 18 Dennis & Gnasher 11am | 3pm | 7pm A Girl in School Uniform 7.45pm
SAT 29 Crongton Knights 2.30pm | 7.30pm The Seagull 2pm | 7.45pm TUE 21 NT Connections
WED 22 NT Connections
THU 23 NT Connections
MAR FRI 24 Stewart Lee 7.30pm NT Connections
TUE 03 Alone in Berlin 7.30pm The Seagull 7.45pm SAT 25 Stewart Lee 7.30pm NT Connections
WED 04 Alone in Berlin 7.30pm The Seagull 7.45pm SUN 26 NT Connections
THU 05 Alone in Berlin 2pm | 7.30pm The Seagull 7.45pm TUE 28 Bang Bang! 7.30pm NT Connections
FRI 06 Alone in Berlin 7.30pm The Seagull 7.45pm WED 29 Bang Bang! 7.30pm NT Connections
SAT 07 Alone in Berlin 2.30pm | 7.30pm The Seagull 7.45pm THU 30 Bang Bang! 2pm | 7.30pm NT Connections
TUE 10 Alone in Berlin 7.30pm Q&A
WED 11 Alone in Berlin 7.30pm
MAY
THU 12 Alone in Berlin 2pm | 7.30pm Less Than Human 7.45pm
FRI 01 Bang Bang! 7.30pm NT Connections
FRI 13 Alone in Berlin 7.30pm BSL Less Than Human 7.45pm
SAT 02 Bang Bang! 2.30pm | 7.30pm NT Connections
SAT 14 Alone in Berlin 2.30pm | 7.30pm Less Than Human 7.45pm
TUE 05 Isango: SS Mendi 7.30pm
TUE 17 Alone in Berlin 7.30pm
WED 06 Isango: Magic Flute 7.30pm
WED 18 Alone in Berlin 7.30pm
THU 07 Isango: Magic Flute 7.30pm
THU 19 Alone in Berlin 2pm DF | 7.30pm Chaos 7pm | 8.30pm
SAT 09 Isango: SS Mendi 2.30pm | 7.30pm
FRI 20 Alone in Berlin 7.30pm Chaos 7pm | 8.30pm
TUE 12 Isango: SS Mendi 7.30pm
SAT 21 Alone in Berlin 2.30pm AD CAP | 7.30pm Chaos 7pm | 8.30pm
WED 13 Isango: SS Mendi 7.30pm
THU 14 Isango: Magic Flute 7.30pm
42 43MAY MAIN HOUSE
FRI 15 Isango: Magic Flute 7.30pm
STUDIO
Mugabe, My Dad and Me 7.45pm
JUL
TUE 14
MAIN HOUSE
The Penelopiad 7.30pm
BOX OFFICE
SAT 16 Isango: Mysteries 2.30pm | 7.30pm Mugabe, My Dad and Me 7.45pm WED 15 The Penelopiad 7.30pm Open Mon – Sat 10am – 8pm
Closes 5pm on Mondays and 6pm
TUE 19 Isango: Magic Flute 7.30pm Mugabe, My Dad and Me 7.45pm THU 16 The Penelopiad 2pm | 7.30pm
on other non-show days
WED 20 Isango: SS Mendi 7.30pm Mugabe, My Dad and Me 7.45pm FRI 17 The Penelopiad 7.30pm
York Theatre Royal
THU 21 Isango: Mysteries 2pm | 7.30pm Mugabe, My Dad and Me 2.30pm | 7.45pm SAT 18 The Penelopiad 2.30pm | 7.30pm
St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
FRI 22 Isango: SS Mendi 7.30pm Mugabe, My Dad and Me 7.45pm TUE 21 The Penelopiad 7.30pm Q&A
01904 623568
SAT 23 Isango: Mysteries 2.30pm | 7.30pm Mugabe, My Dad and Me 2pm | 7.45pm WED 22 The Penelopiad 7.30pm BSL
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TUE 26 Mugabe, My Dad and Me 7.45pm Q&A THU 23 The Penelopiad 2pm | 7.30pm
WED 27 The Glee Club 7.30pm Q&A Mugabe, My Dad and Me 7.45pm FRI 24 The Penelopiad 7.30pm AD BSL
COSTUME HIRE
THU 28 The Glee Club 2pm | 7.30pm Mugabe, My Dad and Me 2.30pm | 7.45pm SAT 25 The Penelopiad 2.30pm | 7.30pm
FRI 29 The Glee Club 7.30pm Mugabe, My Dad and Me 7.45pm FRI 31 Pippi Longstocking 3.30pm
SAT 30 The Glee Club 2.30pm | 7.30pm Mugabe, My Dad and Me 2pm | 7.45pm Open Tue & Sat | 10am – 4pm
AUG Thu 10am - 2pm
JUN SAT 01 Pippi Longstocking 3.30pm De Grey Rooms
TUE 04 Pippi Longstocking 7pm St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
TUE 02 A Bunch of Amateurs 7.30pm
WED 03 A Bunch of Amateurs 7.30pm Q&A
WED 05 Pippi Longstocking 11am | 3.30pm 01904 715444
THU 06 Pippi Longstocking 6pm BSL yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
THU 04 A Bunch of Amateurs 2pm | 7.30pm Don’t Worry, Be Happy 6.30pm | 8pm
FRI 07 Pippi Longstocking 11am | 3.30pm
FRI 05 A Bunch of Amateurs 7.30pm Don’t Worry, Be Happy 6.30pm | 8pm
SAT 08 Pippi Longstocking 11am | 3.30pm
SAT 06 A Bunch of Amateurs 2.30pm | 7.30pm Don’t Worry, Be Happy 6.30pm | 8pm
TUE 11 Pippi Longstocking 7pm DIARY KEY
TUE 09 Quality Street 7.30pm Beach Body Ready 7.45pm
WED 12 Pippi Longstocking 11am | 3.30pm RP AD | Audio Described
WED 10 Quality Street 7.30pm Q&A Beach Body Ready 7.45pm
THU 13 Pippi Longstocking 6pm AD BSL | British Sign Langauge
THU 11 Quality Street 1.30pm | 7.30pm
FRI 14 Pippi Longstocking 11am | 3.30pm AD CAP | Captioned
FRI 12 Quality Street 7.30pm AD The Canary And The Crow 7.45pm
SAT 15 Pippi Longstocking 11am CAP | 3.30pm DF | Dementia Friendly
SAT 13 Quality Street 2.30pm | 7.30pm The Canary And The Crow 2pm | 7.45pm
Q&A | Post-show Q&A
WED 17 Paper Moon 10.30am | 1pm
PST | Pre-show Talk
THU 18 Is This a Dagger? 11am | 1.30pm Sweet Dreams 1pm | 4.30pm
RP | Relaxed Performance
FRI 19 Chores 6pm Dig! 10.30am | 1pm
SAT 20 Gingerbread Man 2pm Pub Quiz For Kids 12pm | 4pm
TUE 23 Shandyland 7.30pm
TOUR AND TEA | £12
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WED 24 Shandyland 7.30pm
THU 25 Shandyland 2pm | 7.30pm Ever fancied doing a backstage
FRI 26 Shandyland 7.30pm tour? WITH A SEASON TICKET
SAT 27 Shandyland 2.30pm | 7.30pm
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TUE 30 Shandyland 7.30pm
Saturdays for a 75minute tour of BOOK 3 - 4 SHOWS BOOK 5+ SHOWS
our Front of House and Backstage
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WED 01 Shandyland 7.30pm BSL Q&A Enjoy a cup of tea and scone A MEMBER SAVE 15% SAVE 20%
THU 02 Shandyland 2pm BSL | 7.30pm afterwards. Places are limited so AND SAVE Members Members
FRI 03 Shandyland 7.30pm AD CAP please book online or at Box Office.
SAT 04 Shandyland 2.30pm | 7.30pm EVEN MORE! SAVE UP TO 25% SAVE UP TO 30%
FRI 10 The Penelopiad 7.30pm
SAT 11 The Penelopiad 7.30pm The Garden 7.45pm
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