York Theatre Royal

York Theatre Royal, in St Leonard's Place. Picture is from Google Street View

York Theatre Royal: £500,000 funding boost
A York theatre has received a £500,000 funding boost to support its work.

Amelia Bullmore in The Penelopiad at York Theatre Royal. Picture: Pamela Raith Photography.

Big Interview with Amelia Bullmore - actor, playwright and screenwriter

The Penelopiad at York Theatre Royal. Picture: Pamela Raith Photography.

Review of The Penelopiad at York Theatre Royal

London City Ballet's production of Firebird comes to York Theatre Royal next month. Picture: ASH

London City Ballet bring mixed programme to York Theatre Royal

Self Esteem on stage

Review: Joy all round as Self Esteem performs at York Museum Gardens

Eileen Walsh in The Psychic at York Theatre Royal. Picture: Manuel Harlan

Review of The Psychic at York Theatre Royal

Cast members from the five star comedy production of Pride & Prejudice at York Theatre Royal. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

York Theatre Royal: The oldest theatre in Yorkshire still standing for 281 years

Do I Love You?

John Godber Company returns to York Theatre Royal with Do I Love You?

The miniature railway at Newby Hall

'The most exciting thing in the world' - My first memory of Yorkshire

Gary Oldman in Krapp's Last Tape at York Theatre Royal. Picture: Gisele Schmidt

Four star review of Krapp's Last Tape with Gary Oldman at York Theatre Royal

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Gary Oldman: Hollywood megastar performing at York Theatre Royal

Artist and Actor Paul Hawkyard pictured with his work at his home at Selby Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

We meet the pantomime villain who has a secret talent for art

Gary Oldman as Sirius Black

Slow Horses star Gary Oldman to perform on stage in Yorkshire

Ian Rankin whose new Inspector Rebus stage play is currently on tour. Picture: Getty Images

Big Interview with Ian Rankin whose Inspector Rebus play heads to York this week

The Highwayman - John Godber Company

New John Godber play comes to York

Wise Children's production of Blue Beard at York Theatre Royal. Picture: Steve Tanner

Five star review of Blue Beard at York Theatre Royal

One-year-old Margot Duffy-Moss. Photo credit: Dave Phillips Photography/Guide Dogs/PA Wire

'Our daughter has no eyes - it's changed our lives for the better'

A Ford Popular

My First Car: Linda Regan's Ford Popular with added pink hippo stickers

Scarborough Spa musical director Paul Laidlaw is also involved in panto

Behind the scenes of Yorkshire's pantomime season

Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.

'Theatre is restorative': Birds of a Feather team bring Cluedo to life on stage

A Play for the Living in the Time of Extinction is powered by bicycles. Photo: Helen Murray

The environmentally-conscious play making its way to Yorkshire
It is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK – a play that tours but with people who do not.When A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction is staged in York later this month, it will be done so with only local cast and crew.
Laura Reid

York Theatre Royal costume, prop and furniture sale. Pauline Rourke, Costume Hire Supervisor, pictured in the store at Osbaldwick Link Road
York Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Treasure trove of props and costumes goes on sale at York Theatre Royal

Staff and volunters preparing costumes at the York Theatre Royal Wardrobe Department in York for the new tudor production Sovereign. Pictured Chloe Moore, Senior Wardrobe Technician working alongside Janet Hull, Deputy Head of Wardrobe/Cutter.

Meet York Theatre Royal's backstage army of volunteer costume designers

Irish actor and stage combat fighter Fergus Rattigan. Photo: Alex Holland

Fergus Rattigan on how speech therapy led him to acting

Harry with Helen and their three sons

Harry Gration's family release recording of his final public speech in Yorkshire

Hayley Del Harrison is the choreographer of the show

Meet the CBeebies choreographer working on York Theatre Royal's pantomime

Divina De Campo in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Leeds Playhouse. Picture: The Other Richard

Yorkshire theatres sweep the board at the UK Theatre Awards

Joe Layton as Iago in Frantic Assembly's Othello, which is at York Theatre Royal this week. Picture: Tristram Kenton.

Frantic Assembly's acclaimed production of Othello heads to York Theatre Royal

Effie Ansah and Nathaniel McCloskey in rehearsals for Noughts and Crosses at York Theatre Royal.

Pilot Theatre's Noughts and Crosses returns to the stage at York Theatre Royal

Kate Hampson in rehearsals for The Coppergate Woman, York Theatre Royal's community production

Local actor Kate Hampson gives voice to Viking woman in new community production

Dennis Herdman and Thom Tuck in The Play What I Wrote. Photo by Manuel Harlan.

Play review by Julia Pattison: The Play What I Wrote at York Theatre Royal

Maddie Moate will play fabulous, feisty fairy Tinkerbell in Peter Pan at York Theatre Royal

CBeebies favourite Maddie Moate to star in York Theatre Royal pantomime - ticket...
Award-winning television presenter and You Tuber Maddie Moate is the first signing for this year’s York Theatre Royal pantomime All New Adventures of Peter Pan from December 2 to January 2.
Sue Wilkinson

Mischief Theatre's Magic Goes Wrong.

Magical mayhem in Mischief Theatre's Magic Goes Wrong

Footloose is an 80s music fan fest, with hit after hit being played, from the iconic number Holding Out For A Hero to Let’s Hear It For The Boy. Photo by Mark Senior

Showbiz review by Julia Pattison: Footloose at York Theatre Royal

York Theatre Royal

Customer asks for refund because actors performed play in Yorkshire accents

RIGHT ON CUE: Harry Gration and Christine Talbot at York Theatre Royal ahead of hitting the road. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Harry Gration and Christine Talbot to host theatre show celebrating Yorkshire

It was heartbreaking as reality revealed itself in a most powerful finale; there was no reassurance of a happy ending, but plenty to think about after the cast had taken their bows. Photo courtesy of John Saunders.

Play review by Julia Pattison: Woman In Mind at The Studio, York Theatre Royal

The Bone Sparrow receives its world premiere at York Theatre Royal. Picture: MSC1 Photography

Story of young refugee boy comes to the stage

From fabulous sets and costumes, a spellbinding transformation scene at the end of Act One, and sensational sound and lighting, this was a magical production from beginning to end. Photo by Pamela Raith

Pantomime review by Julia Pattison: Cinderella at York Theatre Royal

Three hours just flew, and despite all the angst, we had a soothing, heartfelt happy ending, a beacon of hope to cling to, that Love Springs Eternal despite all the odds against.

Play review by Julia Pattison: Wuthering Heights at the York Theatre Royal

Lucy McCormick (Cathy). Picture: Steve Tanner.

Stage version of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights comes home to Yorkshire

Mugabe, My Dad and Me

Review: Mugabe, My Dad and Me

Operation Crucible returns to the Crucible Studio.

We look ahead to Yorkshire's autumn theatre season

Emilio Iannucci as Phileas Fogg. (Picture: York Theatre Royal).

Behind the scenes as York Theatre Royal presents a touring production of Around ...

Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in a stage verion of T S Eliot’s epic poem cycle Four Quartets.

Ralph Fiennes on why he's bringing T S Eliot’s epic Four Quartets to the stage

Inside Bradford's spectacular Alhambra Theatre

Freedom day: 11 things you’ll be able to do again in Yorkshire from July 19

York Theatre Royal remains one of the region's most popular venues.

York Theatre Royal and culture’s landmark day – The Yorkshire Post says

Nick Ahad says the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough is "thinking differently".

Choice of caution or courage for Yorkshire's theatres - Nick Ahad

Theatre Royal Wakefield. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Theatre Royal Wakefield is latest to announce it will not reopen until next year

A view from the stage of the York Mystery Plays looking down the Nave of York Minster during a previous performance of the plays. Picture: Gary Longbottom.

York Theatre Royal and BBC perform the 14th century York Mystery Plays for radio

City Varieties, Leeds. Picture: Bruce Rollinson.

Yorkshire's top theatres and culture venues forced to close over coronavirus

Crongton Knights opens at York Theatre Royal next week. Picture: Robert Day

“It’s a black writer, an Asian adapter and a multicultural cast" - why Crongton ...

Berwick Kaler (left) taking part in the pantomime at York Theatre Royal in 2018.

York pantomime to switch to rival venue due to growing tensions over ticket sale...

Lawrence Batley Theatre's Sleeping Beauty

These are the pantomimes you can see in Yorkshire theatres this season

Sleeping Beauty at York Theatre Royal is the venue's first panto without veteran dame Berwick Kaler for 40 years. Picture by Robling Photography.

Review: Sleeping Beauty, York Theatre Royal

Hello and Goodbye by Athol Fugard is directed by John R Wilkinson and stars Emilio Iannucci as Johnnie and Jo Mousley as Hester. Picture by Jane Hobson.

Review: Hello and Goodbye, York Theatre Royal

Emilio Iannucci as Johnnie in Hello and Goodbye, directed by John R Wilkinson, inset.

As the play Hello and Goodbye heads to York Theatre Royal we talk to director Jo...

Box of Tricks production of Under Three Moons.

Review: Under Three Moons - York Theatre Royal

Pedro Leandro in rehearsal for A View from the Bridge.

As a new production of Arthur Miller's A View from The Bridge opens at York Thea...

A scene from Wise Childrens Malory Towers, at York Theatre Royal this week.

Review: Malory Towers - York Theatre Royal

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