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Welcome to York Theatre Royal

York Theatre Royal has been producing great drama in the beautiful City of York for over 250 years and is one of the country’s leading producing theatres. Each year we welcome over 200,000 people to a wide variety of performances and activities. Have a look at our What's On page to see what you can book tickets for today.

Places available for May Youth Theatre Workshops

Places are still available for our May workshop Shadow Stories and for Play In a Day - The Myths of Mother Shipton. Young people have the opportunity to work with professional theatre practitioners, learn theatre skills, make friends and have fun!

Call out for 16-18 year olds to be in The Legend of King Arthur

York Theatre Royal is hosting a second day of auditions on Saturday 1 June for 16-18 year olds to perform in this summer’s big production, The Legend of King Arthur.

Artistic Director voted York Tourism Ambassador 2013

York Theatre Royal’s Artistic Director, Damian Cruden, has been voted York Tourism Ambassador at the 2013 Visit York Awards.

Artistic Director voted York Tourism Ambassador 2013

Reviews: Bin Men - Joseph Rowntree Pupil Ambassadors

Mon 20 May 2013

Written by by Tammi Clarke & Ela Portnoy

Pupils at one of our Partner Schools, Joseph Rowntree, review the Studio Show 'Bin Men'

Reviews: Angels & Insects- One & Other

Mon 29 Apr 2013

Written by Sophie Howard

Rich, complex and thoughtful, Angels & Insects is an intelligent study into love, lust, fulfilment and the quest for happiness.

Reviews: iShandy- Yorkshire Evening Post

Fri 26 Apr 2013

Written by Sarah Freeman

iShandy might defy sensible description, but as a night out at the theatre this is hard to beat.