TakeOver Festival 2023 comes to York Theatre Royal

TakeOver Festival 2023 is a week-long theatre festival run by final year York St John students taking their first leap into the entertainment industry. York Theatre Royal has partnered with York St John to give students the opportunity to perform their own work on the main stage, as well as learn about key roles in the theatre.

From Monday 22^nd May to Saturday 27^th May, TakeOver will be taking over York Theatre Royal.

They have booked local theatre companies to perform, as well as forming their own theatre companies to show-case their talents. They have been working as producers, production managers, at front of house, as well as marketing the festival on their social media platforms. TakeOver Festival also works with the wider community, making theatre with the kids at York High School and sharing the joy of theatre with families.

With the theme: In Living Colour, they aim to get people talking about what’s important, shedding colourful light onto meaningful issues. The festival will bring to light new possibilities and provide a platform that celebrates each other.

‘TakeOver allows people to have a voice and share their creativity on a bigger platform.’ Megan Price, TakeOver 2023 Producer.

‘TakeOver is a fantastic opportunity for students to make that important first step to being professional theatre makers. It gives the theatre royal an opportunity to see what the next key developments in theatre are going to be – as this generation really is going to be doing things differently. For the audiences, it will give them an insight into the future of theatre, and on their own doorstep.’ David Richmond, Senior Performance Lecturer at York St John University.

‘It’s been wonderful to work with third year performance students, to see them bring to  the York Theatre Royal stage their own work as well as the work of creators in York.’ Zoe Colven-Davies, York Theatre Royal.

Link to our webpage for our full programme of events:

TakeOver | York Theatre Royal