York Theatre Royal is a key regional producing theatre that includes a studio theatre focusing on new writing and plays for younger audiences. A well-established education and outreach programme underpins the work. There is an increasing focus on young people’s work and narrative learning that is also intended to inform the planned development of the neighbouring De Grey Rooms as a new creative environment for the theatre. The company has extensive co-producing relationships.
A new panto written by Berwick Kaler
Directed by Berwick Kaler and Damian Cruden
The much lauded York Theatre Royal production team have picked another winning title and can't wait to bring you their unique brand of spectacle, amazing sets, costumes, magical lighting, music and choreography...and all done in the best possible panto taste!
King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades, whilst here at home Robin Hood has the task of saving the rightful heirs to the throne from the evil Prince John and Sheriff Hutton of Nottingham!
He also has to cope with the arrival of his mother who thinks he's an accountant and brings with her a recipe for slapstick, mayhem and zany antics. This all takes place in 1212 (800 years ago), so don't miss out on the world's first historically incorrect pantomime - based on fact!
It may have 'Made in York' stamped all over it, but it's the pantomime the whole country wants to see.
Video by Fresh Label
The much lauded York Theatre Royal production team have picked another winning title and can't wait to bring you their unique brand of spectacle, amazing sets, costumes, magical lighting, music and choreography...and all done in the best possible panto taste!
King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades, whilst here at home Robin Hood has the task of saving the rightful heirs to the throne from the evil Prince John and Sheriff Hutton of Nottingham! He also has to cope with the arrival of his mother who thinks he's an accountant and brings with her a recipe for slapstick, mayhem and zany antics.
This all takes place in 1212 (800 years ago), so don't miss out on the world's first historically incorrect pantomime - based on fact!
It may have 'Made in York' stamped all over it, but it's the pantomime the whole country wants to see.
Video by Fresh Label
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York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre present the first part of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, adapted by Nicholas Wright.
A young girl and boy embark on a thrilling journey through worlds familiar and unknown. Their great quest demands a savage struggle against the most dangerous of enemies. They encounter fantastical creatures in parallel worlds - rebellious angels, soul-eating Spectres, child catching Gobblers and the armoured bears and witch clans of the Arctic. Finally, before reaching, perhaps, the Republic of Heaven, they must visit the Land of the Dead.
A perfect half term treat!
The birth of a relationship. The death of a relationship.
A double bill of new, deliciously dark and funny one act plays.
York Theatre Royal in association with Pilot Theatre present
End of Desire
Written by David Ireland
Directed by Katie Posner
Having met online, two strangers arrange an unusual first encounter in East Belfast. Alan is an affluent poet and Janet loves Big Brother.
Culturally opposite, they've nothing in common except their desire for love and fear of intimacy. So how will they get through the night?
David Ireland is writer in residence at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast and is fast becoming one of the UK's most exciting emerging playwrights. He won the prestigious 2011 Meyer-Whitworth Award for Best New Play by an Emerging Writer for his stage play 'Everything Between Us'
York Theatre Royal presents
Escaping Alice
Written by Matthew Pegg
Directed by Juliet Forster
Simon loves Alice. Perhaps a little too much. But is their relationship really all that it seems? Who's keeping secrets? Why has he joined a dating agency? How come they never go out anymore? And why can he never remember the colour of her eyes?
Matthew Pegg is a writer based in the East Midlands. He has had work produced by regional theatres such as Leicester Haymarket and the Belgrade in Coventry and by touring companies such as Cornelius and Jones.
Both plays contain adult themes and strong language which some might find offensive.
Video By Fresh Label
At the outset of World War II cosmetic surgeon Archibald McIndoe - whose expertise in fashioning the noses of starlets brings him fame but not fulfillment - must abandon plans for retirement to pioneer the most challenging procedures in surgical history, including the complete reconstruction of the human face. His new group of patients: the savagely burned fighter pilots and aircrew who helped to thwart the German invasion of Britain.
But McIndoe soon discovers that all his efforts in the operating theatre are futile unless he can also save the shattered man behind the face. 'For what good is a face without a man -- a whole man?' This then becomes his mission - and his own salvation.
Emotions run the gamut from poignant to hilarious while challenging our attitudes towards beauty and its relevance to success.
Video by Fresh Label
At the outset of World War II cosmetic surgeon Archibald McIndoe - whose expertise in fashioning the noses of starlets brings him fame but not fulfillment - must abandon plans for retirement to pioneer the most challenging procedures in surgical history, including the complete reconstruction of the human face. His new group of patients: the savagely burned fighter pilots and aircrew who helped to thwart the German invasion of Britain.
But McIndoe soon discovers that all his efforts in the operating theatre are futile unless he can also save the shattered man behind the face. 'For what good is a face without a man -- a whole man?' This then becomes his mission - and his own salvation.
Emotions run the gamut from poignant to hilarious while challenging our attitudes towards beauty and its relevance to success.
Video by Fresh Label
tutti frutti celebrates its 21st birthday with York Theatre Royal by commissioning a fabulous new playful production of Rapunzel; a story about a girl who is taken away from what she knows and protected from all the things that she loves.
Placed high-up in a tower above the world and faced with the challenge of growing-up, she is found alone, dreaming...
Video by Fresh Label
York Theatre Royal 14-29 Sept 2012
Production trailer for The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, the epic new production by Pilot Theatre and York Theatre Royal.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe
Produced by Pilot Theatre and York Theatre Royal
Adapted for the Stage by Roy Williams OBE
Directed by Marcus Romer
Working with patron Roy Williams, award winning company Pilot Theatre bring this searing text of class and the criminal justice system to the stage. This stunning new production, set in Britain's Olympic Year 2012, exposes the beating heart of a nation, still broken and still divided across class lines.
A long distance race in real time. We follow one runner, alone with his thoughts, becoming part of his journey as his steady running rhythm transports him over a harsh, frost bitten earth. Colin Smith is defiant. He is a young rebel inhabiting the no man's land of detention centres and young offenders institutes.
Why, for whom and for what is he running?
Adapted by BAFTA winning and Olivier Award nominated playwright Roy Williams (Sucker Punch, Fallout, Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads), this gritty adaptation of Alan Sillitoe's classic text hits the ground running; unlocking the biting realism of the original book while placing the drama firmly in a contemporary frame.
#LDR2012 www.twitter.com/pilot_theatre
Find out more on Pilot Theatre's website: www.pilot-theatre.com
Cast
Elliot Barnes-Worrell as Colin Smith
Doreene Blackstock as Mum
Curtis Cole as Luke/Policeman
Dominic Gately as Stevens
Savannah Gordon-Liburd as Kenisha
Luke James as Gunthorpe
Jack McMullen as Jase
Alix Ross as Sandra/Guard
Sean Sagar as Asher/Policeman/Guard
Richard Pepple as Dad/Policeman/Trevor
Creative Team
Produced by Pilot Theatre and York Theatre Royal
Written by Alan Sillitoe
Adapted for the Stage by Roy Williams
Directed by Marcus Romer
Designed by Lydia Denno
Lighting Designed by Mark Beasley
Soundscape by Sandy Nuttgens
Staff Director - Tom Bellerby
Tour Dates
York Theatre Royal - 14-29 Sep
Birmingham Rep - 2-6 Oct
Gala, Durham - 9-13 Oct
New Wolsey, Ipswich - 16-20 Oct
Nottingham Playhouse - 23-27 Oct
Liverpool Playhouse - 30 Oct - 3 Nov
The Brewhouse, Taunton - 7-10 Nov
Winchester Theatre Royal - 13-17 Nov
Lawrence Batley, Huddersfield - 20-24 Nov
York Theatre Royal 14-29 Sept 2012
Rehearsal Trailer for The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. Get a behind the scenes look at the rehearsal process and hear the thoughts of the actors on the forthcoming production.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe
Produced by Pilot Theatre and York Theatre Royal
Adapted for the Stage by Roy Williams OBE
Directed by Marcus Romer
Working with patron Roy Williams, award winning company Pilot Theatre bring this searing text of class and the criminal justice system to the stage. This stunning new production, set in Britain's Olympic Year 2012, exposes the beating heart of a nation, still broken and still divided across class lines.
A long distance race in real time. We follow one runner, alone with his thoughts, becoming part of his journey as his steady running rhythm transports him over a harsh, frost bitten earth. Colin Smith is defiant. He is a young rebel inhabiting the no man's land of detention centres and young offenders institutes.
Why, for whom and for what is he running?
Adapted by BAFTA winning and Olivier Award nominated playwright Roy Williams (Sucker Punch, Fallout, Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads), this gritty adaptation of Alan Sillitoe's classic text hits the ground running; unlocking the biting realism of the original book while placing the drama firmly in a contemporary frame.
#LDR2012 www.twitter.com/pilot_theatre
Find out more on Pilot Theatre's website: www.pilot-theatre.com
Cast
Elliot Barnes-Worrell as Colin Smith
Doreene Blackstock as Mum
Curtis Cole as Luke/Policeman
Dominic Gately as Stevens
Savannah Gordon-Liburd as Kenisha
Luke James as Gunthorpe
Jack McMullen as Jase
Alix Ross as Sandra/Guard
Sean Sagar as Asher/Policeman/Guard
Richard Pepple as Dad/Policeman/Trevor
Creative Team
Produced by Pilot Theatre and York Theatre Royal
Written by Alan Sillitoe
Adapted for the Stage by Roy Williams
Directed by Marcus Romer
Designed by Lydia Denno
Lighting Designed by Mark Beasley
Soundscape by Sandy Nuttgens
Staff Director - Tom Bellerby
Tour Dates
York Theatre Royal - 14-29 Sep
Birmingham Rep - 2-6 Oct
Gala, Durham - 9-13 Oct
New Wolsey, Ipswich - 16-20 Oct
Nottingham Playhouse - 23-27 Oct
Liverpool Playhouse - 30 Oct - 3 Nov
The Brewhouse, Taunton - 7-10 Nov
Winchester Theatre Royal - 13-17 Nov
Lawrence Batley, Huddersfield - 20-24 Nov
We chat to Paul Osbourne, one of two community cast members playing Noah, and some of the York St John Technology students and teachers involved in building the Ark.
Written by Mike Kenny
Directed by Paul Burbridge and Damian Cruden
Designed by Sean Cavanagh
Lighting Designed by Richard G Jones
Music Composed by Christopher Madin
with costumes designed by Anna Gooch
Video by Fresh Label Ltd.
The York Mystery Plays 2012 is the largest theatrical event of the year.
The story of man, of Heaven and Earth, and the eternal struggle between good and evil is played out every night on an epic scale in York Museum Gardens.
Book your tickets now for this stunning event. www.yorkmysteryplays2012.com
Directed by Paul Burbridge and Damian Cruden
Designed by Sean Cavanagh
Lighting Designed by Richard G Jones
Music Composed by Christopher Madin
with Costumes designed by Anna Gooch
Video by Fresh Label Ltd. (www.freshlabel.co.uk)
Amazing Timelapse footage of the Mystery Plays stage going up. This 1400 seat theatre has 3 blocks of seating, complete with rain canopies, and a huge 56 x 80ft stage, with the spectacular ruins of St Mary's Abbey as a backdrop.
The Mystery Plays run from 2 - 27 August and involve over 1200 members of the local community.
Book now at www.yorkmysteryplays2012.com.
Video by Fresh Label Ltd.
We talk to Ferdinand Kingsley (Playing God/Jesus) and Graeme Hawley (Playing Satan) about their involvement in the York Mystery Plays 2012.
Video by Fresh Label Ltd.
'The People's Plays: Costumes, Music & Community' features Community Producer Liam Evans-Ford, Costume Designer Anna Gooch, Composer Christopher Madin and Musical Director Craig Brown, plus footage of the band and choir in rehearsal.
Video by Fresh Label Ltd.
Artistic Directors Damian Cruden and Paul Burbridge talk about the ideas behind the staging and costume of the Mystery Plays.
Designer Sean Cavanagh shows us the set model and explains how the Museum Gardens will be transformed during this major new revival of the York Mystery Plays.
Video by Fresh Label Ltd.
After months of behind the scenes preparation, the entire cast of the Mystery Plays comes together for the first en-masse read through of the script
Follow the story at www.yorkmysteryplays2012.com
Video by Fresh Label ltd.
Trailer for the York Theatre Royal Young Actors Company production of How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found.
In The Studio Wed 21 - Sat 24 Mar
Written by Finn Kennedy
Directed by Julian Ollive
Designed by Lucy Campbell
Video by Fresh Label ltd.
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
York Theatre Royal and the Touring Consortium Theatre Company present
The Diary of Anne Frank
by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by Nikolai Foster
Designed by Morgan Large
Lighting Design by Richard G Jones
Composer David Shrubsole
With Christopher Timothy, Amy Dawson, Kerry Peers, Victoria Ross, Sarah Ingram, Steven Pinder, Sally Oliver, Andrew Westfield, Robert Galas, Dominic Gately, Philip Marriott and Felicity Houlbrooke.
Video by Jonny Walton, kaptur.co.uk
Last year York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre had a go at film-making. They chose their favourite places in York to create a story around, then interviewed people, and devised their very own films.
Thanks to Jonny Smyth and all the staff at York Theatre Royal
Film by Becky Warnock
Last year York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre had a go at film-making. They chose their favourite places in York to create a story around, then interviewed people, and devised their very own films.
Films by Becky Warnock
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Robin Hood and his Merry Mam - In Rehersal
The Guinea Pig Club - In Rehearsal
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Production Trailer - #LDR2012
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner #LDR2012
York Mystery Plays 2012 - Cinematic Trailer
York Mystery Plays 2012 - Building the Site
York Mystery Plays - 1940s Hair video tutorial
York Mystery Plays - 1940s Make-up video tutorial
York Mystery Plays 2012 - Talking to God and Satan
York Mystery Plays 2012 - Community Involvement
York Mystery Plays 2012 - The Artistic Vision
York Mystery Plays 2012 - The First Read Through
How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found - Young Actors Company
The Diary of Anne Frank Trailer
York Theatre royal Youth Theatre - Project Alien and the Chocolate Factory
The Making of The Mysteries - Youth Theatre Film Making
