York Theatre Royal Brochure - Spring 2013

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ON STAGE JAN TO AUG 2013

Front cover: South from Dalby by R W Brumby Des R.C.A. contact: Tel. 01347 878 353 E-mail rwbrumby@yahoo.co.uk

THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO GET MORE INVOLVED THIS SEASON:

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Look out for our free Spotlight sessions throughout the brochure, an opportunity to meet the creative team in an intimate environment before a Thursday matinee.

Join the director and members of the team that make the production at 12.45 in The Keregan Room (free but please book a place via Box office)

We have taken our inspiration for this season from the great county of Yorkshire: its people, its landscapes and its stories.

Across the year we hope to show as many different faces of the county as we can and we invite you to delve into the Yorkshire origins of the work. It will show itself in the settings, like the great battle at Towton at the heart of our partnership with Shakespeare’s Globe to stage the Wars of the Roses or the night of bombings in York in 1942 captured in the Youth Theatre production of Where Shadows Go at Night. It is inspired by our literary giants: two world premieres will be staged in this season, as we take on one of the great novels of the county, Tristram Shandy, and one of the great contemporary novelist to come from the country, A.S Byatt. New voices also feature with plays from Laura Wade and Tom Wells, and from theatre companies such as TongueTied and the Flanagan Collective.

Look out for the Yorkshire Season stamp throughout the season in the most unexpected places and let curiosity be your guide.

Don’t forget York Theatre Royal members get 15% off two tickets to all shows plus discounts at the Café and Bar.

TakeOver13 has arrived!

We’re literally taking over the theatre, bringing a selection of exceptional, acclaimed touring work to York, as well as exploring the boundaries of performance in the theatre and beyond. In the midst of our programme of drama, comedy, spoken word, dance, puppetry and magic, we present our Imaginarium and a brand new production of The Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute, so there promises to be something for everyone at this year’s Festival. Look out for the logo on events throughout the brochure, and we look forward to welcoming you to every one of them.

From all at the TakeOver team.

Angels & Insects - Thu 18 Apr iShandy - Thu 25 Apr The Misanthrope – Thu 23 May Rutherford & Son – Thu 30 May

GO BEHIND THE SCENES As part of this year’s York Residents Festival we will be running free backstage tours. Explore the parts of the theatre you don’t normally get to see on a 30 minute guided tour with a member of York Theatre Royal staff. Learn about the buildings rich history, hear stories from its past, stand on the stage and see the panto set and costumes close up.

Date: Sun 27 Jan Times: 12 noon – 4pm, every half an hour 30 places per tour.

The tours are free but pre booking in person or by phone is essential.

ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MAM! WRITTEN BY BERWICK KALER

THU 13 DEC 12 – SAT 2 FEB 13 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.

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@ YorkTheatre #YorkPanto Directed by Berwick Kaler and Damian Cruden Designed by Phil R Daniels and Charles Cussick Smith Lighting Design by Richard G Jones Arranger and Associate Musical Director Christopher Madin Musical Director Mike Turnbull Choreography by Brendan Matthew

TICKETS FOR PANTO 13/14 WILL GO ON SALE ON FRI 1 MARCH 2013. IN PERSON FROM THE BOX OFFICE AT 9AM, ON THE PHONES AND ONLINE SAT 2 MARCH AT 9AM.

AD: Audio Described Performances for the blind and partially sighted C: Captioned Performances for the deaf, deafened and hard of hearing BSL: British Sign Language interpreted performances

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Black Fish and makin projects, in association with Exeter Northcott Theatre present

ALASKA MON 11 – TUE 12 FEB Visit ALASKA, one of the last great frontiers of the modern world. A magnificent wilderness of untamed beauty where you can be at one with nature.

Visit ALASKA, a desolate wasteland at the borderline of civilisation… A place where you can easily lose your way, your bearings and your very mind!

One man goes in search of adventure, freedom and “a piece of the good life”, but soon finds that the reality is no picnic.

Plummeting temperatures, technical disasters (and a severe lack of any practical skills whatsoever) soon plunge our hero into a nightmarish world of extreme survival, haunted by all things living, dead and Athabascan.

Times: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £8 students & u25s, £10 concessions

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TongueTied Theatre presents

CONVERSATIONS NOT FIT FOR THE AMERICAN DINNER TABLE FRI 15 – SAT 16 FEB

Welcome to the United States of America! The place where anything is possible! The land of the free and the home of opportunity, prosperity, jingoism, guns, Jesus, dollars, the uninsured, guns, donuts, Elvis, more guns; where corporations are people, and every corporation has a right to the American f***ing dream! Yes, welcome indeed. Developed in collaboration with Washington insider and congressional speechwriter, Sol Max, TongueTied's latest work in progress takes a satirical look at the state of the States. One man, six masks - 50 mental states.

Join us after the show to give us your thoughts, ask questions, meet the team. Enjoy the show!

Get involved!

Written by Sol Max

Times: 7.45pm with a 2pm Sat matinee Performance Location: Studio All tickets £8 Suitable for: 16+

www.tonguetiedtheatre.co.uk @TongueTiedThtre #CNFFTAD

Luke is the first in his family to go to university, and he’s determined to stop his irritating fireball of a brother from following in their father’s footsteps by joining the army.

Elizabeth Mansfield's gripping portraits of Edith Piaf and Bertolt Brecht bring both vividly to life in a full, dramatic evening, marvelously interwoven with song. As far apart as you can get, Piaf and Brecht, two great figures of European chanson and ballad, connect by contrast: Piaf engages the heart, Brecht engages the mind. But Brecht’s songs, like Piaf’s, are full of theatricality and drama, and in this tour de force performance, accompanied by Stephen Rose, two very different and compelling world views emerge.

In a vivid, hilarious 75 minutes, Fear of Music time-bends between 1985 and 1990, piecing together the prelude and aftermath of a tragedy.

Packed with beautiful observation and outrageously good jokes, Fear Of Music is about two boys with starkly different futures, surrounded by mixtapes, guitars and ambitions, discover how easy it is to get lost in a country that doesn’t look after its own.

Up In Arms presents

FEAR OF MUSIC TUE 19 – WED 20 FEB Written by Barney Norris

Time: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £8 students & u25s, £10 concessions

“This is smart work” Daily Telegraph

Ensemble presents

“Memorable, touching, unsettling, occasionally funny and thoughtprovoking” British Theatre Guide

PORTRAITS IN SONG

Supported by Out of Joint

Time: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £8 students & u25s, £10 concessions

THU 21 – FRI 22 FEB

www.ensemble-online.com

“Mansfield delivers the famous songs superbly” The Guardian “Fascinating…impeccably performed and so elegantly constructed – a glorious evening!”

What's on Stage

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The Crick Crack Club presents

BABA YAGA & OTHER SUSPECTED CANNIBALS WED 8 MAY

The Crick Crack Club presents

Baba Yaga, grannybandy, the hagspectacular, is partial to human flesh…and she’s not alone.

Merging myth, fairytale and raucous Greek philosophy - performance storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton undresses the myth of Eros and Psyche to ask ‘what is the path of love… ?’

Making their tonguein-cheek selections from the Crick Crack Club’s quirky, magical and comedically gruesome menu will be performance storytellers Tim Ralphs, Clare Muireann Murphy and Ben Haggarty.

Combining classical mythical romance with Plato’s Symposium, this raunchy, compelling performance of spoken word and sound, questions our ideas of beauty, suffering, and the choice to live.

Dine out on the cannibalistic side of fairytale, myth and urban legend, in the company of characters who endeavour to eat others, or even themselves – with varying degrees of success. Enter a very wild haven of fairytale…

Time: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £8 students & u25s, £10 concessions Suitable for 14+

Time: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £8 students & u25s, £10 concessions Suitable for 12+

EROS & PSYCHE SAT 23 FEB

By Sally Pomme Clayton

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MORGANA LE FEY FRI 5 - SAT 6 JUL Human or goddess, witch or fairy, demon or nymph, who exactly is Morgana le Fey? Tracing the whispers behind her many myths, Nick Hennessey and Xanthe Gresham use storytelling, harp and song to reveal her true nature: lightning rod to the land of Avalon.

Directed by Juliet Forster

Time: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £8 students & u25s, £10 concessions

THE WOMAN IN BLACK MON 25 FEB – SAT 2 MAR Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the novel by Susan Hill The most terrifying live theatre experience in the world!

Unanimously acclaimed by the critics, The Woman in Black combines the power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by the world of film noir.

The formula delivers an evening of unremitting drama, transporting the audience into a terrifying and ghostly world.

A lawyer engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul.

It all begins innocently enough, but as they reach further into his darkest memories the borders between make believe and reality begin to blur and the flesh begins to creep...

Now celebrating its 23rd year in the west end, over 7 million people have lived to tell the tale of one of the most chilling and successful theatre events ever staged.

‘The most brilliantly effective spine chiller you will ever encounter. If you haven’t seen this show yet you are missing a treat’ Daily Telegraph Watch the video trailer at www.thewomaninblack.com

Times: 7.30pm with a 2pm (Thu) and 2.30pm (Sat) matinees Performance Location: Main House

Dress Stalls Upper Circle Gallery

Mon-Thu £18 £16 £13 £10

Fri & Sat £22 £20 £15 £12

Matinees £15 £15 £13 £10

18 & Under £12 £10 £8 £8

10 Free tickets available per performance for u25s £8 for students & u25s available in the Upper Circle & Gallery (50 per perf), £2 off in Stalls & Dress Circle Schools £8 (200 per perf) Concessions £2 off 7 Audio Described: Sat 2 Mar, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

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Pilot Theatre and The Tron Theatre Company present

RUNNING ON THE CRACKS TUE 26 FEB – SAT 2 MAR Written by Julia Donaldson Adapted by Andy Arnold

Time: 7.45pm with 1.30pm Thu matinee Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £8 students & u25s, £10 concessions

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Adapted for the stage from the novel by the internationally acclaimed writer Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo), this is a new, fast moving play about runaways, identity, survival and how friendships can develop in the strangest situations.

Directed by Katie Posner

@Pilot_theatre #ROTC www.pilot-theatre.com

Poster Design Jon Proctor

Leo's world has been turned upside down. Her parents are gone and her bird-loving uncle is getting too close for comfort. She is only sure of one thing, she must get out. In a desperate bid to find the grandparents she never knew, Leo jumps on a train to Glasgow, penniless and stealing food to survive. Will she track down her grandparents, or will her uncle get to her first?

York Settlement Players present

BREATHING CORPSES WED 6 – SAT 16 MAR

Breathing Corpses a murderous free andis the home of jigsaw puzzle of death, despair and opportunity, prosperity, domestic violence.

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Yes, who welcome Playwright Laura Wade, grew up indeed.

Developed in in Sheffield, won the Critics' Circle collaboration with Theatre Award for Most Promising Washington insider and Playwright, 2005, the Pearson Playwrights congressional Best Play Award and speechwriter, Sol Max, George Devine Award. Breathing latest Corpses wasTongueTied's also nominated forwork an in for progress takes a Olivier Award Outstanding look at Theatre, the state Achievementsatirical in an Affiliate of the States. One man, 2006. six masks - 50 mental York Settlement Community Players states. proudly present the first ever Join us after the showtoto production of Breathing Corpses be staged ingive York.us your thoughts, ask questions, meet the Director Anna Siobhan Wilcox the show! team. Enjoy Costume Designer Jo Keogh Get involved!

Sound Designer Jonnie Khan

Written by Laura Wade Times: 7.45pm with 2pm Sat matinees Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £10 Tue - Thu and mats, £12 Fri & Sat, £8 students & u25s, £10 concessions

Please note: Contains violent scenes and offensive language.

Suitable for ages 14 + An amateur production

York Light Opera Company present

OLIVER! TUE 5 – SAT 16 MAR Directed by Martyn Knight Lionel Bart’s musical masterpiece. Glorious, timeless – still as fresh as ever.

Based on the Dickens novel, this musical spectacular will delight audiences of all ages with its pathos and drama as Victorian London bursts into life on stage.

Oliver! features some of the finest songs and musical numbers in the history of musical theatre including; Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, Oom Pah Pah, As Long as he Needs Me and Where is Love?

An amateur production by arrangement with MusicScope Ltd

Times: 7.30pm with 2.30pm (Sat) matinees Performance Location: Main House

Dress Stalls Upper Circle Gallery

All perfs £24 £21.50 £17 £6

U16 £16 £13.50 £10 £3

Tue 5 & Mats £21.50 £18.50 £15 £6

U16 £13.50 £10 £8 £3

Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 U16) any full priced performances £45 (Upper Circle only).

Special Offer, Wed 6 & Thu 7 buy one get one half price in the Upper Circle.

Group discounts available10th ticket free 10 Free tickets available per performance for u25s Audio Described: Sat 16 Mar, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

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Hartshorn Hook Productions present a double bill of new musicals written by Alexander Wright

TUE 5 – THU 7 MAR SOME SMALL LOVE STORY was nominated for both the Musical Theatre Matters’ Best Lyrics Award and The Stage’s ‘Must-See’ at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe. It's a bold piece of contemporary musical theatre. Two tales of passionate love and searing heartbreak collide in this stripped back production.

Directed by Bafta Winner Noreen Kershaw Music by Gavin Whitworth.

Clout Theatre A co-production between The Factory and Creation Theatre

HOW A MAN CRUMBLED

THE ODYSSEY

TUE 19 MAR

TUE 19 – WED 20 MAR

Dive head first into the absurd world of the Russian poet, iconoclast and false moustache wearer Daniil Kharms. Three scabrous storytellers let narrative escape them as comic vignettes, metaphysical ponderings and bouts of senseless violence provide constant distraction. Expressionist silent film meets grotesque slapstick in a world where clocks have no hands and a cucumber can kill a man.

The Story that changes every time it is told...

BEULAH

The myth of Odysseus’ epic journey was ancient when Homer committed it to writing.

Almost three thousand years later the stories still echo through our narrative memory.

is a delicate folk musical wound with original music, puppetry and poetry.

Inspired by the writings of William Blake it explores dreams, reality and how we understand the very fabric of our world. “what is now proved was once only imagined” William Blake.

Since Autumn 2010 over 150 actors, musicians, choreographers and writers have worked with Tim Carroll (The Globe, Royal Shakespeare Company) and The Factory, to turn their unique spirit of spontaneity, playfulness and imagination to Homer’s epic story.

Directed by Pilot Theatre's Tom Bellerby Created by Jim Harbourne and Edward Wren

“this company is super cool” The Independent

‘Exquisite’ Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

HHHHH The Scotsman Times: 8pm Performance Location: The Cocktail Bar, De Grey Rooms Tickets: £10, £8 concessions @SomeSmallLoveSt @Hartshornhook @FlanCol

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Times: 7.30pm with a 2pm Wed matinee Performance Location: Main House Tickets: £15, £12 concessions, £8 students & u25s

Winner Physical Fest Audience Award 2012 ‘An hour of sheer pleasure’ HHHH The Scotsman Time: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £10 concessions, £8 students & u25s

Tempting Fate presents

QUICKSAND WED 20 - SAT 23 MAR

By Matthew Midgley January 2003. Half the world is in uproar over the US’s intention to declare war on Iraq. Tony Blair’s UK government seems inclined to support the US amid a storm of negative media and popular sentiment. Meanwhile, in the Kuwaiti desert, Lance Corporal Si Jennings and his unit are waiting to invade. And he can’t quite believe it.

Si is certain that democracy will win out over the whims of a mad President, but as the media circus spins out of control, he begins to question exactly what democracy means and what it is he is supposed to be fighting for.

A comedic story of the soldiers stuck in the middle, the fictional drama is juxtaposed with verbatim material from the time to ask what happened to democracy in 2003.

Directed by Ruby Clarke

Milk Presents

Champloo presents

SELF-SERVICE

WHITE CAPS

WED 20 - THU 21 MAR

THU 21 MAR

Self-service is a low-fi raucous cabaret-style performance that explores what it means to be ‘normal’, specifically with regards to gender and sexuality. Fusing current affairs with influences from the Beatnik generation, this show wears high heels a size too small and sunglasses a size too big.

Bristol based Champloo is one of the UK’s leading b-boying dance companies. They take their name from the Japanese word Chanpuru, meaning to mix an unusual combination of elements to create surprising and astonishing outcomes.

A series of satirical episodes including original live music, live animation, home-made contraptions and wild costumes.

“An exciting young company” The Scotsman

Integrating lyrical film with explosive breakdance, White Caps is a multimedia experience that follows the journey of two young men as they embark on an epic and gruelling personal adventure.

“Play school-meets-Weimar Cabaret” The Guardian Time: 8pm Performance Location: Bar Lane Studios Tickets: £10, £8 concessions £6 students & u25s

Time: 7:45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £10 concessions £8 students & u25s

Time: 7.30pm Performance Location: Main House Tickets: £15, £12 concessions, £8 students & u25s

Doug Segal

HOW TO READ MINDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE FRI 22 MAR “Imagine if Derren Brown was funny“ Evening Standard Winner Best Cabaret Brighton Festival 2012 This unique show promises to make the audience into mind readers - Learn to read minds, detect lies and more. All done with laughs, rakish charm & a rock & roll attitude.

Seen on BBC1 and BBC3.

“Simply brilliant” HHHHH Sunday Express “Jaw dropping” HHHH The Scotsman

Time: 8pm Performance Location: Main House Tickets: £15, £12 concessions, £8 students & u25s

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Red Ladder Theatre Company in association with The Carriageworks, Leeds and The Park Theatre, London present

York Literature Festival, TakeOver and York Theatre Royal present

Mark Grist

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Little Angel Theatre presents

ROGUE TEACHER

DOGS DON’T DO BALLET

FRI 22 MAR

FRI 22 MAR

In 2012, millions watched an exEnglish teacher defeat a teenage grime artist in a rap battle. But it's a lot more complicated than that.

Mark Grist (Dead Poets) has been walking the fine line between stupidity and bravery. Mid-recession, he quit his teaching job to embark on a series of challenges, leading him to become 'an internet sensation' (Sun) and 'unlikely heartthrob' (Guardian). But when teachers expressed concern about having him in to meet the kids, Mark began to wonder if in all the excitement he'd left himself behind.

Warning - contains poetry.

Biff is not like ordinary dogs. He likes moonlight. And music. And walking on his tiptoes. You see, Biff doesn't think he's a dog, Biff thinks he's a ballerina…

Time: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £10 concessions £8 students & u25s

CAROL ANN DUFFY AND LiTTLE MACHiNe SUN 24 MAR

Based on the book written by Anna Kemp & illustrated by Sara Ogilvie.

Times: 10.30am (baby friendly), 12.30pm, 2.30pm Performance Location: The Studio Tickets: £10, £8 concessions £6 students & u25s Suitable for 2 - 6 years

COMEDY NIGHTS SAT 23 MAR & SAT 8 JUN Two nights of hilarious comedy featuring the nation’s finest and funniest acts. Line up to be announced online.

Britain. 2013. Times are hard, but the money’s still out there if you know where to look. Whether it’s prison or the corporate world, there are rules to be followed.

Only the fittest survive.

Carol Ann Duffy is one of the UK's most respected and admired writers. Her poetry fuses fierce emotion and sly humour and frequently provides a voice to the voiceless. Her work has included several plays and writing for children, and her incisive poems have featured on the GCSE poetry syllabus for many years. She became the first female poet laureate in 2009.

A searing, funny and thoughtprovoking new play from Ben Tagoe (BBC Writers Academy), 'The Thing about Psychopaths' asks important questions about power and empathy in modern Britain. Directed by Rod Dixon

LiTTLe MACHiNe re-invent classic poems with music to get your pulse racing. They take classic poems by John Donne, Percy Shelley and William Carlos Williams and re-invent for them the 21st century.

Time: 2pm & 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £10 concessions, £8 students & u25s

Time: 5pm Performance Location: Main House Tickets: £10 £8 concessions £6 students & u25s

SAT 23 MAR Written by Ben Tagoe

TUE 26 – SAT 30 MAR

THE 39 STEPS Adapted by Patrick Barlow Back by popular demand!

Direct from the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globe comes ‘a joyous version of the Alfred Hitchcock classic’ (Sun Times) spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated as the smash hit Olivier Award Winning Best New Comedy.

This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiffupper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women.

This wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fastpaced fun and thrilling action.

See our jolly good trailer at www.love39steps.com ‘Uproariously jolly and splendidly inventive’ The Guardian Times: 7.30pm with a 2pm (Thu) and 2.30pm (Sat) matinees Performance Location: Main House

Dress Stalls Upper Circle Gallery

Tue-Thu £18 £16 £13 £10

Fri & Sat £22 £20 £15 £12

Matinees £15 £15 £13 £10

18 & Under £12 £10 £8 £8

10 Free tickets available per performance for u25s £8 for students & u25s available in the Upper Circle & Gallery (50 per perf), £2 off in Stalls & Dress Circle Schools £8 all levels Concessions £2 off 13 Audio Described: Sat 30 Mar, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

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Tamasha and Circus Space present

‘That moon. You never want to see that moon. Under that moon dark things are done.

Things you would never tell your children. It lights the way for shadows...and adventures.‘ April 29, 1942. German Bombers fly on their unexpected course to destroy York. The blackout is in force but some in the city are using the darkness for their own purposes. As the bombs hit, families will find both their courage and their community but hope their secrets will never be revealed…

York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre presents

WHERE SHADOWS GO AT NIGHT THU 28 – SAT 30 MAR Written by Paul Birch

TUE 2 – WED 3 APR The perfect treat for the Easter holidays.

Dele plays a last game of football with his friends, says goodbye to his son and sets off on a voyage to a smog-filled metropolis across the sea. Carrying only a small suitcase, he embarks on a journey into the unknown.

A moment of kindness in a sea of unfamiliarity… A long, hard day at work… A lively party… A nostalgic lullaby…

“Tamasha means commotion, creating a stir, and the company is certainly doing that.“ What’s On Stage on Tamasha’s most recent production, Snookered.

Co-created by Kristine Landon-Smith and Sita Brahmachari Inspired by the graphic novel by Shaun Tan

www.tamasha.org.uk

Where Shadows go at Night encompasses two connected fictional crime dramas with the historical events of the York Blitz as their backdrop.

Audiences are challenged to solve the mysteries by seeing both short plays on the same night in either order.

Time: 7pm Performance Location: Studio and The Ballroom. 1 experience, 2 plays in 2 locations, decide which you start with!

Tickets: £8, £6 students &u25

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THE ARRIVAL

Based on the illustrated novel by Oscar winner Shaun Tan, one man’s tale echoes the many ‘arrivals’ happening around us all the time.

This epic story unfolds through an extraordinary weaving together of theatre, circus and music.

Time: 7.30pm with 2.30pm Wed matinee Performance Location: Main House Tickets: Dress Circle £18, Stalls £16, Upper £14, Gallery £12 18s and Under Dress Circle £12, Stalls £10, Upper Circle and Gallery £8 £8 for students & u25s available in the Upper Circle & Gallery (50 per perf), £2 off in Stalls & Dress Circle. Concs £2 off Suitable for: 10+

FRI 5 – SAT 6 APR The play that launched a thousand Reductions!

The longest running comedy in London’s West End! All 37 Plays in 97 Minutes! Now revised for 2013 with the same recycled jokes - just put in a different order.

An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London’s longest-running comedy having clocked a very palpable nine years in London’s West End at the Criterion Theatre!

Join these madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories and Tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter.

“Stupendous, anchorless joy!”

The Times “Pither than Pytion. Irresistible!”

New York Times

The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a three-man comedy troupe that takes long, serious subjects and reduces them to short, sharp comedies.

Time: 7.30pm with 2.30pm Sat matinee Performance Location: Main House Tickets: Dress Circle £20, Stalls £18, Upper £14, Gallery £12 18s and Under Dress Circle £12, Stalls £10, Upper Circle and Gallery £8 £8 for students & u25s available in the Upper Circle & Gallery (50 per perf), £2 off in Stalls & Dress Circle. Concs £2 off

Half Moon in association with York Theatre Royal presents

MOON & GENIE TUE 2 – SAT 6 APR Jamal needs to cook a meal for his Grandma. Can you help?

Night falls, the moon shines, the air is filled with magic. Join Jamal and his friend, a street dancing life-size monkey, as they summon the Genie of the Saucepan and travel the world to conjure a meal of imaginative splendour.

Framed within an evocative and enchanting live music score featuring a singing moon and a kitchen full of unexpected magic.

Performances last 40 mins followed by a play session on stage to share different fruits which feature in the show.

Workshop and shared meal - We invite grandparents and grandchildren to bring your favourite childhood dish, and join in a shared meal and a storytelling workshop.

Date: Wed 3 Apr Time: 11.45-12.45 workshop, 12.45 - 1.45 shared meal.

Meet at 11.30 in the upper foyer to donate your dish.

The theatre will not be able to reheat any food. Price: £2 per person

Times: 6pm on Tue 2, Wed – Sat 11am & 2pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £10 adults, £6 children u16 Send us the recipe for a meal that has a special memory attached to it.

Some will be re-created by the theatre’s café, during this week education@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

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MOZART COSÌ FAN TUTTE THU 11 APR One of Mozart’s most famous operas, Così fan tutte is a high energy, laugh-a-minute comedy about making mistakes in love. In one day, two pairs of fiancés are parted, and new fiancés found – or so it seems. This new period production will be sung in English.

VERDI SIMON BOCCANEGRA FRI 12 APR

ENGLISH TOURING OPERA

Simon Boccanegra is a compelling drama set in the Italian port of Genoa. The title character is a former pirate who returns to the city to become its leader. Verdi’s depiction of the shimmering Mediterranean is wonderful. So too are the characters he creates.The large orchestra and chorus make taking this opera on the road a massive undertaking, so this is a rare chance to see this little-toured masterpiece outside of London. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

DONIZETTI THE SIEGE OF CALAIS SAT 13 APR Donizetti’s rarely performed epic The Siege of Calais, tells the story of the Burghers of Calais, who offered up their lives to save the citizens of their city from the English army. ETO’s new production includes poignant scenes between the young couple at the heart of the drama and between the leader of the city and his anguished followers. Meanwhile, at the gates, the triumphant King Edward III shouts for blood. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Times: 7.30pm Performance Location: Main House Tickets: £25 Dress, £22 Stalls, £17 Upper, £12 Gallery 10 Free tickets available per performance for u25s

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£8 for students & u25s available in the Upper Circle & Gallery (50 per perf), £2 off in Stalls & Dress Circle Concessions £2 off

The Dutch gypsy jazz legends

TIM KLIPHUIS AND PAULUS SCHAFFER TUE 9 APR

TongueTied Theatre and York Theatre Royal present

THE REVENGE OF MR TROUT! TUE 9 – SAT 13 APR A zany, chaotic, interactive outdoor adventure.

Direct from Grapelli Camp (Netherlands) and DjangoFest (USA) J-Night proudly present two of the finest gypsy jazz musicians in the world today.

Violinist Tim Kliphuis’ style is totally new, yet steeped in tradition, taking the music of Vivaldi, Beethoven and Paganini, blending it with Grappelli’s gypsy jazz, then adding celtic folk and world music techniques.

Time: 7.30pm All tickets £15, under 18s £8 Performance Location: Main House

Paulus Schäfer was born into the Dutch Sinti (Gypsy) community and is today one of the most talented Gypsy Jazz guitarists in Europe, tutored by Wasso Grünholz – a legend within the Sinti community – and his nephew Stochelo Rosenberg.

Together with their band they will evoke the true spirit of Django Reinhardt.

Mrs Trout had a mischievous streak and liked nothing more than to amuse herself by playing practical jokes on her husband. She was always thinking up new tricks, a lobster in his bath water, popping candy in his banana sandwich and a slug inside his shoe! The list was endless…and Mr Trout has just about had enough!

Mr Trout needs your help to throw Mrs Trout a surprise birthday party she’ll never forget!

A children only, fun filled adventure where anything can happen as Mr Trout gets his own back!

A note from Mr Trout to Mums and Dads! Our party takes place on the terrace, so why not watch from inside the warm Theatre Royal café bar and enjoy a lovely cup of tea!

Times: 10.30am, 12.00 noon, 2.00pm, 4.00pm Performance Location: YTR Patio 20 places per perf Tickets: £6.00 under 16s (no adults invited!)

Suitable for children aged 7-12 year olds!

Running time approx: 45 mins www.tonguetiedtheatre.co.uk @TongueTiedThtre

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A.S. BYATT’S

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York Theatre Royal and Useful Donkey present A.S. Byatt’s

ANGELS & INSECTS THU 11 APR – SAT 4 MAY Adapted for the stage by Juliet Forster An Amazonian explorer and entomologist, returning home shipwrecked and penniless to Victorian England, is taken in by a wealthy aristocrat. Whilst employed to catalogue his benefactor’s collection of insects, he falls in love with the beautiful and mysterious daughter of the household.

However, this is not the rags to riches romance it first appears, and he discovers the family's perfect facade hides unexpectedly grim secrets, in a tale of lust, love and betrayal.

Using live music and storytelling, magic and illusion, the world is brought to life in this passionate and thought-provoking new stage adaptation of the story Morpho Eugenia by booker prize winning Yorkshire writer A.S Byatt.

Directed by Juliet Forster Designed by Anna Gooch

Time: 7.45pm with 2pm (Sat) and 2.30pm (Thu) matinees Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £8 students & u25s, £10 concessions After Show Discussion Tue 23 Apr

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EVENTS York Theatre Royal presents

Tristram Shandy Book Group TUE 5 FEB, 5 MAR & 9 APR 7.30PM

iSHANDY FRI 19 APR – SAT 11 MAY Written by Richard Hurford Very loosely based on the novel by Laurence Sterne with footnotes, gratitude, savoury snacks and pregnant pauses.

Members of a teachers’ Book Club meet to discuss the latest ambitious read in their season of Yorkshire classics, the insurmountable Tristram Shandy.

It’s fun loving English teacher Susan’s turn to host and as always, she insists on an elaborate fancy dress theme. As the friends gather dressed as characters from the novel, excitement builds about meeting the group’s newest member.

After all, he was the one who suggested Tristram Shandy in the first place!

However, this is no ordinary cosy night in with a good book as the evening takes some extraordinary twists and turns. As confusion mounts and hilarity ensues, the meeting descends into debauched absurdity and this cunning comedy becomes as saucy, surreal and dangerous as Sterne himself.

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is a novel by Coxwold based writer Laurence Sterne, released in nine volumes over seven years from 1759. There will be several associated events linked to this new production to help celebrate the 300th anniversary of Laurence Sterne’s birth.

Directed by Damian Cruden Designed by Jane Linz Roberts Times: 7.30pm with a 2pm (Thu) and 2.30pm (Sat) matinees Performance Location: Main House Tue-Thu Fri & Sat Matinees 18 & Under Dress £18 £22 £15 £12 Stalls £16 £20 £15 £10 Upper Circle £13 £15 £13 £8 Gallery £10 £12 £10 £8

For everyone who has ever wanted to read this Yorkshire classic but has never got past the first page. Led by Patrick Wildgust, Curator of the Laurence Sterne Trust, it will start with an illustrated introduction to the novel and then offer the opportunity to re-group and discuss progress over the coming months. Tickets: FREE but please book your place with the box office.

Shandy Hall Visit and Theatre Trip THU 25 APR & SAT 27 APR An exclusive opportunity for a private tour of Shandy Hall in the village of Coxwold, 15 miles north of York. Led by Patrick Wildgust, Curator of the Laurence Sterne Trust, the morning will include a tour of Shandy Hall, Laurence Sterne’s home in the late 18th C. Also included is lunch at York Theatre Royal and a ticket to see the matinee of iShandy. Meet at York Theatre Royal at 9.30am and return for the matinee.

Tickets: £40 includes all transport from York to Coxwold, ticket for Shandy Hall and matinee of iShandy and lunch. Book via Box Office.

10 Free tickets available per performance for u25s £8 for students & u25s available in the Upper Circle & Gallery, £2 off in Stalls & Dress Circle Schools £8 all levels Concessions £2 off @YorkTheatre #TristramShandy

Warning. This product may contain unavoidable nuts and other adult themes, including at least 17 verbal references to *******'s and a visual *!

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Birmingham Royal Ballet return to York Theatre Royal with an outstanding programme of dance.

TUE 14 – WED 15 MAY

STUDIO TALKS York Theatre Royal and York St John University present a series of engaging talks and discussions with leading artists and thinkers MON 11 MAR, 7PM

NARRATIVE AND CHILDREN

TAKE FIVE

Engaging with theatre, education and psychology, this studio talk, with a mix of artists and academics, will seek to dig a little deeper into the role and nature of narrative in the lives of children.

Director David Bintley invites you to share his love of jazz and, in particular, the music of Dave Brubeck. In homage to one of his heroes, he created this sexy and energetic series of vignettes to some of Brubeck’s most famous tracks including, Take Five and Unsquare Dance.

Tickets: £5

MARTIN ROWSON Political cartoonist of The Guardian A unique opportunity to hear about Martin’s graphic novel of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.

Made up of over 100 drawings, all now in the collection at Shandy Hall, he’s taken the spirit of the book and given it a new interpretation. Presented in association with The Laurence Sterne Trust.

Tickets: £6

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MON 29 APR, 7PM

Times: 7.30pm with a 2pm Wed matinee Performance Location: Main House

Music Dave Brubeck Quartet Choreography David Bintley Designs Jean-Marc Puissant Lighting Peter Mumford

Dress Stalls Upper Circle Gallery

Tue & Wed £22 £20 £15 £12

Matinee £17 £15 £13 £10

THE GRAND TOUR All aboard for the roaring 20s!

Setting out for Europe, our heroine, a doughty American spinster, can't believe her luck when she embarks on her cruise and finds herself in the company of a feast of famous faces. However, it turns out that Noël Coward, Gertrude Stein and George Bernard Shaw, to name but a few, aren't necessarily the friendliest of shipmates.

Music Noël Coward Freely adapted and orchestrated

by Hershy Kay Choreography Joe Layton Designs John Conklin Lighting Peter Teigen

BITESIZED BALLET To complete this wonderful programme the company will perform some of its favourite moments from some of its most popular ballets, including Giselle.

10 Free tickets available per performance for u25s £8 for students & u25s available in the Upper Circle & Gallery (50 per perf). £2 off in Stalls & Dress Circle, Concessions £2 off

Direct from African Music Festival J-Night proudly presents

WORDS & WHIPPETS POETRY NIGHT

THE QUEEN OF LAGOS!

FUNMI OLAWUMI

SAT 25 MAY

FRI 17 MAY featuring The Faaji Drummers of Nigeria The Naaja Soul Sisters Traditional and contemporary Yoruba music combine in the soulful voice of Funmi Olawumi - a member of the original Queens of Lagos, the founder of the Yoruba Women Choir and one of the leading singers in the Nigerian wedding party music scene.

She creates Faaji from a refreshing mix of influences, from juju, highlife and afrobeat and fuji, with music ranging from spirituals and love songs to dance pieces.

Faaji means having a good time and Funmi Olawumi and her 12piece band, featuring the talking drummers of Nigeria plus the Naaja Soul Sisters, create hypnotic music that galvanizes and uplifts in a remarkable way.

Time: 7.30pm All tickets £15, under 18s £8 Performance Location: Main House Supported by Joyful Noise and Arts Council, England

TA KA DI MI SAT 18 MAY South Asian Dance Show

A showcase of some of the best poets Yorkshire has to offer, hand-picked by punk poet Henry Raby. Talented spoken word artists from Leeds, Hull, Sheffield, Beverley and York prove that performance poetry can be engaging, dynamic, funny and, most importantly, needs to be experienced live.

Choreographed & produced

by Winojith Sanjeewa Exploring the four elements of tala (beats), kala (timing), disa (direction), and miyuru (melodiousness) in dance, Ta Ka Di Mi presents the mesmerising dance forms of India and Sri Lanka.

A dance show that’s not to be missed, Winojith Sanjeewa and his troupe will bring to stage a performance that reflects the customs, discipline, & richness all of which make South Asian dance worthy of celebration.

This is a BME project of York St John University which aims to promote higher education opportunities and raise aspirations of black and minority ethnic communities in Yorkshire Time: 7.30pm Performance Location: Main House Tickets are free, but please contact box office to reserve tickets in advance

Time: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £5

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ajtc and York Theatre Royal present

BIN MEN TUE 14 – SAT 25 MAY Written by Mike Kenny A play with music for young children and their families.

Don and Sam are bin men with dreams. Big dreams! They want to save the world and they want to have fun doing it!

Bin men see everything we throw away – and we throw away so many things. With Don and Sam around we may just need to think again. They can find a use for anything.

Written by multi-award winning writer Mike Kenny and directed by Rosamunde Hutt it is a story of music, movement, recycling, re-using, puppetry and fun.

Directed by Rosamunde Hutt Designed by Jane Linz Roberts

Times: 10.30am & 1.30pm with a 6pm perf on Fri 17 Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £10 adults, £6 children u16 Suitable for 5+

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Theatre Days for School Groups School parties can spend the day with us in the theatre exploring the themes of the story in a variety of practical ways.

The activities, including making sculptures out of rubbish will be followed by a 1.30pm performance of Bin Men. Dates: 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 May, Time: 10am Cost: £10 per pupil (includes workshops and the show. Book via Box Office) Suitable for: Reception – Year 2 Capacity: 30 pupils per day workshop

How to lose friends and infuriate people.

By Roger McGough after Molière Directed by Gemma Bodinetz

English Touring Theatre & Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse present

Master wordsmith Roger McGough dips his quill into a Molière classic in this mockery of manners and morals set amid 17th century French aristocracy. Considered by many to be Molière’s best work, The Misanthrope will again join the creative forces of McGough, director Gemma Bodinetz and English Touring Theatre to complete a tricolour of Molière comedies following the huge successes of Tartuffe and The Hypochondriac.

THE MISANTHROPE TUE 21 – SAT 25 MAY

Poet Alceste is disgusted with French society. Powdered fops gossip in code and be-jewelled coquettes whisper behind fans wherever he looks. In pursuit of honesty, he embarks on a one-man crusade against forked-tongues, frippery and fakery. But could the woman he has fallen in love with be the worst culprit of all? And in this rarified world will his revolution prove just revolting?

‘Anarchic, irreverent and hysterically funny… Flawless’ The Observer on Roger McGough’s Tartuffe #McGoughiere @ETTtweet www.ett.org.uk

Times: 7.30pm with a 2pm (Thu) and 2.30pm (Sat) matinees Performance Location: Main House

Dress Stalls Upper Circle Gallery

Tue-Thu £18 £16 £13 £10

Fri & Sat £22 £20 £15 £12

Matinees £15 £15 £13 £10

18 & Under £12 £10 £8 £8

10 Free tickets available per performance for u25s £8 for students & u25s available in the Upper Circle & Gallery (50 per perf), £2 off in Stalls & Dress Circle Schools £8 all levels Concessions £2 off 25 Audio Described: Sat 25 May, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

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Your father is a control freak The family business is a millstone round your neck Home feels like a prison And yet you have dreams …

This powerful drama written and set in the North of England, 1912, is an unflinching portrayal of an industrial Edwardian family on the brink of collapse.

John Rutherford is a tyrannical patriarch, blind to the hopes and feelings of his family. The success of the family-owned glassworks, Rutherford & Son, takes precedence over everything … even happiness.

In a household run on fear cracks begin to appear.

The emotional pitch builds up like a pressure cooker.

The dramatic voltage intensifies as Rutherford’s absolute authority is challenged and a catastrophic family mutiny begins to unfold, threatening to destroy his world and his factory.

Northern Broadsides presents

RUTHERFORD & SON

Ranked by the National Theatre as one of the Top One Hundred Plays of the Century, Northern Broadsides, directed for the first time by the renowned director Jonathan Miller, bring its trademark gritty, no nonsense performance style to this astonishing play.

TUE 28 MAY – SAT 1 JUN Written by Githa Sowerby Edited for Northern Broadsides by Blake Morrison Directed by Jonathan Miller

Designed by Isabella Bywater

Times: 7.30pm with a 2pm (Thu) and 2.30pm (Sat) matinees Performance Location: Main House

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By arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

Dress Stalls Upper Circle Gallery

Tue-Thu £18 £16 £13 £10

Fri & Sat £22 £20 £15 £12

Matinees £15 £15 £13 £10

18 & Under £12 £10 £8 £8

10 Free tickets available per performance for u25s £8 for students & u25s available in the Upper Circle & Gallery (50 per perf), £2 off in Schools £8 all levels Concessions £2 off Audio Described: Sat 1 Jun, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

The Flanagan Collective present

GITHA TUE 28 MAY – SAT 1 JUN Written and performed by Hannah Davies London, 1912. K.G.Sowerby’s play, Rutherford & Son, is an overnight hit.

Katherine Githa Sowerby is hailed as one of the most important and masterly dramatists of her time. Her work has since been overlooked. Githa explores the woman behind the plays and tells her forgotten story.

With evocative sound design and music from the era, this is an arresting and exquisite one-woman show about a woman's remarkable impact on a man's world.

‘Hannah Davies tells the story of a writer who was a feminist icon with warmth and humour… a compelling exploration of both female oppression and what art can and should be.’ The Scotsman HHHH Directed by Peter Darney Sound design by John Hughes

Time: 7.45pm with 2.30pm (Thu) & 2pm (Sat) matinee Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £12, £8 students & u25s, £10 concessions

An aftershow discussion will take place on Wed 29 May and will be hosted by Barrie Rutter from Northern Broadsides and Hannah Davies who wrote and plays Githa Sowerby.

OUT OF THE BLUE TUE 4 JUN Out of the Blue is Oxford University's premier all-male a cappella group.

Formed in 2000, they have gone on to enjoy international success, having sung in Japan, Spain, Scandinavia and the USA to school kids, Presidents and everyone in between. They shot to fame recently reaching the live semifinals of Britain's Got Talent.

In the UK, the group sings at a number of events, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where the group has won the Fringe sell-out award five times and gained critical and popular acclaim.

Times: 8pm Performance Location: Main House Tickets: £15, £12 concessions £8 students & u25s

Gilded Balloon presents

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS WED 5 JUN A hilarious and harrowing tale where we meet Steve Jobs and Chinese workers toiling to make our beloved iPhones. Explore the legality and morality of electronic sweatshops in China, complete with armed guards, underage workers and disturbing tales of the toxic effects of hexane in these factories. Agony shows how one man’s story might not be able to topple an empire, but it can certainly give it a righteous shove.

Times: 7.30pm Performance Location: Main House Tickets: £15, £12 concessions £8 students & u25s

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THU 6 – SAT 15 JUN

By Neil LaBute What if you were given the chance to start over? What if you could free yourself from what’s gone before?

TakeOver13 present

In the aftermath of a national tragedy, Ben sees a way out of his marriage that he never thought possible. But now the chance is there, is it really what he wants? Over the course of an evening, he and his lover are forced to examine their affair and to explore the real meaning of love, commitment, identity, and what it really means to abandon your past.

The Mercy Seat was one of the most significant artistic responses to the events of September 11th 2001. LaBute was inspired to write it when, as a result of the tragedy, his plane from Chicago to New York was cancelled and he thought, as he later explained to the New York Times ‘This is inconvenient’.

LaBute is winner of the Sundance Film Makers Trophy (In the Company of Men, 1997) and nominated for the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play (The Shape of Things, 2001) and Tony Award for Best Play (Reasons to be Pretty, 2009) Directed by Ruby Clarke

Times: 7.45pm with 2pm (Sat) & 2.30pm (Thu 13) matinees Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £10, £8 concessions £6 students & u25s

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Old Vic New Voices

OLD VIC NEW VOICES: CHAPEL STREET/BITCH BOXER Les Enfants Terribles in association with Wales Millennium Centre and Luton Hat Factory present

The award-winning team behind The Terrible Infants present a play inspired by the story of a miner who became entombed in a tunnel during WW1. As the horror engulfs him, not everything in the darkness is what it seems when he discovers a strange world beneath the mud and death.

Straight from sell-out runs in London’s Bush and Soho Theatres, an unmissable double bill of two award-winning new shows, first presented as part of the Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh season 2012, play together over one exhilarating evening of new talent. Brought to you by two of the UK’s most exciting new writing companies - Scrawl and Snuff Box Theatre - in collaboration with Richard Jordan Productions.

“A total theatre experience of engrossing intensity“ The Stage

“Unmissable” Three Weeks on Chapel Street and Bitch Boxer

Time: 7:30 Performance Location: Main House Tickets: £15, £12 concessions £8 students & u25s

Time: 7:30 Performance Location: Main House Tickets: £15, £12 concessions £8 students & u25s

THE TRENCH THU 6 JUN

Photography: Janica Honey

FRI 7 JUN

TakeOver13 present

SAT 23 MAR & SAT 8 JUN A theatrical feast of all that is bizarre, captivating and exquisite.

Curious?

You should be.

Times: 5pm-8pm, 9pm-midnight.

Performance Location: Begin in the York Theatre Royal foyer Tickets: £8 (no concessions)

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Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company presents

York Theatre Royal YAC presents

THE ENORMOUS TURNIP

ME AS A PENGUIN

SAT 8 JUN

Written by Tom Wells

In a tiny house the size of a shed, Mr and Mrs Chickweed live on their allotment surrounded by vegetables aplenty. But they can¹t resist planting one more seed and as their turnip grows it threatens their house with disaster!

Can anyone help pull up their Enormous Turnip?

Stitch is hitting the gay scene of Hull. Or at least dipping his toe in the water, while staying with his heavily pregnant sister Liz and her shabby sofaloving partner Mark. But why won’t Stitch let anyone into the bathroom even though Liz is dying for a pee? And who is the man in the giant penguin costume?

Stuff and Nonsense return with their unswerving energy, eccentric puppetry and live music in a re-potted version of the world-famous children’s story.

Time: 2:30pm Performance Location: Main House Tickets: £10, £8 concessions £6 students & u25s For seedlings aged 2+ and their families.

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WED 19 – SAT 22 JUN

A contemporary comedy about knitting, penguins and Battenburg cake.

SCRIPT FACTOR ALL WINNERS FINAL TUE 2 JUL All year, members of Script Yorkshire York branch have been sharing their scripts at our popular Script Factor events. Now the winners of each heat come together for the final and the chance to win the coveted - though very small - Script Factor Champion's Trophy! The writers this year will be given a theme to write on, time to develop their script through workshops and their 15 minute pieces will be presented by actors from York Settlement Community Players in the studio at YTR. It's you the audience, making the final decision as you vote for your favourite.

Directed by Julian Ollive Time: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £10, £8 students & u25s & concessions

Time: 7.45pm Performance Location: Studio Tickets: £5

TUE 11 – SAT 15 JUN

Planet Theatre present

A romantic comedy by Terence Rattigan A beautiful romantic comedy from the writer of The Winslow Boy. Steel magnate John Fletcher has risen to the colossal challenge of out-producing the Nazi war machine in tanks for D-Day. He is in the last stages before he can leave the government to get a divorce from his unfaithful wife and marry his true love, widow Olivia Brown.

But an even greater foe enters the fray: Olivia’s son, returning from evacuation, is now seventeen and has joined the rising tide of socialists. He is outraged at the thought of his mum marrying ‘the enemy’. Can John get to his true love? And who will Olivia choose?

This play comes to York following a run at London’s Jermyn Street Theatre, where it was described as “witty and touching” (Evening Standard) and “beautifully acted, full of evocative period detail and very funny” (The Independent).

Times: 7.30pm with a 2pm (Thu) and 2.30pm (Sat) matinees Performance Location: Main House

Dress Stalls Upper Circle Gallery

Tue-Thu £18 £16 £13 £10

Fri & Sat £22 £20 £15 £12

Matinees £15 £15 £13 £10

18 & Under £12 £10 £8 £8

10 Free tickets available per performance for u25s £8 for students & u25s available in the Upper Circle & Gallery, (50 per perf), £2 off in Stalls & Dress Circle Schools £8 all levels Concessions £2 off Audio Described: Sat 15 Jun, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

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Shakespeare’s Globe at York Theatre Royal

by William Shakespeare

WED 26 JUN - SAT 13 JUL This is a fantastic opportunity to see Shakespeare’s Globe opening a new version of the first part of The Wars of the Roses here in York before they take the production to London.

The plays which make up Shakespeare’s Henry VI create a world without ideology; a savage time, when the heroes are not kings, but formidable women, such as Joan of Arc, or rebels, such as Jack Cade.

Individual tickets for all performances: Adult Under 18s New Stalls/ Dress £20 £13 Upper Circle £14 £10 Gallery £12 £8 Schools £8 - £10

Bold characterisation, black comedy, rhetorical power and, in the personality of Henry VI, touching pathos combine in Shakespeare’s powerful rendering of a country racked by civil war.

We will conclude The Wars of the Roses with a production of Richard III produced by York Theatre Royal and Nottingham Playhouse in our Autumn Season.

Shakespeare almost certainly did not set out to write to write a trilogy, so each play can be enjoyed without knowledge of the others.

Concs £18 £12 £8

Family £58 £44 £36

See all three plays ticket deal (on same day or different days): Adult Under 18s Concs Family New Stalls/Dress £51 £30 £45 £147 Family ticket: 2 Adults + 2 U18s On Saturdays all 3 plays will be performed in 1 day at 12.30pm, 32 4pm & 7.30pm

Running time: approx 2 hours per play See page 43 for performance schedule

New Stalls For a completely new theatre experience we are bringing you closer to the action by raising the Stalls seating.

Following the death of Henry V, celebrated for having united England and subjugated France, divisions appear at the highest levels – first between those around the infant Henry VI, later between the two great factions in English politics: the houses of Lancaster and York. Only the young Lord Talbot, locked in combat with the bewitching and enigmatic Joan of Arc, seems capable of redeeming a divided and dishonoured kingdom.

The saintly Henry VI is undermined by his nobles, especially the ambitious Richard, Duke of York, and by the Kentish rebellion, led by the charismatic Jack Cade, popular champion and savage critic of England’s social inequality.

A bloody power struggle opens up between the king’s party, led by the fearsome Queen Margaret, and the Yorkists, led first by Richard, then his sons Edward and ‘that lump of foul deformity’, Richard of Gloucester.

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The Final battle has come and Camelot has fallen into ruin. yo r k t h e at r e roya l p r e s e n ts

But it wasn’t always this way. Arthur, the boy who pulled the sword from the stone, would become King of the Britons and the figurehead of a band of knights revered for their bravery and acts of chivalry.

As knights and ladies, wizards and sorceresses gather to the fabled round table we will hear stories from a time when myth, magic and mystery were woven into the fate of a kingdom.

W r i t t e n by M i k e k e n n y

Discover how Arthur was given his powerful sword, Excalibur, by the Lady of the Lake.

Meet Merlin the Wizard, Arthur’s trusted teacher and friend. Learn of the love between brave Lancelot and Queen Guinevere and of the battle which would bring an end to the treasured realm of Camelot.

Created by York Theatre Royal who brought you the hugely successful summer shows The Railway Children, The Wind in the Willows and Peter Pan, this fantastical tale is bought to life with jousting, swords and sorcery. The Legend of King Arthur invites you to come and take your place at the Round Table.

Expect a magical transformation of the whole theatre building as Camelot is recreated in York for the Summer.

Directed by Damian Cruden Designed by Catherine Chapman

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AUGUST

JULY 2013

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE WED 24 THU 25 FRI 26 SAT 27

2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30

7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00

Tickets for all performances: Adult Under 16 New Stalls/Dress £20 £13 Upper Circle £14 £10 Gallery £12 £8

TUE 30 WED 31 THU 01 FRI 02 SAT 03

2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30

7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00

Family ticket: 2 Adults + 2 U16s

TUE 06 WED 07 THU 08 FRI 09 SAT 10

2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30

7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00

TUE 13 WED 14 THU 15 FRI 16 SAT 17

2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 BSL

7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00

TUE 20 WED 21 THU 22 FRI 23 SAT 24

2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 C

7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00

TUE 27 WED 28 THU 29 FRI 30 SAT 31

2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 AD

7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 AD

Concs £18 £12 £8

Family £58 £44 £36

Performance Location: Main House New Stalls For a completely new theatre experience we are bringing you closer to the action by raising the Stalls seating.

AD: Audio Described Performances for the blind and partially sighted C: Captioned Performances for the deaf, deafened and hard of hearing BSL: British Sign Language interpreted performances

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DANCE EVENTS IN DE GREY BURNS NIGHT CEILIDH SAT 26 JAN Celebrate Burns Night in style with a ceilidh in the De Grey Ballroom! Our pay bar in the Cocktail Bar will be open

BREAK IN

Doors 7.30pm, band 8pm, close 11pm Tickets: £17

SAT 16 MAR

SPRING BIG BAND DANCE

A big day of conversations for artists, audience and industry. We thought it’s about time we all had a good chat, so we’d like to invite you all here. We want to have a big day where we can meet people, talk to people and start some ideas off. A day of getting together and asking the questions we want to ask, solving the things we need to solve and meeting the people we’d like to meet. We will invite lots of other theatres, writers, directors, performers and anyone else we can think of. We’ve thought about how to do it, so for full information and schedule head to www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/breakin and sign up – let us know you’re coming and we’ll make you a name badge. We might even have some dancing in the evening. See you there to be part of the conversation.

Free to attend but please book a place via Box Office.

From 11am, for full schedule please see 36 website

MON 8 JUL

SAT 4 MAY

Pilot Theatre will be hosting their annual Shift Happens conference with York Theatre Royal. The conference will play host to International speakers who will present ideas and give provocations in a format inspired by the world renowned TED conferences.

Mr Swing’s Dance Orchestra return to the De Grey Ballroom for a night of classic big band music and dancing with drinks available from our pay bar in the Cocktail bar.

Now in its 5th year, Shift Happens will be focusing on the challenges and opportunities for the Arts / Education / Heritage and Museums sectors as we look to maximise the learning and possibilities that digital technologies have to offer. Previous Shift Happens speakers have included Sir Ken Robinson, Lyn Gardner, Clay Shirky, Alice Greenwald and Samuel West

Doors 7.30pm, band 8pm, close 11pm Tickets: £17 Dance Class for beginners: 6.30pm – 7.30pm £3

This full day conference is open to all who have an interest in making cultural shift happen.

An afternoon tea dance in the perfect setting of the De Grey Ballroom. This event will use recorded music and does not feature a live band.

Join the conversation. www.shift-happens.co.uk #shifthappens £150 + VAT book via Box Office

SUMMER TEA DANCE SAT 15 JUN

Doors: 2pm, close 5pm Tickets: £10 including a cream tea Dance Class for beginners: 1pm – 2pm £3

@DeGreyRooms

HIRE THE BALLROOM In the heart of the city of York, The De Grey Rooms house one of York’s hidden treasures; a beautiful neo-classical ballroom.

WEDDING FAIR SAT 2 – SUN 3 MAR If you’re planning your wedding or special event, come along and experience a truly unique fair in one of York’s most beautiful buildings, The De Grey Rooms.

We are hosting our first Celebration Fair in the stunning De Grey Ballroom, showcasing the very best of Yorkshire’s independent suppliers.

Whether you are looking for the perfect bridesmaid gift, a bouquet that’s too good to be thrown or even ‘The one’ (dress, of course!) come and browse our inspiring selection of bespoke stockists.

Cream Teas, refreshments and bubbles will also be available in our newly refurbished Cocktail Bar. Time: 11am – 4pm For further details please contact Events Coordinator Lindsay Whitwell 01904 715 455 events@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk @DeGreyRooms

With sprung dance floor, originally used by the Yorkshire Hussars and restored by York Conservation Trust, the Ballroom and adjoining Cocktail Bar are particularly suitable for wedding receptions, dinners, balls and special occasions or conferences. We can seat up to 140 people for a formal dinner and have an overall capacity of 200.

THEATRE WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS These workshops for 18s and over cover a wide range of dramatic disciplines and focus on expanding your dramatic experience, confidence and development. Whether you’re just beginning to explore acting or are looking to enhance your skills further with professional experience, participants are always welcome to learn in a comfortable, relaxed environment where the emphasis is on discovery and constructive learning.

For more information, visit our website or contact our Events Coordinator events@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk or 01904 715455

Preparation Term Winter/Spring 2013

Performance Term Spring/Summer 2013

A series of ten classes covering a range of activities, styles and disciplines.

A focused term working towards a performance project at York Theatre Royal.

COSTUME HIRE

Mon Jan 14- Mar 25 (exc.

Feb 18)

Mon Apr 15- Jul 1 (exc. 6 & 27 May)

The De Grey Rooms are home to a treasure trove of beautiful costumes, waiting to be discovered. From the historical to the hysterical we can provide outfits for your own productions, parties and events. Open Tuesdays 10am – 4pm, Thursdays 10am – 2pm (by appointment only), Saturdays 10am – 4pm. Telephone 01904 715444, costumehire@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

Session 1 6:30-8pm or Session 2 8:15-9:45pm.

Maximum 15 places per session

Session 1 6:30-8pm or Session 2 8:15-9:45pm.

Maximum 15 places per session

£80 for 10 consecutive sessions or £9 per class

£80 for the term. Because of the nature of the course participants must attend all classes especially the final two.

Syllabus information can be found at www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/ theatreworkshops from Jan 2013. For information regarding the course contact theatreworkshops@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk.

Please note that course subjects are liable to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

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HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FEBRUARY PLAY IN A WEEK – ODYSSEUS AND THE SIRENS Age: 8-11

STORY MAKERS Storymakers continues on a Wednesday morning at 10.15 – 11.30. Each week 3 – 5 year olds can explore a new story through arts, crafts and creative play.

20 places per session, meet in the foyer £2.50 per child

SPRING: Jan 9,16,23,30. Feb 6,13, 27.

March 6,13,20,27

SUMMER: April 17,24. May 1,8,15,22. June 5,12,19,26. July 3,10

THE THREE SILLIES

THE BOG PEOPLE

Sat 13 Apr, 2.30pm & 4pm, The Cocktail Bar

Sat 1 Jun, 2.30pm & 4pm, The Cocktail Bar

Join us for a right Yorkshire yarn.

In this performance workshop, children will devise alternative endings and act out their own suggestions. Expect storytelling, participation and tomfoolery of every kind, rounding off with a wedding and a clog dance! But will ‘our lad’ & ‘his lass’ live happily ever after?

Meet the bog people. These rare and smelly creatures hate the light but love all things shiny!

Nana Squelch invites all ‘whomans’ to meet on the moor to hear their dark and dreadful story. Bring your ‘little boggers’ for a riot of participation, pickpocketing, mischief and mud pies!

Suitable for: 5+ All children to be accompanied by an adult.

50 minutes 30 tickets per performance/workshop All tickets £5

Suitable for: 5+ All children to be accompanied by an adult.

50 minutes 30 tickets per performance/workshop All tickets £5

SINGAMAJIGS A fun session for 1- 4 year olds. Learn new songs, play percussion and encourage your child to develop listening and communication skills.

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1st block of 5 sessions 8, 15, 22, 29 Jan, 5, 12 Feb 2nd block of 5 sessions 26 Feb, 5, 12, 19 Mar 1st block of 5 sessions 16, 23, 30 Apr, 7, 14, 21 May 2nd block of 5 sessions 4, 11,18, 25 Jun Prices £3.50 for a single session or £15 for a block of 5.

12 spaces available per session Time: 10.15am

Create and perform a play in just one week!

This is a fantastic opportunity for 8 - 11 year olds to increase their theatre skills and experience a professional environment, make new friends and have plenty of fun.

February’s Play in a Week will explore Greek theatre, telling an adaptation of the Greek epic, Odysseus and the Sirens. To be performed in our studio theatre for parents and family on the Saturday.

Dates: Tuesday 19th – Saturday 23rd February 2013, 10am – 1pm each day: Cost £60 (please ask for concessionary rates)

EASTER WORKSHOP STAGE COMBAT Age:12-18 Work with professional fight director Liam Evans-Ford to discover the tricks and techniques of stage fighting. Learn a selection of stage combat moves, how to make them convincing and how to put them together to create a fight sequence. In this very physical workshop you will develop new skills, meet people and have a great time.

Date: Wednesday 3rd April, 10.30am –12.30pm . Cost: £10

EASTER WORKSHOP - CLOWNING AND PHYSICAL COMEDY

MAY PLAY IN A DAY – THE MYTHS OF MOTHER SHIPTON

Age: 8-12

Age:11-14

Clowning is more than a red nose, squirty flower and large shoes! Find out how and why a clown is funny and learn how to be funny without trying. A fun, interactive session that is all about laughing and making others laugh.

Come along and create a performance about the myths and legends that surround Mother Shipton, a local soothsayer from the fifteenth century! This is an exciting opportunity for 11 - 14 year olds to increase their theatre skills and experience a professional theatre environment, make new friends and have plenty of fun. The myths of Mother Shipton will be performed at the end of the day for parents.

Date: Tuesday 9th April, 10am – 1pm . Cost: £10

MAY WORKSHOP SHADOW STORIES Age: 5-7 Come and create and perform an enchanting story through the art of shadow storytelling!

Participants will play games, make and learn to use their own shadow puppets and experiment with percussion to create a short showing, which will be performed to family at the end of the session.

Date: Thursday 30th May, 10am – 5pm Cost £15

Date: Tuesday 28th May, 10am – 12.30pm. Cost £10

BOOKING Places for all the above workshops are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please book through Box Office.

SUMMER HOLIDAYS We will be running projects for various age groups over the summer holidays. Please keep an eye on the Get Involved section of our website for details, or email education@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk to register your interest.

PARENT AND BABY BOOKCLUB Drop in for a cup of tea or coffee in a relaxed informal setting and discover more about the amazing process of language development through simple play and share in the joy of reading stories with your baby, led by Voice Coach Susan Stern. Open to all babies under one year old and their accompanying adult.

Cost £2 per adult, Thursdays 14, 21 and 28 Mar, 10.30am duration 1 hour, Keregan Room.

12 places per session

YOUTH THEATRE We run one of the country’s largest Youth Theatres, with weekly sessions for 5 – 19 year olds. We also run a Young Actors Company for 18 – 25 year olds. For more info contact 01904 658162 or email education@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk 39

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MEMBERSHIP SEE MORE THEATRE FOR LESS MONEY! Become a Member for £35 per year and receive 2 free tickets to a York Theatre Royal show (excluding panto) and 15% off two tickets for every show throughout the year. Plus enjoy 10% off food and drink at the Café and Bar and an annual Christmas party. Join Online or via the Box Office.

FRIENDS The Friends are an enthusiastic group of theatre lovers, keen to support the work of York Theatre Royal through fundraising events. They also enjoy a range of regular social activities and trips.

To join contact the secretary 01904 638302.

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FOUNDING PATRONS York Theatre Royal is nationally recognised for the strength of its engagement with children and young people and is one of the UK’s leading producing theatres with a reputation for creating innovative and diverse productions. We have ambitious plans for the few years; We want want to increase the reach of our Youth Theatre and involve more young people in our work. We wish to work with innovative artistic partners and seek out the new talent who will enable us to continue to tell stories in inspiring and imaginative ways.

These plans require significant funding and the support of fellow cultural ambassadors; those who understand the benefits that a dynamic, forward thinking theatre can bring to a city and the surrounding areas. We invite you to be a part of our plans, and of the future of York Theatre Royal, as a Founding Patron. A £250 gift will help us to make our plans a reality. In return we invite you to be a part of the Theatre and see the difference your gift can have through invitations to exclusive events and regular communication.

For more information about becoming a Founding Patron please contact our Development Officer fundraising@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk or 01904 715460, or go to www.yorktheatreroyal. co.uk/page/founding_patrons.php Our thanks go to those who have already pledged their support and become a Founding Patron.

FREE TICKETS FOR U25s We make 10 free tickets available in the Main House and 2 free in the Studio per performance for under 25 year olds.

Please check with Box Office at the time of booking (excludes some performances).

DISCOUNTS AND OFFERS Concessions: apply to Over 60s, those in receipt of means tested benefits and students & u25s (Stalls & Dress Circle). £2 off standard tickets in the Stalls, Dress Circle and Upper Circle. Includes matinees and studio performances.

ACCESS Access: We are committed to making our performances as accessible as possible. We have wheelchair spaces available in the stalls (Main House) and in the Studio. Please state at the time of booking if a wheelchair seat is required. There are accessible toilets and baby changing facilities. We have a wireless system for audio described performances and the hard of hearing (please collect relevant equipment from box office) and also programme signed and captioned performances. Companion tickets are available and access dogs are admitted.

Touch Tours can be booked 24hrs in advance of an Audio Described performance.

Registered Disabled: customers £10 (Tue – Thu Main House and Tue – Sat Studio) £12 (Fri & Sat Main House) where available.

York Theatre Royal has a customer services policy.

We welcome your feedback, please email us at feedback @yorktheatreroyal.co.uk or fill in a comments card next time you visit us.

Y R A I D E

AD:

Audio Described Performances for the blind and partially sighted

C:

Captioned Performances for the deaf, deafened and hard of hearing

BSL:

British Sign Language interpreted performances

D:

After show discussion

SIF:

See it First

S:

Pre-show Spotlights

HOUS MAIN

FEBRUARY

TERMS AND CONDITIONS How to Pay: We accept cash, cheque, debit or credit cards. Tickets booked over the phone can be posted to you for £1. Online bookings will be held at the Box Office for collection.

Reserving Tickets: You can reserve tickets for 4 days. If you have unpaid tickets on reserve please collect them at least 30 mins before the performance as reserved tickets may be released for re-sale after that point.

Exchanging Tickets: We must have the tickets at Box Office to perform a re-sale or exchange. We are unable to refund tickets but will aim to do our best to re-sell them.

Please note that our own unsold tickets will take priority. Provided we have the tickets at least 24 hours before the performance we will exchange them for other tickets of equivalent value for an admin fee of £1 per ticket (free to Members). No ticket refunds will be given on the announcement of a subsequent special offer.

Latecomers: Latecomers may be asked to wait until a suitable break in the performance before taking their seats. On some occasions it may be impossible to admit latecomers until the interval. Please note for Studio performances without an interval, latecomers will not be admitted at any stage due to the layout of the performance area.

Schools may claim 1 teacher ticket free with every 10 pupils over 8, 1 in 5 free with pupils 8 years and under. Additional teacher tickets can be purchased at the schools price when accompanying a school party.

Cream tea matinees are £18 and include a ticket, programme and a cream tea where available.

Groups 10+ are entitled to a discount of £2 off per ticket. This excludes matinee performances For more information visit www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

MARCH

BOOKING INFO

MON 11 TUE 12 WED 13 THU 14 FRI 15 SAT 16 SUN 17 MON 18 TUE 19 WED 20 THU 21 FRI 22 SAT 23 SUN 24 MON 25 TUE 26 WED 27 THU 28 FRI 01 SAT 02 SUN 03 MON 04 TUE 05 WED 06 THU 07 FRI 08 SAT 09

STUDIO ALASKA ALASKA

7.45 7.45

CONVERSATIONS NOT FIT...

7.45 CONVERSATIONS NOT FIT...2.00 & 7.45

FEAR OF MUSIC FEAR OF MUSIC PORTRAITS IN SONG PORTRAITS IN SONG EROS & PSYCHE WOMAN IN BLACK WOMAN IN BLACK WOMAN IN BLACK WOMAN IN BLACK WOMAN IN BLACK WOMAN IN BLACK

OLIVER! OLIVER! OLIVER! OLIVER! OLIVER!

7.30 7.30 7.30 2.00 & 7.30 7.30 2.30 AD & 7.30 AD

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 2.30 & 7.30

7.45 7.45 7.45 7.45 7.45

RUNNING ON THE CRACKS 7.45 RUNNING ON THE CRACKS 7.45 RUNNING ON THE CRACKS 1.30 & 7.45 RUNNING ON THE CRACKS 7.45 RUNNING ON THE CRACKS 7.45

BREATHING CORPSES BREATHING CORPSES BREATHING CORPSES BREATHING CORPSES

7.45 7.45 7.45 2.00 & 7.45

Errors and omissions excepted

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SAT 23 SUN 24 MON 25 TUE 26 WED 27 THU 28 FRI 29 SAT 30 SUN 31 MON 01 TUE 02 WED 03 THU 04 FRI 05 SAT 06 SUN 07 MON 08 TUE 09 WED 10

OLIVER! OLIVER! OLIVER! OLIVER! OLIVER! OLIVER!

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 2.30 AD & 7.30 AD

THE ODYSSEY 7.30 THE ODYSSEY 2.00 & 7.30 WHITE CAPS 7.30 HOW TO READ MINDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE 8.00 COMEDY NIGHT CAROL ANN DUFFY AND LITTLE MACHINE THE 39 STEPS THE 39 STEPS THE 39 STEPS THE 39 STEPS THE 39 STEPS

8.00 5.00

HOW A MAN CRUMBLED 7.45 SELF SERVICE 7.45 SELF SERVICE 7.45 DOGS DON'T... 10.30 & 12.30 & 2.30 ROGUE TEACHER 7.45 THING ABOUT PSYCH... 2.00 & 7.45

7.30 7.30 2.00 & 7.30 WHERE SHADOWS GO AT NIGHT 7.00 7.30 WHERE SHADOWS GO AT NIGHT 7.00 2.30 AD & 7.30 AD WHERE SHADOWS GO AT NIGHT 7.00

THE ARRIVAL THE ARRIVAL

7.30 2.30 & 7.30

REDUCED SHAKESPEARE CO REDUCED SHAKESPEARE CO

7.30 2.30 & 7.30

THE DUTCH GYPSY JAZZ LEGENDS

NARRATIVE & CHILDREN TALK 7.00 BREATHING CORPSES 7.45 BREATHING CORPSES 7.45 BREATHING CORPSES 7.45 BREATHING CORPSES 7.45 BREATHING CORPSES 2.00 & 7.45

7.30

MOON & GENIE MOON & GENIE MOON & GENIE MOON & GENIE MOON & GENIE

6.00 11.00 & 2.00 11.00 & 2.00 11.00 & 2.00 11.00 & 2.00

MAY

SUN 10 MON 11 TUE 12 WED 13 THU 14 FRI 15 SAT 16 SUN 17 MON 18 TUE 19 WED 20 THU 21 FRI 22

USE

HO MAIN

STUDIO THU 11 FRI 12 SAT 13 SUN 14 MON 15 TUE 16 WED 17 THU 18 FRI 19 SAT 20 SUN 21 MON 22 TUE 23 WED 24 THU 25 FRI 26 SAT 27 SUN 28 MON 29 TUE 30 WED 01 THU 02 FRI 03 SAT 04 SUN 05 MON 06 TUE 07 WED 08 THU 09 FRI 10 SAT 11 SUN 12 MON 13

STUDIO

COSI FAN TUTTE SIMON BOCCANEGRA THE SIEGE OF CALAIS

7.30 7.30 7.30

ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS

iSHANDY iSHANDY

ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS 7.30 SIF ANGELS & INSECTS 7.30 ANGELS & INSECTS

7.45 7.45 7.45

7.45 7.45 2.30 & 7.45 S 7.45 2.00 & 7.45

iSHANDY iSHANDY iSHANDY iSHANDY iSHANDY

7.30 7.30 2.00 & 7.30 S 7.30 2.30 & 7.30

ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS

7.45 D 7.45 2.30 & 7.45 7.45 2.00 & 7.45

iSHANDY iSHANDY iSHANDY iSHANDY iSHANDY

7.30 7.30 D 2.00 & 7.30 7.30 2.30 BSL & 7.30

MARTIN ROWSON ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS ANGELS & INSECTS

7.00 7.45 7.45 2.30 & 7.45 7.45 2.00 & 7.45

iSHANDY iSHANDY iSHANDY iSHANDY iSHANDY

7.30 7.30 BABA YAGA 2.00 & 7.30 7.30 2.30 AD/CAP & 7.30 AD

7.45

USE

HO MAIN

JUNE

SUN 26 MON 27 TUE 28 WED 29 THU 30 FRI 31 SAT 01 SUN 02 MON 03 TUE 04 WED 05 THU 06 FRI 07 SAT 08

BRB BRB FUNMI OLAWUMI TA KA DI MI

THE MISANTHROPE THE MISANTHROPE THE MISANTHROPE THE MISANTHROPE THE MISANTHROPE

RUTHERFORD & SON RUTHERFORD & SON RUTHERFORD & SON RUTHERFORD & SON RUTHERFORD & SON

OUT OF THE BLUE THE AGONY AND ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS THE TRENCH CHAPEL STREET/BITCH BOXER THE ENORMOUS TURNIP COMEDY NIGHT

SUN 09 MON 10 TUE 11 LESS THAN KIND WED 12 LESS THAN KIND THU 13 LESS THAN KIND

7.30 2.00 & 7.30 7.30 7.30

7.30 7.30 2.00 & 7.30 S 7.30 2.30 AD & 7.30 AD

7.30 7.30 D 2.00 & 7.30 S 7.30 2.30 AD & 7.30 AD

BIN MEN BIN MEN BIN MEN BIN MEN BIN MEN

BIN MEN BIN MEN BIN MEN BIN MEN BIN MEN WORDS AND WHIPPETS

GITHA GITHA GITHA GITHA GITHA

10.30 & 1.30 10.30 & 1.30 10.30 & 1.30 1.30 & 6.00 10.30 & 1.30

10.30 & 1.30 10.30 & 1.30 10.30 & 1.30 10.30 & 1.30 10.30 & 1.30 7.45

7.45 7.45 D 2.30 & 7.45 7.45 2.00 & 7.45

8.00 7.30 7.30 7.30 2.30 8.00

THE MERCY SEAT THE MERCY SEAT

7.45 7.45

THE MERCY SEAT

2.00 & 7.45

7.30 7.30 2.00 & 7.30

THE MERCY SEAT THE MERCY SEAT THE MERCY SEAT

7.45 7.45 2.30 & 7.45

JULY

TUE 14 WED 15 THU 16 FRI 17 SAT 18 SUN 19 MON 20 TUE 21 WED 22 THU 23 FRI 24 SAT 25

USE

HO MAIN

STUDIO FRI 14 SAT 15 SUN 16 MON 17 TUE 18 WED 19 THU 20 FRI 21 SAT 22 SUN 23 MON 24 TUE 25 WED 26 THU 27 FRI 28 SAT 29 SUN 30 MON 01 TUE 02 WED 03 THU 04 FRI 05 SAT 06 SUN 07 MON 08 TUE 09 WED 10 THU 11 FRI 12 SAT 13

LESS THAN KIND LESS THAN KIND

STUDIO 7.30 THE MERCY SEAT 2.30 AD & 7.30 AD THE MERCY SEAT

7.45 2.00 & 7.45

ME AS A PENGUIN ME AS A PENGUIN ME AS A PENGUIN ME AS A PENGUIN

7.45 7.45 7.45 7.45

HARRY THE SIXTH 7.30 HARRY THE SIXTH/ YORK & LANCASTER 2.00 & 7.30 THE TRUE TRAGEDY OF THE DUKE OF YORK 7.30 HARRY/Y&L/DUKE OF YORK 12.30 & 4.00 & 7.30

SCRIPT FACTOR FINAL

7.45

YORK & LANCASTER 7.30 Y & L/THE TRUE TRAGEDY OF THE DUKE OF YORK 2.00 & 7.30 HARRY THE SIXTH 7.30 HARRY/Y&L/DUKE OF YORK 12.30 & 4.00 & 7.30

MORGANA LE FEY MORGANA LE FEY

7.45 7.45

SHIFT HAPPENS

SHIFT HAPPENS

THE TRUE TRAGEDY OF THE DUKE OF YORK 7.30 DUKE OF YORK/ HARRY THE SIXTH 2.00 & 7.30 YORK & LANCASTER 7.30 HARRY/Y&L/DUKE OF YORK 12.30 & 4.00 & 7.30 SOME SMALL LOVE.../BEULAH in the Cocktail Bar on Tue 5 - Thu 7 Mar, 8.00pm QUICKSAND at Bar Lane Studios Wed 20 - Sat 23 Mar, 8.00pm WHERE SHADOWS GO AT NIGHT in the Studio and the Ballroom Thu 28 - Sat 30 Mar, 7.00pm THE REVENGE OF MR TROUT! on the Patio Tue 9 - Sat 13 Apr, from 10.30am

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N… G SOO COMIN BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE September 2013 This new co-production between Pilot Theatre, York Theatre Royal and Slung Low, will use the City of York as its backdrop to tell a story inspired by the employers and workers of the Chocolate factories in York during the 1st World War, their sense of duty towards their beliefs, each other and their commitment to defending the Homeland.

Written by Mike Kenny (The Railway Children, York Mystery Plays 2012) this production will include hundreds of cast members from the community using the City and its locations as never seen before.

For more information on becoming involved, on or off stage, please go to www.pilot-theatre.com, email liam@pilot-theatre.com or call 01904 635755 Booking Opens February 4th 2013

CAFÉ PRE THEATRE SUPPER DEAL A two course meal and drink offer is available between the hours of 5pm - 6.30pm for just £8 per head.

Choose from: • Quiche meal with a deli salad & a choice of bread • Sausage & mash • Veg or meat lasagne with a choice of jacket potato or bread Jacket potato with veg or meat chilli •

Followed by a choice of cake from the counter and a choice of tea/herbal tea/coffee/apple or orange juice No need to pre-book!

The café proudly supports local companies, and works in collaboration with Henshelwoods Deli, Ye Olde Pie and Sausage Shoppe, York Coffee Emporium and Howard's Bakery. *Membership discount does not apply Breakfast menu available to eat in or take out from 9am – 12 noon, including full English breakfast, hot bacon, sausage, fried egg sandwiches and delicious coffees and teas. #ytrcafebar