It’s a fantastic year of theatre ahead in York for 2025.
Harry Potter, Slow Horses, and Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman returns to the stage in Beckett’s one-act masterpiece Krapp’s Last Tape.
Smash-hit musicals Six, Dear Evan Hansen and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe are coming to York on tour, and musical star Carrie Hope Fletcher stars in Calamity Jane.
There’s also a dose of nostalgia with Here You Come Again – The New Dolly Parton Musical, Cruel Intentions and NOW That’s What I Call A Musical!
Here You Come Again – The New Dolly Parton Musical
For the first time ever, all of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits can be experienced together in a rollicking and joyous new musical comedy. Packed with the iconic songs Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream, I Will Always Love You, Here You Come Again and more, this lively and touching new musical tells the story of a diehard fan whose fantasy version of international icon Dolly Parton gets him through trying times.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Tue 28 Jan – Sat 1 Feb 2025
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The Smartest Giant in Town
Based on the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. George wishes he wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it’s time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he’s the smartest giant in town . . . until he bumps into some animals who desperately need his help – and his clothes! This heart-warming tale about friendship and helping those in need is brought to life in a musical, puppet-filled adventure.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Wed 5 – Thu 6 Feb 2025
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Grease
Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950’s. Welcome to the singing and dancing world of Grease, the most successful movie musical of all time, brought to you by the University of York’s Central Hall Musical Society. Enter the world of Rydell High – poodle skirts, good old-fashioned hand jiving, and the Queens and Kings of the school we all know and love; the iconic T-Birds and the Pink Ladies. So don your leather jackets and slick back your hair as the Greasers take over the Joseph Rowntree Theatre!
- Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road, York YO31 8TA
- Thu 13 – Sat 15 Feb 2025
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Legally Blonde
The award-winning musical comedy Legally Blonde comes to York, brought to life by the York Light Opera Company! Join Elle Woods, a sorority girl with a heart of gold, as she tackles Harvard Law School to win back her man. But Elle discovers that she’s much more than just a pretty face, and proves that you can be both blonde and brilliant.
- York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
- Thu 13 – Sat 22 Feb 2025
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Cruel Intentions
Following sell-out seasons in London and New York, Bill Kenwright Ltd. presents the brand-new smash hit musical Cruel Intentions coming to York in 2025. Based on the iconic film and inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses, it’s packed with ‘90s pop classics including the songs of Britney Spears, Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, TLC, R.E.M., Ace of Base, Natalie Imbruglia, The Verve, *NSYNC and many more!
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Tue 18 – Sat 22 Feb 2025
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NOW That’s What I Call A Musical
Get ready to relive the soundtrack of your youth at NOW That’s What I Call A Musical! Celebrating 40 years of iconic and chart-topping compilation albums, this brand-new musical comedy has an unbeatable 80s soundtrack and show-stopping direction and choreography by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood. This is an event you won’t want to miss.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Tue 18 – Sat 22 Mar 2025
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North by Northwest
After 5 star sell-out shows Blue Beard, Malory Towers, and Wuthering Heights, legendary theatre director Emma Rice returns to York with her company Wise Children to take on Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic thriller. With a quick-changing ensemble of six, a stack of hats, and a jazz fused ’50s soundtrack, this dazzling production plays with the heart, mind and soul.
- York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
- Tue 18 Mar – Sat 5 Apr 2025
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Pick Me Up Theatre presents the acclaimed stage adaptation of the modern classic novel. Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain. He is exceptional at maths, while everyday life presents some barriers. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbour’s dog, it takes him on a journey that upturns his world.
- Theatre@41, 41 Monkgate, York, YO31 7PB
- Tue 1 – Sat 5 Apr 2025
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Krapp’s Last Tape
Gary Oldman returns to the stage in Beckett’s one-act masterpiece at York Theatre Royal in spring 2025. Each year, on his birthday, Krapp records a new tape reflecting on the year gone by. On his 69th birthday, Krapp, now a lonely man, is ready with a bottle of wine, a banana and his tape recorder. Listening back to a recording he made as a young man, Krapp must face the hopes of his past self.
- York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
- Mon 14 Apr – Sat 17 May 2025
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe comes to York in 2025. Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia where a world of wonder awaits. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the lessons of courage, sacrifice, and the power of love.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Tue 22 – Sat 26 Apr 2025
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Calamity Jane
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe comes to York in 2025. Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia where a world of wonder awaits. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the lessons of courage, sacrifice, and the power of love.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Tue 29 Apr – Sat 3 May 2025
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The Sound of Music
NETheatre York brings the world’s most loved musical to the Joseph Rowntree Theatre. Maria, is a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian Abbey who becomes governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children bringing a new love of life and music into the home. With amazing songs like ‘My Favourite Things’, ‘Climb Every Mountain’, ‘Do Re Mi’, ‘Sixteen Going on Seventeen’, ‘Edelweiss’ and the unforgettable ‘Sound of Music’.
- Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road, York YO31 8TA
- Tue 29 Apr – Sat 3 May 2025
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
York Stage and the Grand Opera House York unveil an enchanting collaboration, presenting a fresh interpretation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With live music, flying fairies and a rave in the woods this brand new production of arguably the Bard’s most well-known and much-loved Comedy is set to be truly magical.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Tue 6 May – Sun 11 May 2025
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Footloose
After moving from Chicago to the small town of Beaumont, Ren is shocked to discover the rigorous local laws, including that dance is illegal. While struggling to fit in, he fights to change things, with the help of his new friend, Willard, and the rebellious preacher’s daughter. Directed and performed by students from York St John University.
- Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road, York YO31 8TA
- Thu 15 – Sat 17 May 2025
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Kim’s Convenience
Following hugely successful runs both in London and internationally, Kim’s Convenience is heading out on a UK tour! Now a global smash hit, this hilarious and heartwarming drama about a family-run Korean store that inspired the Netflix phenomenon, is written by Ins Choi, who calls the play his ‘love letter to his parents and to all first-generation immigrants who now call Canada their home.’
- York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
- Mon 16 – Sat 21 Jun 2025
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Dear Evan Hansen
The Olivier, Tony & Grammy Award-winning Best Musical! Meet Evan: an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more than to fit in. The thing is, on his way to fitting in, he didn’t tell the whole truth. And now must give up on a life he never dreamt he’d have. As events spiral and the truth comes out, Evan faces a reckoning with himself and everyone around him.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Tue 24 – Sat 28 Jun 2025
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His Last Report
An unforgettable community production. Join us in summer 2025 for a powerful play that delves into the life and legacy of one of York’s most influential figures: Seebohm Rowntree. York Theatre Royal presents a stunning community production that brings together a large-scale cast and a live choir to tell a local story with national impact.
- York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
- Tue 22 Jul – Sun 03 Aug 2025
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Six
The crowning glory of Broadway, the West End and beyond, the international smash hit musical SIX makes its royal return following its previous sold out success! From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Tue 14 – Sat 18 Oct 2025
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Sleeping Beauty
Your dreams have come true… The 2025/26 York Theatre Royal pantomime with Evolution Productions will be the enchanting Sleeping Beauty! Join us for this timeless tale of adventure, magic and festive family fun. York favourite, Robin Simpson (Dame Dolly in Aladdin, Dame Trott in Jack and the Beanstalk), will be back and getting up to more hijinks in this fun-filled show.
- York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
- Tue 2 Dec 2025 – Sun 4 Jan 2026
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Cinderella
You shall go to the ball with next year’s sparkling pantomime, Cinderella! Grab your friends, family and colleagues, sparkle your slippers and book your tickets before the clock strikes. Cinderella’s wicked stepsisters treat her as their servant. She’s going to need all the magic her fairy godmother can muster if she is to meet her Prince Charming and find true love before midnight.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Sat 6 Dec 2025 – Sun 4 Jan 2026
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