York Theatre Royal is one of the region’s most successful producing theatres, attracting over 200,000 visitors each year to a remarkable 275-year-old structure in the heart of York’s attractive and ancient city.

With a year-round busy calendar of live acts ranging from large productions to fringe theatre, dance, opera, musicals, and a world-renowned traditional family pantomime, York Theatre Royal is a centre for many of the city’s main cultural events and festivals. Come in and see it for yourself.

York Theatre Royal has a long and intriguing history as one of the UK’s oldest theatres.

York Theatre Royal is the English-speaking world’s oldest continuously operating theatre company. They are a cultural hub for York, North Yorkshire, and beyond, and their scale of integration with the people of the city and region has been recognised nationally.