What’s on in York:
Your Guide to Theatre, Music, and More

Immerse yourself in Yorks diverse cultural offerings through our meticulously curated guide.

From theatrical wonders to musical delights, Yorks arts scene awaits exploration on our user-friendly platform.

Dianne and Vito

Red Hot and Ready

York Barbican

6 Jul 2025

Strictly’s superstar professional dancers, Dianne Buswell and Vito Coppola star in a brand-new stage show...

Cirque: The Greatest Show – Reimagined

Bigger, bolder, and more electrifying than ever!

York Barbican

4 Aug 2025

Cirque-The Greatest Show has been Reimagined and is back for 2025— bigger, bolder, and more electrifying than ever!

The James Brown Experience

A tribute to the King of Funk

York Barbican

1 Oct 2025

Relive the original soul legend in an immersive concert experience that goes beyond imitation and captures the essence of the Godfather’s unmatched legacy. Get involved in the movement as you watch high-octane dance numbers, heart wrenching ballads and timeless classics that have inspired generations of musicians and activists alike to get on the good foot and Say It Loud!

Ben Portsmouth

This is Elvis

York Barbican

11 Oct 2025

Ben Portsmouth brings you his jaw-dropping tribute to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll! With...

The Billy Joel Songbook

The electrifying celebration of a timeless legend is back for 2025!

York Barbican

15 Oct 2025

The electrifying celebration of a timeless legend is back for 2025! The hugely acclaimed singer-songwriter...

Jack Dee

Small World tour

York Barbican

18 Oct 2025

Jack Dee has captured the imagination of audiences and critics alike with his dry humour and deadpan delivery over the last four decades.

Riverdance – 30 The New Generation

Riverdance will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to audiences around the world.

York Barbican

24 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025

Riverdance will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to audiences around the world.

Diversity

The SOUL Tour

York Barbican

20 Apr 2026 - 21 Apr 2026

Diversity Tour

Do I Love You?

by John Godber

York Theatre Royal

10 Jun 2025 - 14 Jun 2025

After its 2024 sell-out tour, ‘Do I Love You?’ returns.

Sandi Toksvig

Friends of Dorothy

York Theatre Royal

3 Oct 2025

Come and join the comedian, broadcaster, campaigner (and tiny Danish beacon of hope) for an...

Slava Snow Show

UK Tour

York Theatre Royal

19 Nov 2025 - 23 Nov 2025

Slava’s SnowShow brilliantly creates a world of wonderment and fantasy that transports the audience to a joyous, dream-like place where a bed becomes a boat in a storm-tossed sea, a child walks in amazement inside a bubble, a web of unseen cotton envelopes the audience, before a snowstorm whirls around the auditorium, leaving you ankle-deep in snow.

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

York Theatre Royal

14 Apr 2026 - 18 Apr 2026

RSC Hamlet

A Man For All Season’s

Martin Shaw stars as Sir Thomas More in Robert Bolt’s award- winning play.

York Grand Opera House

29 Jul 2025 - 2 Aug 2025

Martin Shaw stars as Sir Thomas More in Robert Bolt’s award- winning play, A Man For All Season's.

Friends the Musical

New UK Tour

York Grand Opera House

30 Sep 2025 - 4 Oct 2025

Friends the Musical - brand new show on tour

Six

Divorced. Beheaded. Live!

York Grand Opera House

14 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025

From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the...

Here & Now Musical

The Music of STEPS

York Grand Opera House

10 Feb 2026 - 15 Feb 2026

Here and Now the Steps Musical

Prima Facie

Olivier Award Winning Prima Facie, from the National Theatre

York Grand Opera House

17 Feb 2026 - 21 Feb 2026

Prima Facie from the National Theatre

2:22 A Ghost Story

An award-winning supernatural thriller

York Grand Opera House

30 Mar 2026 - 4 Apr 2026

Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn't having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again?

Fawlty Towers The Play

Featuring your favourite scenes from the sitcom’s unforgettable twelve episodes.

York Grand Opera House

19 May 2026 - 23 May 2026

Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘Greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.

Operation Mincemeat

The hilarious and sharp-witted musical that tells the story of a real-life - and extremely bizarre - WWII operation.

York Grand Opera House

1 Jun 2026 - 6 Jun 2026

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical is directed by award-winning theatre group Splitlip, who are known for their fast-paced comedy and glam-punk music.
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