York Theatre Royal has announced a wide-ranging spring season of comedy, drama, children's shows and more.
Emma Rice’s acclaimed Wise Children company returns in a world premiere production of Blue Beard (February 27-March 4), the company's fourth visit to York and a co-production between the theatre and Birmingham Rep, HOME Manchester (February 13-24) and the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh.
York-based Pilot Theatre return with their adaptation of David Almond’s award-winning novel A Song for Ella Gray, a contemporary retelling of the Orpheus myth (February 20-24).
That is followed by Cluedo2 The Next Chapter (March 12-16), a whodunnit comedy with Coronation Street's Helen Flanagan.
There are more laughs, with the return of Le Navet Bete, who retell the Arthurian legend in King Arthur (March 21-23), and the adult season closes with The John Godber Company's revival of his early classic comedy Bouncers (April 5-6).
For younger audiences, children’s theatre company Tall Stories brings The Gruffalo’s Child (February 1-3); there's family fun at Easter with There’s A Monster in Your Show (March 26-28), adapted from the popular children’s books by McFly’s Tom Fletcher, who is also providing music, and Northern Ballet returns with Tortoise and the Hare (April 2-3).