York Theatre Royal

"The theatre is ideally located, just on the edge of town. It's an old building but it is really well maintained and has kept it's original features. The foyer/reception/cafe/bar/seating area at the front is modern with different types of seating for everyone. The cafe do a selection of different coffees and teas and buns and cakes and crisps..and, of course..potted ice creams..in 3 or 4 different flavours. The prices are reasonable. The bar seems to be well stocked. There's an upstairs seating area but I have never been up. Not sure if they do light meals/bar snacks. The staff are always very helpful. The toilets are always clean and the auditorium is always clean. The seats are laid out well so that you always get a good view of the stage. They put on some really excellent performances, to suit all tastes. Not sure about accessibility but I have seen wheelchairs in the theatre lots of times. Actually, I know that they have good accessibility. There are no steps to get into the theatre, from the street. A real treasure, we are lucky to have."

"We went to see the Time Traveller which was a comedy take on the popular book of the same name. Brilliant theatre experience, refreshments available at various bars and pop up stands, programmes available. The stairs are quite steep and the leg room for the seating is restricted, understandable as this is an old building not lending itself to much modernisation. It is a lovely old ‘feel’ theatre though and the play was hilarious! Totally recommend a visit based on this experience, make sure you sort parking out in advance!"

"Enjoyed our free backstage tour as part of York residents' weekend. Learned some really interesting facts on the history of the building and got to go backstage & onto the stage."

"Went to see The Little Shop of Horrors and it was amazing! I'm a huge fan of the show and the team did amazing. Twoey was so good and having a person as the voice moving around just amazing."

"Just come back from their Christmas panto and can gladly recommend this place without reservation. We had a great time and were all highly impressed with the tasteful surroundings. It's a spacious, well-kept and presented setting that doesn't feel too overwhelmingly big or distant from the stage. Easy to get to on foot and within convenient distance of more than one car park. A great way to take in a show and I'll be attending again."