York Theatre Royal

York Theatre Royal

Front Facade of York's Theatre Royal, June 2022
Address	St Leonard's Place
Location	York, England
Coordinates	53°57′43″N 1°05′07″W / 53.9620°N 1.0853°W / 53.9620; -1.0853
Owner	York Citizens' Theatre Trust
Designation	Grade II* listed[1]
Type	Theatre
Capacity	750
Construction
Built	1744
Renovated	2016
Expanded	1879, 1967
Architect	George Styan (1879), FA Tugwell (1902), Patrick Gwynne and RA Sefton (1967)
Website
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

York Theatre Royal is a theatre in St Leonard's Place, in York, England, which dates back to 1744. The theatre currently seats 750 people. Whilst the theatre is traditionally a proscenium theatre, it was reconfigured for a season in 2011 to offer productions in-the-round. The theatre puts on many of its own productions, as well as hosting touring companies, one of which is Pilot Theatre, a national touring company which often co-produces its work with the theatre. Additionally the main stage and studio are regularly used by local amateur dramatic and operatic societies. York Theatre Royal was one of the co-producers of the historic York Mystery Plays 2012 which were staged in York Museum Gardens between 2–27 August. The theatre reopened on Friday 22 April 2016 following a £6million redevelopment, with a new roof, an extended and re-modelled front of house area, a refurbished and redecorated main auditorium and with major improvements to access and environmental impact.