![]() Front Facade of York's Theatre Royal, June 2022 | |
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Address | St Leonard's Place |
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Location | York, England |
Coordinates | 53°57′43″N 1°05′07″W / 53.9620°N 1.0853°W |
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 | |
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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.