York Stage Musicals

Book by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus Music and Lyrics by Kath Gotts

A fresh, funny and original British musical, based on characters from the award winning and hugely popular ITV drama.

An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results and a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. In Alan Bennett's award winning play, staff-room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; about education and its purpose.

The History Boys is one of the finest plays Bennett has ever written, packed with superb one-liners. A play of depth as well as dazzle, intensely moving as well as thought-provoking and funny.

The History Boys premiered at The National Theatre in May 2004.
The History Boys was released as a film in 2006.

Set firmly in, and often about, New York, Company follows five married, once married, or soon to be married couples and their mutual friend, Robert, a 35 year old bachelor who has been unable to connect in a long-term relationship. The relationships are presented in a series of vignettes, primarily through Bobby's eyes, so that we see the less than ideal aspects of commitment. However, it is obvious to the audience that the committed are happy. Eventually, Bobby learns that while relationships aren't perfect, they are a necessary part of "Being Alive"

Company is regarded as the third great ground-breaking American Musical after Showboat and Oklahoma.

Includes the songs Getting Married Today, You Could Drive a Person Crazy, The Ladies Who Lunch, The Little Things You Do Together, Side by Side and Being Alive.

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth.

Featuring songs from Hairspray, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Avenue Q, Altar Boyz, Crazy for You, The Wild Party, Jersey Boys, The Rink, Saturday Night, Parade, Sweet Charity, Sunday in the Park With George and many more!

Don’t let the b******s get you down!

Grimley, South Yorkshire has been mining coal for over 100 years, but as the mine faces closure so does the much loved and much needed Grimley Colliery Band. Life for the miners and band members looks bleak. Band leader Danny urges them to stick with it and take part in the National Brass Band Contest and with the arrival of stunning flugelhorn player, Gloria, they agree. But as the competition draws close so does the fate of the mine and the frictions and stresses of being on the picket line become all too evident. And whose side is Gloria on anyway?

The tightly scripted piece follows the travails of J. Pierrepont Finch, a young man weaselling his way up the corporate ladder through flattery and perfect timing. The show has pace, comedy and some wonderful music, ‘The Company Way’, ‘A secretary is not a toy’, ‘Brotherhood of Man’ and the hit ‘I believe in you’ to name a few.