WHAT'S ON AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE, YORK
What's On at the Grand Opera House, York
Most Popular Shows and Events at Grand Opera House, York
Tue 29 Apr - Sat 3 May 2025
Mon 28 Oct - Sat 2 Nov 2024
What's On at the Grand Opera House, York
Northern Live - Do I Love You
Tuesday 24 September 2024
Keeping the faith to the original sounds of the underground movement that started on the dance floors in the North and eventually swept the nation including an 11-piece band with 4 lead vocalists performing over 30 original hits, expect to ...
Awful Auntie
Thursday 26 - Sunday 29 September 2024
Following their acclaimed productions of Gangsta Granny, Billionaire Boy and Demon Dentist, Birmingham Stage Company are proud to present a fabulous new production of David Walliams' amazing adventure story, featuring a very large owl, a ve...
The Elvis Tribute Artist World Tour
Tuesday 1 October 2024
The best Elvis show in the world... just got even better! Direct from the USA, Shawn Klush and Dean Z have now been joined by the UK's own winner of The Ultimate Elvis Competition Ben Thompson. This is a spectacular show not to be missed by...
Michael Palin - There and Back
Thursday 3 October 2024
10 years since his last published diary, Michael unlocks volume four of his life and times, from 1999 to 2009. As the centuries change and Michael heads into middle age, he?s busier than ever. In this new show, with the help of rarely seen ...
Queen by Candlelight - The Ultimate Tribute to Queen
Friday 4 October 2024
Featuring a live cast of West End singers and a live rock band, experience Queen as you have never heard them before at this tribute night of Queen anthems, performed by candlelight. The concert will feature some of the most iconic songs of...
Simon Brodkin
Saturday 5 October - Sunday 10 November 2024
Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up After selling out 110 dates across the UK and Europe, Simon Brodkin, the world-famous prankster, Lee Nelson creator and most-watched British stand-up comedian on TikTok, brings his outrageous stand-up show to Salfo...
The Shires: The Two Of Us Tour
Sunday 6 October 2024
The UK?s biggest country music export The Shires have announced an intimate acoustic tour for 2024. The two of us tour will see Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes tour the length and breadth of the UK performing all their classic tracks....
Taylormania - Taylor Swift Tribute Show
Tuesday 8 October 2024
An award winning extravaganza that plays tribute to one of the leading contemporary recording artists of our time. Katy Ellis is a self-confessed 'Swiftie' with an incredible live band and dancers, and promises to deliver the most authentic...
Ed Gamble
Wednesday 9 October 2024
Ed Gamble has minced a load of meat (thoughts), piped it into a casing (show) and it's coming to a bun (venue) near you!There will be all your classic Gamble ranting, raving and spluttering but he's doing fine mentally. Promise. Co-host of ...
Judi Dench
Thursday 10 October 2024
On stage ? in person ? for a special performance the great Dame Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth bring their West End and Royal Albert Hall sell-out show to the Grand Opera House York....
Fern Brady
Friday 11 October 2024
Scotland's queen of comedy Fern Brady (Taskmaster, Live At The Apollo, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, The Last Leg) is back on tour with a brand new show, I Gave You Milk to Drink. What happens when you get everything you want and it's not e...
Rachel Parris
Friday 11 - Saturday 12 October 2024
Bafta-nominated comedian, Rachel Parris, is back with a brand-new show about big life changes. Join viral sensation and star of The Mash Report for a comedy show packed with standup, song, sketch, and inevitably a sideways swipe at society....
Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Monday 14 - Saturday 19 October 2024
Stick a pony in your pocket - The Trotters are back and coming to a town near you! The smash hit show Only Fools and Horses The Musical - direct from a record-breaking four-year sold-out run-in London's West End - featuring Del Boy, Rodney,...
Nish Kumar
Sunday 20 October 2024
In this election year - with the country in turmoil - there's only one comedian who can kill the mood even further... Nish Kumar - one of The Guardian and The Telegraph's 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century - is back on tour with his bran...
The Rocky Horror Show
Monday 21 - Saturday 26 October 2024
The Rocky Horror Show is the story of two squeaky clean college kids - Brad and his fiancee Janet. When by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a creepy mansion whilst on their way to visit their former college professor, they me...
Hairspray The Musical
Monday 28 October - Saturday 2 November 2024
The international musical phenomenon Hairspray returns to a venue near you this year! After breaking box office records and delighting audiences in the West-End, on Broadway and on the big screen since 1988, this smash hit musical-comedy ha...
101 Dalmatians
Tuesday 5 - Saturday 9 November 2024
The smash hit musical 101 Dalmatians is going on tour, starring Kym Marsh (Coronation Street, Hear'say) as the greatest villain of them all, Cruella De Vil. When fashionista Cruella de Vil plots to swipe all the Dalmatian puppies in town to...
Chris McCausland
Sunday 10 November 2024
 You might have seen him on Scared of the Dark, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well. He's been called an "overnight success" - Even though he's been doing...
Fairytale of New York
Monday 11 November 2024
From the producers of Seven Drunken Nights-The Story of The Dubliners and featuring an international cast of singers, musicians and dancers Fairytale of New York brings you all of your favorite Christmas songs including Driving home fo...
The Overtones
Thursday 14 November 2024
Multi-platinum selling, chart-topping vocal harmony group, The Overtones return. For the last decade, The Overtones have been a household name after appearing on dozens of television shows across the UK and Europe including Dancing On Ice, ...
Rob Lamberti - Perfectly George (George Michael Tribute)
Friday 15 November 2024
'Stars in Their Eyes' live finalist Rob Lamberti has earned the title of the UK's number one George Michael tribute artist and has even worked on behalf of the late Wham legend for Sony Music to promote the album 25 Live. In a 2014 interv...
Lucy Beaumont
Saturday 16 November 2024
It's time for the wife to tour now. Award-winning stand up comedian BEFORE she met Jon Richardson, Lucy Beaumont is going to let loose and let slip on her roller coaster world in her new show The Trouble and Strife. Life through the Beaum...
Beauty and The Beast
Saturday 7 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
The most enchanting pantomime of all time,?Beauty & The Beast,?comes to York with a sparkling fairy tale production for all the family....
Varna International Ballet - The Nutcracker
Sunday 12 January 2025
This most famous of fantasy ballets for all the family begins as night falls on Christmas Eve. As snowflakes fall outside, the warm glow of the open fire sends flickering shadows across the boughs of the Christmas tree and all the present...
Varna International Ballet - Swan Lake
Monday 13 January 2025
The greatest romantic ballet of all time is brought to life by Tchaikovsky's haunting and unforgettable score. From the impressive splendour of the Palace ballroom to the moon-lit lake where swans glide in perfect formation, this compelli...
The Smartest Giant In Town
Wednesday 5 - Thursday 6 February 2025
George wishes he wasn't the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it's time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he's the smartest giant in town . ....
Nina Conti
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Friday 7 February 2025
The virtuoso ventriloquist, BAFTA nominee and British Comedy Award winner is back on tour with a new show, Whose Face is it Anyway? London-born Nina Conti (and Monkey) has regularly sold out shows all over the world with her widely acclaim...
Massaoke - Sing The Musicals
Saturday 8 February 2025
Direct from London?s West End comes the first national tour of the greatest musicals of all time! Performed by a sensational live band and character singers, complete with a giant screen with sing along lyrics, this show is a must-see in 20...
A Country Night in Nashville
Sunday 9 February 2025
Prepare to be transported on a musical journey through the history of Country, featuring songs from its biggest stars both past and present. Hits from Johnny Cash to Alan Jackson, Dolly to The Chicks, Willie Nelson to Kacey Musgraves, are s...
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Direct from a week long run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a sold out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!Using huge projection photos and original film footage, th...
Pop Princesses
Thursday 13 February 2025
This is the children's pop concert with a big difference. A musical spectacular starring four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses who just love to sing! It's the perfect mix. Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Little Mix...
Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Rod Stewart Story
Friday 14 February 2025
Endorsed by Rod's own family, Some Guys Have All The Luck - The Rod Stewart Story is back in theatres in 2023 with its hotly anticipated new production. Direct from the West End, the show brings to the stage an incredible live concert celeb...
David O'Doherty
Saturday 15 February 2025
The dishevelled Irish prince of €10 eBay keyboards, tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair, Tiny Piano Man. It's gonna be a big one. Star of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Count...
Cruel Intentions
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 February 2025
Following sell out seasons in London and New York, the brand new smash hit musical Cruel Intentions is coming to Manchester. Based on the iconic film and inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses, it's packed with 90s pop classics including the ...
York Brass Against Cancer
Sunday 23 February 2025
York Brass Against Cancer returns to The Grand Opera House in York for its 4th instalment featuring the fantastic Hammonds Band, one of the finest bands in the country founded back in 1855 by Sir Titus Salt, and The Shepherd Group Brass Ban...
Revision on Tour: Macbeth
Monday 24 - Wednesday 26 February 2025
Dickens Theatre Company present the Bard?s bloodiest tragedy!...
Dickens Theatre Company - Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Tuesday 25 - Wednesday 26 February 2025
Dickens Theatre Company present an exciting new stage adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Victorian gothic masterpiece as part of their Revision on Tour programme, which comprises of four unique stage adaptations of compulsory GCSE text...
Lions and Tigers and Bears with Gordon Buchanan
Thursday 27 February 2025
Join Gordon as he recounts thrilling encounters with pandas, grizzlies, tigers, jaguars and more. Learn about the heart-stopping moments, the mud, sweat, and tears, and the tender interactions that have shaped his extraordinary career. Gord...
Ellen Kent's La Bohème
Friday 28 February 2025
Senbla presents Opera International's award-winning Ellen Kent Production featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv, with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra. Directed by Ellen Kent, this brand new pro...
Ellen Kent's Madama Butterfly
Saturday 1 March 2025
Senbla presents Opera International's award-winning Ellen Kent and the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv production, with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra. Back by overwhelming public demand, this award-w...
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Most Popular Shows and Events at Grand Opera House, York
Tue 29 Apr - Sat 3 May 2025
Mon 28 Oct - Sat 2 Nov 2024
