You will not want to miss seeing how this story unfolds and all the surprises that occur along the way. Come join the adventure and intrigue in which Tommy and Tuppence find themselves enmeshed.
Performances: May 2-4, 8-9, 11
Can a group of orphans, pickpockets, inventors and artists rescue the people of London?
Watch the Rising Stars bring this daring mystery to life!
Performances: July 29 - August 3
Come enjoy an evening of merriment and mystery and see if you can determine who the retirement home murderer is.
Performances: October 3-5, 9-10, 12
Come watch the world renowned actor, known for playing Sherlock Holmes onstage, struggle to solve a murder that takes place at his Connecticut castle. Danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
Performances: December 2-7
Don’t miss this chance to see world premieres of local playwrights original plays submitted to and selected by a Playhouse committee for performance by the Yorkshire.
Performances: March 13-14
An announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock's Victorian house. The victim is not one of the house's several occupants, but an unexpected and unknown visitor. What follows is a classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, and a determined inspector grimly following the case's twists and turns. Fortunately, Miss Marple is on hand to provide the solution – at some risk to herself – in a dramatic final confrontation.
Performances: February 7-9, 13-14, 16
New Year. New Season at the Playhouse.
Charles Dickens’ timeless Christmas tale has been brought back to life by Patrick Barlow in a thrilling adaptation that only requires five actors! Watch as Ebenezer Scrooge, a stingy old miser, learns to appreciate the spirit of Christmas after he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future.
Performances: December 3-8
For fans of thrillers and mysteries, “The Stranger” is the perfect show to see this October. Agatha Christie’s classic psychological thriller follows Enid and Gerald who, in an attempt to evade Enid’s ex-fiancé, move to a remote cottage in the middle of the country–and are caught up in something dark and terrible.
Performances: October 4-6, 10-11, 13
Don’t miss your chance to watch heroes and villains in action! This melodrama will have you rooting for the good guys and booing for the bad guys! Goodwin and Melody, a recently betrothed couple who are set to inherit their mothers’ coal mine, must face off against the evil Sebastian Hardacre, who wants to steal their mine for his own greedy purposes.
Performances: July 30- August 4
Performances: June 20-23
Romantic comedy fans will not want to miss this show! Watch a routine visit to their husbands’ graves take an interesting turn for Ida, Lucille, and Doris. When Sam the butcher shows up to visit his late wife’s grave, Ida finds herself falling for him. Lucille and Doris, on the other hand, will do anything to keep this romance from blooming.
Performances: May 14-19
Do you want to support local playwrights? Come and be a part of the first audience in the world to see Ghosts and Macrame Owls and Matsutake Mushrooms! These thought-provoking shows are full of laughs and thrills alike!
There are only two performances; you won’t want to miss these shows! Reserve your tickets early! These shows run on March 28 and 29. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., and the shows will start at 7:30!
Performances: March 28-29
Yet another classic story will take the Playhouse stage! Jane Austen’s famous Pride and Prejudice has been retold by Kate Hamill in a romantic, witty, and spontaneous stageplay. Watch the drama unfold as Lizzy Bennet, the most free-spirited of the Bennet sisters, slowly falls for Mr. Darcy, whom she is determined to detest.
Performances: February 9-11, 15-16, and 18
The Classic Christmas comedy/drama returns to the stage once again. Kris Kringle gets caught up in the excitement of New York City Macy’s Day parade when he finds an intoxicated man playing the role of Santa. Kris plays the role of Santa so well he is given the role at Macy’s where his sanity is questioned. Is he the real Santa? Have people forgotten the real meaning of Christmas?
Originally on the stage in 2015, watch Yorkshire Playhouse bring this story back to life.
Show Dates: December 5-10
Based on Bram Stoker’s most well-known character, Dracula is not just a charming count from Transylvania; he is the world’s most famous vampire! Lucy Seward has been overcome by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing suspects that the girl has become the victim of a blood sucking vampire. Will they catch Dracula in time to save Lucy?!
“Dracula” first appeared on the Playhouse stage during our first year (1973). He returned to haunt us once more in 2013. Will this be his final appearance?
Show Dates: October 6-7, 12-13 and 15
Charles M. Schulz beloved ‘Peanuts’ characters come to life in this musical. Vignettes mirror the style of Schulz’s comic strip style moving from scene to scene as beloved characters ponder life’s toughest questions. “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” was first performed on stage with the Yorkshire Playhouse in our inaugural season and represents the first of two plays from the 1973 season!
Show Dates: August 3-6
Steel Magnolias follows a cast of six women set in a beauty parlour in Louisiana. Wit and wisdom, humor and sadness emerges over the course of three years inside Truvy Jones’ successful Salon. Audiences will come to understand how this cast of characters represent something as delicate as magnolias, yet tough as steel as they rise above in good and bad times.
Previously on stage in 1993 and 2014!
Show Dates: May 19-21, 25-26, 28
Join the Vanderhoff family in this comedy set in 1930’s New York City. Martin Vanderhoff gave up business 35 years earlier because he “wasn’t having any fun”. Through his example his family, friends and even strangers come to understand personal fulfillment has little to do with wealth and much to do with doing what you love. This show was previously performed by the Yorkshire Playhouse in 1985 and 2015.
Show Dates: Feb 10-12, 16-17, 19
Come jumpstart your holiday spirit with a musical review of Christmas favorites, old and new, infused with story, dance, carolers, and the festive merriment Yuletide entertainment brings.
Performance Dates: December 6th-11th
Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china. He is loved by a little girl named Abilene, but Edward doesn’t care. He is vain and self-centered. He has no interest in anyone other than himself. On an ocean voyage, Edward is accidentally thrown overboard and sinks to the bottom of the sea. So begins his journey—a journey over which he has no control, for he is a toy rabbit.
Performance Dates: Sept 30-Oct 2 & Oct 6-7, 9
Come enjoy E.B.White’s enchanting characters: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; the Arables; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.”
Performance Dates: August 2-7
Jo March isn’t your typical Victorian lady. She’s indecorous and headstrong and one day she’s going to be a great American novelist. As she and her sisters grow up in the middle of the Civil War, they strive to be brave, intelligent, and imaginative young women.
Performance Dates: May 20-22, 26-27, 29
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides to strike again.
Performance Dates: February 11-13, 17-18, 20
There are Christmas plays and then there are Christmas Productions! In true Southern form, when new creative leadership takes over, the Tabernacle of the Lambs’ yearly Christmas Production spins hilariously out of control. Santa, Mary and Joseph, a wiseman, and Elvis all make an appearance in this unforgettable play.
Show Dates: Dec 7-12
How will you react if tragedy struck; suddenly and without warning? Can anyone really be prepared for their world to come crashing down? Howie and Becca Corbett had the picture perfect life. That is until their four year old son is killed in a tragic accident. This drama will take the audience through the pain, heartbreak, and the hope of healing that can come in the aftermath of such a traumatic event.
Show Dates: September 28th - October 3rd.
Hear ye, hear ye! King Stanley the Stern of the great Kingdom of Pilorox has called the bravest of knights to face off against the Great Dragon. Should no knight be found with the courage necessary to risk death, then King Stanley the Stern will settle for Morton Montesque and his traveling troupe of actors who intended to re-enact a play in which they slay a dragon and end up facing a real one! Will there be bravery? Yes. Will there be true love? Yes. Is this tale bound to be filled with blunders, comedy, and a suspicious con-artist? Yes, yes, and YES. A Play About A Dragon, appropriate for all ages, will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter and at the edge of your seat with anticipation.
Show Dates: August 10-15
Three men have recently had a room open up in their home and begin searching for a fourth renter. After someone named Will responds to the ad placed, it seems as if Carl, Lloyd, and Parker have their man… except Will is actually a woman. As all of the secrets they’ve been keeping suddenly find their way to the surface, these quirky, sometimes cantankerous, older men must decide whether accepting a female roommate can work in their currently all-male domain. It turns out some secrets are just too hard to keep.
Show Dates: April 13-18
Holmes and Watson are on the case - just not the Holmes and Watson we may be accustomed to. The game is afoot in this mystery as Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson seeks to unravel the truth behind a series of mysterious deaths and a corrupt police investigator. Set in traditional Victorian era London, this story, written by Christopher M. Walsh, stays true to the world created by Sir Arthur Conon Doyle, but answers the question - What if Holmes and Watson were women rather than men?
Show Dates: February 8-14
THE SHOW MUST GO ON! AND IT MUST BE VIRTUAL!
Come join us this Christmas on the Playhouse Virtual Stage.
In a show for children and adults of any age.
We’ve got Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and some ghosts as well.
To tell a Dickens classic as only Dr. Seuss would tell.
In just over an hour the Scrooge will learn
That it’s more important how you treat others, than the amount that you earn.
It’s a Seussified Christmas Carol we’re preparing for you.
By our cast full of qurky characters and talented crew.
For two weekends in a row this virtual show will run.
December the 12th, 13th, 19th, and 20th, so join in the fun.
How will you react if tragedy struck; suddenly and without warning? Can anyone really be prepared for their world to come crashing down? Howie and Becca Corbett had the picture perfect life. That is until their four year old son is killed in a tragic accident. This drama will take the audience through the pain, heartbreak, and the hope of healing that can come in the aftermath of such a traumatic event.
Show Dates: April 15-19, 23-26
Was it Professor Plum in the kitchen with the lead pipe? Or perhaps Miss Scarlet in the lounge with the revolver? A group of strangers enter a secluded mansion with just one connection to each other - their host for the evening has been blackmailing each one of them! Each character has the motive, opportunity, and means to end the life of the blackmailer. The classic Hasbro board game comes to the Yorkshire Playhouse stage!
Show Dates: Feb 6-9, 14-16
Was it Professor Plum in the kitchen with the lead pipe? Or perhaps Miss Scarlet in the lounge with the revolver? A group of strangers enter a secluded mansion with just one connection to each other - their host for the evening has been blackmailing each one of them! Each character has the motive, opportunity, and means to end the life of the blackmailer. The classic Hasbro board game comes to the Yorkshire Playhouse stage!
Show Dates: Feb 6-9, 14-16
The Herdsman children are taking over the church Christmas pageant, and in spite of all the crazy mess, it just might be the best Christmas Pageant ever.
Show Dates: Dec 10-15
