Theme: Performance

In Fog and Falling Snow

Told by a cast of over 200, audiences will move through the National Railway Museum’s collections and end up in a new purpose-built theatre. Experience an amazing story about George Hudson’s struggle to build the East Coast rail network, brought vividly to life by the people of York.

Let Me Play The Lion Too

Join actor Michael Pennington as he is interviewed by Michael Cordner on how to be an actor.

Alan Barnes and David Newton in concert

A hugely entertaining programme of straight ahead jazz flawlessly played and interspersed with lots of anecdotes.

Carnival Street Drumming

An introduction to the carnival rhythms of Brazil through a hands-on drumming workshop.

Demons

A contemporary adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel by Hannah Davies and Tom Cornford with students from TFTV in association with Common Ground Theatre and The Fleeting Arms. Demons explores a small group of activists as they begin to grow. They are determined to fight the grotesque inequalities that surround them. But how can they change them and how far should they go? This production relocates Dostoyevsky’s story to the present day and asks what we should be prepared to do to make a new world.

Demons

A production of Dostoevsky's Demons.

University Choir and Symphony Orchestra: War requiem

Britten's War Requiem performed in the stunning venue of York Minster.

A Journey through James Joyce and Irish Song

Gerry Smyth and Matthew Campbell take you on a short trip through the history of Irish music, guided by that most musical of authors, James Joyce.

Blue Note: 75 Years of the Finest in Jazz

Writer and jazz producer Richard Havers discusses Blue Note Records, the iconic jazz label. An illustrated talk featuring music that tells the story of the label.

Demons

A production of Dostoevsky's Demons.

Demons

A production of Dostoevsky's Demons.

Kathakali: Family concert

Take a sleeping princess, her evil step-mother, a handsome prince, add the excitement, spectacle and bright colours of India and you have ‘Hima Sundari’ a story similar to Snow White.

Demons

A production of Dostoevsky's Demons.

Sir Jack Lyons Showcase Concert

A showcase of some of the University of York Music Department's outstanding student singers and chamber music players.

The Whispering Road

A riotous roller-coaster of a story, soaring from tenderness to wild hilarity, all in a perfectly formed folk tale, The Whispering Road is a story you will never forget. An evening of fantastic story telling with Nick Hennessy presented by Serious Kitchen.

An Evening of Medieval Poetry

Come join us at the resplendent Holy Trinity Church for a candlelit evening of medieval poetry recital in conjunction with the University of York and the Churches' Conservation Trust. With readings from Beowulf to Tolkien, share in the echoing acoustics of one of York’s best-kept secrets.

University of York Jazz Orchestra

The University of York Jazz Orchestra presents arrangements of the music of The Blue Notes.

Organ Vespers

Join St Helen’s Church for Organ Vespers, inspired by Secrets and Discoveries.

Discover The Armed Man: A mass for peace

David Pipe will lead a rehearsal of the York Musical Society and visitors can choose to listen or join in alongside members of the Society.

The Poet and the Spy

A feast of poems, both spoken and sung, by Shakespeare and Sir Fulke Greville, performed by lutenist-singer Helen Atkinson. Poems provided by Richard Rastall.