YORK THEATRE ROYAL ANNOUNCES MAJOR NEW REVIVAL OF DEATH OF A SALESMAN AS PART OF THEIR NEW SEASON
York Theatre Royal today announces a major new revival of Arthur Miller’s seminal work Death of a Salesman, as part of their new season. In a first for the theatre, they will co-produce with Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre. Directed by Citizens Theatre’s Artistic Director Dominic Hill, the production opens on 2 March 2027, with previews from 24 February, and runs until 27 March 2027 at York Theatre Royal, before transferring to the Citizens Theatre from 7 April until 1 May 2027.
In another major co-production, York Theatre Royal will continue their creative collaboration with the Emma Rice Company and Nottingham Playhouse with a revival of Kneehigh and Emma Rice’s Tristan & Yseult. Last seen on stage in 2017,the production will be staged at York Theatre Royal in April as part of a nationwide UK tour.
Paul Crewes, CEO of York Theatre Royal said, “We’re very excited about this upcoming season – most notably in a first for us, we will be working with our friends at Citizens Theatre in Glasgow on Arthur Miller’s modern classic Death of a Salesman, directed by the fabulous Dominic Hill. This is a wonderful collaboration with a great theatre.
“Spring 2027 will also see us co-producing again with the Emma Rice Company and Nottingham Playhouse on a revival of Tristan and Yseult. I have such fond memories of originally producing this show with Emma when we were both at Kneehigh alongside Mike Shepherd. I can’t wait for York audiences to have the chance to finally see this production that successfully toured the world for many years.
“These productions join the line-up of our other produced work already onsale – including our revival of Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad later this year with Amelia Bullmore, our Youth Theatre production of Wendy and Peter Pan and the highlight of the festive season, our panto Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
“Our dance programme also continues to be one of the most exciting in the North of England, with the return of London City Ballet, the world premiere of the latest show from Carlos Acosta and the Acosta Danza Company and Ben Duke’s Lost Dog coming to York for the first time. I hope we have given audiences plenty to look forward to with a range of classics, new work and family favourites on our stage.”
Dominic Hill, Artistic Director of Citizens Theatre said, “I am delighted to be directing a new production of this brilliant Arthur Miller play that is one of the most influential works of the 20th century. It could not be more timely in the age of Donald Trump’s politics of greed and toxic masculinity. But Death of a Salesman is also an ordinary working man’s story, as a family tries to wrestle with living up to expectation and forging their own path. I can’t wait to see the reaction from audiences in York and Glasgow to this new production.”
Other highlights of the season include the UK premiere of Acosta Danza’s Cuban Baroque, in collaboration with York Theatre Royal, running from 1 to 3 October. The visiting programme also includes the UK premiere of London City Ballet: Firebird – A Mixed Bill, with Firebird co-produced by York Theatre Royal, London City Ballet and Opera De Vichy, from 18 to 19 September. In a new touring production, Daisy Goodwin’s By Royal Appointment,whichstars Jane Asher and Samantha Womack, tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II’s life behind-the-scenes and runs from 10 to 14 November. Also in the season is Lost Dog’s Juliet and Romeo, a dance-theatre duet flipping the story of Romeo and Juliet on its head blending dance, comedy and theatre, from 20 to 21 November.
Tickets for the newly announced productions will go on sale on 6 July at 1pm for Members Priority, with general onsale on 11 July at 1pm.
For the full programme please visit:
https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/
York Theatre Royal and Citizens Theatre present
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
by Arthur Miller
Directed by Dominic Hill
24 February – 27 March 2027
“You can’t eat the orange and throw the peel away – a man is not a piece of fruit.”
After thirty-four years on the road, Willy Loman returns home exhausted. A man who has sacrificed everything in pursuit of success and recognition. Yet the American Dream seems always just out of reach. As his career falters and the debts mount, Willy is lost in memories of the past as his family try desperately to reconcile the man they love with the tragic consequences of his delusions.
For the first time York Theatre Royal and Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre will partner on this new production of Miller’s timeless masterpiece, directed by Dominic Hill.
A powerful and heartbreaking story about the pursuit of wealth and popularity, it remains devastatingly relevant today.
Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International: www.mtishows.co.uk
Arthur Miller (1915–2005) was born in New York City and studied at the University of Michigan. His plays include The Man Who Had All the Luck (1944), All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge and A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1964), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972), The Archbishop’s Ceiling (1977), The American Clock (1980) and Playing for Time (1980). Later plays include The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991), The Last Yankee (1993), Broken Glass (1994), Mr. Peters’ Connections (1998) and Resurrection Blues (2002). Among his other works are Situation Normal (1944), the novel Focus (1945), screenplay The Misfits (1960), and texts for In Russia (1969), In the Country (1977), and Chinese Encounters (1979), three books in collaboration with his wife, photographer Inge Morath. Memoirs include ‘Salesman’ in Beijing (1984), and Timebends, an autobiography (1987). Short fiction includes the collection I Don’t Need You Any More (1967), the novella Homely Girl, a Life (1995) and Presence: Stories (2007). Essay collections published in his lifetime include The Theater Essays of Arthur Miller (1978) and Echoes Down the Corridor: Collected Essays 1944–2000, as well as individually published volumes ‘The Crucible’ in History (2000) and On Politics and the Art of Acting (2001). He was awarded the Avery Hopwood Award for Playwriting at University of Michigan in 1936. He twice won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, received two Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards for his plays, as well as a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.
He was named Jefferson Lecturer for the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2001. Among other honors, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the John F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dominic Hill is the Artistic Director and Joint CEO of the Citizens Theatre since 2011. During his tenure at the Citz, he has secured an unrivalled reputation for presenting bold new interpretations of classic texts. He has frequently directed co-productions with the National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Bristol Old Vic and many other partners across the UK, as well as for Scottish Opera, Royal Shakespeare Company and Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Before joining the Citizens Theatre, he was Artistic Director of the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh and Joint Artistic Director of Dundee Rep. He has directed in theatres in London and throughout the UK.
York Theatre Royal, Emma Rice Company and Nottingham Playhouse present
Adapted and Directed by Emma Rice
Written by Carl Grose and Anna Maria Murphy
Music: Stu Barker; Original Set and Costume Designer: Bill Mitchell; Set and Costume Designer:
Vikki Mortimer; Choreographer and Intimacy Coordinator: Etta Murfitt; Sound Designer: Simon Baker; Lighting Designer: Malcolm Rippeth
6 – 17 April 2027
Experience the original, critically acclaimed production of Tristan & Yseult – one of the most influential theatre productions of the 21st century. Adapted and Directed by Emma Rice, this iconic show returns to the UK for the first time in ten years, offering a rare chance to encounter a modern masterpiece fresh and live on stage.
First created in 2003, Tristan & Yseult took the theatrical world by storm. Visceral, playful, and heartbreakingly beautiful, this internationally celebrated production blends myth, music, movement, and storytelling into an unforgettable theatrical night out. This landmark show, that has inspired a global generation of artists and audiences, is now remade, remastered – and truly unmissable.
Emma Rice is the Artistic Director of Emma Rice Company (formerly Wise Children) and is an internationally respected theatre-maker and director. For Wise Children she has adapted and directed A Child’s Christmas in Wales, The Buddha of Suburbia, Blue Beard, The Little Matchgirl and Happier Tales,Wuthering Heights, Bagdad Café, Angela Carter’s Wise Children, Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers and Romantics Anonymous. As Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe: Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Little Matchgirl (and Other Happier Tales). Rice worked for Kneehigh as an actor, director and Artistic Director, creating critically acclaimed productions including: The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, The Wild Bride, The Red Shoes, Cymbeline (in association with RSC), A Matter of Life and Death (in association with National Theatre), Brief Encounter (in association with David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers Productions), Don John (in association with the RSC and Bristol Old Vic), Wah! Wah! Girls (in association with Sadler’s Wells and Theatre Royal Stratford East for World Stages), and Steptoe and Son. She received the Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre award at the 2019 UK Theatre Awards.
Further touring dates to be announced.
LISTINGS
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YORK THEATRE ROYAL PRODUCTIONS:
THE PENELOPIAD
10 – 31 October 2026
ACCESS PERFORMANCES:
British Sign Language Interpreted Performance – 16 Oct at 7:30pm
Audio Described Performance – 22 Oct at 2pm (Touch Tour at 1pm)
Captioned Performance – 24 Oct at 2:30pm
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
4 Dec 2026 – 03 Jan 2027
ACCESS PERFORMANCES:
Relaxed performance – 10 December at 5:30pm
Dementia Friendly – 16 December at 5:30pm
British Sign Language Interpreted performance – 21 December at 5:30pm
Audio Described performance – 29 December at 1pm (Touch Tour at 12pm)
Captioned performance – 30 December at 2:30pm
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
York Theatre Royal
24 February – 27 March 2027
ACCESS PERFORMANCES:
British Sign Language Interpreted performance – 11 March at 7:30pm
Audio Described performance – 13 March at 7:30pm
Captioned performance – 20 March at 2:30pm
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
7 April – 1 May 2027
TRISTAN & YSEULT
Theatre Royal Bath
11 – 19 September 2026
Theatr Clywd, Mold
22 – 26 September 2026
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
30 September – 3 October 2026
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
20 – 24 October 2026
St Ann’s Warehouse, New York City
1 – 22 November 2026
Oxford Playhouse
26 – 30 January 2027
YORK THEATRE ROYAL
6 – 17 April 2027
VISITING PRODUCTIONS:
WILKO: LOVE AND DEATH AND ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
10 – 12 September 2026
LONDON CITY BALLET: FIREBIRD – A MIXED BILL
18 – 19 September 2026
ACOSTA DANZA: CUBAN BAROQUE
1 – 3 October 2026
BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT
10 – 14 November 2026
EVERYBODY DANCE FESTIVAL
17 – 24 November 2026
THIS IS THE LIFE
27 – 30 January 2027