About York Shakespeare Project

York Shakespeare Project was established in 2001 as an unincorporated association registered as a charity, with a mission to perform all of Shakespeare’s known plays in York over a period of 20 years.  This mission was successfully completed with our production of The Tempest in 2022.

However, the YSP story does not end there!  In 2023 we entered an exciting new phase of the project which aims to perform the plays of Shakespeare alongside the greatest works of his contemporaries over a period of 25 years.

Tickets are now on sale here for our next production, Love’s Labour’s Lost, to be performed at Theatre@41, York on 22-25 April 2026.

Our most recent production was The Spanish Tragedy, which was performed at Theatre@41, York in October 2025 and directed by Paul Toy.  Previous productions have included Henry VI, directed by Irwin Appel in April 2024; The Two Gentlemen of Verona, directed by Tempest Wisdom in October 2024; The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Maggie Smales in April 2024; Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II, our first play by one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries, directed by Tom Straszewski in October 2023; and Richard III, directed by Daniel Roy Connelly in April 2023.

If you would like to be kept up to date on all things to do with the York Shakespeare Project, you can join our mailing list by clicking here. Alternatively, why not join the Project, and support us in our mission? For any other reason, including booking an audition or working on a production, contact us at info@yorkshakespeareproject.org.