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Summer Winter 2010 Season at York Grand Opera House:

Dolly - the Show
Monday 5 July 2010

Reflect with Attitude
Saturday 10 July 2010

DISCOver Dance 2010 - Dancing Ourselves Dizzy
Saturday 17 July 2010

DISCOver Dance 2010 - Back With A Vengeance!
Saturday 17 July 2010

Legendary Buddy Greco's Swinging Las Vegas Show
Sunday 18 July 2010

Roy Chubby Brown
Thursday 22 July 2010
The King of controversial comedy with his trademark patchwork suit, will surprise, amuse and astonish audiences once again when he visits the Grand Opera House in York this July. He is outrageous, controversial but always funny. Guaranteed to make your toes curl, your eyebrows raise and put hairs on your chest his shows sell out faster than ice cream in a heatwave, but come with the warning - if easily offended please stay at home. Branded too rude for television, his live acts go from strength to strength bringing shock and awe techniques to an ever increasing audience.

Guys and Dolls - Stage Experience
Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 August 2010
Stage Experience comes to the Grand Opera House Theatre in York this August with the musical Guys and Dolls. Some 80 young people aged 10-21 who will have auditioned for the show, rehearse and perform this full scale production in just two weeks during the summer holidays. Lead by a professional director and choreographer. Guys and Dolls tells the story of a group of small-time gamblers and the ladies in their lives. Nathan Detroit bets his pal Sky Masterson that he can't make the next lady he sees fall in love with him, and when the next lady happens to be the prim and proper neighbourhood missionary Sarah Brown, the stage is set for an evening of high spirited entertainment, set to the toe tapping beat of Frank Loesser's superlative score. A thrilling score includes numbers such as Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat, Luck Be A Lady Tonight and Take Back Your Mink as the show brings to life the Broadway of the 1940's, inhabited by gamblers, nightclub performers and members of the Salvation Army in search of sinners to cure. A musical fable of Broadway based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. This amateur production is presented at the York Grand Opera House Theatre by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York.

Gruffalo
Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 August 2010
Join Mouse at the Grand Opera House York Theatre on an adventurous journey through the deep dark wood... meet a wheeler-dealer Fox, an eccentric old Owl, a maraca-shaking, party-mad Snake! Mouse can scare these hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagined...? Touring nationally and internationally since 2001, this magical musical adaptation of the best-selling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo has been performed over 4000 times to over a million people the world over! Hailed by The Sunday Times as "a fine piece of children’s theatre."

George's Marvellous Medicine
Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 August 2010
Roald Dahl's amazing story about a young boy who makes a marvellous new medicine to cure his Grandmother of her terrifying temper. But when she drinks his special new potion, the most incredible things start to happen. And George's adventure has just begun! If you're looking for fizztickling fun and wizzpopping magic for all the family, then don't miss George and his Marvellous Medicine. Presented at the York Grand Opera House Theatre by The Birmingham Stage Company whose previous productions include Horrible Histories, Why The Whales Came and Danny The Champion of the World.

Community Idol
Saturday 28 August 2010

Rhod Gilbert & the Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst
Thursday 2 September 2010
Following last year’s sell-out tour and sensational performances on The Royal Variety Performance and Michael Mcintyre's Comedy Roadshow, the Welsh Wonder is back on the road. Total sell-out at Edinburgh 2005-2008. If. Comedy Nominee 2008. One of the hottest names in stand-up today. Catch him while you can at the Grand Opera House in York this September. Not suitable for under 16's.

Footloose - York Stage Musicals
Monday 6 to Saturday 11 September 2010
Life in small town Bomont is peaceful until city boy, Ren, arrives. Breaking every taboo, Ren brings dance back to the heart of a town held back by the memory of a tragedy. Footloose explodes onto the stage with classic 80s anthems including Holding Out For A Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear It For The Boy and of course the title track, Footloose. Based on the hit 80s movie which starred Kevin Bacon. York Stage Musicals are delighted to present the York Premiere Production. Please note this is an amateur production.

Jake & Elwood - The Best Blues Brothers Show In The World...EVER!!!
Sunday 12 September 2010
Don your hats and shades and get ready to party with Jake & Elwood. Together with the driving backbeat of their award-winning Black Rhino Band, voted the hottest soul band in Europe, they continue to deliver electrifying, totally live performances to sell out, standing ovation audiences globally. With their fantastic stage set, unparalleled live soul band and powerhouse performances from Jake & Elwood, witness first-hand at the York Grand Opera House Theatre, masters at work in this world-class musical extravaganza. Featuring timeless classics, including Everybody Needs Somebody, Gimme Some Lovin', Sweet Home Chicago and many more.

Sally Morgan - Psychic Sally On the Road
Monday 13 September 2010

House of Ghosts - an Inspector Morse Mystery
Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 September 2010
Exactly 35 years after a certain grumpy super-sleuth with an eye for the ladies and a thirst for beer made his first appearance in Colin Dexter's novel Last Bus to Woodstock, he's back... Inspector Morse takes to the stage of the New Oxford Theatre this September in an all-new murder mystery, House of Ghosts. By special arrangement with Colin Dexter and starring Colin Baker (Dr Who) as Morse, Alma Cullen – the writer behind four of the hugely successful ITV episodes - and Director Robin Herford (Woman in Black), bring the inscrutable detective to audiences across the UK in what promises to be one of the theatrical events of the year. Since Oxford undergraduate days, Morse has regarded theatre director Laurence Baxter as the only truly evil man he has ever met. So what happens when, twenty-odd years later, Morse finds Baxter at the centre of a murder case that involves the on-stage death of a young actress?

Kate Rusby
Sunday 19 September 2010
From her Mercury-nominated 1999 album Sleepless to 2007’s acclaimed solo CD Awkward Annie plus collaborations with Idlewild’s Roddy Woomble, Ronan Keating, Eddi Reader, Kris Drever et al, Kate Rusby has been a key figure in England's reinvigorated folk scene. Barnsley's leading export lets loose her wit, charm and effervescent folk credentials on a spellbinding set of Rusby classics and brand-new songs from her latest album Awkward Annie when she visits the Grand Opera House Theatre in York this September. "The finest female folk singer to hit the scene in two decades" The Times.

Horrible Science
Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 September 2010
Billy Miller has no idea what's in store when he enters the crazy, awesome World of Horrible Science and soon he is under attack from beastly bacteria, vicious volts and foul fluids! Will he regain control before it's too late?! Using actors and jaw-dropping 3D Bogglevision, this astounding show has the awful answers - guaranteed to thrill you and your children! What are millions of animals doing in your kettle? Why don't penguins get spots? Why do rabbits eat the same food twice? Why doesn't the moon wander off? Could a 10-million-volt battery float over your head? And how long would it take for your heart to pump enough blood to fill the theatre? Presented at the Grand Opera House York Theatre by the acclaimed producers of Horrible Histories series.

Busting Out
Monday 27 September 2010
Now in the UK for the very first time, don't miss the sell out show that has women cheering on their feet and men gasping with amazement. Join sassy songstress Emma Powell and charismatic comedian Bev Killick and see why over quarter of a million people Down Under were blown away with their originality, audacity and truly jaw aching (and on occasion, knicker wetting) humour. No matter what your age, shape or size (or gender!) you're in for a riotous night that will release all your inhibitions. Join our bosom buddies for an evening that’s part musical, part stand up, part theatre and part cabaret, and you’ll be busting to tell your friends about the feel-good show of the year! Warning: There will be a little bit of er... nudeness on stage, but let's face it, we're all naked under our clothes aren't we.

For Those About To Rock
Thursday 30 September 2010

Stewart Francis
Friday 1 October 2010
Stewart Francis - Tour De Francis. Great Comedians Come in Cycles. As seen on Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and 8 Out Of 10 Cats. "One of very few stand-ups whose perfectly-crafted gags bear proper comparison with transatlantic greats like Steven Wright and Woody Allen" The Guardian. Age 16 plus.

Kdanz Presents Pay It Forward
Saturday 2 October 2010

John Craig Innes
Sunday 3 October 2010
'The People's Tenor'. John Innes is widely regarded as Scotland’s finest classical tenor today. His uniquely powerful and emotive voice has made him a favourite performer at major sporting events where he's sung with Katherine Jenkins before crowds of up to 70,000.John returns to the concert halls once more on a new tour to benefit his chosen charity Help for Heroes. He is joined by The Royal Signals Northern Band, as well as his brother the popular Big Band singer, Moray Innes, plus special guest soprano.

Maximum Rhythm'n'Blues - the Manfreds
Tuesday 5 October 2010
Maximum Rhythm N’Blues is back once again boasting some of the finest quality talent ever assembled on one stage. This all-star line up features The Manfreds with original members Paul Jones, Mike D'Abo, Tom McGuinness and Mike Hugg and their special guests Alan Price and Cliff Bennett. After the successful reunion of The Manfreds in 1991, the band injects all of the enthusiasm back into their timeless anthems Do Wah Diddy Diddy, 5-4-3-2-1 and Mighty Quinn. Alan Price brings his own quintessential style to the bill with his classics I Put A Spell On You, Simon Smith And His Amazing Bear and The House That Jack Built. Rebel Rouser Cliff Bennett completes the bill bringing with him hits One Way Live, I’ll Take You Home and Got To Get You into My Life.

Vampires Rock
Friday 8 October 2010
Hailed by some of Rocks royalty Vampires Rock is a show like no other. With a twist of rock and a hint of comedy, and jam packed with the greatest anthems you know and love, you’re guaranteed to be on your feet! Along with Steve Steinman, a full cast of superb singers, dancers and formidable band, blast their way through some of the greatest ever rock anthems written. All teamed with an amazing stage set and pyrotechnics to blow your mind, this rock spectacular is not to be missed!

2 Kinds of Magic
Sunday 10 October 2010
'Magic' famous for their incredibly successful Magic A Kind of Queen Concert are now giving you two for one - this new concert features both Queen and ELO. First Half 'Magic a kind of Queen' performing their acclaimed concert of Queen hits. Second Half 'Magic a kind of ELO' where they perform with breathtaking precision the legendary songs of ELO, The Electric Light Orchestra.

The Vagina Monologues
Monday 11 October 2010
Following a sell-out tour last Autumn, The Vagina Monologues returns with an all star cast. Based on author Eve Ensler's 'Vagina Interviews' conducted with women from all around the world, this hilariously witty and moving collection of tales gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories. As sharp as Sex and the City and as unmissable as Friends - bring your mum, your best friend, your sister or even your granny - this is the ultimate girl's night out! Starring the brilliant Nikki Sanderson (Coronation Street, Heart Beat) and the multi-talented Roxanne Pallett (Emmerdale, Dancing On Ice) and the legendary Sue Jenkins (Brookside). Casting subject to change.

Tell Me On A Sunday
Tuesday 12 October 2010
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black's classic musical Tell Me On A Sunday charts the romantic misadventures of a young English girl in New York. Brimming with optimism, she seeks success and love. But as she weaves her way through the maze of the city and her own anxieties, frustrations and heartaches she begins to wonder whether she's been looking for love in all the wrong places. With a wonderful original score, featuring the chart topping song Take That Look Off Your Face, it has now been remodeled for Claire Sweeney for 2010 with an exclusive new song, I Still Believe in Love.

Colin Fry - Free Spirit Show
Thursday 14 October 2010

Peppa Pig's Party
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 October 2010
Oink oink - it's Peppa Pig! Peppa is a playful little piggy who lives with her younger brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Through everyday adventures she plays games, makes new friends and enjoys her absolute favourite activity – jumping up and down in muddy puddles! Today it's a bright and sunny day. It's a very special day. It's Peppa Pig's birthday. Come and join the fun with Peppa and George, Suzy Sheep, Danny Dog and Emily Elephant. A charming, original and imaginative show, full of brand new songs, muddy puddles, and oinks! This BAFTA award-winning children's TV show is recreated live on stage featuring beautifully true-to-life puppets, for first time, from the producers of LazyTown Live! and Roald Dahl’s The BFG.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - the Silver Jubilee Tour
Thursday 21 October 2010
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, using instruments bought with loose change, which holds that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on the Ukulele.

Abba Mania
Saturday 23 October 2010

Jimmy Carr - Laughter Therapy
Sunday 24 and Monday 25 October 2010
Since the turn of the century Jimmy has been a 'fun slinger' of international repute. Laughter Therapy is his ninth solo show. It'll be an evening of non-stop jokes, gags and banter. If you've got a sick sense of humour then maybe laughter is the best medicine. Recommended age 16 plus.

Sleeping Beauty - Vienna Festival Ballet
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Vienna Festival Ballet comes to York's Grand Opera House with their traditional, enchanting production of The Sleeping Beauty. A classic fairy tale set to Tchaikovsky's magnificent score, stunning choreography, beautiful costumes, all combine to portray the struggle between good and evil. A gorgeous Tchaikovsky score, classic Petipa choreography, an enchanting fairytale.

Sean Lock
Thursday 28 October 2010
Lockipedia is a brand new stand-up show from the comedian Sean Lock. Lockipedia is a very unreliable, misleading but highly entertaining information resource. Lockipedia is what Sean 'knows' about stuff. Lockipedia is funny. Star of BBC2's QI and team captain on Channel 4's 8 Out Of 10 Cats brings his new show to the Grand Opera House Theatre in York this autumn. Suitable for ages 14 plus.

The Armstrong and Miller Show
Friday 29 and Saturday 30 October 2010
Following the resounding success of BBC One's BAFTA-nominated The Armstrong and Miller Show, Ben Miller (Moving Wallpaper) and Alexander Armstrong (Mutual Friends) will be hitting the road in Autumn 2010 and touring a brand new live show around all the UK which visits The York Grand Opera House Theatre this October. With their usual mix of the beautifully observed and the utterly barmy, Ben and Alexander will be performing a parade of characters from their extensive dressing-up box and wig-store including. Ben and Alexander comment: "We are cock-a-hoop to be stepping out on tour in Autumn 2010. Expect all your favourite Armstrong and Miller characters and sketches in a market-fresh brand spanking new show." Suitable for ages 14 plus.

Joseph Touring
Tuesday 2 to Sunday 7 November 2010
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Retelling the Biblical story of Jacob's favourite son, Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Close Ev’ry Door To Me, One More Angel and Any Dream Will Do which was voted the Broadway Song of the Year. The musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is nothing short of a phenomenon, one of the most endearing shows of all time. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical has been a hit all over the world and continues to enjoy huge success across the country with standing ovations at every performance - and it is sure to be just as popular when this touring productions stops off in York at the Grand Opera House Theatre for just one week this Autumn. With the liveliest, most energetic company of actors, singers and dancers, Joseph is brimming with non-stop action, laughter and infectious fun that will delight both the young and young at heart.

Dreamboats and Petticoats
Monday 8 to Saturday 13 November 2010
Inspired by the smash hit million selling albums Dreamboats and Petticoats One, Two and Three West End sensation Dreamboats and Petticoats The Musical, featuring some of the greatest hit songs of the rock'n'roll era, comes to The York Theatre Grand Opera House this November. In 1961 emotions run high as talented young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win the hearts of their adoring female fans and more importantly, the gorgeous Laura. But when Laura shows that she’s no slouch with the guitar, rock'n'roll fame beckons...

Paul Carrack
Sunday 14 January 2010
Legendary Sheffield-born singer, songwriter and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics is back on tour in the autumn to promote his acclaimed new album I know That Name. With a back catalogue of hits including How Long, Tempted and The Living Years, Paul's marvelously soulful voice is known to millions around the world; he is undoubtedly a key figure in Britsh pop history. And as his devoted fans know all too well, a Paul Carrack show is always something very special.

Cerys Matthews
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Cerys Matthews achieved widespread popularity as the singer of the group Catatonia. With a string of hits singles including Road Rage and Mulder and Scully as well as number one albums, she firmly established herself as one of the country's great vocal talents and songwriters. Welsh born and bred, Matthews went on to record the worldwide seminal hit duet Baby its Cold Outside with Tom Jones. Cerys Matthews brings her intimate and largely acoustic show of songs spanning her career to the Grand Opera House York this November.

Pop Goes the 80s
Friday 19 November 2010
Electric Dreams launch their Pop Goes the 80s Tour, the UK's first authentic eighties extravaganza, ehich comes to the Grand Opera House York Theatre. With a sensational cast of West End singers, dancers and musicians, this fun filled night to remember will use dazzling laser shows and has enough lavish costumes to please any Material Girl.

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Show
Saturday 20 November 2010
This stunning new note-for-note production brings one of Rock'n'Roll's greatest landmark albums back to life in truly breathtaking fashion. Featuring some of the best musicians from the Fab Four's own home town of Liverpool, and backed by a spellbinding new light show, original big screen animations and a host of fun surprises, this show is a must for Beatles Fans old and new! The performance of Sgt Pepper in its entirety will be followed by an hour of Beatles classics live.

Beyond the Barricade
Sunday 21 November 2010
The most successful and popular touring show of its kind 'Beyond the Barricade' recreates original West End/Broadway musical hit songs with amazing authenticity with a cast of past principal performers from Les Miserables.

Spamalot
Monday 22 to Saturday 27 November 2010
Audiences all around the world have been roaring with laughter since Monty Python's Spamalot, by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005. Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table and features a bevy (or possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, witch burnings (sorry, cancelled - too expensive) not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people in "a truly joyous and triumphant evening" (The Daily Express). Don't miss your night with the Knights of The Round Table at the most infectiously funny musical of the millennium when Spamalot comes to the Grand Opera House Theatre in York this November!

John Lees Barclay James Harvest
Sunday 28 November 2010
The Barclay James Harvest was finally fully formed in 1967 and were progressive and experimental from day one, utilising orchestral ensembles and breaking away from standard methods of songwriting, just as The Beatles had done on their groundbreaking 'Sgt Pepper' album. From the '70s through to the '80s, they enjoyed wide commercial success, earning them a place in the prog hall of fame and numerous worldwide tours. Founder members John Lees and Stuart 'Woolly' Wolstenholme continue to tour with their five piece band.

The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Fantasy and Feathers Tour 2010
Monday 29 November 2010
After its fantastic success in 2009 this fantastic Party Night returns in 2010 with a brand new production with over 400 new costumes in a glamorous and exciting new stage production. Combining the heady spice of Bangkok's exotic nightlife with the glamorous showgirl appeal of Las Vegas this spectacular and flamboyant show is performed by 16 of the world's most beautiful showgirls, every single one of them a Thai male, in a glamorous and funny review show – you won't believe your eyes.

An Evening of Clairvoyance with Psychic Medium Tony Stockwell
Wednesday 1 December 2010

Ross Noble - Nonsensory Overload
Thursday 2 December 2010
Ross Noble follows the success of last year's hugely successful 160 date Things tour – which not only ran for six weeks at London’s Apollo Theatre - but also filled arenas down under, becoming the biggest live stand-up comedy gig in Australian history. Now Ross is back fresh from his travels, not to mention his own TV show, doing what he does best - spinning forth hilarious nonsense for your amusement - in his show Nonsensory Overload which he brings to the ???? for one night only. Prepare your brain for a Nonsensory Overload!. Please Note: Recommended Age 15 plus.

The Chuckle Brothers in The Twelve Days of Christmas
Friday 3 December 2010
Come along to the York Grand Opera House and meet all your favourite characters as Santa Claus and Paul and Barry Elf do battle to stop Jack Frost from ruining Christmas. Don't miss this Spectacular Comedy Christmas Special stage show of The Chuckle Brothers in The Twelve Days of Xmas. Fun for all the family from ages 3 to 103!

Mostly Autumn
Saturday 4 December 2010
Mostly Autumn may not be a household name but it has built a loyal and cult following since its first album twelve years ago. In that time such luminaries as the late Richard Wright of Pink Floyd, Deep Purple's Jon Lord and the BBC's own Bob Harris are amongst its many fans. Their musical palette is diverse and while they draw on influences from the golden age of seventies' rock, they have developed their own unique sound and style that both captures some of the essence of that heady era and yet looks forward into the future.

Cinderella
Friday 10 December 2010 to Sunday 2 January 2011
This year's traditional family pantomime at the York Grand Opera House is Cinderella. Following his hugely popular appearance as 'Muddles' in last year's Snow White, Stuart Wade will be once again be donning his pantomime costume, as well as directing the show this Christmas. Presented at the Grand Opera House in York by New Pantomime Productions

John Bishop: Sunshine
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Following the enormous success of his smash hit, total sell out Elvis Has Left The Building tour and Edinburgh Comedy Award Nomination, stand-up comedian, John Bishop will be back on the road with a brand new show, The Sunshine Tour, coming to The York Grand Opera House this January. The combination of John Bishop’s ability to keep the laughs coming along with his unique brand of observational humour, his undeniable charm and unrivalled gift of creating a relaxed atmosphere mean that the feel good factor of spending an evening in his company is absolutely priceless.

Mark Watson
Tuesday 15 February 2011
The multi-award winning comedian and host of BBC's We Need Answers, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and a Mock The Week regular and star of cult Radio 4 series Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better, Mark Watson comes to the Grand Opera House Theatre in York as part of a major UK tour with his most personal, most surprising, and funniest show yet. Total sell-out seasons at the Montreal, Melbourne, Sydney and Edinburgh Festivals so be sure to book now. Suitable for ages 16 plus.

Superstar American Wrestling
Friday 18 February 2011
The colourful, charismatic kings of the canvas are coming to York for American Superslam team action as top stars from leading Stateside Federations challenge the very best of British talent live at the Grand Opera House Theatre. You have seen it on TV, now experience the excitement and atmosphere of big time wrestling live - there's absolutely nothing like it! Solo and tag team bouts and over the top rope rumble battles will provide an unforgettable spectacle for the whole family!

Fireman Sam
Thursday 24 February 2011

Horrible Histories - the Awful Egyptians
Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 March 2011
We all want to meet people from history - the trouble is everyone is dead! So it's time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage! Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, these astounding shows are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips! The Awful Egyptians: From the fascinating pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Egypt. Dare you enter through the Gates of the Afterlife? Prepare to be ruled by Ramesses the Great!

Horrible Histories - the Ruthless Romans
Wednesday 2 to Saturday 5 March 2011
The Ruthless Romans: From the evil emperors to the gruesome gladiators, find out why there's no place like Rome! Experience the terrible tactics of the Roman army. Hold on tight for a terrifying journey back into Roman Britain!

The Bootleg Beatles
Sunday 20 March 2011
Re-live the sights and sounds of sixties as the world's premier Beatles band bring their spectacular two hour multi-media stage production featuring all the classic Beatles hits to the York Grand Opera House Theatre in March. Using film footage of the period and 'with a little help from' their regular brass and string ensemble the show traces the history of the Fab Four from Liverpool's Cavern Club through Sgt Pepper to The Apple Rooftop in what has now become one of the 'not to miss' annual traditions of the seasons calendar. "Mind boggling accuracy" The Mail on Sunday.

Magic of Motown
Saturday 26 March 2011
Direct from the USA... The Reach Out Tour. Live on stage at the Grand Opera House in York it's the music of the Temptations, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Martha Reeves, Isley Brothers and many more. The best live Motown tribute concert show boasts a superbly-choreographed cast, dozens of dazzling costume changes, that authentic Detroit sound – direct from sell-out shows in London's O2 and Glasgow's SECC.

Tim Vine - Joke-Amotive
Sunday 3 April 2011
The king of the one-liner and star of BBC1 Live at The Apollo and Not Going Out. After a total sell-out UK tour and the Edinburgh Festival 2010, extra tour shows have been added for 2011, including one for the Grand Opera House York Theatre this April. Here it comes over the brow of the hilarity. It’s Tim Vine in a train. Stand back from the platform in case you get hit by a prop. Every carriage is packed full of gags. Can you hear them? Chug chug joke joke, chug chug joke joke. Be on your guard. This train Timinates here. Age limit: 14 plus.

Stephen K Amos
Sunday 8 May 2011
Fresh from a busy year filming his own BBC2 comedy series The Stephen K Amos Show, Stephen is back on tour with more melt in the middle, heartfelt humour to warm the very cockles of your heart. Laughter really is the best medicine and the Doctor will see you now! Age limit: 16 plus.

Jason Manford
Friday 13 and Saturday 14 May 2011
Jason Manford: Live on stage at the York Grand Opera House Theatre for two nights only this May. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Walk On The Wild Side; As Seen On TV; 8 Out of 10 Cats; Royal Variety Performance; Jason Manford and Friends (Radio 2). Jason Manford has been hailed by Jonathon Ross as being: "One of the most consistently funny and effortlessly charming new comics around." Suitable for Over 16's only.