This workshop led by playwright, practitioner and performer Paul Birch, will look at short-form improvisation familiar to anyone who has watched an episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway. Taking the techniques of improvisation teachers such as Spolin, Johnson and Close we will explore ways to create characters and build comic scenes without ever worrying if...
We are delighted to announce that our autumn production at Theatre@41 will be the hit Broadway comedy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, directed by Jim Paterson. Playing with classic Chekhovian situations, but taking them in hilarious new directions that anyone can enjoy, the play tells the story of Vanya and...
After the success of Night Secrets, we’re thrilled to announce that Direct Approach returns this Autumn! And we’re looking for a cast of five to star in Helen Sant’s Boxes. This YSCP Direct Approach production will be directed by Natalie Roe with three performances at The Black Swan pub in York in October, plus an...
By Helen Sant Directed by Natalie Roe For York Settlement Community Players ‘There’s something weird about not knowing what you’re packing. I want to take a peek so badly…’ Jack, Sandra, Pam and Neil are packing boxes. None of them can say it’s their dream job but the money’s suspiciously good and it’s only temporary...
Join us for a very special event celebrating the work of the late Helen Sant (1970-2022) – writer, poet, storyteller and actor. Helen’s play, Boxes, will be performed alongside a collection of her other writing, read and performed by her friends. The bar will be open – come and raise a glass in memory of...
By Christopher Durang Directed by Jim Paterson John Cooper Studio @ 41 Monkgate, Thu 3 - Sat 5 November 2022 Vanya and his sister Sonia live a quiet life in the Pennsylvania farmhouse where they grew up. But when their famous film-star sister, Masha, makes an impromptu visit with her dashing, twenty-something boyfriend, Spike, on her...
We are delighted to announce our Easter 2023 production in the York Theatre Royal Studio will be Tom Stoppard’s brilliantly witty play, The Real Thing, directed by Jacob Ward. There are seven fantastic roles up for grabs and we’ll be holding auditions at Southlands Methodist Church on 1, 3 and 4 December. Our auditions are...
York Settlement Community Players and York Shakespeare Project invite you to their annual Christmas Extravaganza! Join us at St Lawrence Church Hall, Lawrence Street on Friday 16 December at 7.30pm. The idea is for a convivial get together with drinks and nibbles. And the evening will feature seasonal entertainment, from those who are minded to...
Our first workshop of 2023! Join improv king, Paul Birch, and explore short-form improvisation, familiar to anyone who has watched an episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway. Taking the techniques of improvisation teachers such as Spolin, Johnson and Close, discover ways to create characters and build comic scenes without ever worrying if they are funny...
Building on her previous workshops with YSCP, director and writer, Bridget Foreman, will guide you through the process of directing a short 30 minute play by a contemporary playwright. Participants will be asked to think in advance about approaches to staging and conceptualising a really exciting and challenging text - key skills for a director,...