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The next YSCP playreading is at 7pm on Monday 8 December upstairs at The Royal Oak. We are going to read the smash hit play from 1972 by the most…

Our first major production of 2026 will be Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter directed by Fleur Hebditch. The play will be performed at York Theatre Royal Studio, for 11 performances,…

Our annual Christmas Extravaganza co-hosted with York Shakespeare Project will be at St Lawrence Church Hall, Lawrence Street, on **Friday 12 December at 7.30pm**. All members of YSCP and their…

At our AGM on 30 September, we said a big thank you to Ray Raper and Natalie Melia who have stepped down after serving on the Committee for the last year. We welcomed…

Next month the YSCP playreading will be on Monday 10 November, again upstairs at The Royal Oak. Before his big breakthrough in 1956, John Osborne (see photo above) wrote two plays with his friend…

Our first major production of 2026 will be Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter, to be directed by Fleur Hebditch. The play will be performed at York Theatre Royal Studio, for 11 performances,…

We’re looking forward to our AGM on Tuesday 24 September, 7.30pm at Southlands Methodist Church. All are welcome to attend (please note: only YSCP members can vote on the items…

We’re looking ahead to our 2025 productions in the York Theatre Royal Studio and Theatre@41.  Keen for a directing opportunity next year? If you’re a director based in York or…

Calling all playwrights! We’re delighted to announce that our script window for Direct Approach 2025 is now open! We’re seeking 30-40 minute new plays with 4-5 characters to stage in…