York Theatre Royal has announced a major new revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman alongside a revival of Emma Rice’s celebrated Tristan & Yseult as part of its newly unveiled season programme.
In a first for the theatre, York Theatre Royal will co-produce Death of a Salesman with Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre. Directed by Citizens Theatre Artistic Director Dominic Hill, the production opens on 2 March 2027, with previews from 24 February, running at York Theatre Royal until 27 March before transferring to Glasgow from 7 April to 1 May 2027.
Miller’s landmark drama follows travelling salesman Willy Loman as he struggles with the realities of a life spent chasing success and recognition, while his family confront the consequences of his fading dreams.
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.”
Hill 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.”
York Theatre Royal will also continue its partnership with Emma Rice Company and Nottingham Playhouse on a revival of Tristan & Yseult. Last seen on stage in 2017, the production will arrive in York from 6 to 17 April 2027 as part of a wider UK tour.
Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, with a script by Carl Grose and Anna Maria Murphy, Tristan & Yseult first premiered in 2003 and became one of the most influential theatre productions of the 21st century. The revival marks its first UK return in ten years.
The new season also includes the UK premiere of Acosta Danza’s Cuban Baroque from 1 to 3 October 2026 and London City Ballet: Firebird – A Mixed Bill from 18 to 19 September 2026. Other highlights include Daisy Goodwin’s By Royal Appointment, starring Jane Asher and Samantha Womack, and Lost Dog’s dance-theatre work Juliet and Romeo.
Tickets for the newly announced productions go on sale to members on 6 July at 1pm, with general sale opening on 11 July at 1pm.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
