The poster for York Theatre Royal and Glasgow Citizens Theatre’s 2027 co-production of Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman
YORK Theatre Royal is to revive Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman in a first co-production with Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre in 2027.
Running in York from March 2 to March 27 (preceded by previews from February 24) and in Glasgow from April 7 to May 1, Miller’s dissection of the American Dream will be directed by Citizens’ Theatre artistic director Dominic Hill.
In a second major co-production, York Theatre Royal will continue its creative collaboration with the Emma Rice Company and Nottingham Playhouse with a revival of Kneehigh and Emma Rice’s Tristan & Yseult. Last seen on stage in 2017, the production will be staged at York Theatre Royal from April 6 to 17 as part of a nationwide UK tour.
Theatre Royal chief executive officer Paul Crewes says: “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 & 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.
Dominic Hill says: “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.
Tristan & Yseult: First time on a British stage since 2017. Picture: Richard Grassie
“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.”
In Miller’s play, after 34 years on the road, travelling salesman Willy Loman returns home exhausted. A man who has sacrificed everything in pursuit of success and recognition. Yet the American Dream seems always just out of reach. As his career falters and the debts mount, Willy is lost in memories of the past as his family try desperately to reconcile the man they love with the tragic consequences of his delusions.
Miller’s powerful and heartbreaking 1949 story about the pursuit of wealth and popularity remains devastatingly relevant today.
ADAPTED and directed by Emma Rice Company founder Emma Rice, Carl Grose and Anna Maria Murphy’s Tristan & Yseult will return to the UK for the first time in ten years, offering a rare chance to encounter a modern masterpiece fresh and live on stage.
Created in 2003, Tristan & Yseult took the theatrical world by storm. Visceral, playful and heartbreakingly beautiful, this internationally celebrated production blends myth, music, movement and storytelling in a landmark show that has inspired a global generation of artists and audiences. Next year it returns, remade and remastered.
The York Theatre Royal, Emma Rice Company and Nottingham Playhouse co-production will feature music by Stu Barker, original set and costume design by Bill Mitchell, set and costume design by Vikki Mortimer, choreography and intimacy coordination by Etta Murfitt, sound design by Simon Baker and lighting design by Malcolm Rippeth.
Tickets can be booked on 01904 623568 or at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk.