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What's on at The Y Theatre

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39 events over the next 60 days, gathered from the venue and updated through the day.

Thursday17 September

  • 19:30
    Jazz Emu: The Pleasure Is All Yours
    The YComedyMusical meteor Jazz Emu was born to please you. Total and Utter Audience Satisfaction is his middle name – finally, after a long and financially ruinous Deed Poll process. But he’s feeling uneas

Friday18 September

Wednesday23 September

Thursday24 September

  • 20:00
    Chuckl. Leicester with Chris McCausland
    The YComedyGet ready for an unforgettable night of comedy in Leicester, featuring the one and only Chris McCausland . Chris McCausland has been performing stand-up for two decades and is a regular face on Britis

Friday25 September

  • 19:30
    Scott Matthews
    The YMusicTwenty years ago, Scott Matthews emerged from the Black Country, challenged the status quo and quickly established himself as one of the most revered singer-songwriters of a generation with his mesmer

Saturday26 September

  • 11:00
    Nick Cope Family Show For 2026!
    The YTheatre & DanceCome and join Nick Cope for a delightful fun filled musical hour featuring all your favourite Nick Cope hits and more. Nick has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for ch
  • 20:00
    Kane Brown: Crowd Work King
    The YComedySold out · EXTRA DATE ON SAT 26 SEPTEMBER 2026 ADDED DUE TO PHENOMENAL DEMAND Coming off the back of his SOLD OUT " Don’t Listen To Me " UK tour, Kane brings you his brand-new show ‘Crowd Work K

Sunday27 September

  • 18:00
    Bollywood Mehfil
    The YMusic
  • 18:00
    Mehfil Masti
    The YMusicJoin comedian and host Tommy Sandhu and Bollywood vocalist Chirag Rao for a unique evening where no two shows are ever the same. Forget the traditional concert. Mehfil Masti is an intimate night of mu
  • 20:15
    Ladies Of Laughter
    The YComedyThe Ladies Of Laughter are back, flexing their female funny muscles especially for you! This hit tour returns for a night made for everybody (whatever your pronoun) so round up your friends & family a

Thursday1 October

  • 20:00
    Seann Walsh: This Is Torture
    The YComedyAfter his sell-out 2023 tour, the UK’s dishevelled king of stand-up, award-winning Seann Walsh returns with a brand-new hour of side-splitting comedy. Don’t miss his trademark high-energy exasperation

Friday2 October

  • 19:30
    Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You
    The YComedyThe grumpiest uncle in showbiz is back. Fresh from travelling the world (and smashing it as a top husband and bunny-stepdad), the UK’s leading de-influencer returns with a brand-new stand-up show. Exp

Saturday3 October

  • 20:00
    Roxy Magic
    The YMusicRoxy Magic are the UK's best and longest-running tribute to Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry. Formed in 2004, the band lovingly recreate four decades of incredible music: from art school retro-futurism,

Sunday4 October

  • 18:00
    Desi Central Comedy Show
    The YComedyGet ready folks, Desi Central returns with another hilarious line up… so round up your friends & family and join us for an uplifting night of laughter with this infamous tour! Acts: Mark Silcox

Thursday8 October

  • 19:30
    The Blow Monkeys
    The YMusicPlus special guest Pete Williams The Blow Monkeys are unique with a career spanning over 40 years. Always making new music, always stretching their own musical boundaries. With worldwide hits such as

Friday9 October

  • 19:30
    This Is Floyd - A Tribute To Pink Floyd
    The YMusicThis Is Floyd - A Tribute To Pink Floyd - experience the mesmerising sounds of Pink Floyd like never before. Since 2007, the band have been refining and perfecting their 2 1/2 hour theatre show, conce

Sunday11 October

Thursday15 October

  • 19:30
    Aurie Styla: Maverick
    The YComedyAurie Styla is one of the most naturally charismatic and hilarious comedians around. Following his acclaimed 100+ date worldwide tour, he’s back on the road with his brand new show Maverick . Maverick

Friday16 October

  • 20:00
    Ginger Johnson: Show Pony
    The YComedyYou’ve seen her in the Masterchef kitchen… You’ve seen her on the Drag Race runway… Now it's time to see her in her element: outrageous, untamed and completely off the reins. Follow

Saturday17 October

  • 19:30
    Finlay Christie: Champagne Casanova
    The YComedyFinlay Christie ( Live At The Apollo , 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown , Have I Got News For You ) humblebrags for an hour about his fuckboy era and his new search for meaningful, authentic connection

Sunday18 October

  • 20:00
    Ignacio Lopez: Nada
    The YComedyStar of Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, QI, Richard Osman's House of Games & Comedy Central Live ; Ignacio Lopez returns with perhaps his most ambitious and pretentious project yet.

Thursday22 October

Friday23 October

  • 19:30
    And Still I Rise
    The YTheatre & Dance2Funky Arts showcases powerful new performances across a variety of art forms that are brave, honest, inspiring, and deeply resonant. Crafted by up-and-coming Midlands artists of Black, African, and C

Saturday24 October

  • 19:30
    Catherine Bohart: Borrowing Trouble
    The YComedyThe Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominee is back with a brand new show about her birthright - all encompassing, generational worry. But it’s a laugh! As seen and heard on Live at the Apollo, QI, The Last L

Thursday29 October

Friday30 October

  • 20:00
    Grace Petrie
    The YMusicForged from the political disillusionment of a generation of Tory rule, folk-rock cult hero and queer icon Grace Petrie returns to UK venues this year with the protest song firmly back in her heart. L

Saturday31 October

Sunday1 November

  • 19:30
    Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horrors
    The YTheatre & DanceThe silent masterpiece with a brand-new live score The Film Nosferatu (1922) is arguably the film that gave birth to the horror genre. Notable as the first cinematic interpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dr

Tuesday3 November

Wednesday4 November

Friday6 November

  • 20:00
    14/48 Theatre Festival
    The YTheatre & DanceThe world’s quickest theatre festival is back for its 13th year! We gather 70 artists and give them just 24 hours to write, direct, rehearse, score, design and perform seven brand-new plays. Then, as
  • 22:30
    14/48 Theatre Festival
    The YTheatre & DanceThe world’s quickest theatre festival is back for its 13th year! We gather 70 artists and give them just 24 hours to write, direct, rehearse, score, design and perform seven brand-new plays. Then, as

Saturday7 November

  • 20:00
    14/48 Theatre Festival
    The YTheatre & DanceThe world’s quickest theatre festival is back for its 13th year! We gather 70 artists and give them just 24 hours to write, direct, rehearse, score, design and perform seven brand-new plays. Then, as
  • 22:30
    14/48 Theatre Festival
    The YTheatre & DanceThe world’s quickest theatre festival is back for its 13th year! We gather 70 artists and give them just 24 hours to write, direct, rehearse, score, design and perform seven brand-new plays. Then, as

Wednesday11 November

  • 20:00
    Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand-Up Years
    The YComedyWhat?! Mark Thomas has been ‘standing up’ for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make you…? Alas it is true; one of our oldest surviving alternative comics celebrates 40 years a

Thursday12 November

  • 19:30
    Daniel Kitson: Thrum
    The YComedySold out · There’s the sound of somewhere else and the permanence of a plant pot and the ubiquity of a phrase and the heartbreaking brevity of a very long time. There’s figs and worms and an old dog r

Friday13 November

  • 20:00
    Thomas Green: Brainstorm
    The YComedyOne of Australia's best exports, Thomas Green storms back onto the stage to electrify audiences with a brand new hour, following his sell-out debut tour. After a significant self-discovery, Green

Sunday15 November

  • 19:30
    Daniel Foxx: How Lovely.
    The YComedyDaniel was determined to handle his Big Breakup with the grace of Julia Roberts. He didn’t. Join him as he navigates dating in your 30s, Le Creuset addiction and 12-step skincare routines, all while t