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The Commitments
Mon 7 Nov - Sat 12 Nov 2022
Tickets available from £13.00
subject to a transaction fee of £3.65
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The Commitments is a fantastically feel good celebration of soul. Returning to tour the UK and Ireland 5 years after a phenomenally successful, record breaking run in London’s West End and subsequent sell-out tour. The Commitments is based on the BAFTA award-winning film classic.
Watch the trailer
Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
2 hours 15 minutes incl. interval
Mon - Sat at 19:30
Wed and Sat at 14:30 and 19:30
The Commitments received universal critical acclaim following its London World Premiere and was quickly hailed as a smash hit musical sensation. With over 20 soul classics performed live on stage including: Night Train, Try A Little Tenderness, River Deep, Mountain High, In The Midnight Hour, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Save Me, Mustang Sally, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Reach Out, Uptight, Knock On Wood, I Can't Turn You Loose and more!
The Commitments musical has been adapted from the novel by Booker prize winning author Roddy Doyle himself and is directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.
A rip-roaring concert ... Gets the audience up on its feet- London Evening Standard
What the critics say
The musical we've been waiting for. A sweet-soul, solid-gold, five-star blast - so good I almost wept.- The Sunday Times
This hugely enjoyable show touches the sublime. Wonderfully funny.- Daily Telegraph
A fabulous fun night out- Daily Mail
Grand Opera House York
Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
York Station
Monday to Saturday 12:00 until 16:00. Sundays: Closed.
On show days, service priority is given to 'today’s performance' sales and pre-paid collections. The box office remains open until 15 minutes after the start of the show. On Sundays or Bank Holidays we are open 1 hour before the start of the performance.
There are a range of bars to enjoy at the Grand Opera House at Stalls, Dress, Grand Circle levels as well as in the main Foyer.
Enjoy a VIP package for only £15 or a Grand package for £30 on top of your ticket price.
Not originally intended to be a theatre, the buildings that comprise the Grand Opera House York officially opened in 1902 with Little Red Riding Hood starring Florrie Ford. Since then it has been owned by FJ Butterworth, the Shepherd of Shambles and the India Pru Co. Ltd who spent £4,000,000 restoring the theatre to its former glory in 1987.
Watch the trailer
Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
2 hours 15 minutes incl. interval
Mon - Sat at 19:30
Wed and Sat at 14:30 and 19:30