Swing When You Sing

Swing When You Sing returns to the Joseph Rowntree Theatre on Sunday 24 January 2027, with the show starting at 7:30pm. It's a big-band night, and the scale of it is a good place to start: a 16-piece swing band plays live on stage throughout, so the sound comes from the room rather than a backing track. The set celebrates the golden age of swing, with Glenn Miller's music at the centre, alongside Broadway favourites, soaring ballads and classic hits.

It's a returning production, and the cast has grown since it last played. Returning audience favourites are joined by an expanded line-up of performers, so the show is larger than the previous version. The 16-piece band stays on stage for the whole run, providing the live foundation for the vocals and the arrangements.

The show is billed as a feel-good one, and the timing is part of the pitch: it's set for late January, described as a way to beat the post-Christmas blues. With the big band live on stage, the music is the main event, and the set moves through the different moods of the era — the upbeat swing, the Broadway numbers, and the slower ballads.

Tickets are £18.00 to £20.00, and the performance is at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre on Haxby Road, York, on Sunday 24 January 2027, starting at 7:30pm.