Stephen Joseph News

All new rehearsal photos have been released from Aladdin, the 24th annual pantomime running at Hackney Empire from Saturday 18 November to Sunday 31 December.

A year of shows from Scarborough's SJT has been unveiled, including adaptations of two classic novels, two stirring Yorkshire stories, a sparkling Christmas show and the 90th play, no less, from the SJT's Director Emeritus, Alan Ayckbourn.

Comedian and Radio 4 regular Bridget Christie brings her latest stand-up show, Who Am I?, to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre this month.

Wiltshire Creative has announced their Spring 2024 programme. Building on their recent in-house productions at Salisbury Playhouse, which include The Girl on the Train and Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense, Wiltshire Creative's programme for next spring includes three new in-house productions.  

Award winning actor and singer Richard Shelton brings his critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning play, Sinatra: RAW to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre in November.

Pilot Theatre, in association with Northern Stage and York Theatre Royal, have announced full casting for their forthcoming production of A Song for Ella Grey, Zoe Cooper's new adaptation of David Almond's (Skellig) award-winning novel, a contemporary retelling of the Orpheus myth directed by Esther Richardson.

More new visiting shows for the spring and early summer of 2024 at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre have been announced.

Casting has been announced for this year’s Christmas show at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre – a sparkling new adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. Find out who's starring in the cast here!

A brand new play, These Majestic Creatures, has opened at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre and plays there to 4 November 20023.

Within Touching Distance combines an immersive VR and spatialised binaural audio-world with a live, intimate one-on-one performance, in which a caring choreography of touch is received from the performer and synchronised with the VR experience.

A mesmerising dance show which uses a combination of stunningly original choreography, music and spoken word and an electrifying company of skilled, versatile dancers to tell an evocative story of colonialism, persecution, slavery, and racial injustice, comes to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.

England & Son, a one-man show starring Mark Thomas which was highly acclaimed at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, comes to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.

After the success of the show’s 2021-22 tour, writer, theatre-maker, and artist Luca Rutherford brings her impassioned performance piece You Heard Me to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month as part of its autumn 2023 tour.

Award-winning storyteller Danyah Miller brings her acclaimed production of I Believe in Unicorns, based on former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling story, to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.

A one-man show for ages five-plus about love, loss, family and, of course, boxing visits Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre this October half-term. Learn more about Alfie's First Fight here!

A brand new play, These Majestic Creatures, is now in rehearsal and can be seen at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre from 20 October to 4 November 2023. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets ehre!

The 2023 UK Theatre Awards winners have been revealed in a ceremony at London's Guildhall, hosted by Musical Theatre star Zoe Birkett.

New visiting shows for the spring and early summer of 2024 at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre have been announced. Learn more about the lineup here!

Full casting has been announced for Aladdin, the 24th annual pantomime running at Hackney Empire from Saturday 18 November to Sunday 31 December, with a press performance at 7pm on Thursday 30 November. Check out all new photos of the cast here!

Examining the pressures faced by young Muslim men, an exhilarating new play about fitting in and striking out comes to the Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. Brown Boys Swim can be seen in the McCarthy auditorium at the Scarborough theatre at 7.45pm on 9 and 10 October. Learn more about the production here!