Naomi Petersen News

Open Door will host a special Valentine's comedy event featuring Joe Lycett, Asim Chaudhry, and others to support emerging talent in the arts.

The Free Association, a premier hub for improv comedy in the UK, will present two significant events in 2026: The Big Scene Improv Festival and a new, yet-to-be-named show. These events are set to enhance the UK's improv scene from May 13-17, 2026.

The Free Association have announced their programme to celebrate their 10-year anniversary.

Three women live parallel lives on the same London street. One desperately wants a baby, one regrets her choices, one is haunted by the past. Michèle Winstanley addresses motherhood and the female experience in a tender piece that becomes a sad reminder that, as women, we rarely fully win.

Rehearsals are under way for Alan Ayckbourn’s 89th play, Constant Companions, which will play at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre from 7 September to 7 October before touring to The Old Laundry Theatre, Bowness-on-Windermere (17 to 21 October) and the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme (24 October to 4 November). Check out rehearsal photos here! 

Globally renowned playwright Alan Ayckbourn will make a rare outing as an actor at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre in September.

Casting has been announced for Alan Ayckbourn's 89th play, Constant Companions, which will play at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre from 7 September to 7 October before touring to The Old Laundry Theatre, Bowness-on-Windermere (17 to 21 October) and the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme (24 October to 4 November).

A special fundraising event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular will take place at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre later this month.  

Arcola Theatre today announces the full cast for the world première of Barney Norris' new play We Started To Sing, which marks the reopening of the theatre since March 2020. Barney Norris directs Barbara Flynn, David Ricardo-Pearce, Naomi Petersen, George Taylor and Robin Soans.

Tickets for the films are £12 each, with a group ticket available at £15. A version of The Girl Next Door with added bonus features including interviews with Alan Ayckbourn and Kevin Jenkins costs £20. Learn more about the productions and how to view them here!

Naomi Peterson joins the company in the role of Miss Stapleton and others, joining the previously announced Richard Ede (Sherlock Holmes), Marc Pickering (Stapleton and others), Eric Stroud (Doctor Watson), Naomi Peterson (Miss Stapleton and others), Phil Yarrow (Sir Henry and others).

Booking opens at 10am on Friday 16 July. Tickets, priced from £10, are available from the box office, by phone, or online. Learn more here!

Ayckbourn's 85th play filmed for streaming.

A film of the play, recorded in front of a live audience, will be made available on the theatre's website from 6pm on Monday 28 June to midnight on Sunday 4 July.

Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre’s first in-house production of 2021 is Alan Ayckbourn’s The Girl Next Door. The 85th play by the prolific dramatist, it is currently in rehearsals, directed by the author, and can be seen at the SJT from Friday 4 June to Saturday 3 July.

A brand new audio recording of a classic Alan Ayckbourn play will chill audiences this Christmas.

The Free Association has announced a star line-up of guests for their run of hit-shows at the VAULT Festival 2020. Running from 4 February - 16 February, this is the first time the Free Association will present a series of the most exciting improvised comedy shows in London.

A brand new play from celebrated author Alan Ayckbourn has opened at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre.

The Stephen Joseph Theatre this year celebrates the 80th birthday of its Director Emeritus, the world-renowned playwright Alan Ayckbourn.

A brand new play from celebrated author Alan Ayckbourn is currently in rehearsal, and opens at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre in September.