Nick Lane News

A new adaptation of a classic novel, an adaptation of a favourite British movie, Alan Ayckbourn's 87th play, a time-bending romance and a new version of Cinderella have been announced for 2022 by Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Blackeyed Theatre's acclaimed production of Frankenstein comes to the stage at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month as part of a national tour.

Enjoy the Stephen Joseph Theatre's Jack and the Beanstalk at home this Christmas, available on the SJT website until midnight on Monday 31 January 2022.

Blackeyed Theatre have today announced their acclaimed production of Frankenstein will be coming back to the stage in January for a two-month tour. Adapted by Nick Lane from John Ginman's original 2016 adaptation, Frankenstein will open in Bracknell on 27 January, touring to theatres across England until 29 March.

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Nick Lane’s thrilling adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark psychological fantasy, visits Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.

It's my hope - after the year we’ve had - that audiences will get the kind of story that sets pulses racing, gets them thinking, talking, connects them.

Following being filmed and streamed in 2020, this thrilling adaptation by Nick Lane of Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark psychological fantasy is touring the country from September 2021 – May 2022 with over 100 dates, immersing audiences in the myth and mystery of 19th century London.  

A radical new reworking of Herman Melville's epic, classic novel, Moby Dick, will be put on at Hull's Stage @TheDock by The John Godber Company this June.

Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre has announced a season of shows for 2021 which will include three world premieres and the second outing for a play which played to packed houses at the National Theatre when it debuted in 2018.

A brand new film of the Scarborough theatre's sell-out Christmas show, The Snow Queen, will be available on the SJT website from noon on Wednesday 23 December 2020 until midnight on Sunday 31 January 2021. It's the first time the famous North Yorkshire theatre has ventured into filming its productions.

A brand new adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Snow Queen will weave some sparkling festive magic live on stage at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre this Christmas.

Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre continues its autumn 2020 season with Nick Lane's My Favourite Summer from 12 to 14 November.

Blackeyed Theatre have today released their production images for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, which will be performed in front of a socially-distanced audience at South Hill Park Arts Centre in Bracknell, as well as LIVE streamed across the UK tomorrow, Friday 18 September. 

Blackeyed Theatre have today announced that their highly acclaimed production of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's novella by Nick Lane, will be performed to a socially-distanced audience at the Wilde Theatre in Bracknell, Berkshire, on Friday 18 September and be available to watch LIVE online and on demand.

An innovative autumn and winter season for 2020 at Scarborougha??s Stephen Joseph Theatre has been carefully crafted to combine live theatre for socially distanced audiences with digital work for those that prefer to stay at home.

As theatres face extended closure due to Covid-19, Blackeyed Theatre is making its acclaimed 2018 production of Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four available to watch online for free, from Sunday 5th July a?" Wednesday 15th July. 

Following the premature closure of its international tour of Jane Eyre as a result of COVID-19, Blackeyed Theatre are making the production available to watch online free of charge from Sunday 10 May until Sunday 17 May.

The Stephen Joseph Theatre has announced a spring/summer season of in-house and visiting productions for 2020, alongside its annual Christmas show.

Six months of 2020 touring dates have been announced for Blackeyed Theatre's epic international tour of Nick Lane's thrilling new adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece Jane Eyre. This spectacular world premiere is touring until June 2020, and will make its way across the UK, including a return home to the Yorkshire moors, as well as The Netherlands and China.

A brand new adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic Treasure Island swashbuckles its way onto the stage at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre this Christmas.