Stephen Joseph Theatre News

Main Street Theater is producing the rollicking British farce, Taking Steps by internationally-acclaimed playwright, Sir Alan Ayckbourn. Get a first look at the cast in photos below.

Main Street Theater is producing the rollicking British farce, Taking Steps by internationally-acclaimed playwright, Sir Alan Ayckbourn. Learn how to purchase tickets.

A season shows has been announced for autumn 2024 at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre. Learn more about the lineup here!

Comedian Richard Herring will return to stand-up after six years with his new show Can I Have My Ball Back?, coming to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre on 23 May.

Professional dance artists and community groups will leap onto stage at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre in May for York Dance Space's Making Waves, showcasing new dance work accompanied by original music composed by North Yorkshire composer Wilfred Kimber.

Over twenty-five years, Luke Wright has built a reputation as one of Britain’s most popular live poets. As part of his celebrations, he’s visiting Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre on Wednesday 15 May.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (The Comedy of Errors, Globe), with Ekow Quartey and Amalia Vitale as Benedick and Beatrice.

Uncovering the plots and schemes that go on behind closed doors, ROTTEN is a darkly comical thriller that sees a diabolical plan spiral into anarchy.  The performance is at 7.45pm on Tuesday 23 April.

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has revealed the full cast for Twelfth Night or What You Will. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

After a sell-out show at the venue last year, the comedy girl band which has been leaving sequin trails across the UK since 2021 returns to the Stephen Joseph Theatre.

The cast has been announced for Wiltshire Creative's upcoming production of Alan Ayckbourn's A Chorus of Disapproval, completing their 2024 spring season.

Writer, poet, and TV and film producer Henry Normal will bring his new show to the Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.

Scarborough Theatre Trust, the board which runs the town’s Stephen Joseph Theatre, has a new chair and deputy chair. Learn more about the new appointments here!

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the full cast and creative team for English in association with the Kiln Theatre. The play will have its European premiere at The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon before transferring to the Kiln in London.

The cast has been announced for Dracula: The Bloody Truth, a new production which takes the lid off the familiar story of the world's greatest – or worst, depending on how you look at it – vampire. 

Brian Bilston, the poet described as the Banksy of poetry and Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate, comes to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 March.

Fat Chance comes to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. This unconventional show looks at the pitfalls of trying to have it all.          

Blackeyed Theatre’s critically acclaimed revival of Oh What a Lovely War heads to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. Learn more about the show here!

The cast has been revealed for Ladies Down Under at The New Vic. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

A new adaptation of a Jane Austen classic, Northanger Abbey, heads to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. Performances run 27 March to 13 April. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!