Stephen Joseph News

Check out new production photos of the Built By Barn World Premiere of Men Behaving Badly: The Play, running at Barn Theatre through Saturday 7 March.

The Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough will welcome a new Casting Director, Annelie Powell. Annelie will be casting most of the SJT's own productions, starting with Murder for Two.

SPITFIRE GIRLS, a new play by Katherine Senior, directed by Seán Aydon, will open at Winchester Theatre Royal on February 26, 2026. The production has announced its full cast for its second UK tour.

The cast has been revealed for the Stephen Joseph Theatre's first production of 2026. Murder for Two is a madcap murder mystery with a twist. Two actors – Tom Babbage and Lucy Keirl – play 13 characters… and the piano.

Debris Stevenson is presenting a new play, My Brother’s a Genius now playing at Sheffield Theatres through Sat 14 Feb 2026. Check out all new photos from the production and learn more here.

Stephen Joseph Theatre will present WE'RE NOT GETTING A DOG, a unique production starting February 24, offering a narrative that delves beyond its title. Learn more here!

Claybody Theatre have announced casting for their Spring tour of The Grand Babylon Hotel, Arnold Bennett's rollicking comedy thriller, including many original cast members.

The wonderful world of The Wind in the Willows will come to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. Kenneth Grahame’s much-loved novel has been adapted by the acclaimed playwright Mike Kenny. Learn more here!

Following a highly successful run in 2025, THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY will resume its tour in January 2026, offering audiences another chance to experience this acclaimed production.

Em Stroud will bring her signature blend of stand-up, improv and clowning to the stage at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month, promising an evening of fun, joy and a few surprises!

New Vic Theatre will launch their 40th anniversary year with Joyce Branagh's new production of Steven Canny and John Nicholson's acclaimed adaptation of The Hound of The Baskervilles.

A comic named by his peers as the best comedian of 2025 will bring his new show to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre in March. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

The cast and creative team has been revealed for the Barn Theatre's Built By Barn World Premiere of Men Behaving Badly: The Play. From Simon Nye, Men Behaving Badly’s original writer, comes a brand-new stage comedy.

The latest show from the John Godber Company will come to Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. It's the end of term and John Godber's hilarious comedy masterpiece, Teechers, has been reset for post-Covid times.

With their production of Noël Coward's Fallen Angels currently running, the Menier Chocolate Factory have announced that Janie Dee will be staging a one-night-only performance of Coward & Friends with Stefan Bednarczyk.

The cult BBC comedy series The High Life comes to Scottish stages as a brand-new musical, with Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson teaming up with writer Johnny McKnight and director Andrew Panton.

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed their latest recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions for new theatrical works surrounding themes of science, math, and technology.

New visiting shows for 2026 at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre have been revealed! The lineup includes The Gruffalo, the much-loved magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler and more.

Claybody Theatre will present their first ever tour with The Grand Babylon Hotel, Arnold Bennett's rollicking comedy thriller. The company will bring the show to audiences beyond Stoke-on-Trent for the first time in Spring 2026.

The Royal Court Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Jack Nicholls' debut play The Shitheads. Learn more here!