Stephen Joseph Theatre
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Scarborough's independent theatre and cinema.
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📍 JOB VACANCY! 📍
We're looking for a skilled Head of Workshop and Stage to join our busy Production team!
Sound like you or someone you know? Head here for more info, and please share! Deadline for applications is Fri 19 Dec 👇
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We're looking for a skilled Head of Workshop and Stage to join our busy Production team!
Sound like you or someone you know? Head here for more info, and please share! Deadline for applications is Fri 19 Dec 👇
sjt.uk.com/vacancies
Stephen Joseph Theatre | Welcome
A world-class theatre, cinema and restaurant in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
📍 JOB VACANCY! 📍
We're looking for a skilled Head of Workshop and Stage to join our busy Production team!
Sound like you or someone you know? Head here for more info, and please share! Deadline for applications is Fri 19 Dec 👇
sjt.uk.com/vacancies
We're looking for a skilled Head of Workshop and Stage to join our busy Production team!
Sound like you or someone you know? Head here for more info, and please share! Deadline for applications is Fri 19 Dec 👇
sjt.uk.com/vacancies
We had a bit of help decorating the Green Room Christmas tree this afternoon - big thanks to the Sleeping Beauty cast for getting us all in the festive mood! 💫
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We had a bit of help decorating the Green Room Christmas tree this afternoon - big thanks to the Sleeping Beauty cast for getting us all in the festive mood! 💫
Introducing Propel, our new Creative Careers Programme for young people aged 15 - 17! 💥
The free programme runs between Jan and July '26, offering young creatives the chance to gain hands-on industry experience across all theatre departments.
Apply by 31 Dec, 11:45pm 👇
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The free programme runs between Jan and July '26, offering young creatives the chance to gain hands-on industry experience across all theatre departments.
Apply by 31 Dec, 11:45pm 👇
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November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Introducing Propel, our new Creative Careers Programme for young people aged 15 - 17! 💥
The free programme runs between Jan and July '26, offering young creatives the chance to gain hands-on industry experience across all theatre departments.
Apply by 31 Dec, 11:45pm 👇
sjt.uk.com/takepart/sjt...
The free programme runs between Jan and July '26, offering young creatives the chance to gain hands-on industry experience across all theatre departments.
Apply by 31 Dec, 11:45pm 👇
sjt.uk.com/takepart/sjt...
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Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre has a lively 2026 in store - not the least of which is the 92nd play of the masterly Alan Ayckbourn
@thesjt.bsky.social #newseason
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Alan Ayckbourn's 92nd play looks to the future
Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre has a lively 2026 in store - not the least of which is the 92nd play of the masterly Alan Ayckbourn
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November 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre has a lively 2026 in store - not the least of which is the 92nd play of the masterly Alan Ayckbourn
@thesjt.bsky.social #newseason
www.theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/alan-ay...
@thesjt.bsky.social #newseason
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We're chuffed to bits to tell you all about our 2026 produced work, including a joyful production of global phenomenon Calendar Girls The Musical, Alan Ayckbourn's latest play The Trial of Romeo Oscar, the award-winning Broadway show Murder for Two, and LOTS more!
Come on, let's scroll...
Come on, let's scroll...
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We're chuffed to bits to tell you all about our 2026 produced work, including a joyful production of global phenomenon Calendar Girls The Musical, Alan Ayckbourn's latest play The Trial of Romeo Oscar, the award-winning Broadway show Murder for Two, and LOTS more!
Come on, let's scroll...
Come on, let's scroll...
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The stage musical version of Calendar Girls gets the in-the-round treatment with a new production in Scarborough, Keswick and Bolton next year
@thesjt.bsky.social @tbtlake.bsky.social #BoltonOctagon #garybarlow #timfirth
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@thesjt.bsky.social @tbtlake.bsky.social #BoltonOctagon #garybarlow #timfirth
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Calendar Girls on song for summer and autumn
The stage musical version of Calendar Girls gets the in-the-round treatment with a new production in Scarborough, Keswick and Bolton next year
www.theatrereviewsnorth.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The stage musical version of Calendar Girls gets the in-the-round treatment with a new production in Scarborough, Keswick and Bolton next year
@thesjt.bsky.social @tbtlake.bsky.social #BoltonOctagon #garybarlow #timfirth
www.theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/calenda...
@thesjt.bsky.social @tbtlake.bsky.social #BoltonOctagon #garybarlow #timfirth
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A spectacular performance by Flamenco Origenes @thesjt.bsky.social tonight, warming us all up with their thrilling show. #Scarborough
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A spectacular performance by Flamenco Origenes @thesjt.bsky.social tonight, warming us all up with their thrilling show. #Scarborough
Announcing our first summer show of 2026! 🌻
Global phenomenon Calendar Girls The Musical will run 27 June-25 July, a true story of friendship and bravery written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, and directed by Paul Robinson.
Read more here 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/announcing-calendar-girls-the-musical
Global phenomenon Calendar Girls The Musical will run 27 June-25 July, a true story of friendship and bravery written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, and directed by Paul Robinson.
Read more here 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/announcing-calendar-girls-the-musical
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Announcing our first summer show of 2026! 🌻
Global phenomenon Calendar Girls The Musical will run 27 June-25 July, a true story of friendship and bravery written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, and directed by Paul Robinson.
Read more here 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/announcing-calendar-girls-the-musical
Global phenomenon Calendar Girls The Musical will run 27 June-25 July, a true story of friendship and bravery written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, and directed by Paul Robinson.
Read more here 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/announcing-calendar-girls-the-musical
We're so excited to be welcoming the ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grand Babylon Hotel in March!
Expect a rollicking comedy thriller, with a virtuoso cast of five bringing you faces, chases, glamour, intrigue, and a couple of German princes thrown in for good measure...
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Expect a rollicking comedy thriller, with a virtuoso cast of five bringing you faces, chases, glamour, intrigue, and a couple of German princes thrown in for good measure...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We're so excited to be welcoming the ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grand Babylon Hotel in March!
Expect a rollicking comedy thriller, with a virtuoso cast of five bringing you faces, chases, glamour, intrigue, and a couple of German princes thrown in for good measure...
sjt.uk.com/events/grand...
Expect a rollicking comedy thriller, with a virtuoso cast of five bringing you faces, chases, glamour, intrigue, and a couple of German princes thrown in for good measure...
sjt.uk.com/events/grand...
Only two more Moviedrome screenings in 2025 - catch Rashomon on Nov 28 and then Edward Scissorhands on Dec 19 👇
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Halloween treat with something terrible @thesjt.bsky.social with @madbasil.bsky.social hosting a rare screening of Stephen King’s 1979 Salem’s Lot, starring David Soul (Starsky & Hutch 1975 -79). With a vampire, creepy atmospheres, timeless horror... & a gripping climax, it was a must tonight.
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Only two more Moviedrome screenings in 2025 - catch Rashomon on Nov 28 and then Edward Scissorhands on Dec 19 👇
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@madbasil.bsky.social
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@madbasil.bsky.social
Some more brilliant touring shows heading our way in 2026!
Tickets are on sale to SJT Circle members now, and on general sale from 10am on Wed 5 Nov. Head here to read all about them 👇
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Tickets are on sale to SJT Circle members now, and on general sale from 10am on Wed 5 Nov. Head here to read all about them 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/new-yea...
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Some more brilliant touring shows heading our way in 2026!
Tickets are on sale to SJT Circle members now, and on general sale from 10am on Wed 5 Nov. Head here to read all about them 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/new-yea...
Tickets are on sale to SJT Circle members now, and on general sale from 10am on Wed 5 Nov. Head here to read all about them 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/new-yea...
A proper Halloween treat from Moviedrome this month - a rare screening of Stephen King's Salem's Lot, directed by Tobe Hooper of Texas Chain Saw Massacre fame 👇
@madbasil.bsky.social
@madbasil.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A proper Halloween treat from Moviedrome this month - a rare screening of Stephen King's Salem's Lot, directed by Tobe Hooper of Texas Chain Saw Massacre fame 👇
@madbasil.bsky.social
@madbasil.bsky.social
We're looking forward to supporting new work from these brilliant performers tonight, part of Queer Spaces Live: Climate Pride - tickets here:
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October 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We're looking forward to supporting new work from these brilliant performers tonight, part of Queer Spaces Live: Climate Pride - tickets here:
sjt.uk.com/events/queer...
sjt.uk.com/events/queer...
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Wow! I'm awarding all the stars for the magnificent Grace Petrie @thesjt.bsky.social tonight in #Scarborough - a fantastically funny show with killer tunes. A must see tour. www.gracepetrie.com/gigs
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Wow! I'm awarding all the stars for the magnificent Grace Petrie @thesjt.bsky.social tonight in #Scarborough - a fantastically funny show with killer tunes. A must see tour. www.gracepetrie.com/gigs
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"We are the Lions, Mr. Manager! is the remarkable story of Jayaben Desai... recently among the women chosen for the Radio 4 Women’s Hour Power List: those who have had the biggest impact on women’s lives over the past 70 years." - Sue Wilkinson
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Girl power! Inspirational play We are the Lions, Mr Manager! on way Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre
The remarkable story of Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick Strike comes to the Stephen Joseph Theatre later this month.
www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
"We are the Lions, Mr. Manager! is the remarkable story of Jayaben Desai... recently among the women chosen for the Radio 4 Women’s Hour Power List: those who have had the biggest impact on women’s lives over the past 70 years." - Sue Wilkinson
www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
Booking's now open for more new shows heading our way in 2026, including our first SJT production of the year - Murder for Two, a gloriously silly, devilishly clever and fantastically funny award-winning Broadway show - and some brilliant touring shows 👇
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October 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Booking's now open for more new shows heading our way in 2026, including our first SJT production of the year - Murder for Two, a gloriously silly, devilishly clever and fantastically funny award-winning Broadway show - and some brilliant touring shows 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/murderf...
sjt.uk.com/news/murderf...
And it's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Alan Ayckbourn's Earth Angel from The Yorkshire Post, describing it as:
"There are tears, laughter, love, hate, big ideas, division, reconciliation, small-town life, little victories and a huge heart in Earth Angel."
Only running until 11 Oct, so see it while you can!
"There are tears, laughter, love, hate, big ideas, division, reconciliation, small-town life, little victories and a huge heart in Earth Angel."
Only running until 11 Oct, so see it while you can!
October 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
And it's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Alan Ayckbourn's Earth Angel from The Yorkshire Post, describing it as:
"There are tears, laughter, love, hate, big ideas, division, reconciliation, small-town life, little victories and a huge heart in Earth Angel."
Only running until 11 Oct, so see it while you can!
"There are tears, laughter, love, hate, big ideas, division, reconciliation, small-town life, little victories and a huge heart in Earth Angel."
Only running until 11 Oct, so see it while you can!
We're delighted to announce our first SJT production of the year - Murder for Two - alongside some cracking visiting shows!
Booking's open for SJT Circle members now, and general booking opens at 10am on Wed 8 Oct - read more here 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/murderf...
Booking's open for SJT Circle members now, and general booking opens at 10am on Wed 8 Oct - read more here 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/murderf...
October 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We're delighted to announce our first SJT production of the year - Murder for Two - alongside some cracking visiting shows!
Booking's open for SJT Circle members now, and general booking opens at 10am on Wed 8 Oct - read more here 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/murderf...
Booking's open for SJT Circle members now, and general booking opens at 10am on Wed 8 Oct - read more here 👇
sjt.uk.com/news/murderf...
Our Director Emeritus #AlanAyckbourn was presented with @theabtt.bsky.social Stephen Joseph Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising his outstanding contribution to the development of UK theatre-in-the-round.
📸 Liz Sillett, ABTT CEO, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Bob Millington, Stephen Joseph Committee Chair
📸 Liz Sillett, ABTT CEO, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Bob Millington, Stephen Joseph Committee Chair
September 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Our Director Emeritus #AlanAyckbourn was presented with @theabtt.bsky.social Stephen Joseph Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising his outstanding contribution to the development of UK theatre-in-the-round.
📸 Liz Sillett, ABTT CEO, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Bob Millington, Stephen Joseph Committee Chair
📸 Liz Sillett, ABTT CEO, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Bob Millington, Stephen Joseph Committee Chair
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Always a huge joy to perform @thesjt.bsky.social, even if I have to fly from Australia these days to do it! Lovely to be in #Scarborough, the home of Alan Ayckbourn (the nearest thing we have to Shakespeare!) #theatre #comedy #touring #play
September 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Always a huge joy to perform @thesjt.bsky.social, even if I have to fly from Australia these days to do it! Lovely to be in #Scarborough, the home of Alan Ayckbourn (the nearest thing we have to Shakespeare!) #theatre #comedy #touring #play
"Another cracking good show from the master craftsman."
@elizabethjs4.bsky.social
@elizabethjs4.bsky.social
Earth Angel at Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough - a review for @on-magazine.bsky.social,
with @thesjt.bsky.social
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with @thesjt.bsky.social
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Earth Angel – Review – Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough - On: Yorkshire Magazine
Ayckbourn’s Earth Angel at SJT blends comedy and poignancy, probing trust, grief, and human goodness. A heartfelt, thought-provoking play.
www.on-magazine.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
"Another cracking good show from the master craftsman."
@elizabethjs4.bsky.social
@elizabethjs4.bsky.social
Some brilliant news to start the week! ✨
We’re absolutely thrilled to have been nominated for a #UKTheatreAward for Excellence in Workforce Culture. The nomination recognises the impact of our Associate Director Scheme - find out more in our five minute read 👇
We’re absolutely thrilled to have been nominated for a #UKTheatreAward for Excellence in Workforce Culture. The nomination recognises the impact of our Associate Director Scheme - find out more in our five minute read 👇
Stephen Joseph Theatre | We've been nominated for a UK Theatre Award!
We're delighted to announce we've been nominated for a UK Theatre Award for Excellence in Workforce Culture!
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September 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Some brilliant news to start the week! ✨
We’re absolutely thrilled to have been nominated for a #UKTheatreAward for Excellence in Workforce Culture. The nomination recognises the impact of our Associate Director Scheme - find out more in our five minute read 👇
We’re absolutely thrilled to have been nominated for a #UKTheatreAward for Excellence in Workforce Culture. The nomination recognises the impact of our Associate Director Scheme - find out more in our five minute read 👇
★★★★ "It really is a play you need to see, then discuss afterwards." @trnorth.bsky.social
Comedy, an intriguing story and an apparently simple question provide a lot of food for thought in Alan Ayckbourn's 91st play, Earth Angel. Read Steve Pratt's review
@thesjt.bsky.social #AlanAyckbourn #EarthAngel #theoldlaundrytheatre
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@thesjt.bsky.social #AlanAyckbourn #EarthAngel #theoldlaundrytheatre
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Earth Angel
Comedy, an intriguing story and an apparently simple question provide a lot of food for thought in Alan Ayckbourn's 91st play, Earth Angel
www.theatrereviewsnorth.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
★★★★ "It really is a play you need to see, then discuss afterwards." @trnorth.bsky.social
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Just heard that I have been selected as one of eight writers for Queer Spaces Climate Pride at the York Theatre Royal (Wednesday 22 October) and @thesjt.bsky.social Scarborough (Wednesday 29 October) with Roots Touring - very excited!
www.rootstouring.com/queer-spaces...
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Queer Spaces Climate Pride | Roots
Queer Spaces Climate Pride at York Theatre Royal and the Stephen Joseph Theatre, produced by Roots.
www.rootstouring.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Just heard that I have been selected as one of eight writers for Queer Spaces Climate Pride at the York Theatre Royal (Wednesday 22 October) and @thesjt.bsky.social Scarborough (Wednesday 29 October) with Roots Touring - very excited!
www.rootstouring.com/queer-spaces...
www.rootstouring.com/queer-spaces...
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The 2026 Channel 4 screenwriting course is now OPEN for entries - until Monday October 6th script-consultant.co.uk/channel-4-sc...
Channel 4 Screenwriting - Philip Shelley, Script Consultant
Channel 4 Screenwriting Course The entry process for the 2026 Channel 4 Screenwriting Course opens on 22nd September, 2025! Course Content General The purpose of the course is to offer 12 writers new ...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The 2026 Channel 4 screenwriting course is now OPEN for entries - until Monday October 6th script-consultant.co.uk/channel-4-sc...