What's On at the SJT: 2024 by Stephen Joseph Theatre

2024

www.sjt.uk.com Box Office 01723 370541 Westborough, Scarborough, YO11 1JW

The best nights out We’re all about great nights out in Scarborough!

Contacting us Call 01723 370541 (Mon - Sat, 10am - 6pm) Come and see us in person: Westborough, Scarborough, YO11 1JW (Mon – Sat from 10am, usually closing 15 minutes after the last event of the day has begun.) Email box.office@sjt.uk.com Book online anytime at www.sjt.uk.com

This year we’re bringing you an exciting mix of theatre, comedy, musicals, dance and live music; the perfect distraction from everyday life.

Prices

Our cinema screens films six nights a week, with everything from the latest must-see movies to screenings from the National Theatre and Royal Opera House. As part of our dementia friendly programme we screen a classic film every month with free refreshments and free tickets for carers and companions.

For preview performances of SJT productions ticket prices are capped at £16 for all seats.

There’s something for everyone at the SJT, so head our way and join us for a great night out.

Theatre productions Tickets from £10.

We always have a number of tickets at £10 - grab them while you can as they do go quickly!

Seats may get more expensive as demand increases.

On screen Film tickets:

Full price £8 Concessions £7 Circle members, NHS staff & U30s £6

Event cinema:

£12/£18

If you have any queries or, for accessibility reasons, need seats that are not currently on sale, please speak to our Box Office team. To give you an idea of what our two spaces are like, check out the seating plans on the inside back cover of this brochure.

Accessibility

We strive to make life easier for all visitors and have different types of accessible performances/ screenings, accessible options for seating, facilities for audio description and assistive listening among other provisions. Assistance dogs are very welcome, and we’re proud to be dementia-friendly. There’s more information at www.sjt.uk.com/ access or you can call 01723 370541 or email reception@sjt.uk.com with any queries.

SJT gift vouchers are available for any amount, last for two years and can be personalised - get yours from the Box Office or online. We now also accept Theatre Tokens.

Under 30s

This free-to -join scheme is available to anyone under 30 or in full-time education. Tickets for just £10 (any seat, even after the standard allocation of ‘tenner tickets’ has gone!). Get two free film tickets when you sign up! Your U30s membership also gives you 10% off refreshments*. Contact the Box Office for details.

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• 10% off when you book 10+ full price tickets* • Free booker’s ticket when booking 20+ seats* • School groups – get in touch for the best offers Contact us via email: natalie.foster@sjt.uk.com or call the Box Office on 01723 370541.

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NHS staff & carer discounts

NHS staff can get 20% off all SJT-produced shows*. Also available to carers with a green CARE badge and Blue Light cardholders. Ts & Cs apply to all offers and discounts. Exclusions may apply, not valid on tickets £10 or under. *

While you’re here...

Make a night of it by booking a delicious meal at Eat Me Cafe @ the SJT in our first floor bar space, and find that perfect gift in Shop at the SJT details in the back of this brochure!

The information contained in this brochure was correct at the time of printing, but may be subject to changes.

Please recycle me when you’ve finished ! Scarborough Theatre Trust Ltd. | Registered Charity No 253606

There’s a patient in the waiting room who says he’s invisible.

The SJT Youth Theatre presents

COLLECTED GRIMM TALES Adapted by Carol Ann Duffy Directed by Alice Kynman

Funny, magical, cruel and wondrous, the folk classics Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin and others from the Brothers Grimm are presented here in the acclaimed poet Carol Ann Duffy’s enchantingly fresh adaptation, with a beguiling and playful dramatisation by Tim Supple. Join the Stephen Joseph Youth Theatre this half term for an adventure through some of the most famous stories ever told! It’s perfect for children aged 8 or over (or really brave 7 year olds) and their families.

15 - 17 February, 6pm plus 2pm Sat matinee Age guidance: 7+ Venue: The McCarthy Tickets: £6/£10

I’m afraid I can’t see him right now.

YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL 2024

NURSE, THE SCREENS! Written and directed by Rob Salmon

There’s a new patient on the ward with a mysterious illness. Spots before his eyes, hot and cold running nostrils, and long hair down his back. None on his head mind. Just on his back. There’s only one thing for it, Dr. Reckitt and Nurse Dimples must put their heads together to save Mr. Biggun from a fate worse than… stubbing your toe on the door frame or falling asleep on the bus! Join children and young people from all over Scarborough and beyond to celebrate our amazing NHS at the end of its 75th year, with some heart-warming stories of bravery and commitment, and some even older jokes!

12 - 14 March, 7.30pm Age guidance: 6+ Venue: The Round All tickets: £6

The Stephen Joseph Theatre, Orange Tree Theatre, Octagon Theatre Bolton and Theatre by the Lake, Keswick present

NORTHANGER ABBEY

By Zoe Cooper, from the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Tessa Walker

“Because caught up in her world of fantasy she does not always see the world as it is, does she?” Catherine Morland knows little of the world, but who needs real-life experience when you have books to guide you? Catherine seizes her chance to escape her claustrophobic family life and join the smart set in Bath. Between balls and parties, she meets worldly, sophisticated Isabella Thorpe – Iz, to her friends – and so Cath’s very own adventure begins. Zoe Cooper infuses the plot and spirit of Austen’s original with her unique voice, resulting in a play fizzing with imagination, packed full of humour and brimming with love. Praise for Zoe Cooper: “Whatever it is that distinguishes rare writing talent, Zoe Cooper has got it” The Guardian

“A small play with a big heart, a romantic comedy that’s genuinely funny and unexpectedly powerful” Evening Standard

27 Mar - 13 Apr Monday - Saturday, 7.30pm Matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays Preview: Wed 27 Mar, 7.30pm Ticket prices are capped at £16 for all seats. Post-show Q&A: Thu 4 Apr, 1.30pm

Accessible performances Socially distanced: Tue 2 Apr, 7.30pm Dementia-friendly & captioned: Thu 11 Apr, 1.30pm Captioned: Thu 11 Apr, 7.30pm BSL interpreted & audio-described: Sat 13 Apr, 2.30pm Age guidance: 12+ Venue: The Round

Tickets from £10 - book early for the best prices! For more details see the inside front cover. Discounts available for SJT Circle members, Under 30s, NHS staff, carers and groups. Details online or get in touch!

The SJT Young Company presents

DNA

By Dennis Kelly Directed by Rob Salmon

So there’s this group of teenagers, and they’ve done something bad... really bad, and now they’re panicking and desperately trying to cover it up, but when they find that the cover-up is actually bringing them together in their need to be a part of something more, maybe it isn’t all so bad after all?

8 - 11 May, 7.30pm Age guidance: 13+ Venue: The Round

Group discounts are available

for schools bookings please email us on natalie.foster@sjt.uk.com or call Natalie on 01723 370541.

Dennis Kelly’s dark comedy is the inaugural production from the SJT’s Young Company. The Young Company is a new talent development programme for young creatives in Scarborough. It gives them the opportunity to develop skills for a career in the creative industries - come and support them on their journey! “Dennis Kelly’s short, sharp shocker of a play cleverly piles on the twists, [his] sharp, reflective writing gets inside the characters’ heads” The Guardian

“A taut compelling thriller and a modern-day spin on Lord of the Flies, exploring group behaviour and moral equivocation” Financial Times

Tickets from £10 - book early for the best prices! For more details see the inside front cover. Discounts

The Stephen Joseph Theatre and Octagon Theatre Bolton present

DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH

Written by Le Navet Bete & John Nicholson Directed by Paul Robinson

It’s 1900. Dracula, the best-selling novel by Bram Stoker, was released three years ago and Professor Abraham Van Helsing is not happy. He was there. He knows The Truth. The Bloody Truth. And The Truth must come out. Professional vampire hunter Van Helsing has gathered a troupe of highly trained, versatile actors to tell the story of the vampire who sailed from Transylvania to Whitby leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. Grab a sharpened stake and a clove of garlic and join Professor Van Helsing for the theatrical performance of a lifetime. A brand-new comedy theatre show from the team behind the rip-roaring caper The 39 Steps and the UK Theatre Award nominated The Comedy of Errors (more or less).

3 - 27 Jul Monday - Saturday, 7.30pm Matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays Preview: Wed 3 Jul, 7.30pm Ticket prices are capped at £16 for all seats. Post-show Q&A: Thu 18 Jul, 1.30pm

Accessible performances Socially distanced: Mon 8 Jul, 7.30pm Dementia-friendly & captioned: Thu 25 Jul, 1.30pm Captioned: Thu 25 Jul, 7.30pm

★★★★★ “Side-splittingly funny ”

BSL interpreted & audio-described: Sat 27 Jul, 2.30pm

★★★★★ “Bloody brilliant”

Age guidance: 12+

Broadway World

The Reviews Hub

★★★★★ “Absurdly and hilariously chaotic”

Venue: The Round

British Theatre Guide

available for SJT Circle members, Under 30s, NHS staff, carers and groups. Details online or get in touch!

The Stephen Joseph Theatre, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick and Octagon Theatre Bolton present

BRASSED OFF

Adapted by Paul Allen Based on the screenplay by Mark Herman Directed by Liz Steveson

Brass runs in Shane’s family, and in the midst of yet another cost of living crisis he looks back on the last great battle for the local pit and the defiant glory of Grimley Colliery Band. It’s 1994 and the tight-knit mining community of Grimley, Yorkshire, are fighting to keep their colliery open. Meanwhile, revered band leader, Danny, battles to keep his dispirited band of brass-playing miners together with the dream of qualifying for the National Championships at the Albert Hall. When the uncertainty around the pit’s future becomes too much for the band members, loyalty is tested, pressure mounts and the community begins to break apart. With their whole way of life at stake, can the band find a way to play on? Based on the smash-hit film, Brassed Off is a much-loved modern classic, full of grit, heart and northern humour. This production will feature live music from local brass bands to deliver a soul stirring theatrical experience.

2 - 31 Aug Monday - Saturday, 7.30pm Matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays Preview: Fri 2 Aug, 7.30pm. Ticket prices are capped at £16 for all seats. Post-show Q&A: Thu 15 Aug, 1.30pm

Accessible performances Socially distanced: Mon 5 Aug, 7.30pm Dementia-friendly & captioned: Thu 22 Aug, 1.30pm Captioned: Thu 22 Aug, 7.30pm BSL interpreted & audio-described: Sat 31 Aug, 2.30pm Age guidance: 13+ Venue: The Round

“One clear advantage of the staged version... is the emotive impact of a large ensemble of brass-savvy professional actors and local musicians blazing through music” The Guardian

Tickets from £10 and discounts available for SJT Circle members, Under 30s, NHS staff, carers & groups.

Get closer to your theatre

We can’t do it without you!

By becoming a member, you allow us to become more than a theatre. You’re investing directly in your local theatre, enabling us to produce vibrant and exciting shows, nurture new talent and provide vital work in the local community. Whether you want exclusive behind-the-scenes access, discounts, priority booking, or to support the work we do on our stages and in our local communities, there’s something for everyone. Members get the chance to meet the SJT team and socialise with like-minded people over a cuppa and a sweet treat at our exclusive monthly events. All membership levels include a donation which goes straight to our charity - the higher the level, the bigger the donation. Thank you!

Your support: • Provides dementia-friendly and accessible performances • Creates the brilliant props you see in our shows • Brings local community groups to the theatre, sometimes for the first time, allowing more people to experience the magic of live theatre • Gives all children the chance to get creative • Provides us with a safety net, ensuring we can keep programming ambitious new shows

Membership starts from just £3.33 per month!

Find full details online at bit.ly/SJTMember, call 01723 370541 or email the team on supportus@sjt.uk.com for details. Registered Charity Number 253606

The Stephen Joseph Theatre presents

SHOW & TELL

Written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn

Jack’s planning a big party for his wife’s birthday. He’s pulling out all the stops and has booked a touring theatre company to perform in the main hall of the family home. The only problem is that Jack is getting a bit forgetful in his old age and can’t remember all the details of the booking… The Homelight Theatre Company is on its knees. They desperately need a well-paid gig and Jack’s booking is very well paid. Pinning him down on the details has been tricky and something doesn’t feel quite right.

5 Sep - 5 Oct Tuesday - Saturday, 7.30pm Matinees on most Wednesdays, all Thursdays and Saturdays

Preview: Fri 5 Sep, 7.30pm Ticket prices are capped at £16 for all seats. Post-show Q&A: Fri 20 Sep, 7.30pm

Accessible performances Socially distanced: Wed 11 Sep, 7.30pm

Alan Ayckbourn’s 90th play is a celebration of theatre, a delightfully dark farce lifting the lid on the performances we act out on a daily basis.

Dementia-friendly & captioned: Thu 26 Sep, 1.30pm

“He is a kind of English Chekhov who is also an incomparably fine director of his own serious comedies”

Captioned: Thu 26 Sep, 7.30pm

The Wall Street Journal on The Girl Next Door (2021)

“Ayckbourn’s deft and light touch takes you deviously into darker reaches of the soul” Scarborough Evening News on Family Album (2022)

“Genius...highly amusing.”

The Daily Mail on Constant Companions (2023)

BSL interpreted & audio-described: Sat 21 Sep, 2.30pm Age guidance: 12+ Venue: The Round

Mr A’s Amazing Days Friday 13 - Sunday 15 September 2024

Alongside Alan Ayckbourn’s 90th play Show & Tell, we’re hosting a series of fundraising events including a rehearsed reading of a never-before-heard play and a new short film. This exciting weekend helps to raise funds for the SJT New Work Fund, enabling us to put even more brand new work on our stages and nurture brilliant new talent. You can book individually for Everything Including the Kitchen Sink, Show & Tell and Father of Invention, or you can get exclusive benefits by purchasing a VIP package!

Everything Including the Kitchen Sink

Friday 13 September, 7pm | McCarthy | All tickets £20 An evening of Alan! The evening will start with a talk from the man who knows more about Alan than anyone other than the man himself , Simon Murgatroyd. After the interval, we’ll be screening an exclusive new film featuring intimate conversations with Alan filmed over several months in – yes – his kitchen!

Father of Invention

Sunday 15 September, 3pm | Round | All tickets £25 A rehearsed reading of a never-before-heard play which Alan wrote during lockdown. The reading is yet to be cast, but will almost certainly include members of the Show & Tell company; and we’re delighted to say that our friend Liza Goddard will be involved in this first-ever public performance. Alan will, of course, direct and be present at the reading. Package A is now SOLD OUT but contact the Box Office to be put on the waiting list!

VIP Package A

£550

VIP Package B

£150

Tickets to Everything Including the Kitchen Sink Tickets to Show & Tell on Saturday 15 September (matinee or evening) Tickets to the reading of Father of Invention Gala event after the reading of Father of Invention, attended by Alan Ayckbourn and the cast. Includes a buffet and glass of prosecco A souvenir programme Lunch with members of the Show & Tell Company Exclusive behind the scenes sessions with staff from the SJT Scarborough Theatre Trust Ltd. | Registered Charity No 253606

Limited availability for Package B!

The Stephen Joseph Theatre presents

THE WHITBY REBELS

By Bea Roberts Directed by Paul Robinson

In Whitby Harbour, in the summer of 1991, something extraordinary happened. A humble pleasure boat set sail for the Arctic crewed by misfits, pensioners and the vicar for Egton & Grosmont. This motley crew was assembled by Captain Jack Lammiman to complete a daring mission: to erect a plaque honouring Whitby whaling Captain William Scoresby senior on a volcanic island hundreds of miles north of Iceland. Their voyage is a classic story of British eccentricity and determination to rival Eddie the Eagle’s Olympic exploits, bus driver Kempton Bunton stealing the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington and crane operator Maurice Flitcroft playing golf in the British Open. This is the (mostly) true story of a Captain, his crew and a boatload of Yorkshire grit.

18 Oct - 2 Nov Monday - Saturday, 7.45pm Matinees on most Thursdays and Saturdays Preview: Fri 18 Oct, 7.30pm Ticket prices are capped at £16 for all seats. Post-show Q&A: Thu 24 Oct, 1.45pm

Accessible performances Socially distanced: Wed 23 Oct, 7.30pm Dementia-friendly & captioned: Thu 31 Oct, 1.45pm Captioned: Thu 31 Oct, 7.45pm BSL interpreted & audio-described: Sat 2 Nov, 2.45pm Age guidance: 12+ Venue: The Round

Tickets from £10 - book early for the best prices! For more details see the inside front cover. Discounts

The Stephen Joseph Theatre presents

ALADDIN

Original story by Hanna Diyab Adapted by Nick Lane Directed by Gemma Fairlie

For Christmas 2024, we’re revisiting another classic. The story of a poor boy from a distant land, tricked by a sorcerer into retrieving a remarkable lamp from a magical cave... we all know this one. Or do we...? Because what if that cave was more magical than Aladdin or the sorcerer had ever imagined? What if the cave he wandered into isn’t the cave he wanders out of? What if, in fact, Aladdin finds himself outside Hairy Bob’s cave on a cold winter’s night? A wind ravaged Marine Drive is no place for a lad in threadbare clothes and sandals. He’ll need to get from Scarbosia (oh yes) back to his home, but it’ll take more than a genie’s three wishes - especially when he’s blown the first two on hot chocolate and a parka! From the team who brought you Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast expect a brand new adventure packed with silliness, thrills, spills, singalongs and fantastical family fun.

29 Nov - 28 Dec Public performance times: 11am/1pm/3pm/6pm/7pm Preview: Fri 29 Nov, 6pm Ticket prices are capped at £16 for all seats.

Accessible performances Socially distanced: Mon 2 Dec, 6pm Relaxed: Fri 13 Dec, 11am Captioned: Fri 27 Dec, 1pm BSL interpreted & audio-described: Sat 21 Dec, 1pm Age guidance: 6+

Younger children are welcome, kids under 18months go free but still need a ticket.

Venue: The Round

available for SJT Circle members, Under 30s, NHS staff, carers and groups. Details online or get in touch!

Hammonds Band

SJT Play Reading:

Sun 7 Jan, 3pm

Me For You

As SHE Likes It

The ever popular Hammonds Brass Band returns to the Stephen Joseph Theatre for a fabulous afternoon of the best of brass music. Under the direction of Morgan Griffiths, Hammonds Band is one of the country’s finest brass bands, performing in venues across the world. This is a special concert not to be missed!

Tue 30 Jan, 7.15pm Holly knows that human beings have screwed the planet, but she’s still desperate to have a baby of her own. A play about love in the face of overwhelming evidence that we’re a despicable race of selfish parasites. Longlisted for the Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing.

The Round | All ages | £18

The McCarthy | Ages 16+ | £5

Forever Tenors Surrender

Do I Love You?

Sat 3 Feb, 7.30pm

Wed 7 - Sat 10 Feb, 7.30pm plus Thu and Sat matinees

Self-Raising

An exciting, dynamic classical crossover duo that has taken the world by storm; Adam Lacey and Robert Durkin take classic compositions you know and love and infuse them with new energy. From Nessun Dorma to Unchained Melody, their renditions are sure to take your breath away.

Join twenty somethings Sally, Nat and Kyle in this hilarious comedy as they develop a love for Northern Soul. From Brid Spa to Stoke, from Scarborough to the Tower Ballroom, our young soulies are determined to keep the faith! From John Godber, writer of the legendary show Bouncers.

A blisteringly honest, laugh-outloud one-woman show about growing up deaf in a family with secrets. Jenny Sealey has spent a lifetime championing stories by Deaf and disabled artists. Now she takes to the stage to tell her own.

The Round | Ages 12+ | £23

The Round | Ages 14+ | From £10

The McCarthy | Ages 14+ | £15

Wed 31 Jan, 7.45pm

Kiss the Hollywood happy ending goodbye! Inspired by the story of #MeToo pioneer Patricia Douglas, this is a darkly comedic explosion of multimedia, verbatim, cabaret and drag; a contemporary play that poses the question: how much has changed between the Hollywood of yesteryear and now?

The McCarthy | 13+ | £15

Tue 20 Feb, 7.45pm Wed 21 Feb, 1.45pm

BSL, AD and captions on all shows.

“captivating” The Stage

Queer Spaces: Live! Thu 22 Feb, 7pm

Inspired by Natasha Bell’s blog about queer sanctuaries, we’ve invited Yorkshire artists to share their stories of queer spaces. A one-off celebration of queer lives that is joyful and real. Would you like to join the show as a writer / performer? Check out our website for more info!

The McCarthy | Ages 13+

Jo Caulfield – Here Comes Trouble

Rock Rising: The Supreme

Fri 23 Feb, 7.45pm

Sat 24 Feb, 7.30pm

Voted Comedians’ Comedian of The Year 21/22, Jo doesn’t mean to cause trouble; she just has the nerve to say out loud what everyone else is thinking! Expect razor-sharp observations and scandalous one-liners as Jo gets her claws into everything and everyone.

Showcasing an excellent 7-piece band, taking incredible musicianship and stagecraft to a different level, this show features rock anthems from legendary acts such as Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Journey, Foreigner, Toto, Thin Lizzy and many more multi-platinum selling artists from the last four decades.

Pay What You Decide

The McCarthy | Ages 16+ | £17

Feel Me

The Light House

A new interactive theatre show from The Paper Birds, Feel Me asks, via your mobile phone, who and what you care about from the stories unfolding live on stage in front of you. A journey through landscapes and across borders, through changing seasons, endless queues and interviews.

Love is a complicated business. It gets even more complicated when the person you love doesn’t want to be alive. Tender, funny and defiantly hopeful, this is a real life story of falling in love and staying in love, even when the lights go out and you’re lost in the dark. “It does need to be seen by everybody really. It’s beautiful”

The Round | Ages 13+ | £15

The McCarthy | Ages 13+ | From £10

Tue 27 Feb, 7.30pm Wed 28 Feb, 1.30pm (schools)

Thu 29 Feb, 7.45pm

Audience member

Classic Rock Show

The Round | All ages | £23

Barrie Rutter: Shakespeare’s Royals Fri 1 Mar, 7.30pm

Join actor-director and Founder of Northern Broadsides Barrie Rutter to celebrate the Bard’s kings and queens – their achievements, conquests and foibles - with anecdotes and memories from a career of playing and directing Shakespeare’s royals.

The Round | Ages 14+ | £18

Behold Ye Ramblers Tue 5 Mar, 7.45pm

This new show from Townsend Theatre Productions weaves poetry, song, wit, music and comedy with the history of the Clarion Movement that established vital campaigns to claim the right to walk freely across the countryside; to protect, defend and connect with the land. The McCarthy | Ages 11+ | From £10

Oh What A Lovely War Wed 6 - Sat 9 Mar, 7.30pm plus Thu and Sat matinees

Brimming with timeless songs, razor-sharp satire and high jinks, this is a hilarious, heart-breaking snapshot of life for those caught in the crossfire of conflict, a unanimous voice from the trenches and a timely warning from the theatre of war itself. “Magnificent...astonishing power” The Stage

The Round | Ages 11+ | From £10

Fat Chance

Wed 13 Mar, 7.45pm “I’m not saying I’m not beautiful. I’m saying I’m fat AND beautiful” Meet Rachel - a 20-something actress whose funny, celebratory and politically powerful onewoman play explores her true-life experience of weight gain from size 8 to 18. This unconventional show looks at the pitfalls of trying to have it all.

The McCarthy | Ages 16+ | £15

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Brian Bilston

The Snake Davis Band

Thu 21& Fri 22 Mar, 7.45pm

Fri 22 Mar, 7.30pm

Aly and Phil have toured together since 1986, and have won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Duo and been nominated in the Scottish Traditional Music Awards for ’Live Act of the Year’ “Simply the best traditional musicians you are ever likely to hear” The Glasgow Herald

He’s been described as the Banksy of poetry and Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate; with over 400,000 followers on social media, Brian is truly beloved by the online community. He’ll be reading poems and making shrewd observations about the human condition and/or bin day. Followed by a book signing.

Back on the road with his 4-piece band, Snake Davis covers a wide musical spectrum encompassing soul, pop, jazz, and world music. You can expect a mix of original compositions and beloved saxophone classics like Baker Street and Night Train. “He doesn’t mess about” The Guardian

The Round | All ages | £23

The McCarthy | All ages | £17.50

The Round | All ages | £18

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham Sun 17 Mar, 7.30pm

LINES

Sat 23 Mar, 7.45pm

Henry Normal: Everything and More

What connects five prisons over five decades in Uganda, Palestine and the UK? A homeowner struggling to keep ancient land. A queer woman teaching in Kampala. The son of Idi Amin’s general. LINES looks through the bars of postcolonial life as told through stories in these diverging yet parallel worlds.

Thu 25 Apr, 7.45pm

The McCarthy | Ages 14+ | £15

In this brand new show Henry’s concentrating on everything: expect an entertaining evening of jokes, poems and stories, digging deep into the subject of every single thing in the universe and beyond... “Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit” The Guardian

Flat and the Curves Fri 26 Apr, 7.30pm

The award-winning powerhouse girl-band are back with their critically acclaimed, glittery cabaret of unbridled fun! Expect big voices and bold statements in an evening of hilarity and fullfrontal vulgarity. ★★★★★ “flawless” Broadway World ★★★★★ “phenomenally entertaining” Chortle

The McCarthy | Ages 16+ | £16

The Round | Ages 16+ | £17

Sam Jewison in Concert

The Bar at the Edge of Time

Luke Wright’s Silver Jubilee

Tue 30 Apr & Wed 1 May, 11am & 1.30pm

Wed 15 May, 7.45pm

Sam returns to the SJT for one night only! His acclaimed interpretation of the Great American Songbook uniquely fuses elements of jazz, classical, and popular music: expect to hear new treatments of classics from stage, screen and and the golden age of American popular music.

Step into The Bar at the Edge of Time, where gig theatre meets sensory spectacle… a mystery lies at the heart of this place, one that can only be solved when we spend our time together. A multi-sensory adventure for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Over 25 years, Luke has built up a reputation as one of Britain’s most popular live poets. This year he tries to celebrate his Jubilee but ends up taking a deep dive into himself, throwing up questions about class, privilege and his adoption.

The Round | All ages | £23

The Round | Ages 16+ | £8, carers free

The McCarthy | Ages 14+ | £15

Sat 27 Apr, 7.30pm

“A winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder” The Stage

Making Waves Sat 18 May, 7pm

Professional dance artists and community groups will leap onto the stage, showcasing brand new dance work each accompanied by original music composed by North Yorkshire Composer Wilfred Kimber. Among the lineup is BBC Young Dance finalist Maiya Leek and Yorkshire based dance Company Northern Rascals. The Round | All ages | £12

Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back?

Tue 23 May, 7.30pm In 2021 Richard Herring went to his GP to find out why his right ball seemed to be growing bigger. It turned out that he had testicular cancer and one month later was in hospital waiting to have his murderous gonad removed. Would he survive? (No spoilers!). This is Richard’s much-anticipated return to stand-up after six years.

The Round | Ages 14+ | £20

Tony Skingle: The Best of the Elvis ‘68 Comeback Special Sun 26 May, 7.30pm

A show bringing together sections of the ‘68 Comeback Special and the Vegas years, all performed in Tony’s own unique way. Tony is one of the UK’s best Elvis tribute acts. He is based in Scarborough but performs all over the world.

The Round | Ages 8+| £25

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly Tue 28 May, 2.30pm The world’s best loved nursery rhyme is brought to life just in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pam Adams’ best selling book! With a captivating combination of live action, animation and puppetry, this magical re-telling is sure to surprise and delight children and nostalgic adults in equal measure. ★★★★★ “truly magical” Reviews Hub

The Round | Ages 3-8 | £8/£14

Seriously Collins

Sat 1 Jun, 7.30pm Get ready to be transported back in time to relive the legendary hits of Phil Collins and Genesis! This is not just a tribute show; it’s an electrifying journey through the music that has touched hearts and defined an era. Be mesmerized by the uncanny vocal resemblance of the frontman, capturing the soulful sound of Phil Collins with astonishing precision.

The Round | Ages 14+ | £23

Alfie Moore: A Face for Radio

Fri 14 & Sat 15 Jun, 7.45pm Thirty years of shift-work, and being punched in the face, has left ‘Fair Cop’ Alfie Moore with a ‘face for radio’. A surprising middleaged career shift turned battlescarred Alfie from street cop to BBC radio star. But when TV fame beckoned could he grasp it or was he past it? “revealing and very funny” You Magazine

The McCarthy | Ages 14+ | £20

Ria Lina - Riawakening Wed 19 Jun, 7.45pm

Fearless, provocative, and very funny, Ria’s debut tour tackles coming out of a global pandemic, divorce, dating in a digital world, motherhood and more. Ria’s credits include Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You?, The Last Leg and Celebrity Mastermind. ★★★★ “I guarantee you will laugh a lot” The Scotsman

Eliza Carthy

The Elton John Show

Eliza’s music effortlessly crosses boundaries of genre and style. Her powerful, nuanced voice, fiercely beautiful fiddle-playing, and mesmerizing performances have influenced a whole generation of young musicians. “the queen of English Folk”

The UK’s newest and most exciting Elton John tribute show to hit the stage. With over 300 million records sold, Sir Elton John is the most successful singersongwriter of his generation. From Rocket Man to Tiny Dancer, The Elton John Show brings ‘Young Elton’ back to stage at his energetic best.

Sat 22 Jun, 7.30pm

Fri 21 Jun, 7.30pm

The Observer

The Round | All ages | £23

The McCarthy | Ages 16+ | £16

...in numbers We have much to be proud of, and we really couldn’t have done it without you, our loyal supporters. As a registered charity we need your help to keep doing exciting work both on and off stage, engaging the local community and looking after our historic building. You can support us by becoming a Circle Member or Corporate Partner, sponsoring a seat, remembering us in your will or simply by booking tickets! To find out more, contact us on 01723 356645 or via supportus@sjt.uk.com Scarborough Theatre Trust Ltd. Registered Charity Number 253606

The Round | All ages | £23

In the financial year 2022/2023 we... •

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put 294 performances on our stages and held 377 screenings in our cinema created 29 accessible performances, including BSL interpreted, relaxed, audio descried and captioned

worked with over 30,500 people in our local community

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worked with 14 schools and colleges – a total of 10,519 pupils and students

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had a whopping 43,432 people see a performance on stage and 16,068 people see a screening in our cinema

Grab a drink, sit back, and relax in the beautiful Art Deco surroundings of the McCarthy cinema... and don’t forget you can pre-order drinks and snacks when booking online (or via Box Office).

Look out for: Exclusive monthly screenings that are cult, classic or somewhere in-between. With an introduction and the opportunity for an informal discussion afterwards. Our dementia-friendly screenings have tickets at just £6, free tickets for companions, an intro (and singalong if it’s a musical) and refreshments are included!

Prices

Films: £8, Concessions: £7 Circle, NHS staff & U30s: £6 Event cinema: £12/£18 Below are just some of our upcoming screenings from the National Theatre and the Royal Opera House - check the website or our current film leaflet for more!

Find out first!

Did you know...

...you can hire the McCarthy for events or a private screening of your favourite film! For details, please contact the team on eventsmanager@sjt.uk.com.

ROH Live:

National Theatre Live:

ROH Live:

Wed 24 Jan, 6.45pm

Thu 25 Jan, 7pm & Fri 26 Jan, 1.45pm

Joseph Fiennes plays Gareth Southgate in James Graham’s spectacular hit play that explores nation and game.

Wed 7 Feb, 7.15pm A passionate ballet telling the story of Manon, torn between her desire for a life of splendour and riches and her devotion to her true love, Des Grieux.

Tickets £18

Rusalka

This contemporary new staging of Dvořák’s lyric fairy tale reveals our uneasy relationship with the natural world and humanity’s attempts to own and tame it. Sung in Czech with English subtitles.

Tickets £18

Dear England

★★★★★ Telegraph

Manon

National Theatre Live:

ROH Live:

Sat 24 Feb, 2.45pm & 7pm

Tue 9 Apr, 7.15pm

Wed 24 Apr, 7.15pm

Vanya

Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in a radical new one-man version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.

★★★★★ Evening Standard Tickets £18

MacMillan Triple The Royal Ballet celebrates the breadth of Principal Kenneth MacMillan’s one-act ballets; Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer and Requiem. Tickets £18

Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky’s sensational score combines with evocative choreography and design to heighten the drama of this quintessential ballet classic. Tickets £18

What’s On When JANUARY

Please note: These listings are for events on our stages at the time of printing.

Sun 7

Hammonds Brass Band

3.00pm

Tue 30 Wed 31

Playreading: Me For You As SHE Likes It

7.15pm 7.45pm

FEBRUARY

Sat 3

Forever Tenors

7.30pm

Wed 7 Thu 8

Do I Love You? Do I Love You? Do I Love You? Do I Love You? Do I Love You? Do I Love You?

7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17

Grimm Tales Grimm Tales Grimm Tales Grimm Tales

6.00pm 6.00pm 2.00pm 6.00pm

Tue 20 Wed 21 Thu 22 Fri 23 Sat 24

Self Raising Self Raising Queer Spaces 24 Jo Caulfield Rock Rising

7.45pm 1.45pm 7.00pm 7.45pm 7.30pm

Tue 27

Feel Me Feel Me (schools)

7.30pm 1.30pm

Thu 29

The Light House

7.45pm

Fri 1

Shakespeare’s Royals

7.30pm

Tue 5 Wed 6 Thu 7

Behold Ye Ramblers Oh What A Lovely War Oh What A Lovely War Oh What A Lovely War Oh What A Lovely War Oh What A Lovely War Oh What A Lovely War

7.45pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Thu 14

Nurse, The Screens! Nurse, The Screens! Fat Chance Nurse, The Screens!

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 7.30pm

Sun 17

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

7.30pm

Thu 21 Fri 22

Brian Bilston The Snake Davis Band Brian Bilston LINES Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey

Fri 9 Sat 10

MARCH

Fri 8 Sat 9 Tue 12 Wed 13

Sat 23 Wed 27 Thu 28 Fri 29 Sat 30

Please check online, call us or pop in to find out about all current events, including screenings in our cinema!

APRIL

Mon 1 Tue 2 Wed 3 Thu 4 Fri 5 Sat 6

Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13

Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27

Henry Normal: Everything and More 7.45pm Flat and the Curves 7.30pm Sam Jewison 7.30pm

Tue 30

The Bar at the Edge of Time The Bar at the Edge of Time

11.00am 1.30pm

Wed 1

The Bar at the Edge of Time The Bar at the Edge of Time

11.00am 1.30pm

Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11

DNA DNA DNA DNA

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Wed 15

Luke Wright

7.45pm

Sat 18

Making Waves

7.00pm

Thu 23

Richard Herring

7.30pm

Sun 26

Tony Skingle: Elvis ‘68 Comeback 7.30pm

7.45pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm

Tue 28

There Was An Old Lady Who...

7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Sat 1

Seriously Collins

7.30pm

Fri 14 Sat 15

Alfie Moore: A Face For Radio Alfie Moore: A Face For Radio

7.45pm 7.45pm

Wed 19

Ria Lina - Riawakening

7.45pm

Fri 21 Sat 22

Eliza Carthy The Elton John Show

7.30pm 7.30pm

MAY

JUNE

2.30pm

JULY Wed 3 Thu 4

Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth

7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth Dracula: The Bloody Truth

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Fri 2 Sat 3

Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off

7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8

Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

BrassedOff Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Fri 5 Sat 6 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27

AUGUST

Fri 9 Sat 10 Mon 12 Tue 13 Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17 Mon 19 Tue 20 Wed 21 Thu 22 Fri 23 Sat 24

AUGUST continued

Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31

Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off

SEPTEMBER

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7

Show & Tell Show & Tell Show &Tell Show & Tell

7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12

Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Everything Incl. the Kitchen Sink Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Father of Invention

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 3.00pm

Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell

7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell

7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28

OCTOBER

Tue 1 Wed 2

Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell Show & Tell

7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Fri 18 Sat 19

The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels

7.30pm 7.30pm

Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24

The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5

Fri 25

OCTOBER continued

Sat 26

The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels

2.30pm 7.30pm

Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed 30 Thu 31

The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm

NOVEMBER

Fri 1 Sat 2

The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels The Whitby Rebels

7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

Fri 29 Sat 30

Aladdin Aladdin

7pm 7pm

DECEMBER

Mon 2 Tue 3 Thu 5 Fri 6

Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin

6pm 7pm 10am 10am 6pm 1pm 6pm

Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin

10am 10am 10am 10am 11am 7pm 1pm 6pm

Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18

Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin

10am 10am 10am

Fri 20 Sat 21

Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin

6pm 1pm 6pm 1pm 6pm

Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin

11am 3pm 11am 3pm

Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin Aladdin

6pm 1pm 6pm 1pm 6pm

Sat 7 Mon 9 Tue10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14

Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28

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Our building has lots of stairs, so do take the lift if it’s easier - use floor 2 for the Round and floor 3 for the McCarthy (if you arrive early and your floor is unavailable, you can wait in our downstairs foyer or in the bar area on floor 1). Access to most seats involves either climbing or descending stairs - we’ve marked handrails on stairs in red. In the Round, level access to the front row via the stage is often available on request. If you would like advice on seating choices, please contact our Box Office team.

Original story by Hanna Diyab Adapted by Nick Lane “Sheer festive fun” The Observer

“Joyous and magical” The Scarborough News

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