Articles relating to: Scarborough
Theatre Review: The Monstrous Heart, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Sometimes you watch a play which is so good that it revitalises your love for theatre. The Monstrous Heart is that play for me.
Theatre Review: Season’s Greetings, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Season’s Greetings first premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough back in 1980, and this year it’s back as part of the annual Alan Ayckbourn double-bill: two plays written and directed by Ayckbourn, who is the SJT’s director emeritus.
Reinventing Scarborough’s cultural offering
Scarborough’s Crescent is at the heart of the town’s cultural quarter, the location for its historic Art Gallery and creative centre Woodend. A short walk through the surrounding gardens takes you to one of the world’s earliest purpose-built museums, the iconic circular Rotunda. It completes a trio of buildings overseen by a new team which has big ideas for the North Yorkshire’s town’s cultural scene – starting with a new exhibition of work by leading contemporary British artist, Annabel McCourt.
Theatre Review: Father Figurine, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
How do you create a catalyst for change where mental health issues and male suicide rates are concerned?
Theatre Review: Better Off Dead, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
A strange thing happens when you’re a writer.
Theatre Review: Joking Apart, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
It seems a strange thing to do, on a boiling hot summer’s evening, to come in out of the bright day and ensconce oneself in a dark theatre, along with hundreds of other people, to watch a play set outside in a garden.
Review: Hard Times, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Charles Dickens’ classic novel, which explores the idea of social standing in relation to facts and the importance of entertainment and fun in shaping young minds, has been adapted to the stage by Deborah McAndrew in splendid fashion.
Review: The Scary Bikers, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
If the arts form the cultural mouthpiece for the country, then this play has taken the turmoil and division of Brexit and managed to distil it into something akin to an explanation, or at least an exploration, of what happened with the vote to leave the European Union.
Review: Waiting for Godot, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
This is the first time that I’ve awarded all five of my closely guarded stars to a production.
Review: Goth Weekend, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
There’s always something a bit weird about watching a play set in your home town, including an emotional response somewhere between pride and embarrassment when you hear the characters speak about the places that exist in real life.
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