Articles relating to: Stephen Joseph Theatre
Theatre Review: Better Off Dead, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
A strange thing happens when you’re a writer.
Review: Love, Loss and Chianti, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
If anyone was going to bring the sharp, erudite poetry of Christopher Reid to life in a stage adaptation of The Scattering and The Song of Lunch, it would be Robert Bathurst. He revels in the opportunity to extract the precise, elegant language of Reid’s work, and rolls it over his own tongue like butter off a silver spoon.
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: Napoleon Disrobed, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
What is there to say about the fevered dream that is Napoleon Disrobed?
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.
Review: A Brief History of Women, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
“This is the first time that I’ve written a play with a house as the central character,” says Alan Ayckbourn of his new comedy, A Brief History of Women.
Review: Di and Viv and Rose, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
The simple, yet complicated relationships of women are often overlooked in theatre, unless it’s to make some sort of point, or a political score.
Review: Taking Steps, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
I’ve never been a fan of farce. In my head, farce equates to pouty-lipped Ooooooooh Vicar quips, buxom women ‘accidentally’ losing their clothes and a great deal of cringe-worthy sexual innuendo.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
Are you an individual or an organisation based in the North of England? Why don’t you come to this year’s Northern Soul Awards? It’ll be a brilliant evening – 15th November at Manchester Cathedral. Tickets available here: https://awards.northernsoul.me.uk/buy-tickets/
The Northern Soul Poll
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