Interludes Hotel Scarborough

Stephen Joseph Theatre . . .

• Deduct £2-00 per person for price band 2 (front row in the Round, row C in the McCarthy).
• Deduct £4-00 per person for price band 3 (back row - high seat & no arm rest) - in the Round,
• Deduct £4-50 per person for price band 3 ( rows A & B in the McCarthy). 
• These reductions do not apply to 'Early Birds' performances when all seats are the same price.
• Subject to change in SJT ticket prices - the above are correct as at May 2008
  

Current Season :

Woman in Mind

Written & directed by Alan Ayckbourn

4^th September to 4^th October. Early Birds : 4^th - 9^th September all tickets £9

Clergyman's wife, Susan, restless and frustrated with life in general and her family in particular, escapes to a happier, more exciting dream world of her own imagining. But when Susan's two worlds start to overlap and finally collide, danger threatens.

Janie Dee returns to head the cast as Susan in this major revival of Alan Ayckbourn's bittersweet 1985 comedy hit, directed by the author for the first time in over two decades.

Fresh from her major success in 'Shadowlands' with Charles Dance in London's Wyndhams and Novello theatres, Janie is joined by SJT favourites, Bill Champion, Paul Kemp, Dominic Hecht and John Branwell, together with Joanna David, Perdita Avery and Martin Parr. Which, I think you will agree is one heck of a great cast!

Jack Lear

World Premiere, written by Ben Benison, Directed by Barrie Rutter

16^th October to 8^th November. Early Birds : 16^th - 21^st October all tickets £9

Jack is old, tired and finally hanging up his oilskins and sou'wester. At last he is dividing up his 'kingdom' to his feisty and unforgiving daughters, Morgana, Freda and Victoria. Years of being raised in hard graft amongst fish guts, leering trawler men and all that is coarse and masculine has made each one long for femininity and freedom from the heavy burden of their father's penny pinching ways.

As Jack looks forward to a retirement of rest and putting up his boots, his daughters have other ideas in mind as their resentment rises and surges with the tide.

Barrie Rutter plays Jack Lear in this gritty re-working of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. Family loyalty and love battle through hatred, revenge and sibling rivalry more tempestuous than the dark oceans.

Cast includes: Wendy Albiston, Rachel Jane Allen, Andy Cryer, Becky Hindley, Barrie Rutter.

Awaking Beauty

Awaking Beauty, World Premiere of a new musical, filled with lust, laughter and just a little love .. Written & directed by Alan Ayckbourn, music by Denis King

11^th December to 17^th January. Early Birds : 11^th - 16^th December all tickets 9

As the story goes, due to a wicked godmother's curse, Princes Aurora, on her eighteenth birthday, pricks her finger and falls asleep for a hundred years until she is finally awakened by a handsome prince who kisses her awake. And Beauty and her prince fall in love and live happily ever . . . Or will they ?

Not if Carabosse, her wicked godmother, has anything to do with it, for she too has fallen in love. And, once smitten with passion, there's no predicting to what lengths a witch will go to win the man of her dreams. Poor beauty! Poor Prince!

Note that in interviews and reports, this is being billed as far from the traditional 'family' entertainment, over the Xmas period. It is much more adult than maybe suggested by the title, and plays evening performances only, apart from some Saturday matinees. Early booking, particularly for weekends, is advised. Cast: to be announced.

Heidi

Northern Broadsides presents Heidi in a new version by Andrew Pollard, directed by Adam Sunderland. 25^th November to 20^th December

Enjoy some wonderful silliness as a bunch of cheeky goats perform their own take on Heidi. This witty tale-within-a-tale is packed with mad 'goatie' humour and hilarious episodes that will surprise you and delight whatever your age

Flhip Flhop - Everything Happens on the Break

Rannel Theatre Company presents Flhip Flhop - Everything Happens on the Break

7^th October

Curiosity meets one-upmanship as the company's dynamic pair - Matt Bailey and Joey D - compete to entertain each other in an attempt to forget about the monotony of every day working life.

Rannel combine hip hop and their unique playful style along with everyday objects to create a dynamic physical performance, which is both energetic and full of spontaneous comedy.

And Now . . . Ezekiel Taylor

Written and performed by Richard Derrington. 10^th October

25 years ago Queen Victoria was on the throne and the lovable but utterly hopeless Warwickshire poacher Ezekiel Taylor was tying fish flies for the Prince of Wales. But now the First World War has been and gone and given Ezekiel a fleeting taste of fame and fortune. He's older but not much wiser. It's the next chapter in the life of Ezekiel Taylor who you might have first met in the phenomenally successful Taylor's Tickler which played the National Theatre, RSC and three world tours. Richard Derrington has appeared in and directed many SJT productions, mostly recently directing Haunting Julia.

The Brothers Size

ATC and the Young Vic present The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney, directed by Bijan Sheibani. 11^th and 12^th November.

There are two brothers Size: Orgun who has worked hard to get his own auto-repair shop and Oshoosi who always takes the wrong track. Oshoosi is fresh out of prison with dreams of faraway places. When his ex-cellmate Elegba offers him the gift of a car, freedom seems just around the corner. This playful and original drama was nominated for a 2008 Olivier Award.

Duncan Dares

Here's One I Made Earlier Ltd presents Duncan Dares. 15^th November

An evening with one time Blue Peter man, Chief Scout, and Pantomime legend Peter Duncan.

Peter's new show entertains with tales from his variety upbringing, the daredevil exploits, the Olivier nominated musical theatre career and archive footage of his family backpacking adventures around the world as well as recent forays into reality TV.

In the 50^th year of Blue Peter and the 100^th year of Scouting, come and see this man walk a tightrope (literally) between comedy and the custard pies of life. Part raconteur, part explorer, part back end of cow.

Gusset

Laurielorry Theatre Company presents Gusset. 20^th November

Comedy and pathos meet on the factory floor . . .

Pauline Potter's gusset is her guiding light and her epicentre. She has worked in the factory for 20 years as a 'floater', literally floating from one job to another. Feeling trapped and desperate to get out, she is learning to be a writer at night school and with her new book Gusset Path to Life anything is possible.

The gusset determines the way a woman moves and feels. If it is cut the wrong way dramatic changes take place. If you are experiencing mood swings, manic depression, irrational behaviour and want to kill the nearest man to you . . . check your gusset out!

A Very Private Diary . . . Revisited - Victor Spinetti

Directed by Ned Sherrin and dedicated to his memory. 21^st November

Award-winning actor, writer and raconteur, Victor Spinetti (A Hard Day's Night, Oh What a Lovely War, Help!) unlocks his very private diary to tell stories about The Beatles, Peter Sellers, Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor, Salvador Dali, Marlene Dietrich, Mick Jagger, Laurence Olivier, Joan Littlewood, Keith Richards, Princess Margaret and many more! An evening of comedy, gossip and revelations.

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Northern Broadsides presents Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo, adapted by Deborah McAndrew, directed by Conrad Nelson

Monday to Saturday 24^th to 29^th November

A man has 'fallen' to his death from a window whilst in police custody, Accidents happen, but did he jump or was he pushed? And what was the significance of the ill-fated Mancunian Salsa dancer?

Brace your selves for an evening of riotous political farce and sparkling satire as Northern Broadsides bring you Dario Fo's comic tour de force. A brilliant expose of police corruption in real events in 1960s Italy - this contemporary adaptation brings the play closer to home, to northern England, and revels in Fo's anarchic genius.

Northern Broadsides exuberant cast of charismatic northern actors will unashamedly 'big up' the sheer lunacy of the plot whilst chillingly exposing the issues of our time . . . with disturbing hilarity.

About the Stephen Joseph Theatre

The Stephen Joseph Theatre is actually two theatres - The Round (above, 404 seats completely surrounding a central stage) and The McCarthy (below, 165 seats in a steep bank facing an end stage). There is also an excellent restaurant, bar and wine bar, meeting room and bookshop in the complex which was converted from an art deco cinema in 1996. Sir Alan Ayckbourn is the artistic director and his own plays are premiered here. The theatre also has a national reputation for its work in presenting new works by other authors many of which are destined for the West End of London. Standards are high and a wide range of productions is available - musicals, comedies, thrillers, tragedies, lunchtimes, matinees, evenings, late night - all feature at some time of the year!

The Stephen Joseph Theatre - the small town theatre with a national reputation!

Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre is one of the leading regional theatres in the country. In recent years plays first seen at Scarborough have achieved :-

West End runs of :-

• Things We Do For Love (Geilgud & Duchess Theatres)
• Time of My Life (Vaudeville Theatre)
• By Jeeves! (Duke of York's & Lyric Theatres)
• Neville's Island (Lyric Theatre)
• Two Weeks With the Queen (National Theatre)
• Communicating Doors (Geilgud & Savoy Theatres)
• Conversations With My Father (Old Vic Theatre)
• Comic Potential (Lyric Theatre)
• House and Garden (National Theatre)
  
• Damsels in Distress trilogy (GamePlan, RolePlay, FlatSpin) (Duchess Theatre) - with original Scarborough cast

Still running :-

• Woman in Black (Strand and Fortune Theatres) - running since June 1989 !
  

• All Things Considered by Ben Brown which transferred to the Hampstead Theatre.
• Safari Party by Tim Firth directed by Alan Ayckbourn (Hampstead Theatre) with original Scarborough cast
  

• The Farmers Bride
• Haunting Julia
• Love Me Slender
• Things We Do For Love
• Perfect Pitch
• Baby on Board
• Woman In Black
• Virtual Reality
• Damsels In Distress Trilogy
• Snake In The Grass
• The Boy Who Fell Into A Book and, innumerable tours of Ayckbourn plays.!
  

• The Farmers Bride
• Things We Do For Love
• Fool To Yourself
• Honk
• Baby On Board
• Comic Potential
• Perfect Pitch
• Love Songs For Shopkeepers
• The Boy Who Fell Into a Book
• Cheap and Cheerful
• House and Garden
• Knights in Plastic Armour
• A Listening Heaven
• Body Language (mark II)
• Larkin With Women
• Virtual Reality
• Whenever
• Damsels In Distress Trilogy
• The Star Throwers
• Something Blue
• Man For Hire
• Snake In The Grass
• Beautiful People
• The Jollies
• Parting Shots
• How To Tell The Truth
• Making Waves
• Bedtime Stories
• Sugar Daddies
• My Sister Sadie
• Fly Me To The Moon
• Drowning on Dry Land
• Private Fears in Public Places
• Soap
• Fields of Gold
• Miss Yesterday
• Spittin' Distance
• The Jonah Boy
• Cybershopping
• Unless
• Improbable Fiction
• Playing God
• Villette
• Inglorious Technicolour
• If I Were You
• Touch Wood
• The Swing of Things
• Life and Beth