Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it.

Approximately 1 Hour 49 mins

There is a Glastonbury that exists only in memory before the BBC arrived, before phone masts and wall-to-wall coverage, before tickets sold out in minutes, before it all changed. A Glastonbury where dancing in a field was, quite sincerely, considered a radical act.
That world is gone. But it was filmed.

Shot in Panavision CinemaScope at the 1993 festival — the last of the great old-school Glastonburys — Glastonbury The Movie captured the real thing: not the headline acts on the Pyramid Stage, but the stone circle at sunrise, the rave tents and wandering performers, the parachute games and the Krishna food queues. The Verve at their very first festival appearance. Spiritualized spending their entire fee on a fireworks display. A cast of thousands, completely themselves.

No voiceover. No talking heads. No presenter telling you how to feel. Just Glastonbury, as it was. Unfiltered, unnarrated, and unlike anything else in British music film.

Hailed as “a masterpiece” by Mike Leigh and selected for eight international film festivals, Glastonbury The Movie: The 30th Anniversary Cut has been rebuilt in native 4K from the original Panavision negatives — new scenes added, new Dolby 5.1 mix, every frame restored. The result is extraordinary. Back on the big screen. Thirty years on.

A library of digital assets, a generous offer of physical media for audiences and director Q&A may be available on request.

Approximately 1 Hour 30 mins

The death of a much-loved husband prompts a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women's Institute to do something extraordinary: create a nude calendar to raise money for charity.
News spreads fast in their community and none of them expect the emotional and personal repercussions, but gradually the making of the fabulous and funny calendar brings each woman unexpectedly into bloom.
The true story of the Calendar Girls launched a global phenomenon, a million copycat calendars, a record-breaking movie, a West End play and now an awarding-winning musical written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth.
Packed full of unforgettable songs, every performance continues to prove that there is no such thing as an ordinary woman.

Approximately 2 Hours 30 mins

The children of a once famous artist hire a forger to complete some unfinished, long ago abandoned canvases so they'll have an inheritance when he dies.

Approximately 1 Hour 40 mins

When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.

Approximately 1 Hour 51 mins

A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.

Approximately 1 Hour 34 mins

Having originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. Riverdance has gone on to
become a worldwide phenomenon. This 25th Anniversary production is a powerful and stirring reinvention of the show,
celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and
international dance. See the close-ups, the amazingly fast feet, the expressions and emotions of the dancers and
musicians, and the creative camera angles that show the work more intimately and revealingly than is possible for an
audience sitting in the stalls. A brief documentary detailing the history of Riverdance precedes the show.

Approximately 2 Hours

Creative?
Love to dance?
Want to learn contemporary technique in a warm and supportive environment?
The SJT Adult dance class is the place for you.
1.5 hours a week for you to move, learn, laugh, have fun and dance to awesome music.
This class is best for those who have some experience of dance and want to get back to weekly sessions! Expect lots of lovely floorwork, technique phrases and some guided improvisation.
If you are unsure whether if this class is for you, please don’t hesitate to contact us …

About Lisa (Biog)
Lisa is the Assistant Producer at the Stephen Joseph Theatre where she is responsible for supporting all logistics around produced and programmed works. Lisa joined the theatre with a background in dance and has worked extensively in dance education and community dance throughout the Yorkshire Coast. Career highlights include working as Programme Leader for the BA Dance course at Hull College to developing her practice as an early years movement practitioner. She currently leads the SJT’s Move Maker dance sessions for under 5’s and their adults and loves to witness how dance can reinforce bonds and develop communication.
Lisa has a special interest in advocating for and working with young dancers and worked for One Dance UK on the Dance Ambassador programme and U. Dance First initiative, as Dance in Education Manager. When not at the SJT, Lisa also teaches for Northern School of Contemporary Dance as part of their NSCD+ programme, which is designed to broaden access to high-quality dance and arts education for children and young people.
Lisa is passionate about teaching dance, she loves to watch people grow in self-confidence and belief, to find joy in the transformative power of movement.
She is proud to come from a town which is home to such brilliant, creative individuals and can not wait to work with the new dancers of the SJT’s Adults dance group.

Approximately 1 Hour 30 mins

In Aida, Verdi masterfully pits the intimate affairs of the heart against the grandeur of the universe: where kingdoms rise
and fall and the sands of time grind onwards. There could be no grander setting for such an opera than Sydney Harbour
itself, awash with the light of the city and the Sydney Opera House silhouetted against the setting sun.

Approximately 2 Hours 36 mins

Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.

Approximately 2 Hours 12 mins

A young man on Earth discovers a fabulous secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet, and must recover a magic sword and return home to protect his kingdom.

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

A tour of the SJT taking you behind the scenes and into the hidden nooks and crannies of our historic building. We'll take you backstage, to areas which aren't open to the public and tell you the story of how an Art Deco Odeon cinema became a theatre in-the-round with a slightly smaller cinema upstairs. You'll also get a behind the scenes peek at the play we're currently producing.

Approximately 0 Hour 45 mins

A joyous concert, celebrating the glory of summer! The SJT’s own Global Voices Choir and The Garden Choir, both directed by Sarah Dew on keyboard (of local band Raven) bring you a feel-good musical journey, with songs from around the globe - soulful ballads and heartwarming folk, up-tempo world and uplifting pop. 

If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?

Approximately 2 Hours 25 mins

Two brothers run away from home in England to reach their estranged grandfather on Ireland's west coast.

Approximately 1 Hour 42 mins

Get ready for the ultimate rock experience as we bring Bat Out of Hell back to the big screen.
The cast of the West End production will bring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s iconic anthems to life, including I’d Do
Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), Paradise By The Dashboard Light, Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad, Dead Ringer For
Love, and, of course, Bat Out of Hell.
Bat out of Hell -The Musical promises a spectacle that will leave you breathless! This heart-pounding experience, with a
powerhouse eight-piece live band on stage, delivers a new production with sprawling multi-level platforms to transport you
from Raven’s bedroom to the underground world of the Lost in a visual feast that pushes the boundaries of live theatre

Approximately 2 Hours 15 mins

Roll up, roll up for the most gloriously daft summer fête this side of the village green! The Isolation Creations are putting up the bunting and dusting off the tombola for Tarts with Soggy Bottoms, a deliciously silly summer show packed with bingo, bonkers games, cheeky prizes and plenty of cream horns!

Join in the fun by dressing to impress – think The Vicar of Dibley meets Calendar Girls, with a dash of Bake Off and more than a drizzle of naughtiness. We want to see vicars, tarts and everything in between! And don’t forget to bring your oversized fruit and veg for judging, 'cos we’ll have our tape measures and rosettes at the ready.

Get yourself down to Eat Me Café for an afternoon of camp competition and WI-worthy mischief.

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

Ever wanted to write a play?
Maybe you’ve already got the seed of an idea, a character, a cracking plot, or a first draft – wherever you’re at in the process, these eight sessions will help you create, craft, redraft and shape your vision.
Each week will look at a different element of playwriting, including plot, writing dialogue, creating compelling characters, conflict, and dramatic convention and elements. The course will culminate in a sharing of work in the SJT’s McCarthy auditorium, bringing your work to life on stage for the first time.
Expect lots of chat, writing and reading in these friendly, informal sessions led by writer Christina Lewis.
Most suitable for people in the earlier stages of their playwriting journeys.
About Christina (biog)
Christina Lewis is a script and short story writer based in the North. She was Writer in Residence at HMP Hull and Whitby’s Pannett Park. She’s been a First Story Writer in Residence for ten years, working in educational settings in Hull, Bradford and Scarborough, and runs creative writing workshops across the region.

Christina co-wrote the narrative for the 2017 Hull UK City of Culture project Land of Green Ginger, and collaborates with multi-award-winning visual artists Studio McGuire on their immersive installations in Harewood House. She was the 2026 winner of the Arvon/Northern Broadsides short story competition.

Approximately 2 Hours

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.

Approximately 1 Hour 30 mins

Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they're introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime.

Approximately 1 Hour 42 mins

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's concerts in Beijing and Guangzhou introduced live Western pop to Chinese audiences and marked a turning point for the band. For WHAM!, the tour was more than music; it was a bold move to capture American attention and launch them into global superstardom. Now, newly remastered, this film shows China on the cusp of change, told through the band's journey and the voices of fans experiencing pop culture for the first time. This is the untold story of WHAM! at a singular moment in history, East meets West, pop meets politics, and two young stars coming of age on the world stage.

Approximately 1 Hour 30 mins

In 1905 Russia, a traditionalist Jewish peasant contends with three of his daughters marrying men with modern romantic ideals, all while anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.

Approximately 3 Hours 1 mins

Queen Elizabeth II - the monarch.
Margaret Thatcher - her most powerful subject.
Two women meet once a week for eleven years.
One believes there is no such thing as society. The other has committed her life to serving it.
Moira Buffini's wickedly funny comedy imagines what happened behind closed palace doors when the world's most powerful women clashed.
Winner of a 2014 Olivier Award and West-End smash hit, Handbagged takes us from 1979 to 1990 and asks if the Queen and the Iron Lady ever found common ground, or did their stiff upper lips reign supreme?

Approximately 2 Hours 30 mins

A special community screening on the climate and nature crisis.



This is a new film featuring Chris Packham, leading scientists, a former general, Deborah Meaden, Jennifer Saunders and more - all being far too frank about where things are heading and what can be done about it.



Last November, ten of the UK’s leading experts briefed an invited audience of over 1,200 politicians and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media. The briefing set out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for health, food systems, national security and the economy.
The People's Emergency Briefing presents the national implications of climate and nature breakdown - along with credible, positive responses - in a single, accessible account.



Stay after the screening for an audience discussion with local groups and interested parties.



Free admission, booking required.

Approximately 1 Hour

This Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour production, directed by Chen Shi-Zheng, is known for its lavish sets, including a
25-meter dragon and a 20-meter pagoda, and its use of contemporary cinema and Chinese acrobatics. The production
features a cast of world-class singers, including Dragana Radakovic as Turandot and Riccardo Massi as Calaf, and is
known for its powerful rendition of “Nessun Dorma”.

Approximately 2 Hours 11 mins

This special cinematic event celebrates the 20th anniversary of Rieu's summer concerts on the Vrijthof square in Maastricht. It is rated PG for featuring mild thematic elements, with a total running time of approximately 165 minutes (2 hours and 45 minutes).

Approximately 2 Hours 45 mins

A tour of the SJT taking you behind the scenes and into the hidden nooks and crannies of our historic building. We'll take you backstage, to areas which aren't open to the public and tell you the story of how an Art Deco Odeon cinema became a theatre in-the-round with a slightly smaller cinema upstairs. You'll also get a behind the scenes peek at the play we're currently producing.

Approximately 0 Hour 45 mins

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.

Approximately 2 Hours 38 mins

Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.

Approximately 2 Hours

Verdi’s hugely popular La Traviata returns to the Sydney Harbour water stage featuring a breath-taking soaring 9 metre
high, 3.5 ton chandelier covered in 10,000 shimmering Swarovski crystals. This glamorous production was captured on
location on Sydney Harbour in 2021 in front of a sold out audience. La Traviata features timeless romantic arias, lively
choreography, beautiful costumes and spectacular fireworks.

Approximately 2 Hours 25 mins

In space no one can hear you dream.

In the year 2194, humanity is scattered around the solar system and day-to-day life on earth looks very different. Preparations are underway for a landmark legal case.

Romeo Oscar, a military issue android, is on trial for murder. The first non-human to be tried in a court of law. The circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear, the evidence is polarising and selecting an impartial jury is proving a challenge.

Alan Ayckbourn’s latest play is a court-room drama exploring a question that artists have been pursuing for centuries – what makes us human?

Approximately 2 Hours 30 mins

A tour of the SJT taking you behind the scenes and into the hidden nooks and crannies of our historic building. We'll take you backstage, to areas which aren't open to the public and tell you the story of how an Art Deco Odeon cinema became a theatre in-the-round with a slightly smaller cinema upstairs. You'll also get a behind the scenes peek at the play we're currently producing.

Approximately 0 Hour 45 mins

The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.

Approximately 1 Hour 47 mins

Part of the Welcome to Pendon Ayckbourn fundraising weekend.

In Backstage Secrets we'll be joined by creatives, stage managers and technicians who've worked at the SJT over the years. They'll be sharing some exclusive insights into what really happens behind the scenes when you're working together to bring a play to life.

Whether you’re a lifelong theatre fan or just curious about how the magic happens, this is your chance to see the SJT from a whole new perspective. Expect funny anecdotes, creative problem-solving, and more than a few juicy backstage secrets!

Approximately 2 Hours

Part of the Welcome to Pendon Ayckbourn fundraising weekend. Welcome to the Family premiered at the Old Laundry Theatre in 2023, and we’re thrilled to be hosting its first outing in Scarborough.

Josh is keen to introduce his fiancée Sara to his parents, Lord and Lady Meizner. But as they’re dead, this is a problem. 

Josh’s Uncle Lance gifts him a state-of-the-art “Capture” visit to the past, allowing him to revisit his family home whenever he likes. The celebratory champagne might be flowing, but family secrets are also about to be uncorked… 

Approximately 2 Hours 30 mins

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy.

Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her.

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated play.

Two tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed all twist their way through an intricate and stylish French-language thriller.

Approximately 1 Hour 53 mins

‘Dogger, Fisher, German Bight’: Charlie Connelly brings the shipping forecast vividly to life in his hilarious and moving celebration of an iconic cultural institution. Charlie explores the broadcast’s remarkable history, unlocks its beguiling mysteries and tells riproaring stories of his own adventures among the sea areas, ensuring the forecast will never sound the same again.
As the shipping forecast embarks on its second century following its 2024 centenary, bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Charlie Connelly’s hilarious and informative show brings the quirky broadcast vividly to life, celebrating what he believes to be the greatest invention of the modern age.

Approximately 2 Hours

A young person discovers the Beveridge Report: she questions…What happened? What is next?

Starring Simon Callow as William Beveridge,

with Sophie Jenkin, Mark Thomas, Alan Cox, Neil Gore, Neil D'Souza,

Andrew Tiernan, Hal Cruttenden, Michael Mears

and the voice of Miriam Margolyes.

Also, with the appearance of Sir Michael Marmot, Kate Pickett, Danny Dorling and other academics, campaigners and activists.

A young student, Flea, played by Sophie Jenkin, discovers the 1942 Beveridge report – and its comprehensive vision for a better society. We follow Flea’s fantastical journey as it takes her amongst Beveridge’s Five Giants – Want, Disease, Squalor, Idleness, and Ignorance and thewhirl of politicians, ineffective policies and missed opportunities across the decades since 1942.

Based on texts and speeches by Beveridge and politicians, the film is a moving account of Beveridge’s vision, the desperate need for it today and a passionate call for action.

Following the screening, actor Neil Gore who plays 'Want' in the film will discuss the making of The Man with The Plan, from its development and production to its message as a call to action.

Approximately 1 Hour 45 mins

It’s 1769 and everyone is flocking north, every ale house is packed with the great and the bad.

Yorkshire is the place to be; a region drunk on making money, social climbing, gambling and gin, but with wealth in abundance, the temptation is great…

The Highwayman is a new thrilling theatrical romantic adventure from the writer of ‘Bouncers’ and ‘Do I Love You?’

History has never felt so modern, theft never more attractive.

The Highwayman’s creed is simple: look after your wife, and your life.

Approximately 1 Hour 45 mins

Twelve time sell-out veterans of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and one of the country’s most sought after comedy club headliners, The Noise Next Door leave audiences everywhere in awe of their lightning-quick wit and totally original comedic talents. Taking audience suggestions, the cheeky and charming quartet transform them into fantastically funny scenes and songs in the blink of an eye with a perfect blend of ludicrous characters, witty one-liners, epic stories, and explosive physicality.
Unstoppably funny and uniquely talented, The Noise Next Door are the stand out comedy act of their generation.

Where do you turn when you’ve got £100,000 of credit card debt? And a £400,000 mortgage?
For Colin, the answer is simple: fake his death in a canoeing accident in the North Sea.
Now his ‘widow’ Deborah is forced to enact a complex plan to secure life insurance money while lying to their sons.
How do you pretend your husband is dead? What kind of toll does it take living a double life? And, how do you keep the romance alive through a fake wall in your sewing room?
Inspired by the notorious Canoe Man case, All At Sea is a deep dive into Colin and Deborah’s relationship by award-winning playwright Alison Carr.
All At Sea won the Rose Fisher Award for Writing from Laurels.

Approximately 2 Hours

Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists return to The Met: Live in HD for Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Following past triumphs in many of Verdi’s signature baritone roles, Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite Lise Davidsen—the world’s reigning dramatic soprano—as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louisa Proske, a brilliant young director making waves around the world. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the heroic Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Macbeth’s friend-turned-victim Banquo. This production is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to cinemas across the globe.

Approximately 3 Hours 30 mins

An ex-dancer and New York radio star narrates his love story for a band singer who loved a self-centered man who was unable to commit to his nightclub business or his family.

Approximately 1 Hour 34 mins

The Giant is angry. He's been away for a long time and returns to find children- children!- playing in his beautiful garden!

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They run about, laughing and playing games under the blossom on his peach trees, listening to the delightful songs of the birds.​

So, he puts up a big wall and an even bigger KEEP OUT notice to put a stop to all that.
Then winter seizes the garden in its icy fingers... Will its grip ever be broken?

Through vivid, interactive story-telling, original music, puppetry and humour, Riding Lights brings you this brilliant story of transformation. No one, not even the story-tellers themselves can be left unaffected by this inspiring tale of love and generosity.

Approximately 1 Hour

In the seedy underbelly of 18th-century Paris, money is king. Nothing is sacred – even love itself can be bought for the right price. In this signature work of The Royal Ballet, MacMillan’s nuanced understanding of human psychology makes for an unflinching look into the moral degradation of Manon’s Paris, while all its decadence and decay are brought to life through Jules Massenet’s score and Nicholas Georgiadis’s designs.

Approximately 3 Hours 10 mins

A botched experiment transmutes a man into a monstrous insect.

Approximately 1 Hour 32 mins

Expect a mix of comedy show, bingo party and old-school variety with just enough naughtiness to keep things interesting.

Dress to Distress Come as your favourite dearly departed icon… and you might just win something for your trouble.

We’re talking Dead Famous: Marilyn … back from the dead. Elvis … but a bit more decomposed. Cleopatra, Princess Di, Bambi’s Mother… all welcome, all slightly worse for wear. Add a zombie twist, go full glamour ghoul, or just chuck on a sheet and call it a day. We’re not fussy but we will be judging.

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

There’s the sound of somewhere else and the permanence of a plant pot and the ubiquity of a phrase and the heartbreaking brevity of a very long time. There’s figs and worms and an old dog rejecting a blanket. There’s a woman, on a train, wearing a badge. There’s the first beep of a smoke alarm and there’s a daffodil in December and there’s the condition of fruit. There’s a hand in bed and there’s stuff on the stairs and there’s a mark on my jumper and there’s a massive tree in storage on a farm in Kent. There’s nothing to say and there’s the thought of rotting and there’s the name of a feeling and there’s the smell of tobacco. There’s the twelfth floor of a hotel and the far end of a platform at Tamworth train station. There’s a duty to act and there’s a resistance to growth and there’s a new place up the road and there’s a completely redundant volume control. There’s a toilet in Hong Kong and a coffee shop in Melbourne and the passage of light through a building and deliberately making things much more difficult than they actually need to be.

And.

There’s music, more or less throughout, at least two funny voices and upwards of three jokes.

Approximately 1 Hour 30 mins

Set to a live soundtrack of 80s and 90s indie classics, the show is a coming-of-age story about mates, music, and magic. It follows a group of friends navigating life, finding their place, and discovering themselves against the backdrop of an indie club.

Approximately 2 Hours

A play about sex, heartbreak…and toilets.

This young man has a secret. He has a girlfriend, he’s looking for work, and he spends his free time cruising in men’s toilets.

This one-person show is a funny, intimate and raw look at the pleasures and pains of desire.

Henry Roberts’ play explores hidden desires and secret shames, and asks how long we can keep a secret before the world catches up.



The play previously performed at Theatre 503 in London and the script was longlisted in the RSC’s 37 Plays project.

“A raw, empathetic, and intelligent piece on the challenges we still face with the ambiguity of our sexuality and the added complexity regarding our relationship to masculinity.” A Youngish Perspective

Approximately 1 Hour 5 mins

Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don José. She warns him not to fall in love with her, but his obsession knows no bounds. Damiano Michieletto’s searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.

Approximately 3 Hours 35 mins

Life is hard. Come and have a laugh about it.

After his nationwide critical-smash sellout 2023/24 Tour, Andy is back with a brand-new show. As seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer, Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and his 2025 NextUp standup

Approximately 1 Hour 50 mins

Oasiz are one of the UK’s most authentic Oasis tribute bands. In 2023 a clip of Oasiz front man Steve performing as Liam went viral, racking up over 10 million views with fans convinced the clip was Liam Gallagher himself. The story was covered in the national press including an appearance on national TV later that year. This unique in the round performance involves flexible staging set ups to ensure every seat in the house has a brilliant view of the band. Oasiz's 2025 tour celebrates the 30th anniversary of the release of (What’s the Story) Morning Glory. The setlist will pay homage to the most memorable parts of Oasis’ record-breaking 2nd album plus all the big hitting, career spanning anthems that you know and love.

Approximately 2 Hours

A Kit Kat Klub entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.

Approximately 2 Hours 4 mins

Simon Evans is a familiar and respected voice on BBC Radio 4, with his long running show Simon Goes to Market, regular appearances on The News Quiz, and as a panellist on One Person Found This Helpful with Frank Skinner, a show Simon also devised.

His television credits include Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Dave’s One Night Stand, and Celebrity Mastermind. Simon also has a strong and growing online presence, with over 45,000 followers on X and more than 22,500 followers on TikTok. Following the critically acclaimed Genius 2.0, Work of the Devil, and Have We Met?, Simon is thrilled to bring Staring at the Sun to theatres across the UK.

The show showcases his trademark blend of razor sharp, fearless humour, thoughtful insight, and moments of surprising warmth and candour that resonate deeply with audiences. Staring at the Sun offers theatres a standout addition to their autumn programme. It is a show that is as intellectually engaging as it is consistently hilarious, with strong appeal to discerning comedy audiences.

Approximately 2 Hours 10 mins

Forever rehearsing, forever arguing over the opening number. Trapped in the faded glamour of a never-ending variety show, they're desperately trying to revive their act in the spirits of Morecambe and Wise and Tommy Cooper. Andrew is resistant to change, but Ginger has a radical idea to weave Andrew’s extraordinary life story into their act. Whilst revisiting recordings with his father, Andrew begins to uncover stories of struggle, triumph, and the hidden truths that have shaped him.
Blending the warm, chaotic humour of the double act with the magic of Frank Capra’s much beloved film, this funny and heartfelt show traces one man’s journey with learning disabilities. 
Performed by and co-created with a cast of learning-disabled and non-learning-disabled artists, it's a celebration of the fact that every life is wonderful, and sometimes all we need is a little nudge and a few good jokes to remember why...

Approximately 1 Hour 15 mins

Rice farmers hire a band of samurai to defend them against marauding bandits in Akira Kurosawa’s influential epic, a touchstone for action movies ever since.
Kurosawa expertly sustains the suspense over a lengthy duration, instilling the story with an almost Shakespearian grandeur.

Approximately 3 Hours 20 mins

At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops.

Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs.

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

Our annual Christmas show takes a classic fairy tale and turns it on its head. Full of familiar songs, silliness and festive fun.

Approximately 2 Hours

Raven are excited to return for their magical Christmas concert, raising funds for the SJT.
This six-piece, multi-instrumental band will delight you with a mix of traditional festive music and their own original songs to celebrate this special season.
An enchanting way to begin your festivities with more than a touch of sparkle!
Your ticket includes mulled wine, tea/coffee and a selection of festive sweet treats.

Approximately 2 Hours

Over 120 years after they were first published, the ghost stories of M R James retain their power to terrify and amuse. This gripping one man show retells two of the earliest and eeriest.


In Canon Alberic’s Scrap-book, a young Cambridge antiquary discovers the devil in the details of an old book in a medieval town in the French Pyrenees…


In The Mezzotint a ghoulish revenge is enacted within a work of art, before the helpless eyes of a museum curator in Oxford…

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers once again herald in the Yuletide festivities with Holly at Christmas, the show that is now as traditional as mulled wine and mince pies! Holly’s hits, other contemporary classics and some Christmas crackers are all wrapped up in a fast, furious and funny feast of entertainment to make the perfect gift for all the family. This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden...

Tucked in the heart of Scarborough lies a magical sweet shop. Where jars shimmer, fudge fizzes, and the unexpected is never far away.

A suspected Western spy steals a secret microfilm from China and hides it in the skeleton of a museum dinosaur, prompting a frantic search for it by various interested parties.

Approximately 1 Hour 34 mins

'The Dude', Jeff Lebowski is unemployed and as laid-back as they come. That is until he becomes a victim of mistaken identity, and two thugs break into his apartment with the errant belief that they're strong-arming Jeff Lebowski - the Pasadena millionaire. In the hope of getting a replacement for his soiled carpet, 'the Dude' pays a visit to his wealthy namesake...

Approximately 1 Hour 52 mins

Circle this in your bumper Chrimbo TV Times - The Isolation Creations are back with HAUS OF GAMES: THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL — a gloriously comedy daft show packed with bingo, banter and the distinct possibility that something inappropriate may happen under the mistletoe.

It’s warm, it’s welcoming, and it’s become something of a tradition … many of our audiences make this their official Christmas party, and it shows.

Dress to Impress (or Distress) This year’s theme: Corporate drab meets disco fab – The 1970s Office Christmas Party

Think polyester everything. Flared trousers. Scratchy jumpers. Kipper Ties. Oversized collars that could take someone’s eye out. Chunky glasses. Questionable hair choices. Chaotic, nostalgic, and gloriously tacky!

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

he ever popular Hammonds Brass Band returns for a fabulous afternoon of the best of brass music. The award-winning band, one of the country’s premiere brass ensembles, was founded in 1855 by Sir Titus Salt as an amenity for the workers at his recently opened mill. The band later had a long association with Hammonds Sauce Worksunder the baton of the legendary Geoffrey Whitham. It is from these two parts of its past that it derives its current name, Hammonds Band. Under the direction of Morgan Griffiths, Hammonds Band is now one of the country’s finest brass bands, performing in venues across the world. This is a special concert not to be missed.

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by celebrated British director Richard Jones, marking the company’s first new production of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to cinemas across the globe.

Approximately 3 Hours 15 mins

In 1900, a group of young girls from a remote private school in the Southeastern Australian state of Victoria set off with their teachers for a day out at a nearby volcanic formation, known as Hanging Rock. But during the trip some of the party mysteriously disappear. A unique work of ethereal beauty, Weir’s first masterpiece showcases his extraordinary command of atmosphere and emotion.

Approximately 1 Hour 47 mins

An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods.

Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brünnhilde. Learning the truth of her beloved’s innocence, Brünnhilde at last returns the ring to the Rhinemaidens, before ordering that Valhalla be swallowed in flames. For the long-awaited finale of Wagner’s epic saga, director Barrie Kosky situates the rich apocalyptic drama in a contemporary world of dream-like turmoil. The full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Opera Chorus bring opera’s greatest journey to its shattering end.

Approximately 5 Hours 50 mins

Dave and Sapphire have worked backstage at the Old Forge for years. They’ve never felt the lure of the spotlight, they prefer the dark of the wings. But when they learn that the venue is closing, they are both shocked and angry.

Despite dwindling audience numbers, unfunny stand-ups and a chaotic staff, they love this damp, old, crumbling local theatre.

With money in short supply, they offer to stage their own extraordinary dramatic adventure, full of the characters they have met and scenes they have witnessed. Might it bring back the punters, or be a further reason to turn the Old Forge into luxury flats?

In his audacious new comedy, Godber interrogates hope, ghosts and the power of performance as seen through the eyes of a cynical backstage duo.

Dave and Sapphire might have preferred to work behind the scenes, but now they’ve chosen to stand centre stage and are beginning to think, maybe, this is the life!

Age rating: 14+ for strong language

Spurred on by a bet, two young men hatch a plan to test the fidelity of their girlfriends. Così fan tutte has lost none of its sting since it first scandalised audiences in 1790. In her Main Stage debut, Netia Jones, Associate Director of The Royal Opera, reimagines Mozart’s comedy of manners through a sharp contemporary lens, where 18th-century romantic trickery meets deeply satirical high-tech deceit. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts, bringing out the exquisite melodies that underpin the provocative, and resolutely modern, themes at the heart of the opera.

Approximately 3 Hours 30 mins

In a legendary performance, three-time Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson stars as private eye Jake Gittes. Hired by a mysterious woman to investigate Hollis Mulwray, the chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Gittes' sleuthing brings him into contact with Mulwray's wife (Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway), a stunning socialite with secrets of her own. As a determined Gittes delves deeper he soon realises that even the City of Angels has a dark side.

Approximately 2 Hours 10 mins

Award-winning comedy girl band Flat & the Curves return with their well-aged cabaret, Rosé Tinted!

Join the vocal powerhouses as they piece together bygone years of revelry, from knee-defying slut-drops to toe-curling one-night stands.

Through original music, the comedy girlband pays homage to friendships forged through grape-fuelled revelry - expect a raucous look at life's disasters and absurdities, delivered with a cheeky wink and ferocious vocals.

With critical acclaim from The Scotsman, Sunday Express, BroadwayWorld and many more, book for an unforgettable night of wine-soaked wisdom and glorious fun!

Approximately 1 Hour 30 mins