SJT’s 70th Birthday Party!
Join us to celebrate our 70th birthday! We'll be performing extracts from plays we've staged over the last seven decades at this gala fundraiser.
£20
The Round
Approx. 2h 30m (including interval)
About
On 14 July 1955, an ambitious young theatrical pioneer called Stephen Joseph opened a revolutionary new theatre… on the first floor of Scarborough Library.
The Library Theatre was the first in-the-round theatre in the UK in modern times – it’s since been replicated worldwide. Theatregoers in Scarborough and beyond embraced the new format, and the ‘temporary’ Library Theatre hosted performances until 1976, when it moved to another – also ‘temporary’! – home in a former school at the town’s Westwood.
That ran until 1996, when we found our final home in the former Odeon Cinema. The Stephen Joseph Theatre is now a cultural beacon on the Yorkshire coast, attracting audiences from across the globe.
We’ll be celebrating our 70 years in style on Sunday 13 July 2025, with, amongst other things, a cornucopia of extracts from some of our favourite plays from those seven decades, performed script-in-hand by some of our favourite actors – we hope you can join us!
Keep coming back here for more information as our plans develop.
Tickets are £20 but we have a limited number of VIP tickets available for £70 - these include:
A souvenir programme
Entry to the post-show gala
Post-show buffet including a glass of prosecco
To book VIP tickets please contact us directly by calling our Box Office on 01723 370541 or emailing. This will ensure we can book your preferred seats.
The SJT is a Registered Charity (253606). All money raised will go towards our New Work Fund, helping us put brand new work on our stages and nurture new talent.
Booking opens for SJT Members at 10am on Wednesday 13 November. General booking opens at 10am on Wednesday 20 November. You can become an SJT Member for a little as £3.33 a month, full details here.
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FAQ's
Re-sales & exchanges: We must have the ticket at the Box Office in order to perform a re-sale or exchange. We regret we cannot refund money but four or more days prior to the performance we will exchange it for an alternative performance, within three days of the performance we will attempt to re-sell the ticket on your behalf. Both services are subject to a charge of £1.50 per ticket. Latecomers: Anyone arriving once the performance has begun will not be admitted until a suitable break which, on occasion, may be the interval. Content: Where possible we do indicate if strong language and/or adult content is used. Customers are advised to contact the Box Office with any concerns before booking tickets. Please note: the re-sale of tickets is prohibited.
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