Theatre in the Round in Scarborough: The Complete Plays (1980s)

This page contains the complete list of professional productions at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round, Scarborough, between 1980 and 1989. The opening night refers to the first performance of each production as opposed to the official first night. Click on a play title to find out more details about the production.

(S): Studio Theatre at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round; * New play

Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round

Play Title
1980
Suburban Strains *
Time And The Conways
Taking Steps
First Course * (S)
Absolutely Free *
Second Helping * (S)
Trailer * (S)
Sight Unseen (announced but not produced)
Season’s Greetings *
The Importance Of Being Earnest
Simple Simon
Clouds (S)

1981
Suburban Strains
Season’s Greetings
The Conservatory *
Me, Myself & I
Me * (S)
Prologue * (S)
Tapster *
Myself * (S)
I * (S)
Epilogue * (S)
Out Front * (S)
You Should See Us Now *
Way Upstream *
Twelfth Night
The Vanishing *
Making Tracks *

1982
Butley
Intimate Exchanges *
ABC… (S)
…XYZ (S)
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Making Tracks
A Trip To Scarborough *

1983
Intimate Exchanges *
Incidental Music *
Incidental Music (S)
At The End Of The Day *
Backnumbers
Backnumbers 1-10 * (S)
Backnumbers 11-20 * (S)
Before Your Very Eyes *
The Winslow Boy
It Could Be Any One Of Us *
She Stoops To Conquer
Thark

1984
The 7 Deadly Virtues *
A Chorus Of Disapproval *
The Dresser
The Westwoods
The Westwoods: Her Side * (S)
The Westwoods: His Side * (S)
The Linden Tree
Bricks 'n Mortar *
Last Of The Red Hot Lovers
The Dining Room
A Thousand Clowns
His Monkey Wife

1985
Boy Meets Girl * (S)
Girl Meets Boy * (S)
Woman in Mind *
Imaginary Lines *
Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!
Family Circles
The Brontës Of Haworth Part 1 *
The Brontës Of Haworth Part 2 *
Tons Of Money

1986
Mere Soup Songs * (S)
Time And Time Again
Blithe Spirit
Touch Wood And Whistle *
Pay Day Night * (S)
Benefactors
Calling *
Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance
School For Clowns

1987
Time And Time Again
Spokesong
Falkland Sound (S)
Getting On
A Galway Girl (S)
Regressions (S)
Bar And Ger (S)
Henceforward… *
100% All Talking (S)
Wonderland (announced but not produced)
Educating Rita
All My Sons
Old King Cole
The Woman In Black * (S)

1988
Chances (S)
State Of The Union (announced by not produced)
Eden End
Henceforward…
The Haunt Of Mr Fossett * (S)
The Parasol *
Potholes (S)
Joggers (S)
Man Of The Moment *
The Ballroom *
The Beaux Stratagem
Mr A’s Amazing Maze Plays *
The Turn Of The Screw *

1989
The Revengers’ Comedies *
The Donkeys Are Eating Their Lunch * (S)
Pull For The Shore * (S)
Sand In The Sandwiches * (S)
June Moon
The Inside Outside Slide Show * (S)
Wolf At The Door
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Invisible Friends *
Absurd Person Singular
Ghost Stories *
Playwright

Alan Ayckbourn
J.B.Priestley
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Stephen Lavell
Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Copley
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Oscar Wilde
Polly Warren
Michael Frayn


Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Brian Thompson
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Copley
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Trevor Cooper
Peter Tinniswood
Alan Ayckbourn
William Shakespeare
Polly Warren
Alan Ayckbourn


Simon Gray
Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Todd (devised)
Paul Todd (devised)
Eduardo di Filippo
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn


Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Peter Tinniswood
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Michael Cashman
Terence Rattigan
Alan Ayckbourn
Oliver Goldsmith
Ben Travers


Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Ronald Harwood
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
J.B. Priestley
Michael Cashman
Neil Simon
A.R. Gurney
Herb Gardner
Sandy Wilson


Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
R.R. Oliver
Dario Fo
Alan Ayckbourn
Christopher Fry / Kerry Gardner
Christopher Fry / Kerry Gardner
Will Evans & Valentine


Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Noël Coward
Stephen Mallatratt
Stephen Mallatratt
Michael Frayn
Paul Copley
John Arden
F Waechter / Ken Campbell


Alan Ayckbourn
Stewart Parker
David Tinker
Alan Bennett
Geraldine Aron
David Graham-Young
Geraldine Aron
Alan Ayckbourn
Michael Roberts
Stephen Mallatratt
Willy Russell
Arthur Miller
Ken Campbell
Stephen Mallatratt


Susan Hill
Peter Tinniswood
J.B. Priestley
Alan Ayckbourn
Stephen Mallatratt
Frank Dunai
Gus Kaikonnen
Geraldine Aron
Alan Ayckbourn
Peter King
George Farquhar
Alan Ayckbourn
Stephen Mallatratt


Alan Ayckbourn
John Pattison
John Pattison
John Pattison
George S Kaufmann / Ring Lardner
Alan Ayckbourn
Henry Becque
Neil Simon
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Opening night

17 January 1980
4 June 1980
18 June 1980
8 July 1980
16 July 1980
5 August 1980
8 August 1980
Not produced
25 September 1980
6 November 1980
2 December 1980
9 December 1980


14 January 1981
20 May 1981
28 May 1981
2 June 1981
2 June 1981
30 June 1981
1 July 1981
8 July 1981
9 July 1981
10 July 1981
8 August 1981
12 August 1981
2 October 1981
11 November 1981
1 December 1981
15 December 1981


20 January 1982
3 June 1982
29 June 1982
1 July 1982
15 September 1982
3 November 1982
8 December 1982


4 January 1983
12 January 1983
8 July 1983
13 July 1983
19 July 1983
19 July 1983
21 July 1983
10 August 1983
7 September 1983
5 October 1983
2 November 1983
30 November 1983


12 January 1984
2 May 1984
23 May 1984
29 May 1984
29 May 1984
31 May 1984
27 June 1984
22 August 1984
26 September 1984
24 October 1984
21 November 1984
19 December 1984


23 May 1985
25 May 1985
30 May 1985
12 June 1985
17 July 1985
4 September 1985
11 October 1985
12 October 1985
11 December 1985


22 May 1986
29 May 1986
11 June 1986
16 July 1986
8 August 1986
17 September 1986
16 October 1986
12 November 1986
10 December 1986


7 January 1987
2 June 1987
4 June 1987
24 June 1987
30 June 1987
10 July 1987
14 July 1987
30 July 1987
21 August 1987
Not produced
30 September 1987
4 November 1987
2 December 1987
11 December 1987


31 May 1988
Not produced
2 June 1988
8 June 1988
14 June 1988
6 July 1988
15 July 1988
15 July 1988
10 August 1988
14 September 1988
2 November 1988
30 November 1988
7 December 1988


5 June 1989
13 June 1989
14 June 1989
15 June 1989
19 July 1989
22 July 1989
27 September 1989
25 October 1989
22 November 1989
20 December 1989
29 December 1989
All research for this section is by Simon Murgatroyd. Please do not reproduce without crediting the A Round Town (www.a-round-town.com) website.