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Displaying events between 01 July 2026 and 31 July 2026

Adult Playwriting 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. Dates: Wed 22 Booking and More Information
Backstage Tour: Calendar Girls The Musical 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. Dates: Sat 11 Booking and More Information
Calendar Girls The Musical 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. Dates: Wed 01, Thu 02, Fri 03, Sat 04, Mon 06, Tue 07, Wed 08, Thu 09, Fri 10, Sat 11, Mon 13, Tue 14, Wed 15, Thu 16, Fri 17, Sat 18, Mon 20, Tue 21, Wed 22, Thu 23, Fri 24, Sat 25 Booking and More Information
Circle Café The Circle Café is an exclusive monthly Members' event to meet the people behind SJT – including actors, directors, and SJT staff - for a fascinating insight into your favourite theatre. Circle Cafés are free for Members to attend and include tea, coffee and sweet treats. You can arrive from 10am onwards, the talk starts at 10.15am and lasts 45 minutes including plenty of time for questions. Dates: Thu 09 Booking and More Information
Dementia Friendly Movement Class Gentle creative movements that mobilise the body, singing and having fun in a friendly, non-judgemental environment.

Autumn term 2025:

11 Sep | 18 Sep | 25 Sep | 2 Oct | 9 Oct | 16 Oct | 23 Oct
(No session 30 Oct)
6 Nov | 13 Nov | 20 Nov | 27 Nov | 4 Dec | 11 Dec | 18 Dec Dates: Thu 02 Booking and More Information
Fuse Youth Theatre Fridays, 4.30pm - 6pm
Venue: SJT Rehearsal Room 2

Spring half term: 17, 24, 31 January, 7 &14 February

FUSE is an integrated Youth Theatre for young people with additional needs and young people in mainstream education aged 15+.

Participants get regular access to drama workshops to develop social and interpersonal skills in a supportive environment. It’s designed to enable participants to grow their confidence and explore their sense of where they belong in the world and, more importantly, the future they want for themselves.

Participants who need one-to-one or personal care are asked to bring along their own support/carer.

FUSE is free to attend

(Participants who need one-to-one or personal care will be asked to bring along their own support/carer). Dates: Fri 10 Booking and More Information
Global Voices Choir The Global Voices Choir sings songs from around the world, from warm-ups, short rounds and chants to more complex, exciting songs. Dates: Thu 09 Booking and More Information
Handbagged 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? Dates: Fri 31 Booking and More Information
Isolation Creations: Tarts with Soggy Bottoms 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. Dates: Sun 19 Booking and More Information
Pre-Order - The Round Dates: Wed 01, Thu 02, Fri 03, Sat 04, Mon 06, Tue 07, Wed 08, Thu 09, Fri 10, Sat 11, Mon 13, Tue 14, Wed 15, Thu 16, Fri 17, Sat 18, Mon 20, Tue 21, Wed 22, Thu 23, Fri 24, Sat 25, Fri 31 Booking and More Information
Saturday Morning Drama Club - Group 1: School years 1 & 2 There's loads of games to play, stories to tell, songs to sing, and there may even be some dressing up* along the way.

Each group gets to perform in the Round in our annual Youth Festival, and there's a sharing every term for friends and family to see what we're up to.

*There will be dressing up! Dates: Sat 11 Booking and More Information
Saturday Morning Drama Club - Group 2: School years 3 & 4
There's loads of games to play, stories to tell, songs to sing, and there may even be some dressing up* along the way.

Each group gets to perform in the Round in our annual Youth Festival, and there's a sharing every term for friends and family to see what we're up to.

*There will be dressing up! Dates: Sat 11 Booking and More Information
Saturday Morning Drama Club - Group 3: School years 5 & 6 There's loads of games to play, stories to tell, songs to sing, and there may even be some dressing up* along the way.

Each group gets to perform in the Round in our annual Youth Festival, and there's a sharing every term for friends and family to see what we're up to.

*There will be dressing up! Dates: Sat 11 Booking and More Information
SJT Adult Dance 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. Dates: Mon 06 Booking and More Information
Young Company You could be applying for a place in higher education, studying, or at the start of your career, the Young Company is the perfect place to grow your knowledge and understanding of a career as a professional theatre maker.

You'll deepen your awareness of a range of theatre practices through exploring text, making work for a public performance, and devising new work that reflects your lived experience.

There's just ten places, that's so we can make sure that we provide everyone with the mentoring and support they deserve.


Ages 16 - 25

All sessions held at SJT Dates: Wed 08 Booking and More Information
Youth Theatre - Group 1: School years 7 & 8 Each group works on a range of skills and subjects, using theatre to tell stories, share ideas, and change the world. All Youth Theatre members also receive a number of free tickets to see work at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, as well as a discount code to bring a friend.

Youth Theatre members get to audition for the annual Youth Theatre Production, presented in the McCarthy Studio, and all participants get to perform in our annual Youth Festival presented in the round at the SJT.

 Dates: Tue 07 Booking and More Information
Youth Theatre - Group 2: School Years 9 & 10
Each group works on a range of skills and subjects, using theatre to tell stories, share ideas, and change the world. All Youth Theatre members also receive a number of free tickets to see work at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, as well as a discount code to bring a friend.

Youth Theatre members get to audition for the annual Youth Theatre Production, presented in the McCarthy Studio, and all participants get to perform in our annual Youth Festival presented in the round at the SJT. Dates: Tue 07 Booking and More Information
Youth Theatre - Group 3: School Years 11, 12 & 13
Each group works on a range of skills and subjects, using theatre to tell stories, share ideas, and change the world. All Youth Theatre members also receive a number of free tickets to see work at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, as well as a discount code to bring a friend.

Youth Theatre members get to audition for the annual Youth Theatre Production, presented in the McCarthy Studio, and all participants get to perform in our annual Youth Festival presented in the round at the SJT. Dates: Thu 09 Booking and More Information

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