What's On

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

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

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