Stephen Joseph Theatre

20/06/2026

Opening a week today - time to meet the Calendar Girls (and boys!) 🌻

20/06/2026

Grab your bestie and bring the hankies - Calendar Girls The Musical opens a week today, and we're celebrating with a cheeky giveaway 💛

Just like, share, and tag who you'd bring with you and we'll announce the winner on Tuesday - good luck everyone! 🌻

19/06/2026

Forecast: blue skies all day ☀️

18/06/2026

Huge congratulations to Westway Boxing Club - incredible news and so well-deserved 👏👏👏

We had the pleasure of working with Ryan and his team when we made documentary More Than A Boxing Club, and we've experienced first-hand the difference they're making in Eastfield and beyond.

The documentary's free to watch over on our YouTube, so take twenty mins with a brew and see what they're all about - link in the comments.

The boxing club in Scarborough is set to have a new boxing ring, gym space and training facilities.

17/06/2026

Availability klaxon - we've got ten days to go and shows are starting to sell out! 📣

AND the first three shows (that's 27, 29 and 30 June) are all priced at £20 across the board, so get them while you still can!

https://sjt.uk.com/events/calendar-girls-the-musical

16/06/2026

The stage is set for Scarborough Fringe! ✨

Join us this week for a packed programme, with poetry, theatre, comedy, music and more. Check out our full programme here! 👇

https://sjt.uk.com/news/scarborough-fringe-2026

The Scarborough Fair

15/06/2026

Another thriving Coble Market at the weekend! Dates coming up:

🌊 Sun 12 July
🌊 Sun 9 Aug
🌊 Sun 13 Sept

https://coblemarket.co.uk/

15/06/2026

A wonderful photo of our beautiful building, which has stood as an iconic Scarborough landmark for the past 90 years ❤

Next year, we'll begin an exciting capital project in the McCarthy to preserve not only the auditorium, but the entire building for future generations.

This includes the refurbishment of the original seating, the installation of new toilets and a bar, the creation of a dedicated breakout space to support our dementia-friendly work, and a range of improvements to make the venue more accessible and wheelchair-friendly. And let's not forget the continuing work on our leaky roof!
Arts Council England, Department for Culture, Media and Sport North Yorkshire North Yorkshire Council

MARCH 1936 – ODEON CINEMA, WESTBOROUGH, SCARBOROUGH

🎬 A glimpse of Scarborough's newest entertainment venue as it appeared shortly after opening in March 1936.

The striking Odeon Cinema on Westborough was designed by architects John Cecil Clavering and Robert Bullivant of Harry Weedon & Partners for Oscar Deutsch's rapidly expanding Odeon Theatres chain. With its sleek lines and bold Modernist styling, the building quickly became one of the town's most recognisable landmarks.

🏛️ During the 1930s, Odeon revolutionised cinema architecture across Britain. Inspired by streamlined European design, the company created a distinctive look that made its cinemas instantly recognisable. By 1936, the chain had grown to 142 cinemas nationwide, making it one of the country's leading cinema operators.

🎥 The Scarborough Odeon opened at the height of the golden age of cinema, when a trip to the pictures was one of the nation's favourite pastimes. The famous Odeon slogan, "Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation", became synonymous with movie-going across Britain.

🎭 After serving generations of film lovers, the cinema closed in 1988. Following several years of vacancy, the building was transformed and reopened as a theatre, ensuring this iconic Art Deco landmark continued to play a role in Scarborough's cultural life.

📸 This photograph was taken around the time of the cinema's opening and forms part of the Historic England Archive's collection of Odeon cinemas, commissioned by Oscar Deutsch to document the company's remarkable buildings across the country.