Mary's attempt to overthrow Elizabeth I finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

A collection of short plays based on young people’s own experiences of growing up in Scarborough.

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide they want to get married too.

Be the first to hear newly developed plays from members of the SJT’s script-writing class.

Josie Botting is celebrating her birthday... but as a work-from-home dominatrix she’s lost the will to dominate...

A pair of siblings are offered the chance to represent their wrestling-mad family on the biggest stage of all: WWE.

After taking control of the capital, Nanny's gang prepares for the biggest smuggling action in the history of Poland.

Christof Loy directs a star-studded cast of singers, in Verdi's epic opera, conducted by Antonio Pappano.

Based on the true story of acclaimed dancer Carlos Acosta.

Monthly behind-the-scenes events. Please note these events are for Circle Members only.

A new folk opera by Neil Gore and John Kirkpatrick

A wife is shocked by her husband’s new plans when they reunite in post-war Hamburg and start to rebuild their lives together.

"In space, no one can hear you scream"

A punchy and poetic exploration of family, race, identity and love.

Scrolls in the Sand: The Egyptian Origins of Writing

Time and Place in Fiction

Ravenmaster at the Tower

All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre.

Ask An Ocean Explorer

Writer and broadcaster Lynne shares the stage with the UK’s leading expert on crime fiction Barry Forshaw.

Literary Lunch

Murder Most Foul

Seashaken Houses

The Knife's Edge

A Touch of Romance

Historical Lunch

Vanity Fair

On Cricket

In My Life

Alan Johnson, Simon Heffer and Helen Boaden

The People's Gardener

The Age of Decadence

When the Dogs Don't Bark

Erebus - The Story of a Ship

A lively, fun and interactive version of the Aesop's Fable about an impossible race.

A chance encounter with a record company exec results in a life-changing offer for a group of Cornish fishermen.

The first kind: Sighting. The second kind: Evidence. The Third kind: Contact...

He came as an enemy... And became their hero.

Experience the decadence and elegance of 1870s Paris in David McVicar’s spectacular production of Gounod’s best-loved opera.

If you could re-write your past, would you?

The South Korean born pianist Young-Choon Park, makes a welcome return visit performing works by Mozart, Schubert and Chopin.

Big hearted and quick-witted poems from a raconteur at the top of his game.

Violet is a new play about human connection and inter-generational friendships.

A showcase of play excerpts, directed and performed by professional and emerging talent.

John Hegley returns to the SJT with a delightful familiy show full of songs, drawings and poems.

Kimberley Sykes (Dido, Queen of Carthage) directs a riotous, exhilarating version of Shakespeare's romantic comedy.

Come and celebrate with our OutReach choirs: you may feel the urge to sing along or even sign up to join…

A one-man musical comedy by award-winning duo Tom Wells (words) and Matthew Robins (music).

What do you think would happen if you knocked on a stranger’s door and offered to write them a poem?

The contemporary face of The Royal Ballet in revivals of works by Wheeldon and Pite and a world premiere by Sidi Larbi Cherka

A lighthouse keeper lives on a desolate outcrop surrounded by stormy seas.

Oscar Wilde’s classic masterpiece is dazzlingly adapted with your choice of casting!

A twisted, dark story of rejection, religion, lust and death.

This musical egg-stravaganza is bursting with puppetry, magic and illusions... and water guns!

The Sign of Four is Conan Doyle’s epic second Sherlock Holmes tale. Crammed with adventure, romance, comedy.

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lakecomes to cinemas with a fresh look for the 21stcentury and is ‘as bold and beautiful as ever’

An Award Winning comedy set in an Indian restaurant

There’s nothing else for it but to defy dementia, with music, songs and laughter.

America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story.

Multi award winning piece of gig theatre exploring grief, depression and psychosis for a contemporary audience.

If your children could create their very own magical musical adventure, what would it be?

Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest, returning in 2019.

Take That are bringing their spectacular 2019 Greatest Hits tour to cinemas for one night only!

Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers encounter passion and tragedy in Kenneth MacMillan's 20th-century ballet masterpiece.

The ultimate feel-good comedy, with live music and tap dancing!

Baptista Minola is seeking to sell off her son Katherine to the highest bidder. Cue an explosive battle of the sexes.

Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation.

When families get together to celebrate a special occasion, there’s a danger that all hell will break loose.

Lottie adores stories... imagine her surprise when one morning she wakes up to find herself lost in Bookland!

When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, she has no idea where to turn for help.

The end result of two week's hard work from our 2019 Summer School participants.

After refusing to register his child’s birth, Strawman embarks on a personal and legal battle in order to keep his child.

As ingenious in its construction as any of his previous plays, Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present is Ayckbourn's 83rd play!

This is a play based on experiences of being a transracial adoptee from Hong Kong and growing up in a very white world.

An explosive and passionate portrait of a young heroine of our times.

This fast-paced, electric script is from award-winning playwright Ben Snyder, who is currently writing for Netflix.

Feminist academic Laura returns to work following the death of her father.

To mark his 80th birthday, enjoy a look back on some of the 20 or so family and children’s plays written by Alan Ayckbourn.

Thrilling, chilling and witty, examining afresh the eternal question of whether we ever really change how we’re made.

A laugh out loud comedy about trying to find a moment of calm in these challenging times.

There’ll be songs, swords, talking vegetables, the Boyes’ Santa and a giant mechanical crab... called Susan.

SJT Outreach presents a special Christmas Tiny Time Tale