Stephen Joseph Theatre
type: Item
description: he Stephen Joseph Theatre is a theatre in the round in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England that was founded by Stephen Joseph and was the first theatre in the round in Britain.
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Country: United Kingdom
City: Scarborough
Wikidata source: Q2344829
opening date: 1996-04-30T00:00:00Z
Importance: Not rated
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 2857
theatricalia id: g2/stephen-joseph-theatre-scarborough-scarborough
Note: Built by John Cecil Clavering. Opened 28 Mar 1936 as Odeon Cinema. 1711 seats. Closed 1988. 1993-1996 rebuilt and adapted for the drama company founded by director Stephen Joseph in 1955. Reopened 30 April 1996. The theatre contains two halls: The Round (theatre in the round, 404 seats) and The McCarthy (theatre and cinema, 165 seats).