Stephen Joseph: Plays Directed

Stephen Joseph founded Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre, Scarborough, in 1955 as the country's first professional theatre-in-the-round company. He was Director of Productions / Artistic Director of the company between 1955 and 1965 - although his direct involvement in the company fluctuated significantly after 1960 affected by his work founding the Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent, in 1962 and his increasing time spent in academia.

Whilst at the Library Theatre, Stephen directed a substantial number of productions which are listed below. Full details of the cast and details of these plays can be found in the Complete Plays section.

Stephen Joseph: Directing

1955
○ Circle Of Love (Eleanor D Glaser)
○ 'Prentice Pillar (Ruth Dixon)
○ Dragons Are Dangerous (David Campton)
○ Turn Right At The Crossroads (Jurneman Winch)

1956
○ Wuthering Heights (Jurneman Winch)
○ Idol In The Sky (David Campton)

1957
○ I Have Been Here Before (J.B. Priestley)

1958
○ Dial M For Murder (Frederick Knott)
○ Captain Carvallo (Dennis Cannan)
○ A Sense Of Loss (J.W. James)
○ Ring Of Roses (David Campton)

1959
○ Halfway To Heaven (Hilda Valentine)
○ Frankenstein (David Campton)
○ The Square Cat (Alan Ayckbourn)
○ Viennese Interlude (Colin Wilson)
○ In Camera / Huis Clos (Sartre)

1960
○ The Ark (James Saunders)
○ A View From The Brink (David Campton)
○ Out Of The Flying Pan (David Campton)
○ Soldier From The Wars Returning (David Campton)
○ Mutatis Mutandis (David Campton)
○ Five Finger Exercise (August Strindberg)

Stephen Joseph: Directing

1961
○ Victoria Regina (Laurence Housman)
○ Standing Room Only (Alan Ayckbourn)
○ At Sea (David Campton)
○ Little Brother, Little Sister (David Campton)
○ The Bed Life Of A Mad Boy (Stockwell Allen)
○ We've Minds Of Our Own (William Norfolk)

1963
○ The Pelican (August Strindberg)
○ The Pariah (August Strindberg)
○ Comeback (David Campton)

1964
○ Dead And Alive (David Campton)

1965
○ Meet My Father (David Campton)
○ Cock And Bull Story (David Campton)

Stephen Joseph: Acting

○ Turn Right At The Crossroads (1955)
○ The Lunatic View (1957)
○ Frankenstein (1959)
○ The Bed Life Of A Mad Boy (1961)

Stephen Joseph noted that the 1959 production of Frankenstein made his first return to the stage as an actor for a decade. As a result, anything prior to that was a pre-recorded voice.
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