Daniel Kitson: Thrum

Daniel Kitson brings his new show Thrum to the Stephen Joseph Theatre on Wednesday 4 November, part of a live comedy tour running from 6 September to 18 November 2026. It's a new one from him, an evening of storytelling and comedy with music running more or less throughout, at least two funny voices and upwards of three jokes. It also played at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe, so by the time it reaches Scarborough it'll have had a fair bit of road behind it.

As for what it's actually about, the synopsis is a bit of a puzzle. It reads as a stream of evocative, fragmented images: figs, worms, an old dog rejecting a blanket, a daffodil in December, a mark on a jumper, a tree in storage on a farm in Kent, a toilet in Hong Kong and a coffee shop in Melbourne. It doesn't give much away in the way of a plot, so you're going in with those as your only clues.

The Stephen Joseph Theatre is Scarborough's independent theatre and cinema, housed in a beautifully restored 1930s Odeon. It's a good spot for a night like this, and the Scarborough date sits towards the end of the tour, which runs through the autumn. Kitson is the sole name on the bill, so it's just him on stage for the full set.

Tickets are £15 standard, and the show runs from 7:30pm to 9:00pm on Wednesday 4 November.