Cinema screening of the live version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Starlight Express', filmed at the Starlight Auditorium, at the Stephen Joseph Theatre.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express comes to the Stephen Joseph Theatre on 3 and 4 December, though it's not a stage production in the usual sense. What you're seeing is a cinema screening of the show, filmed live at the specially designed Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. So, rather than a cast performing in the room, it's the recorded performance projected onto the screen.
If you're not familiar with Starlight Express, it's Lloyd Webber's musical about racing trains, known for its cast on roller skates. The production they've filmed was staged at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, where a dedicated auditorium was built just for the show. That's what you'll be watching from the seats at the SJT: the full performance as it happened there, captured live and brought to Scarborough for these two dates.
Because it's a screening and not a live cast on site, it's a bit different from a typical night at the theatre. You're watching a recording of a production that took place elsewhere, rather than a company performing in front of you. It's a way to catch a show that's usually tied to a very specific, purpose-built space without having to travel to London.
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It runs on 3 and 4 December at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, so you've got two nights to choose from. If you're fancying a bit of musical theatre before the Christmas rush properly kicks in, those are the dates to keep in mind.
