Theatre in the Round: Further Reading

This page offers suggestions for further research and reading relating to theatre in the round in Scarborough and its two chief exponents, Stephen Joseph and Alan Ayckbourn.

Please note: This page is ongoing and will be updated as more relevant works are discovered.

Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre

Theatre In The Round
Author: Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Barrie & Rockliff (1967)

Theatre In The Round
Author: Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins (1967)

Theatre In The Round (pamphlet)
Author: Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Studio Theatre (1955)

A Theatrical Revolution: Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre
Author: Simon Murgatroyd
Publisher: Lulu (2025)

The Repertory Movement: A History Of Regional Theatre in Britain
Author: George Rowell & Anthony Jackson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (1984)
ISBN: 9780521319195
Exit Through The Fireplace
Author: Kate Dunn
Publisher: John Murray (1998)
ISBN: 9780719554759

Ghost Boy
Author: Richard Crane
Publisher: Brighton Books (2025)
ISBN: 9798648554535

50 Years New
Author: Simon Murgatroyd
Publisher: Stephen Joseph Theatre (2005)
Available by contacting Simon Murgatroyd

Stephen Joseph

Stephen Joseph: Theatre Pioneer & Provocateur
Author: Dr Paul Elsam
Publisher: Bloomsbury (2014)
ISBN: 9781472586711

Actor And Architect (editor)
Author: Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Manchester University Press (1964)

Adaptable Theatres
Editor: Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Association of British Theatre Technicians (1962)

New Theatre Forms
Author: Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Pitman (1968)

Planning For New Forms Of Theatre (pamphlet)
Author: Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Strand Electric (1962)
Planning For New Forms Of Theatre (pamphlet)
Author: Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Strand Electric (1963)

Scene Painting And Design
Author: Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Pitman (1964)

The Story Of The Playhouse In England
Author Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Barrie & Rockliff (1963)

The Story Of The Playhouse In England
Author: Stephen Joseph
Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins (1963)

The Origins of the Potteries' Victoria Theatre
Author: Leslie Powner
Publisher: The Arnold Bennett Society (2018)
ISBN: 9780957035072

Alan Ayckbourn

Alan Ayckbourn - Grinning at the Edge
Author: Paul Allen
Publisher: Methuen (2002)
ISBN: 0413771369

Conversations With Ayckbourn
Author: Ian Watson
Publisher: Faber (1988)
ISBN: 0571151922

Unseen Ayckbourn (click here to buy)
Author: Simon Murgatroyd
Publisher: Lulu Books (2023)
ISBN: 9781447761723

Alan Ayckbourn
Author: Sidney Howard White
Publisher: Twayne English Authors (1984)
ISBN: 080576870X

Alan Ayckbourn: A Casebook
Editor: Bernard F. Dukore
Publisher: Garland Publishing (1991)
ISBN: 0824057597

Alan Ayckbourn: Modern Dramatists (2nd edition)
Author: Michael Billington
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (1990)
ISBN: 0333489896

Alan Ayckbourn - Writers And Their Work (2nd edition)
Author: Michael Holt
Publisher: Liverpool University Press (2018)
ISBN: 978-0746312810
Confusions To Roundelay: Stages In Ayckbourn’s Creative Work
Author: Albert-Reiner Glaap
Publisher: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier (2015)
ISBN: 9783868216295

File On Ayckbourn
Editor: Malcolm Page
Publisher: Methuen (1989)
ISBN: 0413420108

A Guided Tour Through Ayckbourn Country (2nd edition)
Author: Albert Reiner Glaap
Publisher: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier (2004)
ISBN: 38847666783

Laughter In The Dark: The plays of Alan Ayckbourn
Author: Albert E. Kalson
Publisher: Associated University Presses (1993)
ISBN: 0838634796

New Landmarks in Ayckbourn Country
Author: Albert-Reiner Glaap
Publisher: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier (2004)
ISBN: 978-3868215007

A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn's Plays
Author: Paul Allen
Publisher: Faber (2004)
ISBN: 0571214924

Six Contemporary Playwrights
Author: Duncan Wu
Publisher: Macmillan (1996)
ISBN: 033367086X