C Britain's first professional theatre-in-the-round was founded in Scarborough 50 years ago by the pioneering
Stephen Joseph. Robert Powell , who began his acting career in the round, visits the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough and talks to playwright Alan Ayckbourn , actor Tom Courtenay. director Peter Cheeseman , designer
Alison Chitty and folk singer Martin Carthy about their experience of this intimate and unusual space, where the audience surround the action in a uniquely involving way. Producers Faynia Williams and Richard Bannerman Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am