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Huge Queues At SJT As People Flock To Buy Othello Tickets
16th Dec 2008
Hundreds of Scarborough residents and visitors to Scarborough hotels queued for tickets for a play at the Stephen Joseph Theatre which will star TV comedian Lenny Henry.
He is making his stage-acting debut in the joint Yorkshire Playhouse-Northern Broadsides production of Othello next March.
People started queuing shortly after 9am yesterday to snap up the limited number of tickets which were on sale on a first come, first served basis. The remaining tickets will be on sale on Monday January 19 when the SJT announces its spring season. Many visitors to our Scarborough hotels expected to return for the show.
Dave Evans, a visitor to our Scarborough hotel, told the Scarborough Evening News: “I saw Michael Gambon play Othello at the SJT when it was in Westwood in 1990. He gave an absolutely stunning performance and it will be very interesting to see Lenny Henry take on that role.”
Lizzie Glazier, SJT press and marketing officer, told the Evening News: “We haven’t had queues for tickets like this morning for the past 10 years. There was a huge demand for tickets for Way Upstream, By Jeeves and House and Garden. We’re definitely expecting a sell-out.”
Box office manager Catriona Jackson-Graham said: “We are thrilled to have such a high profile name attached to such a high quality company that we have such a good working relationship with.”
