Ever since Alan Ayckbourn (b.1939) took a temporary job in 1957 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre when it was on the first floor of the public library - and stayed until 2009 as artistic director - Scarborough has been an important destination for theatre-goers. The theatre in the round was established in 1955 and has been in this former Odeon cinema building (1936) since 1966. A marvellous production of Michael Frayn's Noises Off is on now until 6th September.