Home / What's On / Scarborough / A Pleasing Terror: Two Ghost Stories by M R JamesA Pleasing Terror: Two Ghost Stories by M R JamesStephen Joseph Theatre, ScarboroughDateWednesday 9 December 2026TypeOtherWhereWestborough, Scarborough, YO11 1JW, Scarborough, YO11 1JWLast checked1 October 2026Over 120 years after they were first published, the ghost stories of M R James retain their power to terrify and amuse. This gripping one man show retells two of the earliest and eeriest.At Stephen Joseph TheatreTheatre.Stephen Joseph Theatre on FolkAirMore at Stephen Joseph TheatreThe Trial of Romeo Oscar by Alan Ayckbourn — 4 September 2026The Highwayman by John Godber — 7 October 2026The Noise Next Door: Comedy, Improvised — 10 October 2026Around Stephen Joseph TheatreCraft Bar — Bar, 30mCraft — Pub, 40mScarborough Jazz — Music venue, 60mListing from the original source. FolkAir links out rather than selling tickets for this event.