Scarborough Luck

The summer season at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre always tempts, and to make the trip worthwhile we like to arrive early and do the seaside bit before enjoying a pre-performance dinner and then staying over in a nice hotel, and all went well with a stroll along the prom, a drink in the Spa, a walk back along the now sun-drenched beach and back up into town (via a coffee at the quirky Solid Rock Café), a fine meal at Lazenby’s on York Place, and a comfortable room at the Palm Court Hotel, with the only discordant note being my splattering from a height by an incontinent seagull; some say this is good luck but evidence to the contrary was provided later when, in response to the fire alarm, we had to evacuate the theatre and stand in the rain until the fire engine came and went – perhaps the good luck was that it happened during the interval with no detriment to the show.