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The million-selling Beach Boys will be heading to the Bonus Arena, Hull as part of their UK tour in June 2019 with tickets going on general sale on Friday. The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, who, along with Jeffrey Foskett, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher, Christian Love and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconic band. Songwriter Bruce Johnston joined The Beach Boys in 1965, replacing Glenn Campbell, who filled-in for Brian Wilson when

Dark Winter, an adaptation of bestselling novelist David Mark’s acclaimed debut novel of the same name, returns to Hull Truck Theatre this November, courtesy of theatre company, E52. The play, adapted from the book by playwrights Richard Vergette (Dancing through the Shadows, As we Forgive Them) and Nick Lane (The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, My Favourite Summer), will be staged in Hull Truck’s main house, The Heron, after a sell-out run in March in the Hull Truck Stu

After captivating UK audiences for the past 10 years, embarking on two West End seasons and an international tour, Evita returns to Hull New Theatre next week, with a brand new cast led by three of the finest musical theatre stars. Saying Hello, Buenos Aires for the first time is Lucy O’Byrne in the iconic role of Eva Perón, with Mike Sterling as Juan Perón and, award-winning West End leading man, Glenn Carter as Ché. They will be joined by: Oscar Balmaseda and Cristina Hoey

Hull Theatres has announced that one of the UK’s best-loved comics, Jimmy Carr, is to return to Hull City Hall in 2019 with his brand new one-man show Terribly Funny. The 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown host is known for his deadpan delivery and politically- incorrect humour, and Terribly Funny is no exception. The show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things, including those that might have directly affected audiences and their loved ones. Jimmy Carr – Terribly Fun

Victoria Sponge is a new work by Hull-based writer Catherine Scott which will be performed at two East Yorkshire venues in November. The play is a comedy about a middle-aged and childless couple, Susan and Clive, who have a bitter/sweet relationship. Past and present frustrations and regrets emerge as they observe a much younger couple moving in next door. As they watch their new, young and virile neighbours, they express their grievances, regrets and desires. Another neig

One of the UK’s most successful annual tours will be heading to the Bonus Arena, Hull, in February 2019. Tickets for the X Factor concert will take place on 26th February and tickets are available from www.bonusarenahull.com The X Factor has produced some of the most famous pop stars this country has seen, such as One Direction, Little Mix, JLS, James Arthur, Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke, who all appeared in the arena tour for their show year. With the competition in f

WOKE, a new story about the 20th-century African-American experience, is the latest work by Apphia Campbell, who enjoyed a sell-out in 2016 with her show, Black Is the Color of My Voice, on Friday 26 October, 8pm. Against a powerful soundtrack of original music and traditional gospel and blues sung live, two women 42 years apart become involved in the struggle for civil rights. One, the notorious Black Panther, Assata Shakur; the other, a present-day university student enroll

Acclaimed children’s theatre company tutti frutti and York Theatre Royal team up again to present Mike Kenny’s adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s highly-acclaimed story, Snow Queen, coming to Junction in Goole on Saturday 27 October, 2pm. Kai and Gerda had been friends for as long as they could remember. Day followed day, always the same. Until in a whirl of magic and deception, splinters of a magical broken mirror blow in the wind, freezing hearts and changing everythin

Kinky Boots, the winner of every major Best Musical award, will be coming to Hull New Theatre from 11-23 November 2019 as part of its first-ever UK tour. From a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan, Kinky Boots is the heart-warming tale of Charlie Price who is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family shoe business, Price & Son. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely

National Treasures Si King and Dave Myers, aka The Hairy Bikers, kick off their 2019 national tour at Hull City Hall on Friday 15 February. With their irresistible enthusiasm, An Evening With The Hairy Bikers will be an epic night of cooking and conversation. Big hearted, down-to-earth cooks with a love of good food, Si and Dave have been cooking together for more than twenty years. They have created haute cuisine dishes with Michelin-starred chefs and travelled the world in