Sir Ian McKellen to visit Hull in fund-raising venture for theatres
Ian McKellen is set to make a very special appearance at Hull New Theatre next year as part of a solo UK tour to raise funds for theatres in honour of his 80th birthday. It all begins in January 2019 with a Tour of London from the National Theatre to the Theatre Royal Stratford East, as well as performances in the West End and Outer London. Then, across the country, he will visit theatres large and small with which he has personal connections, including amateur groups he knew
Canadian Touch of Hollywood Greats to Tour Local Villages
Canadian singer Rebecca Perry is set to charm audiences in the villages on both banks of the Humber this autumn, by bringing some of Hollywood’s greatest stars back to life in a dazzling performance of song. Perry, who will be coming over to tour with ArtERY and Live Lincs from Toronto, delves into the glitzy world of Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, and Betty Hutton: trailblazers who refused to be “just another ingenue” during the golden age of cinema. Each and every
Evita Makes Hull Return this November
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
Comedian Jimmy Carr books return date to Hull
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
Kinky Boots walk the stage at Hull New Theatre
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
Final line-up of independent cinema for 2018 underway
Hull Independent Cinema has launched its final season of the year. The programme, which runs from October to December at Vue Cinema Hull Princes Quay and Hull Truck Theatre, features the very best new independent, award-winning and critically acclaimed films from around the world.
Foreign gems this season include Polish romantic drama Cold War from IDA director Pawel Pawlikowski, the new hypnotic trip Climax from French shock auteur Gaspar Noé, and the Italian crime drama D
Female "Odd Couple" Launches Brough Group's New Drama Season
Brough's Petuaria Players re-visit Neil Simon’s comedy, Odd Couple, as their curtain-raiser to the 2018/19 season in the East Yorkshire village. The Odd Couple is a classic of stage, cinema and TV. A story about two mismatched roommates, it premiered on Broadway in 1965 and was made into a film in 1968 with Jack Lemmon as Felix Ungar and Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison. A popular TV series followed in the 70s starting Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. Less well known, however,
Beverley does Blackadder in New Stage Play
Captain Edmund Blackadder, Private Baldrick, Lieutenant George and, yes, even Squadron Commander the Lord Flashheart will be on parade at the Beverley Memorial Hall this November to help commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One. When considering how to recognise this important anniversary, Beverley Theatre Company decided to pay tribute to the bravery of the British Tommy that was exemplified by the trench humour that saw them through the horrors of war, as was s
"Back to Ours" brings Half-Term Entertainment to Hull Venues
Hull's Back to Ours festival returns for the October 2018 half-term with a package of dance, theatre, music and comedy. Avant Garde Dance will be taking over Wilberforce Sixth Form College with the formidable Tony Adigun’s hip-hop reworking of the Dickens classic, Oliver Twist. Coming to the festival as part of their acclaimed UK autumn tour, Fagin’s Twist is the untold story of the notorious, complex, and perhaps even misunderstood villain. In his world, the streets are har
Badapple Brings WW1 Drama to the East Riding
A story of the Great War, as told from a female perspective, is coming to East Yorkshire as part of a national tour this autumn. ‘The Thankful Village’, by Yorkshire's Badapple Theatre, brings together an all-female cast to focus on those rare places which lost no men in the Great War because all those who left to serve came home again. There were just 53 places that could claim this honour after the end of the conflict.
Set in Yorkshire, this poignant production gives an
