Hull residents have voiced unanimous support for a statue in memory of the Headscarf Revolutionaries. A public consultation across the city funded by Hull Maritime shows residents are overwhelmingly in favour of a statue to honour the four Hull women – Lil Bilocca, Yvonne Blenkinsop, Christine Smallbone and Mary Denness.
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Coronation Street’s Christine Mackie revives her acclaimed play KIN for a North West Regional Tour
Coronation Street stalwarts Christine Mackie (Dr Susan Gaddas) and Sue Jenkins (Gloria Todd) reunite to take their acclaimed stage production of KIN back out on the road for 2024.
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Hull Truck Theatre and Hull Trains celebrate five years of successful partnership
Hull Truck Theatre and Hull Trains will once again partner to deliver a magical festive theatre experience for families in Hull and East Yorkshire with The Borrowers (Friday 29 November 2024 – Saturday 4 January 2025).
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Applications open for playwrights to create new work for Fresh Ink: Hull Playwriting Festival 2025
Middle Child are inviting playwrights with “a meaningful connection to Hull” to apply for one of seven paid commissions for Fresh Ink: Hull Playwriting Festival 2025.
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Back to Ours launches ‘Now That’s What I Call an Orchestra’ event
Get ready to experience a sweet symphony like no other! Back to Ours, a Hull-based Arts Council England NPO charity known for delivering unique arts and cultural experiences, is thrilled to announce the launch of a brand-new event: Now That’s What I Call an Orchestra.
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Hull Folk and Maritime Festival returns after five-year hiatus
The popular Hull Folk and Maritime Festival is set to make a long-awaited return this month after a five-year absence.
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Freedom Festival Arts Trust welcomes new leadership team members
Freedom Festival Arts Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Hargreaves as its new Festival Director and Karen Hall as the new Chair of the Board of Directors.
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University of Hull art exhibition takes no prisoners
Sketches, sculptures, paintings and even artwork using prison bedsheets as canvases – an exhibition at the University of Hull’s Brynmor Jones Library is set to challenge existing perceptions of prison life.
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New shows on sale now at Hull Theatres
Hull Theatres has announced two terrific shows that are now on sale.
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Summer events at Rainbow Community Garden
Rainbow Community Garden in Hull is running a jam-packed summer programme thanks to funding from Healthy Holidays and Hull City Council. Rainbow Community Garden was […]
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