The casting team of Dear Evan Hansen, in collaboration with TikTok, are searching for the next generation of talent to star in the first ever UK tour of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning musical, which heads to Hull New Theatre from 22-26 April 2025.
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Calum Scott to headline new Live From The Yard series with huge hometown show
Music fans can look forward to immersing themselves in a lively weekend of music, artisan food and community spirit as the inaugural Live From The Yard concert series descends upon Hull’s Zebedee’s Yard this summer.
Continue readingHEY Creative appoints Chief Officer to accelerate region’s cultural development
Culture partnership HEY Creative has appointed experienced arts consultant Max May as Chief Officer to drive new cross-sector collaborations across the region’s creative sector.
Continue readingUniversity of Hull research shines a light on global cultural relations and shows Liverpool legacy redefines Eurovision
University of Hull research – commissioned by the British Council – shows that Liverpool’s legacy redefines Eurovision for future host cities and reveals the contest’s impact on global cultural relations.
Continue readingThe Godber Theatre Foundation open for new applicants
The Godber Theatre Foundation, which helps young people from Hull and East Yorkshire break into the theatre industry by offering them mentorship, exclusive masterclasses, workshops and invitations to events, is now open for applicants for its 2024 year.
Continue readingStage4Beverley festival gears up for another great event
Stage4Beverley will soon be upon us, bringing some top music, dance and poetry to Beverley to brighten up the dark winter months with leading national performers as well as the best of emerging artists.
Continue readingPhotography returns to Humber Street Gallery with You and Me in HU3
You and Me in HU3 is a new, building-wide exhibition coming to Humber Street Gallery in February. The show will be the gallery’s biggest photography exhibition since 2017’s Hull, Portrait of a City by Olivia Arthur and Martin Parr. It presents the HU3 area of Hull through the lens of two photographers – and friends – George Norris and Russell Boyce.
Continue readingFolk/rock supergroup The Magpie Arc at Junction, Goole
The Magpie Arc is a cross-Border band out of Sheffield, Arran and Edinburgh featuring the multi-award-winning talents and wide musical influences of Nancy Kerr, Findlay Napier, Tom Wright, Alex Hunter and UK folk legend, guitarist Martin Simpson.
Continue readingBoo Hewerdine and Jenny Sturgeon ‘Outliers’ album release tour at Wrecking Ball
‘Outliers’ is the new self-titled album from Jenny Sturgeon and Boo Hewerdine.
Continue readingHull Freedom Quarter provides new venues for Trinity Rebooted Festival
A street which only had one bar 18 months ago is staking its claim as the city centre’s newest party destination by providing three venues for the next round of HullBID’s free live music festival.
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