Category: Events

This July, Hull Truck Theatre will present a community production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream where audiences will be transported to an enchanted forest near Athens for a night of magic and mayhem.

Our theatre reviewer, Hannah Hobson, shares her thoughts on Private Peaceful at Hull Truck Theatre.

‘In the cherry blossom’s shade there is no such thing as a stranger.’  — Kobayashi Issa   Japanese poet.

After a difficult two years due to the temporary closures and restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northern Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) is now resuming its annual big production. This year’s show will be Singin’ in the Rain, which promises to make a splash on Hull Truck Theatre’s main stage this month.

Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s multi-award winning film PARALLEL MOTHERS, starring Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit, opens Hull Independent Cinema’s new season of film on Tuesday 5 April at Vue Cinema Hull Princes Quay.

A Q&A with the creators of The Three Musketeers: A Comedy Adventure, which visits Hull Truck Theatre this April.

Beverley Puppet Festival will be back bigger and better than ever this summer, Friday 15th July to Sunday 17th July, as giant, fantastical creatures roam Beverley’s historic streets, and tiny, magical worlds are revealed to unsuspecting audiences.

Children in Hull are invited to dress up as unicorns and superheroes and head to Stage @TheDock for a new hip hop musical from Middle Child and Beats Bus in May.

Hull Truck Theatre will be welcoming The Nottingham Playhouse Production Private Peaceful, adapted by Simon Reade and presented by Jonathan Church Theatre Productions (Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 April).

A cosmic interpretation of found objects from a chimney sweep’s brushes to the lid off a garden well have combined to create the first exhibition for nearly three years at the University of Hull Art Gallery.

After their 2017 show Dracula: The Bloody Truth was published and licensed worldwide, with sell-out runs in the USA and Canada, the award-winning Le Navet Bete are at Hull Truck Theatre this April with their smash-hit show The Three Musketeers: A Comedy Adventure.

Following the hit success of dance and fitness workshops at Unity in Community, Hull-based dance company, Tamar & Jo will be hosting We Move, which includes 4 weekly sessions for anyone living in Hull.

Since retiring from a career at Hull School of Art & Design, Malcolm and Mandy have started a new life in Devon, returning to the city to present this inspiring exhibition of ceramics and paintings at Studio Eleven on Humber Street. 

A new play about northern soul is to debut with a ‘scratch’ performance at Humber Street Gallery this month.

This March Hull Truck Theatre is hosting a series of Creative Coffee Mornings to welcome communities back to the theatre who may have been most isolated during the pandemic.

An exhibition of photos of Hull Arts Centre, Humberside Theatre and Hull Truck Theatre productions from the early 70s now on display at Hull Truck Theatre.

Iconic film music will reverberate around the City Hall when the Hull Philharmonic plays a programme of request music on Saturday 26 February.

Freedom Festival Arts Trust, creators of one of the UK’s leading international arts festival, Freedom Festival, with support from the Welcome Back Fund, England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020, the Arts Council and the Global Streets network, are delighted to be working in partnership with Hull City Council to bring a new event to Hull City Centre, The Awakening.

The Georgian duo take to the Loud in Libraries stage for a unique performance between the bookshelves this May.

Modern day versions of the Bronte sisters work as hairdressers whilst pursuing their creative dreams in Jane Hair: The Brontes Restyled at Hull Truck Theatre this spring.

A film producer and a screenwriter from Hull will be among the special guests at a special screening of mysterious period drama LAPWING on Wednesday 9 February.

As Hull Truck Theatre prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a hilarious and irreverent new comedy, 71 Coltman Street, writer Richard Bean and director Mark Babych discuss the theatre’s roots and capturing the spirit of the iconic venue.

Our theatre reviewer, Hannah Hobson, shares her thoughts on Waitress at Hull New Theatre.

In 2022 the Puffins are flying south, as 40 artist decorated Puffin sculptures land at coastal towns and attractions from Flamborough to Spurn Point, as well as to inland towns and villages of East Yorkshire.

Iconic film music will reverberate around the City Hall when the Hull Philharmonic plays a programme of request music next month. The February 26 concert […]

This year’s Stage4Beverley festival is almost upon us and with restrictions being eased, and one event already sold out, it promises to be a week […]

Hull Samba offers the opportunity to learn an instrument and make new friends.

Ruby and the Vinyl, a brand new musical comedy written by internationally renowned playwright John Godber in partnership with his daughter Elizabeth, and featuring songs written by BBC supporting artist Ruby Macintosh, is coming to the East Riding Theatre this March. 

A new stage adaptation of cult Scottish poet Ivor Cutler and award-winning illustrator Helen Oxenbury’s children’s book, Meal One, will open at Hull Truck Theatre this February as part of the city-centre theatre’s diverse 50th anniversary programme, before embarking on UK-wide tour.

A diverse collection of mixed medium artworks has gone on display at Pocklington Arts Centre as the award-winning venue opens its 2022 season of exhibitions.

Hull Truck Theatre kicks off an exciting 50th Anniversary Year in 2022, presenting its own headline production, a riotous new comedy by Richard Bean (The Hypocrite, One Man, Two Guvnors), with music by musician, writer and comedy actor Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer The Opera). 

An audience of 150 film lovers welcomed the January to March 2022 season of films at Hull Independent Cinema in fine style on Thursday 6 January.

Hull Truck Theatre kicks off an exciting programme of work for January and February, welcoming visiting companies and a mix of drama, comedy, family shows, music and presenting our own headline anniversary production, 71 Coltman Street.

Celebrating Opera North’s return to full-scale live performance and seeing out a difficult year with high hopes for the next, the company’s award-winning Orchestra will be joined by Italian-Turkish conductor Nil Venditti and Irish soprano Máire Flavin for a Viennese Whirl concert at Hull City Hall on Friday 31 December.

Our theatre reviewer, Hannah Hobson, shares her thoughts on Rapunz’ull at Social on Humber Street.

Our theatre reviewer, Hannah Hobson, shares her thoughts on Frost Hollow Hall at East Riding Theatre.

Two classic children’s stories featuring a wooden toy who dreams of becoming a boy and a dragon who doubles as an air ambulance are set to delight little ones at Hull Theatres.

Hull’s Feral Art School is set to open its first art exhibition at its new City centre premises. The show opens on the ground floor of the former Co-operative bank.  It showcases recent work in painting and mixed media created by seven artists who work in their first floor studios as part of a new initiative.

Our theatre reviewer, Hannah Hobson, shares her thoughts on The Railway Children at Hull Truck Theatre.

A Great Christmas Adventure gets underway at Hull Truck Theatre between 18 – 24 December, where children aged 3 – 6 and their families join a quest to save Christmas.

Books and items buried deep in the archives of Hull Libraries will be the focus of a new exhibition delving into the city’s rich history.

We can’t wait to see The Railway Children at Hull Truck Theatre. In this interview with Mark Babych (Director) and Mike Kenny (Playwright), we find out how E Nesbit’s classic tale has been transformed into a wonderfully fun and festive show that’s perfect for all the family.

Hull Truck Theatre has announced a landmark year-long programme to mark its 50th anniversary in 2022, putting the theatre’s past, present and future in the spotlight. Specially commissioned plays will celebrate the journey from its radical roots to becoming one of the UK’s most innovative regional theatres.

Busking in the Bar is back at Pocklington Arts Centre with the award winning venue announcing a string of free live music events featuring some of the region’s best emerging artists.

Hull is to host the UK public film premiere of the internationally-award winning feature One Summer When You Went Away in the city’s Old Town next Friday evening, 19 November.

A collection of concert favourites chosen by audience and players will mark the return of live classical music to Hull City Hall this month.

The Culture Train Tour 2021 is once again bringing a taste of the Hull music scene to communities in East Yorkshire after being derailed by the pandemic in 2020.

Hull Jazz Festival returns to Hull Truck Theatre from 10-13 November, celebrating jazz icons from the past 100 years alongside a spotlight on new music, with a strong focus on its home city.

Over 100 people including civic dignitaries, music fans and art lovers have gathered at Pocklington Arts Centre to celebrate the opening of the venue’s new exhibition by illustrator Simon Cooper.