Hull Truck Theatre Season Brochure Jan - Jul 2020

Hull Truck Theatre
            Season Brochure Jan - Jul 2020

        You can book tickets online at
www.hulltruck.co.uk, by calling the Box Office on
01482 323638 or by popping in to the Theatre on
                  Ferensway.
    If you are unable to book online, communicate
     via telephone or visit us in person, please email
                boxoffice@hulltruck.co.uk

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DEALS & DISCOUNTS
Groups of 10+ get 10% off all tickets, including concessions*
Education Groups get tickets at £10 each, with one free teacher for
every 10 students*
Disabled Patrons and their essential companions can purchase
tickets at a reduced rate. The initial access booking should be
made by contacting the Box Office so that we can discuss your
needs.
Unwaged patrons in receipt of unemployment benefits can book
tickets for just £2/£5 (back row seats) for matinees of Hull Truck
Theatre Productions.

                         Beer & a Burger
                         You can now add a Beer & a Burger to your
                         booking for just £10. Look out for this logo for
                         offer availability.
                         Beef and vegan burger options available
                         with a side of fries and a choice of selected
                         drinks.

                         Pay What You Can
                         PWYC performances are a great way to try
                         something new or attend the theatre for the
                         first time. You can pay as little as £1 per
                         ticket.

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Family & Friends
    Book 4 tickets (child and adults) and save
    £1 per ticket (groups of 4 must include min
    of 1 under 18 and 1 over 18. All four tickets
    must be booked in a single transaction.)
    Look out for the symbol on event pages

    Party of Four
    Buy 4 tickets together and save £2 per
    ticket. Look out for the symbol on the event
    pages.

    Under 26 Tickets
    We recognize that price can be a barrier to
    young people attending the theatre,
    especially if it’s something new that you’re
    not sure you’ll like. With that in mind we
    have picked a number of shows that we are
    offering £6 each to under 26’s, saving up to
    £20 per ticket. Check the website for full
    details.

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Drama Deal
                            Get the best Band A Seats* and see more
                            shows for less!
                            2 shows for £30
                            3 shows for £42
                            4 shows for £52
                            5 shows for £60
                            Look out for the drama deal logos on show
                            pages.

*Subject to availability.

ACCESS

                       Theatre captions are similar to television
                       subtitles and convert spoken word into visible
                       text for those who are d/Deaf, deafened and
                       hard of hearing. It can also be beneficial to
                       those whose first language is not English or for
                       shows containing strong accents.
                       Audio Description provides information about
                       the visual elements of a show. The Box Office
                       provides infra-red headsets, upon request, and
                       audio description is delivered live, in between
                       dialogue.
                       British Sign Language (BSL) performances
                       feature an interpreter who describes the
                       production for those who are D/deaf and use
                       BSL to communicate. This is done using
                       gestures, facial expressions and body
                       language.

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Relaxed Performances are specifically
                       designed to welcome people who will benefit
                       from a more relaxed environment and include
                       a friendly attitude to noise and movement in
                       the space.

                       Touch Tours are available one hour prior to the
                       Audio Described shows and allow visually
                       impaired patrons to familiarise themselves with
                       set, costume and props.
                       Places must be booked at least 24hrs in
                       advance.
                       Assistance dogs are welcome in both
                       performance space. If you are going to be
                       accompanied by an assistance dog, please
                       call the Box Office so that we can offer you
                       the best seating options. Alternatively, our
                       Front of House Staff are happy to dog sit.

BOOKING WHEELCHAIR SPACES, BEST VIEW OF CAPTION SCREENS
AND BSL INTERPRETER SEATS ONLINE.
If you regularly require any of the above please contact the Box
Office to make your initial access booking and we can set the
facility up for you to be able to book these online yourself, in the
future.

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DISCOVER DAY
Get closer to our work through discover events that run alongside
our in house and visiting productions. A great opportunity to learn
more about how a play comes to life or to pose your questions to
the cast and creative teams.
Spend a Saturday at Hull Truck Theatre for an informal workshop
and exploration of the play and its process to the stage. From
research and context to rehearsal methods, script development
and characterisation, this is a chance to see and discuss how a
production comes to life.
Tickets £17.50
Includes discover day workshop and matinee ticket.
10.30am – 12.30pm: Discover Day Workshop
2pm: Matinee
Post-show: Q&A
Two - Sat 21 Mar
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Sat 11 Jul

POST-SHOW DISCUSSION
Our post-show Q&As are informal and free. You have the
opportunity to ask questions directly to cast members and the
creative team of the production.
Beach Body Ready – Tue 10 Mar
Two – Tue 17 Mar
The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff – Wed 22 Apr
Absurd Person Singular – Thu 14 May
Quality Street – Thu 4 Jun
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Thu 9 Jul

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Hull Truck Theatre and Stephen Joseph
Theatre Scarborough present
TWO
By Jim Cartwright
Directed by Mark Babych

Thu 5 Mar – Sat 28 Mar, 7.30pm
Matinees: 7,14, 18, 21 & 28 Mar, 2pm
Pay What You Can: Thu 5 Mar, 7.30pm

Tickets: £26 - £10

A Tony Award winning dark comedy thriller.

“Work, business and pleasure, all pulled behind the bar”
The Landlord and Landlady have lived their lives in the pub, where
all of humankind passes through and everybody - young or old,
happy or sad - has a story to share. On this busy night, the tills are
singing but it’s their marriage that might be on the rocks. Pull up a
stool and join the regulars amongst the humour and heartbreak
that’s found at the bottom of a glass.
Written by award-winning playwright Jim Cartwright (The Rise and
Fall of Little Voice, Road), two actors play 14 characters in this
mesmerising, bittersweet comedy set in a Northern local in the 80s.

Recommended Age 12+

Early Bird Saver: Book by 31 Jan 2020 and get £2 off all full priced
tickets*

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ACCESS DATES
     Audio Described Performance: Wed 18 Mar, 2pm

     Touch Tour: Wed 18 Mar, 12.45pm (Book in advance at the
     Box Office)
     Captioned Performance: Thu 26 Mar, 7:30pm

      Relaxed Performance: Sat 28 Mar, 2pm

RELATED EVENTS
Post Show Q&A: Tue 17 Mar
Discover Day: Sat 21 Mar

RUTTER & CARTHY ENTERTAIN

Fri 24 Jan, 7.30pm
Tickets £20, concessions £3 off

Local legends, actor and director Barrie Rutter and award-winning
folk musician Eliza Carthy join together to present a unique evening
of storytelling, poetry and music. From tall tales to sea shanties,
anecdotes to ballads. Rutter and Carthy promise to entertain.

JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH’S BACK

Wed 29 Jan, 7.30pm
Tickets £21

‘John Shuttleworth's Back’... is giving him trouble.
Years of strenuous DIY, not to mention playing his organ whilst
perched upon a multi pack of Diet Sprite with no lumber support,
has taken its toll.
But - ever the trouper - John returns to regale audiences with an
evening of his classic songs (plus new ones and hilarious 'back'
stories), pausing only to reapply his deep heat rub!
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‘A ludicrously compelling night out’ – Evening Standard

Claire Martin & Ray Gelato’s
LET THERE BE LOVE

Thu 30 Jan, 7.30pm
Tickets: £22.50

Multi-award winning vocalist and BBC Radio presenter Claire Martin
OBE and legendary saxophonist and vocalist Ray Gelato. Claire
and Ray are joined on-stage by a world-class group of musicians
representing the cream of British talent in this heart-warming
concert - which is guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings and is the
perfect night out for romantics everywhere.

Hull Truck Theatre presents
GREAT ADVENTURES IN STORYLAND

Dates: 25 Jan, 29 Feb, 14 Mar, 18 Apr, 23 May, 27 Jun & 25 Jul

Session 1
Arts & Crafts, 10am-10.45am
Performance 10.45am – 11.30am

Session 2
Arts & Crafts, 11.30am-12.15pm
Performance, 12.15pm-1pm

Tickets £5 (adults go free)

Step into an amazing place where anything can happen.

A place with heroes and villains, action and adventure where the
only limits are your imagination. Step into Storyland.

Join the team on a quest to help save Storyland.
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Due to the continued success of the Great Adventures in Storyland
we have added a second performance on every show date.

Free arts & crafts session before each show.

SOUNDS OF SPRINGSTEEN

Fri 31 Jan, 7.30pm
Tickets £24.50

The Sound of Springsteen take to the stage this year after 2 years of
getting the show together for this tour.

With a passion for the work of "The Boss", the 8 piece tribute “The
Sound Of Springsteen” brings their years of live performances and
recording to rock you with Bruce Springsteen's greatest hits and
deep cuts. With songs like, Born In The USA, Glory Days, Streets of
Philadelphia and many more, this is a night of passion for
Springsteen.

MADAME OVARY

Fri 31 Jan, 8pm
Tickets: £13.50, concessions £2 off

It's January 2018. Rosa Hesmondhalgh is writing her resolutions. She
is going to stop going out with plonkers, start doing yoga and write
some really good art. But before she's had time to delete her
dating apps and get into downward dog, she's diagnosed. With
ovarian cancer. And it's spread. Suddenly faced with hospitals,
chemotherapy and her own mortality, Rosa's new goal for the year
ahead is to survive it.

★★★★★ - ThreeWeeks, Edinburgh Reporter, Young Perspective

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SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL

Sat 1 Feb, 7.30pm
Tickets £20.00 - £13.50

2016 Olivier Award Winners – Best Entertainment and Family Show

Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest - direct from the
West End and now heading to Hull Truck Theatre!
A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each
performance of this award-winning show as audience suggestions
are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all-dancing
productions with hilarious results. These incredible performers are
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they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines
and catchy melodies – it’s just all made up on the spot!
So whether you fancy Hamilton in a hospital or Sondheim in the
Sahara, you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it!

Recommended Age: 12+

★★★★★ 'So polished, it defies belief' - Daily Telegraph

GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND

Sun 2 Feb, 7.30pm
Tickets £22.50

Formed in 1917, during the First World War, Grimethorpe Colliery
Band is a British institution. National and British Open Champions on
numerous occasions, the band’s contest successes remain
legendary. These include 16 Brass In Concert Championship titles,
11 times Yorkshire Regional Champions, two English National
Championship victories, four times British Open Champions and

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four times National Champion Brass Band of Great Britain.

LLOYD GRIFFITH: NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE

Thu 13, Tue 18 and Fri 21 Feb, 8pm
Tickets £14, concessions £2 off

Lloyd is back on the road for his third UK stand up tour. It’s been a
busy few years for Grimsby’s favourite (for now, anyway)
comedian/choirboy. He’s recently been supporting Jack Whitehall
on tour, and you may have also seen him in on 8 out of 10 cats
(Channel 4), Can You Beat The Bookies? (BBC), Soccer AM (Sky
One), Flinch (Netflix), Live At The Comedy Store (Comedy Central),
Roast Battle (Comedy Central), Songs of Praise (BBC2) ((lol)).

Green Carnation Company Present
MY NIGHT WITH REG

Thu 13 – Sat 15 Feb, 7.30pm
Matinee: Sat 15, 2pm

Tickets £26 - £13.50

In 1985, in a London flat, old friends and lovers gather to celebrate
new beginnings, yet their whole world is about to change…

Funny, sad and sweet, Kevin Elyot’s award-winning dark comedy
play about the relationships of a group of gay men and their
connections to the unseen yet magnetic Reg is a moving
exploration of friendship, happiness and love, and their fragility in
the shadow of the 1980’s AIDS crisis.

An evening of laughter, heartbreak and celebration, Elyot’s razor-
sharp wit will be brought to life in a stunning, visual feast that
captures the decadence, celebration and uncertainty of 1980’s
London.

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Green Carnation Company are a Manchester based theatre
company dedicated to presenting quality theatre telling queer
and LGBTQ+ stories.

Suitable for ages 14+

Contains themes of a sexual nature.

Cosmic Collective Theatre Present
HEAVEN’S GATE

Fri 14 Feb, 8pm
Tickets £13.50, concessions £2 off

Four cups of Apple Sauce.
Four canvas camp beds
One Comet.
Heaven’s Gate is closing and the Away Team are ready for
Graduation!
But whatever you do, don't say the C-word. (Cult).

Heaven's Gate, imagines the final hour of four members of the real
life UFO-theistic group. As they prepare for their "Graduation" to the
"Kingdom of Heaven" initially the excitement is palpable, but soon
the cracks start to appear. Is Heavenly Father really waiting for
them on a Spaceship? Is the Earth actually about to be recycled?
Was castration mandatory or not? Is Turkey Potpie an
underwhelming last supper?

Whatever you do, do not say the C-word!

Fresh from sell out runs at the Great Yorkshire Fringe and the
Drayton Arms Theatre London, Cosmic Collective Theatre invite you
to join their Cult and ascend to the next level.

“New kids on the block-brilliantly scripted, slick direction and very
funny delivery. If you like your comedy dipping into the darkside,
these bunch are for you.” Porl Cooper, Harrogate Theatre.
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Kitchen Zoo Present
WOLF!

Sat 15 Feb, 11.30am & 2.30pm
Tickets £10, concessions £2 off

Beneath the Moon, under the snowy mountains, amongst a flock of
woolly sheep, Jack is bored.
Bored of watching sheep
Bored of counting sheep
but most importantly...bored of SHEEP

Down in the village just a whisper of a wolf will cause a panic!

Join us for an adventure and find out what happens when Jack
cries WOLF!

With original music, puppetry and a tale you thought you knew…
from the makers of The Three Bears, Kitchen Zoo.

Inspired by Aesop's Fable, The Boy who Cried Wolf

PHILLY PHILLY WANG WANG

Wed 19 Feb, 7.30pm
Tickets £16.50

Following a sell-out 2018 tour, and fresh from a 2019 Edinburgh
Fringe run that sold out in advance, Phil ‘Philly Philly Wang Wang’
Wang is back on tour with his newest show.

Phil has made a name for himself (that name being Phil Wang)
exploring sex, romance, politics, and his mixed British-Malaysian
heritage with shows that delight in his unique Wang brand of smart
and silly. This one is about morality and the modern sense of self.
Swell!

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As seen on Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo and Netflix.

★★★★ - Guardian

Recommended Age 14+

BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS

Sat 22 Feb, 7.30pm
Tickets £22.50

This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the
globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon
to Sweden and is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to
the music and dancing in the aisles.

It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK whose
combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden
Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most
popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One's
Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by
Graham Norton.

The show rarely pauses for breath and is, quite simply, the most
compelling concert of its kind. The hits just keep on coming - That’ll
Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Heartbeat, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,
Raining In My Heart, Oh Boy! – and much, much more.

Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, make your
Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of fans
the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”

LADIES THAT BUS
By Joyce Branagh and The Company

Thu 20 Feb, 7.30pm
Tickets £20 - £13.50

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Ladies That Bus is a heart-warming and hilarious tale of journeys
taken and not taken, of regrets and celebrations, and what it
means to be free… Based on real-life interviews and peppered
with humour, songs and original music, it shows a day-in-the life of
the Route 555 bus to Keswick, and the kaleidoscope of different
characters that travel on it – each with their very own tales to tell…

“A hilarious, heart-warming, emotional journey!”

The Twisted Tale of
HANSEL & GRETEL
Presented by Open Theatre & MBD
Co-Produced by Birmingham Hippodrome
Directed by Esther Simpson

Fri 21 Feb, 4pm
Sat 22 Feb, 11am &1pm
Tickets £10, concessions £2 off

A flustered storyteller is joined by a mischievous mocking bird as he
follows Hansel and Gretel deep into the forest. All is not what it
seems, as the characters start to tell their own version of this
peculiar adventure. Come along and meet the wicked witch and
her really rather eccentric chef in this truly imaginative version of
Hansel and Gretel. Live music, hilarious performance and a
mesmerising design ensures that this play will entertain and amuse
the entire family.

★★★★ “A fabulous family show”- What’s On Magazine

Recommended Age 5+

      All Performances are Relaxed

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Introduction to Stand-Up Comedy
WITH KEVIN PRECIOUS

15 Jan – 26 Feb
Week 1-6: Every Wed, 7pm-9pm
Week 7: Comedy Graduates Performance
Tickets £70 (for full 7 week course)

Always fancied trying your hand at stand-up comedy but never
got around to it? Ever watched a stand-up comedy performance
and thought 'I'd love to give that a go?

Our 7-week course is designed to be a comprehensive introduction
to writing and performing stand-up comedy and culminates with
each participant getting the opportunity to perform their first gig.
Participants will develop methods and techniques for generating
self-authored comedy material; combined with the ability to
deliver the material in front of a live audience.

HULL TRUCK THEATRE’S COMEDY GRADUATES

Wed 26 Feb, 7.30pm
Tickets £8

After a six week in course on stand-up comedy with comedian
Kevin Precious, our graduates embark on their first 5-minute sets.
This is a great opportunity to support a range of new comedians at
the start of their comedy journeys at an event compered by a
professional comedian. You never know, you may be the first to
witness a star of the future.

The Roaring Girls Present
BEACH BODY READY

Tue 10-Wed 11 Mar, 8pm
Tickets £13.50, concessions £2 off

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It's the season of cutting carbs, hitting it hard at the gym, and
shaving everything from the chin down. Summer has rocked up
and the media has us thinking about how our bodies aren't up to
scratch and there are companies ready to capitalise on that.
We've been shamed, dehumanised, and humiliated for how we
look and we've had enough.

Join The Roaring Girls for a defiantly feel-good show which sticks
two fingers up at how the media says you should look.
The Roaring Girls are getting Beach Body Ready. Are you?

     All Performances are relaxed.

Little Wander Presents
JESS FOSTEKEW: HENCH

Tue 18 Mar, 8pm
Tickets £13.50, concessions £2 off

Absolute powershed and regular host of The Guilty Feminist, Jessica
Fostekew explores her big strong strength. Have you ever watched
a feminist try and take ‘hench’ as a compliment? It’s like watching
a snake eat but funny.

In preview, Hench was nominated for Best Show at the Leicester
Comedy Festival.

You’ve seen Jessica in BBC sitcoms Motherland and Cuckoo and
BAFTA Award-winning drama Three Girls.

She's also in forthcoming feature films: Gavin Hood’s Official Secrets
and Michael Winterbottom’s Greed. She writes for 8 out of 10 Cats.

Best Show Dave Comedy Award Nominee 2019

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‘She finds a new fiercely funny strain of comedy that’s her own’ -
The Times

Hull Truck Theatre Young Company Present
CLASSICS REMIXED

Wed 25, 7pm – Play 1
Thu 26, 7pm – Play 2
Fri 27, 7pm – Play 3
Sat 28, 11am – Play 1
Sat 28, 1pm – Play 2
Sat 28, 3pm – Play 3

Tickets £10, Concessions £2 off

A festival of original plays inspired by some of theatre’s best-known
texts. Hull Truck Theatre’s incredible Young Company transform
classics stories into contemporary plays designed to resonate
today.
These plays are still being created so you won’t find out the title of
the play until the evening of the performance.

Play 1
Based on The Trial by Franz Kafka. Directed by Luke Pearson.

Play 2
Based on Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. Directed by David
Whitney.

Play 3
Based on The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht. Directed
by Luke Pearson.

Blackeyed Theatre in association with South Hill
Park Arts Centre presents a world premiere
JANE EYRE

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By Charlotte Bronte
Adapted by Nick Lane

Mon 30 Mar – Wed 1 Apr, 7.30pm
Matinee: Wed 1 Apr, 2pm

Tickets £24.50 - £13.50

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being
with an independent will”

A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets,
Jane Eyre tells the thrilling story of an orphan girl and her journey
from a childhood of loneliness and cruelty to a life at Thornfield Hall
and an unlikely relationship with the mysterious Mr Rochester.
Falling in love, she gradually uncovers a hidden past to the gloomy,
forbidding Thornfield Hall, a terrible secret that forces her to make a
heart-wrenching choice.

Don’t miss Blackeyed Theatre’s brand new stage adaptation of
one of the greatest works of English fiction. Captivating, brooding
and intensely powerful, Jane Eyre is a moving and unforgettable
portrayal of one woman’s quest for equality and freedom, and
lives as one of the great triumphs of storytelling.

Kiri Pritchard-McLean
EMPATHY, PAINS

Mon 30 Mar, 8pm
Tickets £13.50, concessions £2 off

Multi award winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got
News for You, Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats, Frankie Boyle's
New World Order) is back with her fourth full length show. Previous
shows have seen her tackle structural racism, sexism, child
grooming, adoption and emotional abuse so what seemingly
unfunny subject has she picked to turn into laughs this year?
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Chernobyl? The shrinking size of creme eggs? No, empathy. Which
sounds fine actually but maybe not the way Kiri tackles it.

Kiri thinks that we live in a time where empathy is seen as a
weakness like asthma or being first to pull away from a handshake.
But why is that? Surely what we need in these divided times is more
empathy? So Kiri is off on a search to find a group of people who
she struggles to empathise with, what could this mean.....? Well, it
means she's spent the last year talking to non offending
paedophilles on the internet. Yup, her search history is a disaster.
So, come and see her make the impossible hilarious or possibly get
arrested.

★★★★★ - The Independent

‘An impressive comic, making powerhouse standup from the
thorniest of subjects’ - The Guardian

Red Ladder Theatre Company Present
SMILE CLUB

Tues 31 Mar, 8pm
Tickets £13.50, concessions £2 off

Come on love, cheer up, it might never happen.
Meet Lisa, a Smile Club attendee. Lisa’s been through it all and she
now knows that nobody likes a girl who makes a fuss. A darkly
comic, searingly satirical new one woman show set in a dystopian
world where a government drive exists to tame unruly women.

‘A very clever fusion of satire and science fiction – Black Mirror
meets The Handmaid’s Tale’ - Audience Member

COLDPLACE
Tribute to Coldplay

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Thur 2 Apr, 7.30pm
Tickets £20

Coldplace are a tribute band whose quality and experience on
the tribute scene are second to none. In 12 years the band have
over 600 gigs under their belts across the length and breadth of the
UK and abroad in over twenty different countries worldwide..

The band are firmly established in many of the UK's top tribute
venues with repeat bookings year after year. They regularly tour
Europe and have played in 22 different countries worldwide. Their
adventures have lead them to appear on Sky News, BBC Radio
One and Two and The Gadget Show and to have played at major
festivals alongside Bob Geldof, KT Tunstall, Ringo Starr, The Kaiser
Chiefs, Razorlight and Roxette to name but a few.

OH! WHAT A NIGHT

Fri 3 Apr, 7.30pm
Tickets £24.50

OH! WHAT A NIGHT takes you back in time on a musical journey
through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons,
now immortalised in the multi-award winning show Jersey Boys.
Featuring songs such Sherry, Let’s Hang On, Big Girls Don’t Cry,
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, and many, many more.

SEANN WALSH – SAME AGAIN?

Sat 4 Apr, 7.30pm
Tickets £16.50

Seann wanted to be a stand-up comedian from the age of 10. In
this show, he tells us how he got here, from growing up in Brighton
to gathering a slew of TV credits and glowing reviews, to becoming
a tabloid villain. This fresh show mixes some of his best loved
routines with new candid stories from the last ten years.

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Seann has many acting credits including Comedy Central’s sitcom
Big Bad World, the lead role in Monks (BBC One), Three Kinds of
Stupid (Sky) and Jack Dee’s sitcom Bad Move (ITV). He also wrote
and starred in his own Sky short for Sky Arts which led to him
producing, writing and starring in his own silent comedy web-series
The Drunk. Seann is quickly on his way to becoming one of the UK’s
best comedy character actors.

Other TV credits include Virtually Famous (Channel 4), Play To The
Whistle (ITV), One For The Road (BBC 3), Live At The Apollo (BBC 2),
The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), Tonight at The London Palladium
(ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4), 8 Out Of
10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Alan Carr’s Chatty Man
(Channel 4) and Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Comedy
Central)

Northern Academy of Performing Arts
GREASE

Wed 8-Sat 11 Apr, 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu 9 & Sat 11 Apr, 2pm

Tickets £17 - £15

The world’s best-loved musical is coming to Hull Truck Theatre!
Grittier and more glamorous than ever before, this vibrant
production is brought to you by Hull’s Northern Academy of
Performing Arts.
After a whirlwind summer romance, leather-clad greaser Danny
and girl-next-door Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she
transfers to Rydell High for senior year. But can they survive the trials
and tribulations of teenage life and find true love once more?
This show has a phenomenal score, bursting with hits including
Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin’ and You’re the One That I Want,
all brought to life by a fresh young cast who bring energy, vitality
and passion to this ultimate musical classic.

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Following hit productions of ‘Hello Dolly’, ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’
and ‘Betty Blue Eyes’ NAPA are excited to be back on the Hull
Truck Theatre stage with this fantastic show. So round-up your T-
Birds, pick up your Pink Ladies and rediscover why Grease really is
the one that you want!

John Rwoth-Omack Presents
FAR GONE
Directed by Moji Elufowoju

Thu 9 – Fri 10 Apr, 8pm
Tickets £13.50, concessions £2 off

Northern Uganda. When Okumu’s village is attacked by the Lord’s
Resistance Army (LRA), he and his brother’s lives are changed
forever.

Far Gone is a profoundly moving story of a young boy’s journey
from childhood innocence to child soldier. Seen through the eyes
of those that love him and those that betray him, Okumu’s
experience strikes straight at the heart through a powerful one-
man performance by John Rwothomack.

The Thelmas Present
LADYKILLER

Sat 11Apr, 8pm
Tickets £13.50, concessions £2 off

A chambermaid, a hotel room and a dead woman.
It’s not what it looks like, really, it’s not. It was self-defence…
Ladykiller is a blood-soaked morality tale about victimhood, social
responsibility, and tearing up the gender rulebook on psychopathy.

★★★★★ ‘a blood-curdling shriek of a smash hit!’ – A Younger
Theatre

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ANDY PARSONS: HEALING THE NATION

Fri 17 Apr, 7.30pm
Tickets £16.50

‘It was 24th June 2016 and I found myself contemplating a
supermarket meal deal. I only wanted a sandwich and I only
needed a sandwich but given that I could get a snack and a drink
for only 5p more it seemed financially irresponsible not to. I had
spent so long pondering the EU Referendum result from the day
before that I was now in a massive rush. The lad on the till scanned
the first two items no problem but the third item he couldn’t get to
scan at all. I thought this is going to be a nightmare – there was a
queue building up and he looked like he was going to call the
supervisor. Then to his credit, he tried to scan it one more time, it
wouldn’t scan – so he went ‘bip’ himself and chucked it through.
And it was at that moment I thought “oh we’ll be alright as a
country we will”. And we will be alright. Trust me. I’m not a
politician.’

As seen on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Q.I. etc. - and
repeated on Dave.

‘Cracking adlibbing…a joke-rich rallying call for a better Britain’ –
The Guardian

Matthew Linley Creative Projects in association with
Action Transport Theatre and Eastern Angles Presents
THE MYSTERY OF THE RADDLESHAM MUMPS
By Murray Lachlan Young

Wed 15 - Thu 16 Apr, 7.30pm
Tickets £13.50, concessions £2 off

A ‘theatrical treat’ that’s perfect for lovers of Harry Potter, Tim
Burton, Lemony Snicket and The Brothers Grimm!
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Celebrated poet and broadcaster MURRAY LACHLAN YOUNG
(Radio 4, Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music poet in residence,) stars in this
thrilling new family performance perfect for audiences young and
old!
After the windswept double funeral of his parents, 7-year-old
Crispin (or Crispin de Quincy de Faversham Clumps to give him his
full name) inherits his ancestral home – Raddlesham Mumps. He
finds himself in a huge empty house with only an ancient butler for
company. And when that butler, Kenilworth, begins to tell him
about the bizarre and hilarious deaths of his deeply eccentric
ancestors the story takes flight on darkly comic wings.
The acclaimed Raddlesham Mumps mixes compelling story telling
with a brilliant musical score (by Arun Ghosh), oodles of
theatricality and a touch of exquisite silliness. A ‘theatrical treat’
that’s perfect for lovers of Harry Potter, Tim Burton, Lemony Snicket
and The Brothers Grimm!

Suitable for 7+

JINKX MONSOON & MAJOR SCALES:
TOGETHER AGAIN, AGAIN

Mon 20 Apr, 7.30pm
Tickets £20
Meet & greet can be added for £20, subject to availability.

It’s been forty-five years since Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales
have set foot on stage together. The long-endured cabaret duo
have long since gone their separate ways; Jinkx becoming a faded
TV movie starlet, and Major fading into musical obscurity— each of
them clinging onto what scraps of fame they still have. Now, after
decades of anticipation, the two of them have come together for
one final reunion upon the stage. They’re together again, again!

The RuPaul’s Drag Race Star and musical prodigy Major Scales
return to the UK with their most outrageously raucous show yet!

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Jinkx Monsoon is a hard-working single mother with ambition. Since
winning Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, she has toured the world
performing her original cabaret shows with her music partner, Major
Scales. The duo have also released two albums: The Inevitable
Album & The Ginger Snapped. You may recognize her voice from
Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe and Mighty Magiswords. Her
webshow, Cool Mom, co-starring her comedy partner Nick
Sahoyah, can be seen exclusively on WOW Presents Plus. Major
Scales is the evil twin of Richard Andriessen, a musician, writer and
performer based in Seattle. He has written everything from award-
winning New York shows on the east coast to music for amateur
adult films on the west.

A Northern Stage, The Young’uns and
Harbourfront Centre Toronto Co-production
THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY LONGSTAFF
Text and Music by The Young’uns
Directed by Lorne Campbell

Thu 21 Apr – Fri 24 Apr, 7.30pm
Tickets: £24.50-£10

“When the world’s on fire, you mustn’t tire, something must be
done”
Featuring songs from the original album alongside new material
and stunning animation, Teesside folk trio The Young’uns perform a
new, theatrical version of The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff.
This is the true story of one man’s journey from poverty and
unemployment in Stockton on Tees, through the Hunger Marches of
the 1930s, the mass trespass movement and the Battle of Cable
Street, to fighting fascism in the Spanish Civil War.
In a timely, touching and often hilarious musical adventure, follow
the footsteps of a working class hero who chose not to look the
other way when the world needed his help, and took part in some
of the momentous events of the 1930s.

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Red Ladder Theatre Presents
THE DAMNED UNITED

Fri 24 – Sat 25 Apr, 8pm
Tickets £16, concessions £2 off

Down the stairs…
Into the dressing room…
HIS dressing room.
Hateful place
Spiteful place.
Dirty, dirty Leeds.

Adapted from David Peace’s brilliant novel, The Damned United
takes you inside the tortured mind of a genius slamming up against
his limits.

Something for the weekend and The Kings Theatre
Portsmouth Present
HARPY

Sat 25 Apr, 7.30pm
Tickets: £24.50-£16.50

Birdie’s a hoarder. The neighbours call her a harridan and a harpy,
although most have never even met her. They see her hoard as a
hazard for house prices. But it isn’t rubbish. It’s her life’s work and it
exists because years ago something deeply cherished was stolen
from her; Birdie’s not been able to give up anything since.

She’ll do anything to get this priceless thing back. Anything at all.

National treasure Su Pollard gives a one-woman tour-de-force
performance in this razorsharp and bittersweet dark drama from

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Fringe First award winner Philip Meeks (Kiss Me Honey, Honey!,
Murder, Margaret and Me).

★★★★★ ‘Su Pollard gives the performance of her life, an
unmissable tour-de-force of comedy and drama brought together
in a fantastically constructed piece of theatre.’ – Theatre Weekly

TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE: 2020 SPECIAL EDITION
Written by Garry Burnett & Rupert Creed

Tue 28 Apr – Sat 2 May, 7.30pm
Matinee: Sat 2 May, 2pm

Tickets £26-£13.50

By popular demand the sell-out multi-media show about Hull rock
legend Mick Ronson is back. Featuring a live rock band, a classical
string quartet, film projection and storytelling ‘Turn and Face the
Strange’ will take you on a moving joyous journey through the life
and music of Mick Ronson.

The stellar line-up of talent includes rock musicians who played with
Mick Ronson and David Bowie, with Keith ‘Ched’ Cheesman (The
Rats) John Cambridge (The Rats & The Hype), John Bentley
(Squeeze), alongside Kristian Eastwood, Bobby Joyce, Rachael
Jarvis & Phil Keech. With a string quartet of classically trained
musicians ‘Turn and Face the Strange’ tells the real story of the
local lad who rocked the music world.

A Middle Child Production
THE CANARY AND THE CROW

Sat 9 May, 8.30pm
Tickets £15, concessions £2 off

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The award-winning Middle Child present brand new gig theatre
about a working class black kid who’s accepted to a prestigious
grammar school.

This lyrical, semi-autobiographical piece from writer and performer
Daniel Ward uses grime, hip hop and theatre to tell the story of the
struggle between a new environment that doesn't accept you and
an old one that has no opportunity.

Featuring original live music by Prez 96 and James Frewer, The
Canary and the Crow won the Brighton Fringe Award for
Excellence at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Middle Child are a Hull-based company creating gig theatre that
brings people together for a good night out with big ideas. They tell
untold stories which capture the electrifying moment when the
beat drops, mixing original live music with bold new writing.

"The audience was on their feet before the show was even
finished.” - The List

London Classic Theatre Present
ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR
By Alan Ayckbourn

Tue 12 – Sat 16 May, 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed 13 & Sat 16 May, 2pm

Tickets £26-£13.50

Three married couples. Three kitchens. Three Christmas parties.

Sidney Hopcroft, a small-time tradesman, persuades wife Jane to
throw a Christmas party hoping to find favour with a bank manager
and local architect. As the celebrations get under way, class
differences and naked ambition combine to hilarious effect as,
one by one, the characters seek refuge in Jane’s kitchen.

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Over the next two years, the Jacksons and Brewster-Wrights take
turns to host festivities. But Sidney’s star has begun to rise and roles
are increasingly reversed as the cracks in the other couples’
marriages begin to show.

Alan Ayckbourn’s comic masterpiece of social climbing in 1970s
suburbia fuses a potent mix of farce and black comedy.

An Olivier and Tony Award winning playwright, Alan Ayckbourn’s 81
plays have been produced worldwide. Notable successes include:
The Norman Conquests, Relatively Speaking, Bedroom Farce, A
Chorus of Disapproval and Communicating Doors.

Following their successful tour of Absent Friends in 2015, Alan
Ayckbourn’s much-loved 1972 classic will be the centrepiece of
London Classic Theatre’s 20th Anniversary Year.

‘A master of comic ingenuity’ - The Guardian

Broken Robot Productions Present
MAGICAL BONES

Fri 15 May, 8pm
Tickets: £16

Following a totally sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the
star of international stage hit Impossible takes to the road with his
much-anticipated debut solo UK tour. Direct from appearances on
BBC1’s BAFTA Awards, ITV1’s This Morning and Sky’s Around The
World In 80 Tricks, and his acclaimed London residency, join one of
the most explosive names in street magic today as he effortlessly
combines intricate sleight of hand with jaw dropping break-dance
moves in one of the most awe-inspiring shows you’ll see this year.

‘Magical Bones performance is stunning’ - Evening Standard

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RICH HALL’S HOEDOWN DELUXE

Wed 20 May, 7.30pm
Tickets £18.50

Rich Hall’s comedy/music locomotive keeps on rollin’. Ever-
evolving, ever-changing, Rich’s combination of keen acerbic
stand-up combined with spit and sawdust alt-country lyricism is a
“win-win” (GUARDIAN), as sold out crowds across the UK have
attested. Fans keep returning because this show goes where other
comedians wouldn’t dare: Barrow-in-Furness for example.
Rich’s acclaimed BBC4 documentaries (most recently Rich Hall’s
Red Menace) and his Radio 4 series Election Breakdown have
established a whole new legion of followers. He’s also a stalwart of
QI and Have I Got News For You. But seeing the Hoedown is a
whole different experience. Gut-busting, rib-tickling, toe-tapping,
and shit-kicking, Rich Hall’s Hoedown Deluxe covers the full
anatomical spectrum.

“Vital and incredulously angry. Hilarious” – The Scotsman

ELIZA CARTHY RESTITUTE LIVE

Fri 22 May, 7.30pm
Tickets £22.50

Eliza Carthy MBE should by now need no introduction. A multi-
award winning singer, songwriter and musician from a formidable
English music dynasty.

Describing herself simply as a “modern English musician”, Eliza
Carthy herself is one of the most recognisable faces of the English
folk revival. Her first “solo” album of traditional music in 14 years,
Restitute is literally a homely affair, recorded as it was at Eliza’s
home in the picturesque Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire.
The band for the Restitute tour comprises Eliza Carthy, Ben Seal,
Ben Somers, Willy Molleson and David Delarre – with support slot

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and special guest appearance from Saul Rose.

In addition to the Restitute material, the band will perform songs
from brand new recordings of original songs by Eliza Carthy & Ben
Seal – taken from their forthcoming album Northern Glowerhouse
presents Through that Sound my Secret was Made Known.

MORGAN & WEST’S UNBELIEVABLE SCIENCE

Tue 26 May, 2pm
Tickets £13.50, concessions £2 off

Morgan & West present captivating chemistry, phenomenal
physics, and bonkers biology in this fun for all the family science
extravaganza!

Expect explosive thrills, chemical spills and a risk assessment that
gives their stage manager chills, all backed up by the daring duo’s
trademark wit, charm and detailed knowledge of the scientific
method. Leave your lab coats at the door it’s time for Unbelievable
Science!

On TV Morgan & West have fooled Penn & Teller (Fool Us ITV 1),
competed to be the Next Great Magician (ITV 1), and even
attempted to escape The Slammer (CBBC).

Recommended Age: 5+

★★★★★ ‘Put quite simply…great science with hilarious hosts!’ -
Primary Times

ROALD DAHL AND THE IMAGINATION SEEKERS

Wed 27 May, 2pm
Tickets £13.50, concessions £2 off

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A family show inspired by the works of Roald Dahl
All around the world Roald Dahl's words are disappearing, not only
from books but children's minds too!
Now only an organisation known as the ancient guild of tale
tenders can save the stories - and they need your help.
Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers is a theatrical and
interactive experience, especially made for all the family to enjoy.
It's a thrilling story delivered through performance, games and
creative play that explores Roald Dahl's extraordinary stories,
including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and The
Twitsalong the way.

Recommended Age: 5+

The Chamelon Players Present
THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE

By Alecky Blythe

Wed 27 – Sat 30 May, 8pm
Tickets £14, concessions £2 off

A fascinating insight into the lives of brothel workers, a truthful and
often hilarious portrait of a much maligned and
misunderstood profession. The play is composed entirely from
conversations recorded inside an actual brothel, edited and
replicated on stage.

Recommended Age: 14+

THE BLUEJAYS: ROCK AND ROLL REVOLUTION

Fri 29 May, 7.30pm
Tickets £22.50

Award-winning band The Bluejays (featuring stars of Buddy – The
Buddy Holly Story, Dreamboats & Petticoats and Million Dollar
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Quartet) take you on a jiving journey through the fabulous fifties.
Packed with over 40 classic hits including Rock Around The Clock,
That’ll Be The Day, Jailhouse Rock, Johnny B. Goode, Tutti Frutti,
C’mon Everybody, Stupid Cupid, Great Balls of Fire and La Bamba,
all performed live on stage, Rock and Roll Revolution will transport
you back to the era when music changed the world forever!

From the early days of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and
Jerry Lee Lewis at Sun Studio, via the brief but brilliant careers of
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Eddie Cochran, right through to
Rock ‘n’ Roll’s heyday with artists such as Cliff Richard, Connie
Francis, Bill Haley and his Comets, Dion and the Belmonts and Little
Richard – Rock and Roll Revolution is a whistle-stop tour through
music’s most defining decade!

CLARE TEAL AND HER TRIO
Brand New Show for 2020

Sat 30 May, 7.30pm
Tickets £26

As the hot bed of Teal creativity, award winning jazz vocalist and
Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal’s concerts with her Trio are constantly
evolving and renowned across the country for their fabulous
arrangements interspersed with Clare’s warm and witty storytelling.

This brand new show promises a rich jazz infused repertoire in its
many forms bringing you more exhilarating swing as Clare and her
Trio celebrate 100 years of pop music featuring some of the
greatest songs ever written from the Great American and British
Song books and contemporary writers creating the standards of
today.

As one of the UK’s greatest interpreters of song and much loved
performers, Clare and her Trio guarantee an evening of inspired
music and unbridled entertainment performed by the very best.

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Hull Truck Theatre in association with
The Albermarle Music Centre
FAMILY OPEN DAY

Saturday 30 May, 10am-4pm
FREE, NOT TICKETED

This is your chance to go behind the scenes at two of Hull’s most
iconic cultural venues. The Albermarle Music Centre will be putting
music at the heart of their activities with signing workshops and the
opportunity to explore percussion and brass instruments. They will
also be offering tours of their purpose-built home.

At Hull Truck Theatre you’ll also be able to enjoy popular tours,
where you will be able to stand in the wings or get onstage to get
an actors view of the auditorium. Budding technicians and theatre
enthusiasts may fancy getting involved in sound and lighting
demonstrations to see how a show comes to life! You can also
have your face painted; get arty at the craft table; learn how to
make balloon animals; get involved in a storytelling session; try on
costumes and have fun in the photo booth, plus much more!

No booking required, visit the website for further details.

Northern Broadsides Present
QUALITY STREET
By J.M.Barrie

Tue 2 -Sat 6 Jun, 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed 3 & Sat 6 Jun, 2.30pm

Tickets £26 - £13.50

Phoebe Throssel lives on Quality Street, the bustling hub of a quaint
northern town where she runs a school for unruly children.

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Ten years since a tearful goodbye, an old flame returns from
fighting Napoleon. But the look of disappointment on Captain
Valentine’s face when he greets a more mature, less glamorous
Phoebe, spurs our determined heroine to action.

She becomes the wild and sparkling Miss Lily, a younger alter-ego
who soon entraps the clueless Captain. As their romance is
rekindled, can she juggle both personas? Or will her deception
scandalise the town and wreck any future with the man she loves?

J.M. Barrie’s delicious farce, written years before his now much-
loved Peter Pan, was so well known in its day that it gave its name
to the UK’s most popular chocolates, made in Halifax since 1936.

In Laurie Sansom's directorial debut for Northern Broadsides, this
rare revival also features a commentary from the Quality Street™
factory workers, whose own stories of hapless romance and
growing old disgracefully give the show a playful Yorkshire twist.

Apposart supported by the National Youth Theatre of
Great Britain and The Foyle Foundation Presents
CLOUDED

Wed 10 -Sat 13 Jun, 8pm
Tickets £12, concessions £2 off

We live in a problematic and chaotic world. Climate change is
real, carbon emissions are burning the earth and poverty proves to
still be a huge threat all around us. What a world to live in.

But what if there was an alternative?

What if we could change our very existence?

What if we could live in the internet? In The Cloud?

Clouded is a coming of age story, using the real thoughts, feelings
and ideas of Yorkshire's young people, that follows two friends'
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physical journey from their humanity as we know it, to live inside the
internet. Can they save us all from within The Cloud?

Strictly Theatre Company Present
IAN WAITE & VINCENT SIMONE: ACT TWO

Wed 10 Jun, 7.30pm
Tickets £32 - £17.50, VIP meet & greet + show ticket £58

The Ballroom Boys double act Ian Waite and Vincent Simone are
set to return in 2020 with a brand new show - Ian Waite and Vincent
Simone….ACT TWO, after the roaring success of their 5 star rated
2019 tour!

The fabulous Strictly Come Dancing stars promise another
wonderful evening of old-fashioned variety - dance, comedy and
song!

With beautiful costumes, gorgeous lighting and world class routines,
including the Viennese Waltz, the Foxtrot, the Rhumba… and of
course… there has to be another incredible Argentine Tango
routine by the master! The boys will be joined by their stunning
dance partners and a world class singer.

If you enjoyed The Ballroom Boys, then make sure you don’t miss
the hilarious dancing duo when they bring you….ACT TWO!

La Navet Bete and Exeter Northcott Theatre Present
THE THREE MUSKETEERS: A COMEDY ADVENTURE

Thu 11 Jun – Sat 13 Jun, 7.30pm
Matinee: Sat 13 Jun, 2pm

Tickets: £26-£13.50

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From award-winning Le Navet Bete, creators of the smash-hit show
Dracula: The Bloody Truth, comes a comedy adventure that will
have you rolling with laughter from here to the French countryside!

Armed with only a baguette and his questionable steed join hot-
headed d’Artagnan as he travels to Paris to become a Musketeers.
Will things go to plan? It’s unlikely! Featuring hilarious heroics,
raucous romances and some bonkers fun with BMX bikes, Le Navet
Bete condense Dumas’ 700-page classic into two hours of non-stop
comedy gold.

Supported by a top notch band of brothers including long-time co-
conspirator (and funny man director) John Nicholson (Peepolykus,
BBC Radio 4) internationally renowned choreographer Lea
Anderson MBE (The Cholmondeleys) and critically acclaimed set
designer Ti Green (Touching the Void Bristol Old Vic/ national tour)
this show is company's biggest and most riotous to date!

‘A five star adventure!’★★★★★ - Reviewshub

Recommended Age: 8+

Hull Truck Theatre Presents a community production of
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Tom Saunders
Sat 4 – Sat 11 July, 7.30pm
Matinees: 4 & 11 Jul

Pay What You Can: Sat 4 Jul, 2pm

Tickets: £20 - £13.50

Enter an enchanted forest near Athens for a night of magic and
mayhem as Shakespeare’s romantic comedy masterpiece is
performed by members of the local community.

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An argument between Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the
Fairies, has filled the forest with mischief. At the same time, four
young lovers face a tangle of unrequited love and for Hermia, the
threat of death if she doesn’t marry the man her father has chosen.
Determined to be true to their hearts they escape into the woods,
right into the hands of the fairies.

Bottom the Weaver and his comedy crew of Mechanicals are in
the woods to rehearse a play for the upcoming royal wedding.
They too are caught up in the tricks of fairy Puck and his
mischievous matchmaking.

When morning is on the horizon it is a race against time…will they
all awaken from this confusion of a dream?

Join us as the local community come together to tell this highly
entertaining story, celebrating the messy business of love.

ACCESS DATES

     Audio Described Performance: Sat 11 Jul, 7.30pm

     Touch Tour: Sat 11 Jul, 6.15pm (Book in advance at the Box
     Office)
     Captioned Performance: Sat 11 Jul, 7.30pm

     Relaxed Performance: Sat 11 Jul, 2pm

RELATED EVENTS
Post Show Q&A: Thu 9 Jul
Discover Day: Sat 11 Jul

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JAZZ FESTIVAL 28TH SUMMER EDITION
16-18 JULY 2020

OFFERS

Friday Offer: See both Friday shoes for £30 (Students and under-26s
£10)
Saturday Offer: See all Saturday shows for £36 (Students and under-
26s £15)

Festival Ticket Offer: 3 for 2 – book tickets for any 3 shows at Hull
Truck Theatre and get the cheapest one free

DAVID MCALMONT: BILLIE HOLIDAY AT CARNEGIE HALL

Thu 16 Jul, 7.30pm
Tickets £20 (students and under 26 £6)

Inspired by the legendary 1956 concert at which Billie’s music was
accompanied by extracts from her autobiography Lady Sings the
Blues, David McAlmont gives his unique interpretations of the Lady
Day catalogue while quoting from her extraordinary life story.

With a band led by pianist/MD Alex Webb, the show includes many
of the most well-known Holiday songs, ranging from the optimism of
her 1930s work (What A Little Moonlight Can Do, Fine And Mellow)
through her 1940s Torch songs (My Man, I Cover The Waterfront) to
her self-penned classics Don’t Explain and Lady Sings The Blues –
and many more.

Holiday’s memoir Lady Sings the Blues remains a unique document.
The New York Herald Tribune called it, ‘One of the most candid self-
portraits ever painted on a typewriter’, and it retains the power to
shock and intrigue more than half a century later.

KATE PETERS BIG BAND: THE SONGS OF ELLA FITZGERALD

Fri 17 Jul, 7-8pm
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Tickets £18.50 (students and under 26 £6)

Vocalist Kate Peters leads her superb 18-piece big band in a tribute
to one of the jazz world’s most loved female voices.

First formed in 2017 to celebrate the centenary of Ella’s birth, the
band performs classic arrangements from across her career,
recorded with the likes of Nelson Riddle, George Gershwin, Count
Basie and Chick Webb.

If you love Ella’s songbook then we guarantee you’ll love this show.

“I loved it... It's a thrill to see a Big Band. She's got a perfect jazz
voice. She mentions Ella, but she sounds like herself “ Martha
Reeves

TONY KOFI 5TET: PORTRAIT OF CANNONBALL ADDERLY
With special guest Vimala Rowe

Fri 17 July, 9pm-10.30pm
Tickets £17.50 (students and under 26 £6)

Tony Kofi – Alto Sax
Andy Davies – Trumpet
Alex Webb – Piano
Andrew Cleyndert – Bass
Alfonso Vitale – Drums

With special guest vocalist Vimala Rowe

 Alto-sax master Tony Kofi fronts this loving celebration of the jazz
giant (in every sense) Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. The group
traces the explosive music of Cannonball from his first session as
leader in 1955 through to work with Miles Davis and the soul-jazz of
the late 1960s. Expect Adderley brothers classics like Things Are
Getting Better, Sack O’Woe and Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, as well as a
guest vocal spot by Vimala Rowe, exploring the memorable 1961
collaboration with Nancy Wilson.

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Cannonball Adderley was one of the best-loved figures in post-war
jazz. Hailed as ‘the new Bird’ on his emergence on the scene, he
made historic recordings with Miles Davis and John Coltrane as well
as having many crossover hits as a pioneer of soul-jazz. Spanning
bebop to jazz-funk, he was an unfailingly inventive and
communicative virtuoso.

“An absolute blast, one of the most exciting gigs of the year… a
brilliant all-round package” - London Jazz News

ALINA BZHEZINSKA HIP HARP QUARTET
With special guest Vimala Rowe

Sat 18 Jul, 3pm-4.30pm
Tickets £17.50 (students and under 26 £6)

With special guest vocalist Vimala Rowe
Internationally renowned harpist Alina Bzhezhinska has a built a
reputation for innovation since she stormed onto the UK music
scene with her quartet in 2017.
For this new project, she creates a unique sound on the harp with
electronics and loop pedals, supported by a new quartet line-up.
Through original works and covers, she pays homage to some of
jazz, funk and hip-hop’s greatest innovators. Her new quartet draws
from a variety of influences, including Dorothy Ashby’s Afro-
harping, Alice Coltrane’s spiritual outputs and Sun Ra’s jazz
experimentation; as well as 90’s trip-hop and Kuti-esque Afrobeat
rhythms.

★★★★★ - Will Hodgkinson, The Times

ORPHY ROBINSON ALL STARS: CELEBRATES ASTRAL WEEKS

Sat 18 Jul, 6pm8.15pm
Tickets: £20 (students and under 26 £6)

With its magical combination of jazz, folk and soul influences, Astral
Weeks is widely regarded as one of the most influential recordings
of the 20th century.
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This special concert celebrates Van Morrison’s masterpiece and his
75th birthday. Multi-instrumentalist Orphy Robinson brings together
some of the UK’s top jazz players to reinterpret the transcendental
arrangements of this 20th century classic. They’ll be joined by
vocalists Sahra Guhre, winner of the Musicians Company Young
Jazz Musician of the Year Award 2019, and Joe Cang.
Orphy Robinson is an award-winning multi- Instrumentalist,
specialising on tuned percussion, and one of the few UK artists to
have been signed to Blue Note. Throughout a 40-year career, he’s
been nominated for and won numerous industry awards, including
Live Performance of the Year at the 2017 Jazz FM awards alongside
two nominations in 2019 for Jazz Innovation and Live Performance
of the Year. In 2018, he was awarded an MBE for services to music.

BINKER GOLDING QUARTER

Sat 18 Jul, 9pm-10.30pm
Tickets £17.50 (students and under 26 £6)

Binker Golding – sax
Sarah Tandy – piano
Daniel Casimir – bass
Sam Jones – drums

Binker Golding’s recognised as a key figure of the dynamically
developing London jazz scene, best known for playing in the
MOBO award-winning duo Binker & Moses.

His new quartet marks a return to quartet playing for the first time in
10 years and it’s focused on a cleaner, 80’s/early 90’s hard-hitting
jazz sound.

Their 2019 album Abstractions of Reality Past & Incredible Feathers
was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. It features
original compositions that reflect everything from straight-ahead
jazz to grime and soul music, departing significantly from his work to
date.

“a force ten gale of acoustic jazz” ★★★★ - All About Jazz
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