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Monk is a novelist, constantly frustrated that ‘Black’ entertainment pandering to offensive tropes is more successful than his own more nuanced work. To prove a point he adopts a pseudonym to write a fake book full of exaggerated stereotypes, satirising the tastes of the white literary establishment. He expects it to fail, but it becomes […]
Film | Vue Cinema
Rebellious New Yorker Leila is trying to balance the Iranian and American aspects of her culture and dealing with the cruelty of her mother, who cannot come to terms with Leila being gay. Then, on a trip to see family back in Iran, Leila’s grandmother reveals what forced her parents to leave for the USA, […]
Film | Hull Truck Theatre
In 1880s France, esteemed cook Eugénie and Dodin, the gourmet she has been working for twenty years, form a great team, together sustaining his reputation as ‘the Napoleon of the culinary arts’. Growing fonder of one another, their bond turns into a romance and inspires delicious dishes that impress even the world’s most illustrious chefs. […]
Film | Hull Independent Cinema | Vue Cinema
Out hunting, Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans. One among them transforms into the beautiful human Odette and he is immediately enamoured. But Odette is bound by a spell which keeps her captive as a swan during the day. Can Siegfried free her? Tchaikovsky’s sensational score combines with the evocative imagination of choreographer […]
Film | Hull Truck Theatre | Performance
In 18th century Denmark, Captain Ludvig Kahlen, an impoverished war hero, sets out to tame a new land, build a colony in the name of the King and gain a noble title for himself. This land is under the rule of Frederik De Schinkel, a nobleman who realises the threat Kahlen represents to his power. […]
Film | Hull Independent Cinema | Hull Truck Theatre
Gena Marvin is a performance artist and LGBTQ+ activist from a town in Russia’s far east. They use social media, their identity and a series of remarkable costumes to stage protests in defiance of prejudice, war and police brutality. In a country where the Supreme Court has labelled the LGBTQ+ movement as “extremist” and banned […]
Damiano Michieletto’s sizzling new production evokes all the passion and heat of Bizet’s score, which features Carmen’s sultry Habanera and the rousing Toreador song. Antonello Manacorda conducts an exciting international cast, with Aigul Akhmetshina performing the title role. Co-production with Teatro Real, Madrid and La Scala, Milan.
In 1980s Manhattan, Dog is tired of living alone, bored by the same old routine of ready meals and late night TV. After seeing a TV ad, he decides to buy and build himself a robot companion. Their friendship blossoms, but one summer night Dog is forced to abandon Robot at the beach, despite his […]
When 11-year-old Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother suspects that he is being bullied by his teacher. She storms into the school demanding to know what is going on but runs up against an unsympathetic headteacher and the slow wheels of internal bureaucracy. Then Minato is accused himself of bullying one of his classmates, […]
From Russia with Love comes this incredible night of best-loved Bond themes, performed by candlelight. Featuring a live cast of West End singers accompanied by an incredible live band, experience the music of James Bond as you have never heard it before. Guaranteed to leave you on an ‘All Time High’, this concert features some […]
Classical | Film | Hull City Hall
King Leontes of Sicilia is crippled with an all-consuming jealousy when his friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia, stays with him and his wife Hermione. What follows is a tale where a marriage is destroyed, a child is abandoned and all hope is seemingly lost for two lovers. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, The Winter’s Tale is […]
The story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex family history through intimate interviews and performance to examine how the Tunisian woman’s two eldest were radicalised by Islamic extremists. With professional actors as the missing daughters and their mother, the film restages pivotal moments in the family’s life, interwoven with reflections from […]
Carla, a dedicated sports and maths teacher, starts her first job at a high school. She stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one of her students is suspected, she decides to get to the bottom of the matter on her own. […]
When Stéphane gets in touch with wealthy restauranteur Serge, announcing that she is his long-abandoned daughter, his immediate family are none too thrilled. As Stéphane embarks on an extended visit in the hope of getting to know Serge, she also becomes entangled with the secretive, hostile women who share a tense existence in his mansion […]
AUDIENCE CHOICE SCREENING This season Science Fiction is the theme for the Audience Choice Screening. Get your suggestions for your favourite sci-fi film in, they will be turned into a shortlist of four, and the final choice is up to you! Check Hull Independent Cinema socials or sign up to their mailing list so you […]
At a glittering party in 18th-century Paris, the poet Andréa Chenier delivers an impassioned denunciation of Louis XVI. Five years later, the Revolution has given way to the Terror, transforming the power balance between Chénier, his beloved Maddalena, and Gérard, the man who could destroy him… Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar’s spectacular staging, under the […]
Classical | Film | Music | Performance
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