The Dark Place With The Lift – a wickedly dark comedy drama is playing Kardomah94 on Friday 23rd November & Thursday 6th December!
Sex, drink and drugs – Wannabe playwright Nick has spent his while life creating one big mess after another. But now he’s got the chance to make something of himself. Or would have, if it wasn’t for that dark place with the lift! To buy tickets Hullboxoffice.com £8 adults £6 seniors, students and unwaged – booking fees apply. Tickets on the door £10 and £8.00.
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Join Bex and Heidi as they grapple with gossip between the washes and the highlights but, with Bex’s big birthday coming soon, she’s beginning to realise that it’s not just her salon that’s at the crossroads.
Should she change the salon, the wallpaper, or the way she lives her life?
Be blow-dried away as Bex and Heidi hilariously battle the daily routine and question if they really want that hair! Featuring Hull’s own Pippa Fulton and Jackie Lye from TV’s Brush Strokes and Vera.
Written by Jane Thornton
Directed by John Godber
Sam Edward-Cook, an actor in the series Peaky Blinders, plays Ray in Cat Jones’s Glory Dazed. This dark comedy examines the plight of ex-servicemen in modern Britain, focusing on an Afghanistan veteran’s attempt to find redemption through reconciliation with his ex-wife.
In collaboration with ex-soldiers serving prison sentences at HMP & YOI Doncaster, the play was originally developed by Second Shot Productions, a social enterprise that exists to give serving prisoners and ex-offenders opportunities within creative industries. It won the BBC’s Alfred Bradley Bursary Prize 2011.
Set in a backstreet pub in Doncaster, after hours, ex-squaddie Ray, mentally scarred from his time in Afghanistan, knocks on the door. His old friend, Simon, the pub’s landlord, feels he has no alternative but to let him in but, in the pub, are Leanne, a teenage barmaid, and Carla, Ray’s ex-wife and the mother of his children. The stage is set for off-kilter drama and heart-wrenching recrimination.
Performed by Stand-up Poet Kate Fox; a comic and thought-provoking show about the real Northern Powerhouse, Northern Women – the sung and the unsung!
This funny, gently subversive performance/lecture uncovers the hidden history of the writers, scientists, sportswomen, politicians, protestors, musicians, innovators, activists and other heroines who represent the grit, determination and spirit of the North’s women.
Women you might have heard of include Britain’s first astronaut Helen Sharman, the first female speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd and music hall star the inimitable Hylda Baker. Women you may not have heard of include Liverpool’s Hilda James who introduced the front crawl to the UK, Lilian Bader, one of the first black women in the RAF and “Red Ellen” Wilkinson the MP who led the Jarrow March!
In this hilarious and thought provoking show, stand up poet and Radio 4 regular Kate Fox asks who gets remembered and why (and why not)!
Four brave performers arrive with no script and not the faintest idea of what will happen. Willed on by a supportive crowd (that’s you!), through improvisation they create sketches and comic dramas that are amazingly inventive and sometimes take off into flights of surreal brilliance. Stephen Frost’s Improv Allstars grew out of the popular TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and the Allstars troupe has played festivals all over the world.
Graham Fellows has performed as the character John Shuttleworth for over 25 years on stage, TV, and radio, delighting audiences throughout the UK with his songs and quirky take on everyday life.
Recently Graham finished touring as John Shuttleworth with his latest show ‘My Last Will And Tasty Mint’, as well as appearing and winning (alongside Dave Gorman) on Pointless Celebrities and Count Arthur Strong. Now Graham, minus purple leather jacket and fawn slacks (but fully clothed!), steps out from behind the keyboard to plug in his guitar and sing his own songs: revelatory, humorous and quirky still, sometimes sad. Graham will naturally talk about Shuttleworth as well as his other comic characters, plus his pivotal acting role on Coronation Street, and becoming a teenage pop star as Jilted John.
Hear the tale of the night jazz legend George Melly broke into Graham’s bedsit, and of the time he bought a packet of bread sauce with a famous Hollywood actor, poignantly recalled in the ballad, ‘Mark Rylance Was My Lodger’
Simply the best variety show in town!
Doors are open at 1.30pm for a 2,00pm start.
Tickets from K94 or 01482 351259.
Proceeds to Emmaus – Helping the Homeless.
Harry and Chris Save the World
After sell-out runs of their 2016 and 2017 shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Harry Baker and Chris Read have been featured three times on ‘The Russell Howard Hour’ (Sky) and have been touring regularly around the UK. Last year they prevented a apocalypse and got a panda pregnant, so they’re now drunk on comedy-rap-jazz power, intent on bringing love and laughter to a world that needs both more than ever.
“Amazing, fabulously entertaining” – Jonathan Ross
“A wonderful blend of infectious songs packed with sharp, clever wordplay… Harry and Chris’ family friendly set leaves the audience with a smile on their face and the catchy tunes stuck in their head for the rest of the day.”
★★★★★ The Sunday Post
“The numbers are upbeat and feel-good, and all of them are about surprising and inventive subjects or points of view.”
★★★★★ Fringe Guru
“The pair are inspiring Instagram posts in human form” Chortle
Britain’s Got Talent and Amanda Holden’s golden buzzer act comedian Daliso Chaponda has announced his debut stand up tour for 2018 entitled ‘What The African Said…’. The Malawian born stand up was a stand out star from this year’s show, capturing the nations hearts and garnering over 8 million Facebook views and 9 million on Youtube. The ‘What The African Said…’ tour takes in 31 dates across the UK starting on 8TH February at Nottingham’s Glee Club and culminating on 27th April at Edinburgh’s Queens Hall. Daliso has also just been confirmed for his own Radio 4 series entitled Daliso Chaponda: Citizen Of Nowhere.
“…Laughter is how I cope with pain. I have seen and experienced some horrible things but laughter helped me cope. Telling jokes is repaying the favor. This show is my thanks to the laughter.” DALISO CHAPONDA JUNE 2017
Age guidance 16+
You can’t have too much of a good thing, which is why we’re doubling the Secret Gig madness for this year’s October half-term festival.
Who’ll be gracing the stages at William Gemmell Club and Willows Social Club? We’re giving nothing away, but expect a lot of laughs, cheek and surprises – and we’ll warn you now, anything could happen.
Friday 26 October
William Gemmell Club
7.30pm
Thursday 1 November
Willows Social Club
7.30pm
Ages 18+
Don’t miss out – Britain’s No.1 Fawlty Towers Act are returning to Hull City Hall and Basil, Sybil and Manuel treat the audience to a two-hour eat, drink and hilarious comedy dining experience which evokes this popular BBC sitcom. It’s a hilarious evening of non-stop fun and comedy all the way, with people laughing so much they end up in tears’ (Yorkshire Post).
It’s a rip roaring night of pure theatrical improvisational comedy, parody and caricature – book early though, this show sells out!
Anything can happen, service is guaranteed to go wrong and expect lashings of laughter and laugh out loud comedic mishaps from a hapless hotel owner and Spanish waiter.
Established since 1997, this smash hit show has long been established as the leading interactive comedy act, incorporating highly physical and comedy packed performances with slapstick inspired humour and has attracted critical praise for its audience interaction.
Must be booked before Tuesday 30 October
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical is spontaneous musical comedy at its finest – direct from the West End and now heading to Hull!
With nine years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 Series and now a critically acclaimed West End run at London’s Apollo Theatre as well as an Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity.
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 an all-singing, all dancing production with unpredictable and hilarious results. This incredible comedy troupe never fail to impress as they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies, leaving delighted audiences singing all the way home.
So whether you fancy Sondheim on a ski lift or Cole Porter in Poundland – you suggest it and the Showstoppers will sing it!
2016 Olivier Award Winners – Best Entertainment and Family Show.
Alan Bennett’s sharp and hilarious new play is ‘just what the doctor ordered’ (Daily Telegraph). Filmed live at London’s Bridge Theatre during its limited run, don’t miss this ‘rousing chorus line for the NHS’ (Observer) in your local cinema.
The Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to-grave hospital serving a town on the edge of the Pennines, is threatened with closure as part of an efficiency drive. A documentary crew, eager to capture its fight for survival, follows the daily struggle to find beds on the Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward, and the triumphs of the old people’s choir.
Alan Bennett’s celebrated plays include The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and The Madness of George III, all of which were also seen on film. Allelujah! is his tenth collaboration with award-winning director Nicholas Hytner.
Best mates Lisa and Rachael are making a new show almost a decade after they created their first piece together.
Back then they had no idea where to start so they went onto the streets and asked the public. What story should they tell? What characters should they play? When they saw Lisa in a wheelchair and Rachael not, what the public said was funny, jaw-dropping and ultimately heartbreaking. They made a show about it. It was called No Idea.
Now people say the world has changed and things are looking up. There are more disabled people in the mainstream media, Lisa landed a big part on TV and disabled mates are getting regular auditions – happy days. So what kind of exciting stories are the TV professionals dreaming up for them?
Still No Idea is the whole story (so far): the British public, the professional writers, the TV execs. Part verbatim theatre, part improv, part comedy sketch show, this is a raucous and mischievous exposé of good intentions gone bad and how sometimes no matter how hard we try, we still have absolutely no idea.
Bianca Del Rio, the alter ego of seasoned comic Roy Haylock, has well and truly taken the world by storm. After quickly becoming the front-runner on the sixth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Bianca was crowned the winner in May 2014.
The self-proclaimed ‘Clown in a Gown’ will tell tales of her world travels and the outrageous circus that is her life on the most ambitious solo drag show tour in history on her brand-new comedy show ‘It’s Jester Joke’.
Irreverent and fierce, Bianca is guaranteed to keep audiences in stitches with her comical ‘tell-it-like-it-is’ views, from politics and travel to family and social media that has seen her become one the biggest drag superstars in the world today.
The brand new ‘It’s Jester Joke’ Tour will travel the length and breadth of the country bringing her irreverent, side-splitting comedy to 13 cities including dates at SSE Wembley Arena, B1 Birmingham Arena, Motorpoint Cardiff Arena.
Tickets are on sale from Friday 5th October.
