NAPA: Northern Academy of Performing Arts presents Cole Porter’s Anything Goes.
This hilarious musical romp across the Atlantic, presented by our first and second year students, features Cole Porter’s joyful score, including I Get a Kick Out of You, You’re the Top and the show-stopping Anything Goes.
Critically acclaimed Steve Steinman brings you his smash hit production Anything For Love – The Meat Loaf Story: It’s all about the music at Bonus Arena.
For over 30 years Steve Steinman has been filling theatres and concert halls worldwide with his incredible production shows. Following his 2021 UK sell out tour Steve returns to the Bonus Arena, Hull performing over 25 of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s greatest hits.
With an incredible stage set, 10-piece live band featuring the Bad For Good Rock Orchestra, along with the amazing special guest star Lorraine Crosby, the female lead vocalist on Meat Loaf’s Grammy Award winning song “I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”.
Amongst her many achievements Lorraine can also be credited for her amazing vocals on the hit No 1 album Bat Out Of Hell II – Back Into Hell. Lorraine is well known for her live performances where many superstars, including Bonnie Tyler, have joined her on stage.
The show will have you up on your feet dancing and singing out loud to some of Meat Loaf’s greatest hits including – Anything For Love – Bat Out Of Hell – Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth – Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad – Dead Ringer For Love and many, many more.
In Ruby’s Pop-Up record and vintage clothes shop magical things are happening, people are falling in love, finding themselves, sorting their lives and restyling their look! When Lily meets Tom on a wet afternoon they could never have imagined where their relationship would go, from perfect strangers to inseparable lovers. But is everything quite as it seems? Ruby’s shop is an oasis of calm in a chaotic universe, but eventually you have to step back outside, step up and face the chaos!
Featuring BBC supporting artist Ruby Mackintosh and her hypnotic vocals, ‘Ruby and the Vinyl’ is a new musical with a vintage heart.
Directed by Jane Thornton
The Northern Academy of Performing Arts is excited to return to Hull Truck Theatre with their interpretation of one of the world’s most celebrated and beloved movie musicals, Singin’ in the Rain. The show features a glorious MGM score, including the hit songs Good Morning, Make ‘em Laugh, Moses Supposes and the legendary title number, Singin’ in the Rain.
Journey back with us to the glamour of 1920s Hollywood. Silent movie stars Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont have it all after a string of hit films and a studio-engineered romance. But the silver screen is about to find its voice, and Lina’s squeaky tones might be the end of her career. Will Don’s chance meeting with a talented young chorus girl change the fate of Don, Lina and Hollywood, forever?
The perfect entertainment for any fan of the golden age of movie musicals.
Don’t save it for a rainy day, book your tickets now!
Set in the East Village of New York City, the iconic musical Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today.
It has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages. Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive at the end of the millennium. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.
This is theatre at its best – exuberant, passionate and joyous – so don’t miss the musical sensation that won the Tony award for best musical, ran for 12 years on Broadway and would go on to inspire the smash hit musical Hamilton.
After a terrific trio of shows earlier this year at Live on the lawn, Gary Star Pantomimes returns with the perfect Halloween family favourite: The Wizard of Oz!
Join Dorothy in the magical land of Oz, as she follows the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard. On route she’ll encounter a Scarecrow which needs a brain, a Tin Man with a missing heart and a Cowardly Lion who craves courage!
Watch out for the Wicked Witch of the West who’ll be up to her old tricks in trying to spoil the fun for Dorothy and her new friends.
Based on the hit movie starring Will Farrell, this spectacular heart-warming story follows the fortunes of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth.
With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
This festive treat features a fantastic flying sleigh, twenty feet high growing candy canes, a giant LED screen with Pixar style animated backgrounds, and amazing aerial stunts.
It’s the feel-good family show guaranteed to be good for everyone’s Elf.
Enter a world of magic and fantasy as Disney’s classic movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks makes its world premiere as an exciting new stage musical. When three orphaned children are evacuated from wartime London to live with trainee witch Eglantine Price, they have no idea what lies ahead.
Featuring the original songs by the legendary Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ), this enchanting production promises to be a magical adventure for the whole family.
After a year that has been devastating for local theatre One Off Productions are back with a fabulous musical theatre concert – The Show Will Go On!
The production will see some of the top local performers take to the stage to bring you a wonderful selection of Musical Theatre favourites. Featuring many solos and duets and an ensemble of over 40 hits from The Lion King, Hamilton, Les Miserables, Dreamgirls, Starlight Express, Miss Saigon, Rent, Grease 2, Hairspray and Jersey Boys, as well as songs from Avenue Q , Dear Evan Hanson, Follies and more.
One Off Productions is one of the most successful and popular local theatre companies. There first production at Hull New Theatre was The Witches of Eastwick back in 2007 and they were the final musical – White Christmas – before the theatre closed for it’s refurbishment. They brought audiences the sell out production of The Full Monty and the regional amateur premiere of Calendar Girls, as well as hugely acclaimed productions of The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, Me and My Girl and The King and I.
Ticket numbers for this very special production are strictly limited with every other row in the theatre being left empty for the comfort of the audience.
Come along and welcome local theatre back to the New.
The Internationally acclaimed stage sensation, JERSEY BOYS is working its way back to Hull New Theatre
This smash hit musical has won 65 major awards and has been seen by over 27 million people worldwide.
They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story – a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. The show features all their hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, “Oh What A Night”, “Walk Like A Man”, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and “Working My Way Back To You.”
Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Olivier Award-winning, original Broadway sensation, JERSEY BOYS. From the streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is the musical that’s too good to be true.
Rave On is the 1950’s & 60’s musical sensation sweeping the nation. Featuring multiple award winning band The Bluejays, a group comprised of stars from West End Productions The Buddy Holly Story, Million Dollar Quartet and Dreamboats & Petticoats, Rave On transports you back to the fabulous 50’s and the swinging 60’s in stunningly authentic style.
“The ultimate Rock ‘n’ Roll show!” BBC Radio Scotland
“The Bluejays are the real Rock ‘n’ Roll deal!” Vintage Rock Magazine
“A rocking show with a big difference… we were blown away!” Meridian FM
“The audience couldn’t wait to get up and start jitterbugging and jiving!” Southend Theatre Scene
“Immense… faultless… one fantastic band!” Yorkshire Times
Running Time: 60 mins approx. (no interval/break)
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The Commitments is a fantastically feel good celebration of soul. Returning to tour the UK and Ireland, 5 years after a phenomenally successful, record-breaking run in London’s West End subsequent sell-out tour, The Commitments is based on the BAFTA award-winning film classic.
The Commitments received universal critical acclaim following its London World Premiere and was quickly hailed as a smash-hit musical sensation. With over 20 soul classics performed live on stage including: ‘Night Train’, ‘Try A Little Tenderness’, ‘River Deep’, ‘Mountain High’, ‘In The Midnight Hour’, ‘Papa Was A Rolling Stone’, ‘Save Me’, ‘Mustang Sally’, ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’, ‘Thin Line Between Love and Hate’, ‘Reach Out’, ‘Uptight, Knock On Wood’, ‘I Can’t Turn You Loose’ and more.
A guaranteed fabulously-fun night out you will simply never forget.
The Commitments musical has been adapted from the novel by Booker prize winning author Roddy Doyle himself and is directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.
The Commitments is the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working-class music fan, who shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends into the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced.
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT:
Hessle Theatre Company presents Shrek The Musical 2022 at Hull New Theatre from Tuesday 22 – 26 March 2022.
Based on the Oscar-winning film, this all-singing, all-dancing hit show combines ogre-sized portions of hilarity and spectacle in the perfect must-see musical for the whole family.
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