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Rent

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.

The Wizard of Oz

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.

Elf: The Musical

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.

BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS

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.

THE SHOW WILL GO ON

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.

Jersey Boys

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.

THE BLUEJAYS: RAVE ON

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)

THE COMMITMENTS

* RESCHEDULED DATES. ORIGINAL TICKETS REMAIN VALID *

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.

SHREK THE MUSICAL

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.

With a 13-piece orchestra, 21 foot love-struck dragon and 140 spectacular costumes, book now to avoid being left in the swamp!

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe)

All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe www.mtishows.co.uk

Mamma Mia!

The ultimate feel-good party MAMMA MIA! returns to Hull New Theatre in 2022!

Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, friendship and identity is cleverly told through the timeless songs of ABBA.

Sophie’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings her mother face to face with three men from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding they’ll never forget.

This irresistibly funny show has been thrilling audiences all around the world and now the party continues at Hull New Theatre, so there’s never been a better time to see this unforgettable musical. Whatever age you are, you can’t help but have the time of your life at MAMMA MIA!

Chicago Blues Brothers: A Night At The Movies

This is a rescheduled show. Original tickets remin valid.

The award-winning spectacular is Europe’s biggest and best-loved production of the Blues Brothers. The show is a high-octane, adrenaline-pumping musical mash-up that presents the best material from the original Blues Brothers movies and is jam-packed full of songs by legends such as Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Cab Calloway – plus many other blues, soul, Motown and funk classics and a few surprises thrown in along the way. Capturing the sound, energy and persona that propelled the film to a cult status that still thrills audiences worldwide today.

Back with a brand new production for 2017 with an all new elaborate stage set the Chicago Blues Brothers are taking you back to 1980 to finish the concert at the Palace ballroom hotel. This show is a powerhouse two-hour song-fest with over 40 hits performed live on stage in the concert that never finished.

The Chicago Blues Brothers is a joyous hoot, a musical riot, a juiced-up jamboree of the coolest, funkiest soul, blues and Motown hits performed with style, class and showmanship by a troupe of some of the finest entertainers working in modern musical theatre.

Infectious, dazzling, riotous, exuberant and spirited, the legacy of Jake and Elwood has been jump-started for a new generation with an energy that’s impossible to resist. The Chicago Blues Brothers are on a mission once again – in a high-octane, on-stage party you can’t afford to miss.

Rock of Ages

RESCHEDULED SHOW INFORMATION: Original tickets are valid for the new dates.

HERE WE GO AGAIN….!

THE SMASH HIT MUSICAL IS BACK IN THE UK.

ROCK OF AGES is an LA love story lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems. Lose yourself in a city and a time where the dreams are as big as the hair, and yes, they can come true!

This hilarious musical comedy will have you singing and laughing along with its epic songs, including ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, ‘We Built This City’, ‘The Final Countdown’, ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’, ‘Here I Go Again’, ‘Can’t Fight this Feeling’ and ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’, played loud and proud by an awesome live band.

Now a global smash with hit seasons on Broadway, London’s West End and Las Vegas and a star studded Hollywood movie version, we promise you the biggest party in town!

The Greatest Showman

Parkway Cinema Beverley and Wykeland brings you The Greatest Showman Film (PG) in the amazing open-air amphitheatre at Stage@TheDock

The smash hit musical was inspired by the life of P.T. Barnum, starring Hugh Jackman.

Barnum was a visionary who rose from nothing to create the “Greatest Show on Earth,” a spectacle and celebration of his larger-than-life imagination that captivated audiences around the globe.

ANTON & ERIN: SHOWTIME

This show is rescheduled from 9th March 2021 – tickets remain valid

Join the nation’s favourite ballroom couple on their brand new tour.

SHOWTIME is a glittering celebration that pays tribute to some of the world’s greatest icons of entertainment as Anton & Erin present world-class dance inspired by classic performers including, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Charlie Chaplin, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Liza Minelli, Elton John and more.

With stunning costumes, fabulous live vocals, a high-energy West End dance ensemble and a sensational 23-piece orchestra.

Get ready for Anton & Erin … It’s SHOWTIME!

The War of the Worlds

This show is rescheduled from April 13th, 2021. Original tickets remain valid.

Jeff Wayne’s multi-award-winning masterpiece, touring the major arenas of the UK and abroad since 2006, has had to postpone its previously announced 2021 UK and European Tour until March 2022.

Based on HG Wells’ dark Victorian tale, it remains a firm favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages.

The arena shows will be well worth the wait.

In 2006 TWOTW was already considered a cutting edge production with six trucks filled to the brim. But in 2022, marking a momentous 16 years of live touring, the production will be up to 12, and with it, a host of ingredients and special effects that will challenge and excite the senses.

A stellar cast will also be announced very soon.

RETURNING:

• Jeff Wayne conducting the Black Smoke Band and symphonic ULLAdubULLA strings.

• Liam Neeson in 3D holography as George Herbert, The Journalist.

• The iconic 3-tonne, 35-foot tall Martian Fighting Machine firing real flame Heat Rays at the audience.

• Leaf drops over the audience.

• Mixed live in Surround Sound.

• The incineration of a Cast member in full view of the audience.

UPDATED FOR 2022:

• Giant arched bridge running from the lip of the stage out over the audience to the front-of-house desk.

• Three panoramic screens with 2 hours of cutting edge CGI and other content.

• Lighting and pyrotechnics

• Ground-breaking levitation effect.

NEW FOR 2022:

• Otherworldly special effects.

• The deadly black dust

plus ‘The War of The Worlds’ author, HG Wells – appearing in sight and sound.

VAMPIRES ROCK

* RESCHEDULED DATE. ORIGINAL TICKETS REMAIN VALID *

Starring Steve Steinman and an incredible cast of singers, dancers and musicians, this show will have you rocking in the aisles.

A tongue-in-cheek and laugh out loud storyline combined with an incredible stage set, lighting and sound, and a show like no other.

Featuring over 30 of the greatest classic rock anthems of all time, including Queen, AC/DC, Bonnie Tyler, Meat Loaf, Bon Jovi, Journey, Guns N’ Roses and many more