Strictly Ballroom The Musical

*RESCHEDULED FROM OCTOBER 2020. ORIGINAL TICKETS REMAIN VALID*

Based on the award-winning worldwide film phenomenon, the production will waltz onto the stage in 2023

The cast of more than 20 world-class performers will be under the direction of dancer, choreographer, theatre director and one of Britain’s favourite TV judges, Craig Revel Horwood.

Strictly Ballroom the Musical follows the arrogant, rebellious young ballroom dancer, Scott Hastings. When his radical and daring dance style sees him fall out of favour with the Australian Federation, he must dance with beginner, Fran.

Together they find the courage to defy tradition and discover medal-winning moves.

The production includes over 30 classic chart-topping hits performed live on stage including Time After Time, Let’s Dance, I’m So Excited, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Sway (Quien Sera), Mambo No. 5, Dancing With Myself, Sugar Sugar, It’s the End of the World as We Know It, Teardrops and Love is in the Air.

BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL

Long before she was Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, she was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent.

Beautiful tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit song-writing team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history.

Along the way, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation, with countless classics such as (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Take Good Care of My Baby, You’ve Got a Friend, So Far Away, It Might as Well Rain Until September, Up on the Roof, and The Locomotion.

The King and I

Hailed as ‘THE THEATRICAL EVENT OF 2018’ the multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And I is embarking on a World Tour direct from its record breaking sold out season at The London Palladium.

The King And I is the greatest musical from the golden age of musicals – adored by the public and critics alike – with one of the finest scores ever written including; Whistle a Happy Tune, Getting to Know You, and Shall We Dance, and featuring a company of over 50 world-class performers and a full-scale orchestra.

A celebration of the lavish heritage of the very best in romantic musical theatre from an unparalleled multi-award-winning creative team, hailed as one of the best working in theatre today, directed by Tony Award winner Bart Sher (South Pacific & My Fair Lady – Broadway). This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness this glorious production, as you have never seen it before.

CATS

Park Street Performing Arts Centre are proud to be showing CATS the musical. Cats is a sung-through musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make the “Jellicle choice,” deciding which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.

Disabled access, suitable for everyone.

Image credited to Shaun French

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Following the sell-out success of Oliver! last year, One Off Productions return to Hull Truck with another family favourite, The Sound of Music.

With music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.

Book by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse and suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp, this show is bound to sell very quickly.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with R and H Theatricals Europe.

How To Fly Like A Reindeer

Reindeers Fly. Peter Pan flies. Fairies fly. So why can’t I?

Nina desperately wants to fly. To taste the clouds. To race a reindeer. To visit her Grandma at Christmas. Because Christmas time is Grandma time, but Nina’s just moved house and this year they’re 900 miles apart.

She flaps. She spins. She swoops. But will she fly?

Following the huge popularity of The Ugly Duckling Christmas Special last year, Hull Truck Theatre have teamed up with The Herd once more with this touching story about superpowers, family and being far from home. A Christmas spectacle for 2-5 year olds and their families, told with original music.

“an exciting, original theatre experience for young audiences and their families” Pocklington Post on The Ugly Duckling Christmas Special

Cabaret

Bill Kenwright presents the multi-award winning production of Kander and Ebb’s landmark musical, CABARET.

Directed by National Theatre Artistic Director Rufus Norris, the production has enjoyed two smash hit West End runs at The Lyric and The Savoy theatres. CABARET features show-stopping choreography, dazzling costumes and iconic songs ‘Money Makes The World Go Round’, ‘Maybe This Time’, ‘Cabaret’ and more.

Since its Broadway premiere and the movie version with Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey, CABARET has won numerous stage and screen awards including 8 Oscars, 7 BAFTAs and 13 Tonys.

It’s 1931, Berlin is a haven of divine decadence and the legendary Sally Bowles is about to take the stage at the infamous Kit Kat Klub…

Theatre Through The Decades

This musical theatre showcase takes the audience through the last century of musical theatre.

Starting with highlights from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma!’ and ‘Carousel’, Kander & Ebb’s ‘Chicago’, ending with some of this decade’s most popular musicals, such as, ‘Jersey Boys’, ‘Waitress’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen’!

With full orchestra and great local voices, this production is not one to be missed!

Tickets: £10 Adults / £8 students, pensioners, children 16 years and younger

8-BIT SYMPHONY

Hull College is supporting a symphonic celebration of the music of 8-bit British home computing with the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra.

The 8-Bit Symphony concert will feature 90 plus epic minutes of lovingly orchestrated musical genius from the Commodore 64, the ZX Spectrum and the Amstrad CPC.

It will also include compositions from legendary Hull-born composer, Rob Hubbard, who pioneered the use of music in gaming and wrote for more than 75 games in the 1980s.

Rob Hubbard’s orchestrations from International Karate, Monty on the Run, Monty on the Run High Score, Kentilla and Flash Gordon have been selected to be played in the concert.

There will be additional orchestrations by Gremlin’s Ben Daglish, Elite’s Mark Cooksey, Ocean/Interceptor alumnus Gari Biasillo, Cosmi’s Paul Norman, Tomb Raider’s Peter Connelly, Team 17’s Allister Brimble and veteran C64 remixer and impresario Chris Abbott.

The concert, which is also supported by C64Audio.com, a website dedicated to the music of the Commodore 64, will also be a reunion.

More than 100 veterans including musicians, graphic artists, programmers and software house bosses will attend, including Jon Hare, Tony Crowther, Andrew Hewson and more and there will be an opportunity for retrospectives, signings and interviews.

8-Bit Symphony was conceived by 8-Bit impresario, record label boss, publisher and music remixer Chris Abbott, and produced in conjunction with Hull College.

It will be performed by the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Robin Tait, at Hull City Hall on Saturday, 15 June at 7.30pm.

Back to Ours: A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

Back to Ours Half-Term Festival

Silent Uproar present A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

A hilarious cabaret musical about depression, that explains, sings, and throws glitter about how it’s OK not to be OK.

Sally’s a happy person. She doesn’t let little things get her down and almost never cries. But she’s got an illness. It makes her feel like she isn’t the person she wants to be, but she doesn’t want anyone to know about it.

Joyful, buoyant, gleeful, slightly silly, sugar coated, unrelenting and completely super happy! Except for the bits about depression.

Back to Ours: A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

Back to Ours Half -Term Festival

Silent Uproar present A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

A hilarious cabaret musical about depression, that explains, sings, and throws glitter about how it’s OK not to be OK.

Joyful, buoyant, gleeful, slightly silly, sugar coated, unrelenting and completely super happy! Except for the bits about depression.

MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL

Book now for the ultimate girl’s night out!

Starring Cheryl Fergison (EastEnders), Maureen Nolan (The Nolans), Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty) and Hilary O’Neil (ITV’s Copy Cats) this hysterical all-singing, all-dancing comedy is set in a department store, where four women with seemingly nothing in common, meet by chance and make fun of their woeful lives experiencing ‘The Change’ and their problems with forgetfulness, mood swings, wrinkles, night sweats and chocolate binges.

Age advisory +16

THE WIZARD OF OZ

Beverley Music Theatre presents: The Wizard of Oz

With lavish, professional sets, designer costumes, a glorious, enthusiastic young cast, including an adorable dog, and a team of munchkins, this show has earned itself a cult following with audiences travelling many miles to watch this magical story unfold.

Every song is well known and everyone loves to sing-a-long to Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead, If I Only Had A Brain, If I Only Had A Heart, If I Only Had The Nerve , We’re Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick Road), The Jitterbug, and The Merry Old Land of Oz – we guarantee to take you on a wonderful journey along the yellow brick road to the mystical Emerald City.

Come along and be enchanted by Glinda our ‘Good Fairy from the East’ and join in the pantomime boos against the Wicked Witch of the West, whilst Dorothy, along with Toto and her friends the Tinman, Scarecrow and Lion, search for their own wishes.

Following last year’s highly acclaimed and hugely successful Legally Blonde, the same production team have got together again and look forward to welcoming you to Hull New Theatre for this spectacular glimpse into Munchkinland and the city of Oz.

This is a real treat for the whole family which will guarantee to get you tapping your feet and clicking your heels, sending you ‘somewhere over the rainbow’ where there is ‘no place like home’……………

MADAGASCAR – THE MUSICAL

Join Alex (X-Factor 2016 winner Matt Terry), Marty, Melman and Gloria as they bound out of the zoo and onto the stage in this live musical spectacular.

This smash hit musical features all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.

This brand new musical from Dreamworks (Shrek The Musical) will leave audiences with no choice but to ‘move it, move it’!

THRILLER LIVE

Direct from London’s West End where it is now in its record breaking 10th year, THRILLER LIVE is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer.

Seen by almost five million people in over 30 countries, THRILLER LIVE continues to moonwalk around the world, taking you on a visual, audio and electrifying journey through the magic of Michael’s 45 year musical history.

You will experience over two hours of non-stop hits from pop to rock, soul to disco as the cast pay homage to Jackson’s legendary live performances and innovative dance moves executed with flair, precision and passion, this is a show that you will never forget.

Expect your favourite songs delivered by an exceptionally talented cast and band, including: I Want You Back, ABC, Can You Feel It, Off The Wall, The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal, Beat It, Billie Jean, Dirty Diana, Bad, Rock With You, They Don’t Care About Us, Dangerous and Thriller plus many more!

Jay Foreman: Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children

Jay Foreman is an award winning musical comedian whose songs have been heard on BBC Radio 4, The One Show and Dave Gorman’s UK/Ireland tour. Join him for a devilishly cheeky hour of songs, poems and comedy for children of all ages in this family friendly show. You’ll never see trousers in the same way again!

‘With dark humour and wordplay reminiscent of Roald Dahl, he should more often than not grab the attention of even the most reluctant child.’ BroadwayBaby.com