Hull Truck Theatre - June - December 2011

Booking Dates 3 June Friends Only 8 June Online Only10 June General Booking

Box Office 01482 323638 www.hulltruck.co.uk

June – December 2011

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The Glee Club

Ring Around the Humber The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

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Hull Truck isn’t just a theatre. It’s also a vital creative resource for the city, the region and the nation. Through our work with schools and with the community, we help to raise aspirations and give life-changing creative opportunities to thousands of young people, disabled groups and adults, every year.

This success story – nearly 40 years old – will continue over the next 3 years in the face of the most severe cuts to arts funding for a generation. This means that Hull Truck will have a shortfall of nearly £500,000 between now and 2014. Whilst the Arts Council and Hull City Council continue to support us, they have made cuts which means we have to look at alternative funding.

If everyone who reads this brochure gave as little as £5 we would make up half that shortfall. We know these are tough times for everyone, so in asking you to support Hull Truck’s future success we want to make it as easy and affordable for you as possible.

Please help us continue our inspirational work within the Theatre and throughout the wider community.

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Support Us

There are 4 easy ways to give:1. Text: HULL04, followed by your donation eg

£2, £5, £10 (whatever you want to give) to 70070

2. Online: one click on our website takes you through to all of our fundraising options – for both Individual or Corporate giving www.hulltruck.co.uk/support-us

3. Box Office: over the phone or in person

4. Become a Hull Truck Friend and receive lots of loyalty benefits – contact [email protected] for further details


Can you spare£2, £5, £10 or more?

Season Highlights*

Title Date PageRing Around the Humber 24 June – 9 July 5The Rise and Fall of Little Voice 29 July – 20 August 6 - 7Quadrophenia 24 – 27 August 8The Glee Club 8 September – 8 October 10 - 11Young Pretender 13 – 17 September 12Yerma 19 – 29 October 13The Debt Collectors 1 – 12 November 14The Elves and the Shoemaker 14 December – 14 January 15The Flint Street Nativity 8 December – 14 January 16 - 17

Hull Truck’s doors are open……to the best actors, writers, directors and theatre companies working in British theatre today. You’ve been writing to us, saying how you love the variety and diversity in Hull Truck’s programme. Our summer and autumn season is guaranteed to send you out of the theatre inspired, and, in these difficult times for everyone, happy! We love theatre – we know you do too.

Hull Truck gratefully acknowledges the continued support of:

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proudly sponsor this season brochure. See page 40 for more details.

“reminds you why you love theatre” –Yorkshire Post on A Midsummer’s

Night Dream

“as good as anything you will see in the West End”

Hull Daily Mail on The Lady in the Van

“gives you a master class in what regional theatre can achieve at its best”

The Telegraph on The Lady in the Van

‘One of the best nights in the theatre I've had in recent times’

Audience member – The Price

‘a serious point is never far behind a belly laugh’

Audience member – April in Paris

‘beautifully adapted and excellent acting’Audience member –

Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Book 4 of the above shows* for the price of 3 before

31 July – save up to £18.50!4 fo

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Theatre Brothel is a brand new theatre experience – just tell us what you fancy and we’ll satisfy your appetite or scratch your itch… you might even get a taste for something new.

For Theatre Brothel in Hull, Greyscale have teamed up with Hull Truck to give you a choice of up to six different performances all taking place in different parts of the theatre building.

Greyscale like to explore the fringes and gaps in-between the ways performance works. Structured, powerfully live, original, interactive and anarchic theatre for a modern audience bored of being bored. Greyscale present three of the six Theatre Brothel performances, including a play by Stewart Lee and a specially commissioned theatre noir.

Exclusive to Hull’s Theatre Brothel are specially made performances by Rash Dash (Another Someone) who continue their thriving creative collaboration with Hull Truck (catch their performances 14, 15 & 18 June), a new short play intriguingly entitled Spacewang by Hull writer Tom Wells (About a Goth) and a Hull debut by Made in China, who create uniquely adventurous new work.

Your ticket is your backstage pass to delve into hidden parts of the theatre you’ve never seen before. You will experience two different shows each evening…. Or you can experience them all by coming on more than one evening.

Theatre Brothel is ideal for audiences who enjoyed, or who couldn’t get a ticket for, Slung Low’s Mapping the City.


Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 June

Theatre BrothelAn evening in the hidden corners of Hull Truck

Tickets All tickets £15

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Greyscale in association with Hull Truck, Northern Stage and Almeida Theatre present

By supporting this performance, you will help us to continue Hull Truck’s four decades of success in the light of recent funding cuts. You can support us by paying more for your ticket as a charitable donation and by becoming a Friend of Hull Truck. (See page 41 for details on other ways to support us.)

They say that some objects have a habit of finding a way to their natural owners. When Elsie Templeman bought a sovereign ring in Hull in 1941, she could never have believed the journey that ring had already taken or would take – and through whose lives, hearts – and stomachs – it would pass, before that owner was revealed.

From the Hull Blitz to the day The Beatles came to Hull, from the heady days of 1987 to a time two years in the city’s future, the play features four spellbinding stories of love, fun and heartache covering four generations of life in this wonderful city and beyond. Ring Around the Humber is as life-affirming and joyous as Hull itself.

Specially commissioned by Hull Truck for summer 2011, Ring Around the Humber is a chance for you to sample the works of four exciting writers from the region; for you to give something back to your theatre… and be brilliantly entertained in return!

Ring Around The HumberFour stories. Four writers. Four generations of Hull.


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Friday 24 June – Saturday 9 July

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by Sarah Davies, Nick Lane,Morgan Sproxton and Richard VergetteDirected by Nick Lane (Me and Me Dad)Designed by Graham Kirk

The Hull Truck production of

All tickets £10 (or more if you want to

help support Hull Truck)Matinees: Sat 25, Wed 29 June, Sat 9 July 2pm

Talkback: Tue 27 JuneNo performance 1 & 2 July

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Mari’s daughter is different. Never leaves the house, doesn’t like the men her mother brings home. She would rather stay in her room with only her record collection for comfort.

But she can sing! It’s the kind of voice that gives you goosebumps. And when you can sing, you can do anything...

The big time beckons... but is it for Little Voice or is it a meal ticket for Mari’s latest boyfriend, Ray?

Is this a chance for escape? Or will putting Little Voice in front of a crowd ruin everything…?

This brand new Hull Truck production of the Olivier award-winning play (Best New Comedy 1993) by the brilliant Jim Cartwright is as hilarious, touching and electrifying as when it was first written. The movie Little Voice (1998) starred Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks and Ewan McGregor.

Joining the cast of The Rise and Fall Little Voice in the plum role of Mari’s best friend Sadie, is Lisa Riley - best known for Emmerdale, Fat Friends and Waterloo Road, but also on stage in the best-selling tour of Calendar Girls. Billy is played by Philip Hill-Pearson, known for his role as Bruce in Shameless and the upcoming film of the National Theatre hit Warhorse. Little Voice will be played by a rising star – watch this space!

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll leave the theatrewanting more.


Friday 29 July – Saturday 20 August

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The Rise and Fallof Little VoiceAnything can happen when you sing

by Jim CartwrightDirected by Hannah ChissickDesigned by Susannah Henry

Tickets Preview Fri 29 July £12Monday-Thursday £15

Friday & Saturday £18.50Concessions and Matinees £3 off

Matinees: every Wed & Sat (except 30 July) at 2pmTalkback: Thu 18 Aug

Starring Lisa Riley

(Emmerdale & Calendar Girls)

Starring Philip Hill-Pearson

(Shameless &United)


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The Who’s classic album comes to the stage at Hull Truck this summer!

Set at the height of the Mod era and told through the eyes of Jimmy, a hedonistic, style-conscious teenager, who is looking to find himself – and a girl!

Misunderstood by his parents and stuck in a dead-end job, he sets off on a trip to Brighton that will change his life forever. This compelling coming-of-age story is brought to life in Daniel Buckroyd’s original stage adaptation of the legendary album.

Pete Townshend’s stunning score pulsates with life and brilliantly captures the excitement of a nation on the brink of change.

“Schizophrenic? I’m bleeding Quadrophenic!” – Jimmy

An exhilarating theatrical experience for rebels and adolescents of all ages! Performed by a 25-strong cast drawn from Hull Truck’s Youth Theatre, aged 16-25.

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QuadropheniaThe Who’s Iconic 60s rock musical

Wednesday 24 – Saturday 27 August

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The Hull Truck Youth Theatre productionby exclusive arrangement with Eel Pie Publishing Ltd

by Pete TownshendAdapted for the stage by Daniel BuckroydDirected by Mark Rees

TicketsFull Price £12

Concessions £8Matinee Sat 27 Aug at 2pm

Talkback: Fri 26 August

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Sat 27 – Mon 29 AugustSat 11am, Sun & Mon 11am & 1.30pmHull Truck Youth Theatre production

Alice in Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll

Adapted and Directed by Madeleine O’Reilly

Tickets £8 / £5 Concession Family ticket £20

This summer Hull Truck Youth Theatre performs an unforgettable open air production of Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice in Wonderland, set against the beautiful backdrop of Hymers College.

A great family day out - just bring a rug/chair, pack a picnic basket and join Alice in Wonderland (inside if wet)!

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HymersCollege


Creative Learning We create year-round opportunities for everyone. We work with people of all ages to create stimulating, challenging, culturally relevant educational resources that encourage creativity and breed a love of theatre. Our team of arts professionals lead on a range of projects and workshops at Hull Truck and across the region, in schools and community venues.

Youth TheatreIs open to those aged 7 – 21.

Youth DanceCreating exciting Contemporary Dance for those aged 14 – 21.

Log on towww.hulltruck.co.uk/creativelearning for further information.

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1 – 26 AugustHoliday WorkshopsAre you mad for music? Have a passion for performing? A lust to learn new skills? Or just fancy some fun?

Hull Truck’s Creative Learning team will stage a host of workshops during the school summer holidays, from August 1 – 26. The sessions, all held at Hull Truck’s home on Ferensway, are available for young people aged from 3 up to 18 (depending on the workshop). Prices start at £10.

To book a place on any Hull Truck workshops, or for info, email [email protected] or call 01482 313936.

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Prior toNational Tour


Main Theatre7.45pm

Thursday 8 September – Saturday 8 October

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Glee Club: A musical group or choir group, historically of male voices but also of female or mixed voices, which traditionally specialises in the singing of short songs – glees – by trios or quartets.

In 1962, in the heart of the South Yorkshire coalfields, the Edlington Colliery’s six-man Glee Club are preparing for their Gala performance. But Philip, the Musical Director, has got a problem.

Bant’s wife has run off with the tea delivery man, Walt is trying to get over losing his, Scobie can’t get a word in edgeways at home, Colin wants to be a rock star and Jack has romantic ideas above his station. With the Gala only weeks away, music seems to be the last thing on anyone’s mind… and that’s before a revelation that will change everything…

Combining raucous wit and spellbinding close-harmony singing, Richard Cameron’s celebrated hit is as insightful and poignant as it is hilarious. Prepare to have your heartstrings tugged!

If you liked The Full Monty and Brassed Off, you’ll love this.

‘ Splendidly warm, sad, funny’Daily Telegraph

‘ A right cracker’Guardian

‘ Dramatic dynamite’Evening Standard

by Richard CameronDirected by Tessa WalkerDesigned by Signe BeckmannLighting Designer Anna Watson

Tickets Preview Thursday 8 September £12

Monday-Thursday £15Friday & Saturday £18.50

Concessions and Matinees £3 offMatinees: every Wed & Sat (except 10 Sep) at 2pm

Signed performance: Tue 20 SepTalkback: Thu 6 Oct

The Glee Club A feel-good comedy with songs


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“We’ve been in revolution since I was born. I never had to die before”

At 25 years old, the brilliant but reckless Bonnie Prince Charlie rebelled in a blaze of glory. By the time he was 26 his dreams lay in ruins and he was fleeing for his life.

Amidst the chaos of war and in the face of defeat, the Young Pretender is forced to confront the moment when idealism dies and realism sets in.

The flawed prince is brought to life vividly in this unflinching look at the nature of rebellion.

nabokov puts the audience at the heart of its work and is devoted to cultivating crucial new, young audiences.

Young Pretender is a co-commission by Hull Truck and nabokov from the provocative and brilliant young writer, E.V. Crowe (Kin, Royal Court), direct from the Edinburgh Festival. nabokov and Hull Truck are working together to uncover the writing talent of the future.

Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 September

Young PretenderThe hit of the Edinburgh Festival

by E V CroweDirected by Joe Murphy

Studio 8pm

nabokov, East to Edinburgh, Hull Truck in association withWatford Palace Theatre and Mercury Theatre Colchester present

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TicketsAll Tickets £15

Concessions and Matinees £5 offMatinees: Sat 17 September at 2pm

Talkback: Thu 15 Sep

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Wednesday 19 – Saturday 29 October

YermaHow far would you go for what you want?

Hull Truck and the Gate Theatre present

Yerma. Adjective: uncultivated, unsown, untilled.

Desperate to begin a family, Yerma undertakes a journey of discovery only to find a secret held deep within her husband’s heart.

Her physical yearnings are unfulfilled and slowly eating her up inside, until desperation drives her to a reckless and dangerous act.

Re-discover Lorca’s classic tale in a thrillingly original new version by leading playwright Anthony Weigh (2000 Feet Away, starring Joseph Fiennes).

A passionate play which strips bare the raw emotions of men and women, this is a powerful drama from the director of last season’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

‘ Reminds you why you love theatre’Yorkshire Post on Natalie Abrahami’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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TicketsPreview Wednesday 19 Oct £12


Concessions and Matinees £3 offMatinees: every Wed & Sat (except 19 Oct) at 2pm

Talkback: Thu 27 Oct

by Federico Garcia LorcaA new version by Anthony WeighDirected by Natalie Abrahami(A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

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The Debt CollectorsTuesday 1 – Saturday 12 November

Written & Directed by John Godber Designed by Pip Leckenby

The new comedy from one of the nation’s favourite playwrights.

The Debt Collectors mixes money and love with the love of money, as two out of work actors fall into the world of debt recovery. It’s a role they despise but a job they were made for, and they are desperate for cash. But all is not what it seems in this hilarious comedy of unpaid bills, offers of sex and boozy bailiffs!

Join The Debt Collectors as they dig into a world of cash and collection and what we will do to avoid it! They were once in The Bill now they’re on your case! Demanding money has never been as funny - they may be in the wrong job, but they are the best in the business.

The Debt Collectors - they know where you live, and how much you paid for it! A contemporary comedy about credit, castings and cashing in.

‘ Godber is the unsung hero of British Theatre…’ The Guardian

The John Godber Company and Theatre Royal Wakefield present

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TicketsPreview Monday 31 Oct £12


Concessions and Matinees £3 offMatinees: every Wed & Sat at 2pm

You think you know the story, do you? Old man leaves out leather, elves turn it into shoes in the night?

You haven’t heard the half of it.

What about the elves? What are they doing making shoes? Why aren’t they making toys for Santa like normal elves?

And what happens when the shoemaker’s wife fancies owning her own personal magic elf…?

This Christmas, join Corky and Peeptoe, the weirdest elves nobody has ever met, and hear a side of the classic fairytale you have never heard before.

A cast of hundreds, played by two elves (and a variety of shoes), will take you on a journey you’re not going to forget in a hurry. The songs will be silly, the jokes will be… jokey – and it may even change the way you think about flip-flops.

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The Elves and the ShoemakerFun for all sizes! – ages 4 and up

Wednesday 14 December – Saturday 14 JanuaryThe Hull Truck production of

Tickets14 – 16 Dec & 4 – 14 Jan £8 / £7

Christmas Period: 17 Dec – 3 Jan £10 / £8Performances at 10.30am & 1pm (no 1pm Wed or Sat)

Dec 24 10.30am only, Dec 27 1pm onlyNo performances 24-26 Dec, 31 Dec & 1 Jan

10% discount for groups of 10+

Written & Directed by Nick Lane

Main Theatre10.30amand 1pm

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TicketsPreview 8 Dec £10

9 – 15 Dec & 3 – 14 Jan £15Christmas Period: 16 Dec – 2 Jan £18.50

Concessions and Matinees £3 offMatinees: every Wed & Sat (except 14 Dec) at 2.30pm

No performance 24-26 Dec, 31 Dec & 1 Jan Talkback: Thu 12 January

Signed Performance: Tue 13 December

The hilarious and touching comedy of Christmas misunderstandings by the writer of Calendar Girls – all about what happens when you’re not playing Mary.

The same actors play both children and their uncannily similar parents, as we join the infants class at Flint Street School preparing for their first nativity performance. The Virgin Mary has a fierce competitor in the spiteful angel Gabriel, Wise Man Frankincense is verbally challenged by a lisp, Herod rages like a footballer brutally brought down mid-match and the Innkeeper behaves like a psychopath. To crown it all, baby Jesus’ head has fallen off.

Fretting about their offspring’s impending public performance, the adults row, rage and obsess just like their children, to hilarious effect. Whilst the clothes may change, the foibles are all too similar…!

An uplifting, fast-paced comedy which reminds us that, even as adults, we’re never too far away from being children. Joyful, daft, and deeply Christmassy, this is a heartwarmingly funny play.

Based on Tim Firth’s own hit TV comedy, which starred Jane Horrocks, Stephen Tompkinson, Neil Morrissey and Josie Lawrence.

‘ [A] Christmas cracker from Tim Firth, a writer whose work anybody would travel miles to see. Follow that star.’ The Stage

Hull Truck’s grown-up seasonal treat is perfect for adults – and the child in all of us.

by Tim Firth

The Flint Street NativityThe Christmas comedy by the writer of ‘Calendar Girls’

Thursday 8 December – Saturday 14 JanuaryThe Hull Truck production of

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Tue 21 June

Jenny Éclair Tickets £16.50

Jenny is fifty years old, which in dog years would qualify for The Guinness Book of Records. Having recently been de-wormed and with her teeth newly bleached, she’ll be prancing around the regions, doing her comedy tricks for a ‘nice biscuit and maybe a

glass of Chardonnay’. Don’t expect anything that involves balancing stuff on her nose or jumping through hoops, her hips are too big and she has a tendency to fall over.

Tue 14 – Fri 17 June1pm, 5pm, 7pm

Running on AirTickets £10

Performed in a vintage, yellow VW campervan called ‘Joni’, Running On Air is an award-winning show by comedian Laura Mugridge, performed for just five audience members at a time.

Recreating the beauty of the great outdoors inside the campervan, Laura invites you to share her experience of marriage, camping and her love of the good life.

A joyful investigation into the beauty and complexity of life on the road.

Wed 22 June

Roger McGoughTickets £15 / Concessions £10

An evening to amaze and delight! As well as reading from his recent popular collection, That Awkward Age, McGough will be trying out new and unpublished poems on an innocent and unsuspecting public. Rhyming couplets, dashing sonnets and ever perceptive playfulness make this a must-see.

Roger McGough was honoured with a CBE for services to literature and the Freedom of the City of Liverpool for good behaviour.

Followed by booksigning.

Recommended for ages 14+

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Sun 10 July

An Audience with Jenni Murray

Tickets £15 / Concessions £12.50

Jenni Murray discusses her long career in broadcasting, particularly her 22 years at the helm of Woman’s Hour, the programme’s 64-year history and her most

engaging and most terrifying interviewees from Barbara Castle to Kaffe Fasset, Monica Lewinsky to Tom Hanks and Jack Nicholson, Margaret Thatcher through Blair to Gordon Brown.

Sat 16 July

Barb Jungr

Tickets £15

In celebration of the great songwriter Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday, which was in May this year, Barb Jungr, who Billy Bragg described as ‘our best interpreter of Dylan’s songs’ and he is not alone in

this view, as Jungr has been wowing audiences and critics worldwide with her astonishingly powerful reinterpretations of this great songwriter’s work. Barb latest album release on Linn Record’s’The Man In The Long Black Coat’, featuring 13 Dylan songs Barb has recorded over the last 8 years.

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Thu 14 July

Steven Berkoff’sShakespeare’sVillainsTickets £18.50 / Concessions £16.50

Once again Steven Berkoff holds the stage alone - this time with his exploration and analysis of Shakespeare’s most villainous characters: Iago, the Macbeths, Shylock, Richard III…

Characters who are inherently evil, others whose situation leads them to evil deeds, others at the mercy of an evil society. Incisive insights into the psyche give way to Shakespeare’s own words which explode into the auditorium from one of the UK’s most formidable and maverick talents.

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Thu 21 July – Studio 8pmJaipur Maharaja Brass Band (Rajhastan)Originating from Jaipur, the city of the maharajas, tabla master Amrat Hussain brings you seven fine musicians, a beautiful female gypsy dancer and an amazing fakir juggler.Tickets £12

Fri 22 July – Main Theatre 7.45pmWorld Premiere! Snake Davis with the SnakeStrings QuartetMost people know Snake for either his amazing sax riffs with artists such as Lisa Stansfield, M-People and Take That or as a hard working solo artists with his own bands. This is his brand new project.Tickets £16

Sat 23 July – Studio 5.30pmDennis Rollins Velocity TrioHighly infused with jazz and swing, Velocity Trio incorporates a progressive, contemporary, and – it being Mr Badbone - funky edge to its sound. Tickets £12

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Hull Jazz Festival presents someof the biggest names in jazz across a number of venues in thecity. For full details visit; www.hulljazzfestival.co.uk

Alongside the events here at Hull Truck Theatre (listed below), you can also buy your tickets for one event at ‘Chef’s Theatre’ and three events at The ‘Fruit’ Market through the Hull Truck box office, allowing you to take full advantage of the Hull Jazz Festival 3 for 2 offer!

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See 3 concertsfor the price of 2!

Buy tickets for ANY three concerts across the whole

festival and we will give you the cheapest ticket free!

Or, get your hands on a Sat Saver ticket, which enables you to see both Sat concerts for just

£25.

Sat 23 July –Main Theatre 8.30pmPee Wee Ellis Funk Assembly‘The man who invented funk for James Brown’ 70th birthday celebrations with special guest Dennis Rollins. Celebrating more than 55 years in music this special one-off shows both the jazz and funk aspects of his musical personality.Tickets £18.50 / Concessions £17.50

Sun 24 July –Main Theatre 7.45pmSouth African Gospel SingerThe original African super choir, the South African Gospel Singers, directed by Pinise Saul, maintains its position as the greatest gospel choir of them all. Tickets £18.50 / Concessions £17.50

Mon 25 July –Main Theatre 7.45pmInternational Gypsy Jazz Legends, Faby Lafertin, Lollo Meier, Tcha LimbergerThis is a unique opportunity to hear the most respected gypsy musicians of their generation.Tickets £17.50

Festival July

Thu 1 SeptemberStory Map

Stay as long as you like or return as often as you like during this 12 hour durational research performance that gathers and exchanges stories.An attempt to map the entire world, alphabetically, in a day, to name every country in its own language, collect a story for every country and to place it correctly on the map from memory.Tickets £8 / £6 concessions

Thu 1 SeptemberPost-Show Party Show

Award-winning writer and performance maker Michael Pinchbeck takes his parents, Tony and Vivienne, on tour to recreate the post-show party where they met in 1970 after an amateur dramatic production of The Sound of Music. Quirky, delightful fun.Tickets: £10 / Concessions £8

Fri 2 SeptemberSometimes I Laugh Like My Sister

Since her big sister, BBC journalist Kate Peyton, was murdered in Somalia, Rebecca has had rather a strange time. Following a smash-hit debut at the Edinburgh Festival, she welcomes us to her world in a passionately political, sharply comical and painfully personal account of life after Kate.Tickets: £10 / Concessions £8


Fri 2 – Sat 3 September

Camille O’ SullivanCamille O’Sullivan enjoys a formidable international reputation for her intensely dramatic interpretations of the songs of Brel, Cave, Waits, Bowie and more. The award-winning singer has stunned audiences around the world with her 5-star sell-out performances and appearance on Later... with Jools Holland.

Tickets £17.50 / Concessions £13.50

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Freedom 2011 is Hull’s annual live music and arts festival and a lasting legacy of the Wilberforce 2007

campaign, this year focusing on freedom of expression.

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Sun 18 September

Julian Sandsin ‘A Celebration of Harold Pinter’Directed by John Malkovich

Tickets: £16.50 /Concessions £14.50

With personal anecdotes and reflections drawn from their work together, Julian Sands (Room with a View) combines Pinter’s poems and prose to create a fresh and intimate insight into the great playwright’s powerful legacy.

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Sun 25 Sept

Rick WakemanTickets: £22.50

Having clocked up 50,000,000 record sales globally, soundtracks for more than 25 films and 4,000 concerts, the interna-tionally renowned musician Rick Wakeman brings to

the stage his fantastic piano-based solo show. With ludicrously ridiculous and funny anec-dotes each performance has been described as ‘on-offs’ as the stories and the set changes on a regular basis, making them special to both Rick and the audience.

Sun 2 October

Stacey Kent& Her MusiciansTickets: £18.50 / Concessions £16.50

Stacey Kent, a member of the Blue Note roster of recording artists, now boasts six bestselling albums, a string of awards, including the British Jazz Award and The BBC Jazz Award for Best Vocalist, and a fan base that enables her to sell out concert halls around the world.

Stacey’s all-French and eagerly anticipated album ‘Raconte-Moi’ was released on Blue Note in Spring 2010.

‘She has charm to burn… and sings like nobody’s business’ The Wall Street Journal

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Sun 30 October

BlackUmfolosi

Tickets £15

Zimbabwe’s greatest ambassadors, performing music inspired by the traditional song and dance of their native southern Africa, with a beauty and enthusiasm that is unrivalled.

The group have become firm favourites around the world with people of all ages and cultures, due to their natural ability to communicate passion and feeling in their performances.

Mon 10 – Wed 12October

Tickets £8 / Concessions £6£5.50 for groups 20+

A UK-wide initiative working in partnership with the National Theatre and the National Youth Theatre that challenges the preconception that studying Shakespeare

is difficult, dry or dull through a combination of teacher training, workshops and student performance in professional theatres.

The aim of the charity is to promote articulacy, confidence and empowerment in young people.

Fri 14 – Sat 15 October

Street Sceneby Kurt WeillTickets £20 / Concessions £1510% off for groups of 10 or more

Share 24 hours in the life of a 1940’s New York City tenement on a hot summer’s day in this glorious blend of American opera and Broadway musical.

With a score featuring scintillating show tunes, operatic arias, jazz, the blues and spirituals, this acclaimed production was a big hit at the Young Vic in London and now comes to Hull Truck as one of only four dates on the UK leg of its international tour.

‘...the music doesn’t just take over. It takes off.’ The Times

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Fascinating Aida - The Cheap Flights TourTickets £16.50 / Concessions £14.50

Three times Olivier Award nominated and now a world-wide internet sensation, Fascinating Aida are still Britain’s best comedy cabaret trio.

This brand new show will include their infamous anthem to budget travel Cheap Flights (which has had over seven million hits on YouTube), as well as The Dogging Song ‘…the dirtiest & funniest song of the century so far’ (****The Times) plus brand new songs.

‘See them before you die otherwise your life will have been meaningless’ Mail on Sunday


Tue 8 – Thu 10 NovemberTimes: Tue 12noon and 2.30pmWeds & Thurs 10.30am and 1pm

The Very HungryCaterpillar

Tickets £10 £8.50 for schools/groups of 8+

This beautiful adaptation featuring puppetry tells three stories by award-winning children’s book illustrator and writer Eric Carle.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a much-loved story which follows the wonderful adventures of a very tiny and very hungry caterpillar that progresses through an amazing variety of foods.

Tue 15 – Wed 16 November Phoenix Dance Theatre: Reflected

Tickets £15 / Concessions £10

Works by Lost Dog, Philip Taylor, Sharon Watson and Richard Wherlock.

Following 2010’s sold out Declarations, Phoenix Dance Theatre return with

their latest exciting programme Reflected. Featuring breathtaking aerial dance in Melt, an intriguing love triangle set to a mesmerising Amy Winehouse soundtrack in What It Is, the colourful and vibrant Switch and the return of the funny but tender Pave Up Paradise, Reflected has something for every fan of dance to enjoy.

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Sun 20 November

Adrian Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds

Tickets £16.50 / Concessions £14.50

The Bad Shepherds play punk songs on folk instruments. Not as a gag, but because they really like the noise. They think the songs are better than people remember.

They love folk instruments. It works. They’ve mostly given the songs a kind of Celtic feel, and they’ve stuck in the odd reel and jig here and there. But occasionally they just thrash!


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Thu 17 November

Andrew Motion - The Cinder Path

Tickets £13 /Concessions £10

Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate (1999-2009), introduces his latest book of poems, The Cinder Path (Faber) shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award. His

new pamphlet Laurels and Donkeys on conflicts from 1914 to the war in Afghanistan and his latest collection of essays, Ways of Life: On Places, Painters and Poets.

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Wed 23 – Sat 26 NovemberSlightly Fat Features presents

Variety inthe TruckTickets £12.50 / Concessions £10.50

Variety in the Truck is packed full of circus trickery, original live music, top turns and, most importantly, lots and lots of laughs, providing the perfect entertainment for all ages.

Slightly Fat Features excel at the type of entertainment entire families can enjoy, from gravity defying stunts to logic busting routines with spontaneous madness and surprises from this extraordinary ensemble.

‘Comedy magic’ The Indepedent

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Sun 27 November Alistair McGowan in Sincerely NoëlTickets £17.50 / Concessions £15.50

Join impressionist Alistair McGowan and musical actress Charlotte Page as they bring to life the songs, poems and prose of Noël Coward.

Together the couple will whirl through many of his

celebrated tales with a flamboyant combination of cheek and chic. With new musical arrangements by Warren Wills, the pair will be presenting songs including Mad About The Boy, Never Again and Alice Is At It Again.

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Wed 30 November – Sat 3 DecemberLipservice presents

Withering Looks Tickets £15 / Concessions £12Matinee: Sat 3 Dec 2pm Britain’s favourite literary lunatics LipService (Desperate to be Doris ) return to Hull Truck.

Reprising this cult spoof, Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding take an “authentic” look at the lives and works of the Brontë sisters – well, two of them, Anne’s just popped out for a cup of sugar. Peopled with many of the characters we know and love, the pair move effortlessly from frock to frock coat.

‘Cancel all other engagements for the glorious LipService’ The Independent

‘It’s a joy… very, very funny’ The Guardian

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Main Theatre7.45pm

Mon 28 – Tue 29 NovemberNIE Theatre presents

Tales From aSea Journey

Tickets £15 /Concessions £10 In November 2009, eight performers embarked on a 3500 mile voyage aboard a cargo ship.

Their experiences on the voyage are delicately intertwined with seafaring tales from around the world. NIE combine their trademark mix of storytelling, physical theatre, live music, multiple languages and a European ensemble to create this lyrical, funny show.

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Sat 25 June

Trio GitanTickets £10

An evening with Trio Gitan will take you from the evocative music of 1930’s Parisien Swing, through Hot Blooded Tangos to Broadway Classics from the Great American Songbook.

From Frenetic full on Swing Jazz to poignant melodies reminiscent of Mediterranean Sunsets, this band are unique, entertaining and work really hard to give you an evening of wonderful music and song.

Studio 8pm Sun 26 June

11am & 2pm

The Mole who knew it was none of his business

Tickets £6.50 A poodunnit!

Did you do a poo on Mole’s head? Well if not - then who? Was it Horse? Or Pig? Or Goat?

A magical, musical adaptation of the popular children’s picture-book. Enchanting for adults; captivating for children. Biology with belly-laughs, informative and fun.

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Mon 4 – Wed 6 July nabokov presents

Bunnyby Jack ThorneTickets £10 / £8 ‘See the thing about me is I don’t fit... but not in a bad way’

Scorching heat. A fight. A car-chase. A siege. Feisty 18-year-old Katie (Rosie Wyatt – Love, Love, Love) is thrust on a white knuckle ride through one extraordinary evening when her boyfriend is attacked on the street. Amidst the baying for blood and the longing forlove, Katie is forced to decide her future.

Following the success of their collaboration on 2nd May 1997, new writing company nabokov once again join forces with writer Jack Thorne (This is England ‘86 and Skins) to produce this 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival award winning play.

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June 25th – July 10thUpper & Lower FoyerHumber Haiku ExhibitionAn exhibition of Haiku poems inspired by the river Hull: created by Brighton Poet Lonny Pop and Hull Artist Pinky. Opening with a talk by Pinky at 4pm.Free

Mon 27 June, 2pm – 4pmUpper FoyerHumber Haiku WorkshopA Haiku Workshop by Poet Lonny Pop. Come along and get inspired! Learn to create your own haiku – no experience necessary.Free (Over 16s )

Wed 29 June, 8pmStudioGeorge Monbiot’s Left HookGuardian columnist and author of the bestselling book The Age of Consent presents an evening of hot topical debate.Tickets £10

Thu 30 June, 8pmStudioHigh Society: Mind-Altering Drugs in History and Culture with Mike JayAcclaimed cultural historian talks about the use of drugs around the world from snorting cocaine in America to chewing betel nut in Indonesian markets.Tickets £7 / £5 Concessions

Thu 7 July, 8pmStudioJohn Hegley: The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet Acclaimed performance poet and singer brings to life the comic tales of a Frenchman with some unusual (but clean) habits.Tickets £7.50

Fri 8 July, 7.45pmStudioThe Goodbye Library: Emmy the Great & Jack Underwood A light-hearted lament for the library through song, poetry and multimedia presented by anti-folk scene regular Emma-Lee Moss and librettist Jack Underwood.Tickets £7.50

Sat 9 July, 7.45pmStudioOur Hidden Lives: Simon GarfieldWith a passion for history and the value of personal testimony the author of Our Hidden Lives, talks about his part in the original Mass Observation project.Tickets £7 / £5 Concessions

The Humber MouthLiterature Festivalcelebrates language andtext-based arts, combining authorevents with special commissionsand community projects. Taking place between 25 June and 10 July across the city, Hull Truck Theatre is proud to be hosting the following events:

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Fri 15 – Sun 17 JulyBear Trap presents

BoundTickets £10 / Concessions £8

Six actors, five chairs, one table and an ocean…

Compelled by the threat of bankruptcy, fishing trawler ‘The Violet’ and its mismatched crew are forced out into treacherous weather. Battling each others egos, their ‘lives’ ashore and a relentless storm. Will they lose more than a way of life? The bracingly physical tragic comedy from Bear Trap – winners of an Edinburgh Fringe First in 2010.

‘bursting with fresh talent’ The Times

‘An emotional storm’The Telegraph


Mon 18 – Wed 20 July

Into the LightTickets £7 / Concessions £5

Straight from the ‘Light Fantastic’ project, ‘Into the Light’ explores the hopes, concerns, dreams and ambitions of young people aged 13-25.

Through dance, fantastical light infused costumes, stunning visuals and enchanting lighting effects comes a unique snapshot of life for young people, in contemporary Britain.

The artists’ backgrounds incorporate multimedia projects, digital imaging, radio, photography, short film, costume design, music, light art and dance techniques.

A Cascade Production

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‘Frighteningly talented’GQ

Tue 26 JulyMichael J Dolan

‘Spitting fury with a wry smile’ Chortle

Thu 28 JulyDanny Pensive

‘A superb creation...brilliantly done’BBC Comedy

Thu 28 JulyJohn Scott

‘A diamond in the rough’ The List

Wed 27 JulyMatt Forde

‘Genuine comedy talent’BBC Comedy

Wed 27 JulyPatrick Monahan

‘Manic physical comic’ The Guardian


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Mon 25 JulyMick Ferry

‘Impossible not to enjoy’ Chortle

Mon 25 JulyAlun Cochrane

‘A master storyteller’ Metro

Catch some of the UK’s finest up and coming comedians for only £10

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Great value double–bills!Studio Jul


Fri 9 – Sat 10 September

The Boy With Tape On His Face

Tickets: £10 / Concessions £8

The silent show that is creating a lot of talk. Mime with noise, stand-up with no talking, drama with no acting.

You’ll laugh, you’ll scream and ultimately you’ll end up

like The Boy - lost for words. Uniquely brilliant silent stand-up.

‘The Boy With Tape on His Face is utterly spectacular! Endlessly inventive, hysterically funny. Fight for a ticket.’ Time Out *****

Studio 8pmMon 1 – Sat 6 August

Chameleon Players presents

The Lion in WinterTickets: £8 / Concessions £7

It is Christmas 1183, a time of peace and goodwill to all men.

Unless you’re King Henry II of England and France, a man facing a not very festive holiday trapped in with three sons determined to hang him

rather than the decorations and a vindictive wife determined to get one over on him.

A hilarious night packed full of wit, plot twists and brilliant dialogue from the writer of Robin and Marian.

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Fri 23 –Sat 24 SeptemberStripes Theatre Company presents

Two Brothers& One World Cup


Every performance is unique. 720 different ways for the audience to choose how this story is told in the 2010 Edinburgh Festival smash hit comedy. Sibling secrets, lies, laughs and songs set against

the backdrop of football World Cups 1982 – 2010. Follow ‘The Vindaloo Brothers’ - No1 England Footy Song Tribute Act - as they try to reconnect with family.

Hull Truck regulars Zach Lee and Eamonn Fleming have teamed up to play the brothers in this comedy of two halves.

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Thu 22 SeptemberTheatre Ad Infinitum presents

TranslunarParadise


Translunar Paradise… a place where time stands still

After his wife’s death, William escapes to a paradise of memories. From beyond the grave, Rose performs one last

act of love: to help him let her go. Theare Ad Infinitum (Stage Award winners 2009, Total Theatre Award Nominees 2008/10 ) return to Hull Truck after The Odyssey last season.

‘Theatre Ad Infinitum have moved to the front of the pack’ (Odyssey) The Guardian

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Wed 12 - Thu 13 October ATC and The Drum, Plymouth present

The Golden DragonTickets £12 / £10

A rare chance to see the work of one Europe’s finest playwrights, in a new English version by the acclaimed Olivier Award-nominated company ATC (Ivan & the Dogs).

Roland Schimmelpfennig’s beautifully observed play is a funny and theatrical modern fable of the unexpected connections which link us all – whisking you from your local Chinese takeaway to East Asia and back, on a journey of 15 characters played by 5 actors.


Fri 14 – Sat 15 OctoberRedCape Theatre presents

1, Beach RoadTickets: £10 / Concessions £8

1, Beach Road is the new play from the award winning RedCape Theatre.

A tale of defiance, a shrinking island, synchronized swimming and trying to turn back the tide.

By exploring the metaphorical connections between Alzheimer’s and Coastal Erosion the play asks ‘what is it like to lose everything - your mind and your home?’.

Based on real recollections of people living on streets being gradually eroded by the sea.

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Fri 7 – Sat 8 OctoberLittle Bulb Theatre presents

Operation GreenfieldTickets: £12 / Concessions £10

Little Bulb Theatre are one of the most exciting and startlingly funny theatre companies to have emerged in recent years. This devised play won them a prestigious Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Festival.

Operation Greenfield depicts the comically innocent world of four teenage friends, who one summer holiday form a rock band. Their aim: to win Stokeley’s annual talent competition.

Mon 26 September –Sat 1 October Hessle Theatre Company presents

NunsenseTickets: £10 / Concessions £8

Nunsense – the all-singing, all-dancing, funny nunny musical. Winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Off Broadway Musical.

When convent cook, Sister Julia (Child of God) accidently poisons 52 of the nuns with her vicious Vichyssoise soup, the remaining sisters compile a madcap benefit concert to raise funds to bury the dead.

Do not miss highly-acclaimed Hessle Theatre Company in their zaniest musical yet!

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Fri 28 –Sat 29 October

Call Mr Robeson Tickets £12 / £10

An acclaimed one man show about a great and famous actor, singer and civil rights campaigner. When Robeson becomes too radical and outspoken for the establishment’s liking, he is

branded a traitor to his country, is harassed, and denied opportunities to perform or travel.

This rollercoaster journey through Paul Robeson’s remarkable life stars Tayo Aluko in an acclaimed show about one of the great figures in 20th Century history.

‘First-rate ... an admirable introduction to a great pioneering performer’ **** The Guardian

Sat 22 October

PennyDreadful’s Etherdome


Frankenstein’s alive and about to extract your wisdom teeth!

Award-winning company The Penny Dreadfuls invite you to enter the Etherdome. Take your seats for a darkly

funny true tale of 1850’s America, carnival-sideshows, live bluegrass… and dentistry!

Trust us, this won’t hurt a bit.

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Wed 19 October

Henry V By William Shakespeare

Tickets: £10 / Concessions £8Matinee: Wed 1pm

The risks are huge and the pain is certain as Henry V commits his troops to war. Is it bravery or bravado, national interest or personal vendetta?

Four soldiers tell the story of a king maturing to the demands of office. Playing each character with accurate skill, Shakespeare’s classic history (and sometimes comedy) comes to life in this exciting and accessible new version.

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Thu 27 October

An Eveningwith Ian McMillan

Tickets £12 / £10

Ian McMillan hosts weekly words show The Verb on Radio 3. He’s Poet-in-Residence for English National Opera and Barnsley FC, Humberside Police’s Beat Poet and a regular on You & Yours,

Pick of the Week, The Arts Show, The Today Programme, Just A Minute and Have I Got News For You? His rip-roaring poetry shows are legendary. Cats make him sneeze.

Ian is currently touring with his acclaimed verse autobiography Talking Myself Home and The Ian McMillan Orchestra.

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A Play, a Pieand a PintScript-in-hand readings of brand new plays from the region’s most exciting playwrights. Enjoy the play with a pie and a pint (or soft drink!)

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Wed 7 SeptemberTrueby Emma PowellThrough a series of monologues True explores the evolving and challenging relationship between a mother and her daughter. The characters struggle with their everchanging roles in life until a walk on a Cumbrian fell allows them to reach a deeper understanding. Poignant, often amusing, True will warm the heart.

Wed 5 OctoberWhen Dominoes Fallby Lee SuttonInspired by the events which led to the banning of the ‘legal high’ drug Mephedrone in April 2010, the play follows interlinked stories of people in different walks of life dealing with differing life problems. Who is responsible for the decisions they feel forced to make and is it always so easy to point the finger of blame?

Hull Truck gratefully acknowledges the use of A Play, a Pie and a Pint concept, with thanks to Oran Mor and Paines Plough.

Log on to www.hulltruck.co.uk for details of forthcomingA Play, a Pie and a Pint evenings on Wed 2 Nov and Wed 14 Dec

Adult DramaTwo classes a week for the over 21’s building confidence through drama exercises, improvisation and text work.

Act IIIDiscusing, exploring and developing creativity for the over 55’s.

Learning DisabilityRegular drama workshops for young people and adults.

Hull Truck Community ChoirMeet weekly for all those that like a good sing!

Curriculum workshopsOur curriculum workshops cover all key stages including AS and A level. Workshops are specifically designed to meet the requirements of all examining bodies. Full and half day workshops are available in school or at the theatre.

Corporate WorkshopsTailor-made workshops for business and corporate clients.

Theatre Tours A ‘behind the scenes’ look at the workings of Hull Truck theatre. (a small charge is applicable).

Creative Learning for all

To book a place on any Hull Truck workshops, or for info,email [email protected] or call 01482 313936

Studio Sep - Dec

Sun 23 OctoberAndy ParsonsThis is his third tour of the country – and has some shades of light and dark with several trademark passionate tirades and a little peek behind the showbusiness curtain. Coalition, cuts, comedy and discovering a pair of underpants in a jar of mayonnaise.

Tickets £15

Sat 19 NovemberLee HurstThis show is called ‘Man v Woman’. It’s really 2 shows in one. The first half will see Lee in his element doing his new stand-up show, and then in the second half he presents his unique game show ‘Man v Woman’.

Tickets £15

Mon 21 NovemberJerry Sadowitz -Comedian, Magician, Psychopath!These “shows” promise to reduce the contents of your wallet, stir up **** about PEOPLE THE PERFORMER HASN’T EVEN MET AND raise money for the starving people of Israel!!!

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Now in its fifth year, Hull Comedy Festival is becoming firmly established as a fixture in the annual comedy calendar.

The following acts are performing exclusively for Hull Truck...

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Mon 24 October, 10am – 1pmSilly Songs A half-day workshop filled with funny songs, silly walks and brilliant games.Workshop £10

Mon 24 October, 11.30am & 2.30pmThe Koala That Learned to HugHow The Koala Learnt To Hug has been adapted from a collection of short stories by Steven Lee called How The Koala Learnt To Hug and Other Australian Fairytales.Tickets: £6.50

Tue 25 October, 10am – 4pmCareers in thePerforming Arts DayA variety of workshops with theatre professionals.Workshop £FREE

Tue 25 October, 2pm – 4.30pmJames Campbell: Comedy 4 KidsA stand up comedian for children over 6, their parents and anyone who doesn’t like the rude words. His show will cover ways to make parsnips interesting and why owls don’t like Easter.Tickets £6.50

Wed 26 October, 10am – 3pmPhysical ComedyCome along for this hilarious day crammedwith mime, slapstick and much more.Workshop £15

Thu 27 October, 10am – 3pmA Comedy in a DayAn exciting day packed withgames and laughter.Workshop £15

Fri 28 October, 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pmYOUNG Stand-up for HullCome and try your hand at beinga stand-up comedian.Workshop £10

Sat 29 October11am and 2.30pmKev F Sutherland’s Comic Art Masterclass From the writer and artist of The Beano and Marvel comes a masterclass in the skill of illustration and cartooning. Each class will create a full comic to take home along with a caricature of them self drawn by Kev. Tickets £6.50

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During the October half-term, Hull Truck Theatre’s Creative Learning team will host the Children’s Comedy Festival – a series of rib-tickling workshops and performances.

Children’s Comedy Festival

To book a place on anyHull Truck workshops, [email protected]

or call 01482 313936


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Wed 9 – Sat 12 November

Houseboundby Nick Lane

Tickets £10 / £8

Jim is sixty-eight, stressed and ready to snap. Having a moan is the one thing he’s good at. And doesn’t Lucy know it? Stuck at home with her husband going on, and nowhere to escape to… she’s housebound. Every day is starting to blend into every other…

Can Lucy alter things for good? Does Jim really have something to be fed up about? Maybe the noise from the cellar has nothing to do with rising damp…

A comedy for anyone who ever felt frustrated but didn’t know what to do once they were.

A darkly comic play by Nick Lane.

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Thu 3 –Sat 5 NovemberMyrtle Theatre Company present

Up Down BoyTickets £10 / £8

Up Down Boy is a poignant, life-affirming comedy inspired by the extraordinary life story of Matty, a boy with Down’s Syndrome. The production uses colourful animation and lively choreography to portray

Matty’s rich and quirky imagination as he stands at the crossroads of adult life.

This is a highly original production that portrays the ups and downs of family life in all its chaotic warmth and humour.

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Kevin PreciousTickets £12 / £10

‘Not Appropriate’ is the most overused term of disapproval in the teacher’s canon. Join Kevin Precious as he explores his former life as a teacher. A show that will appeal to anyone who has ever taught

or – for that matter – been to school; parts of which are likely to be ‘not appropriate’. Hull born’n’bred, Kevin has been touring his show at festivals, arts centres and theatres across the country; an opportunity then, to play to the original home crowd.

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Lockerbie: Unfinished Business

Tickets £10 / £8

When 270 people were killed in Britain’s worst terrorist atrocity, grieving father Jim Swire found his faith in his own country’s legal system shattered.

Using a blend of verbatim material and dramatisation, actor David Benson brilliantly and movingly seeks out the truth behind an international tragedy in a hard-hitting piece of political theatre with international relevance.

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Mon 5 –Wed 7 DecemberMind the Gap presents

Stig of the DumpRetold by Mike Kenny

Tickets £6.50

Clive King’s enchanting tale of a unique friendship: Stig wears rabbit-skins, has his own language and uses empty tin cans for a chimney. Barney has scuffed shoes, grazed knees and dirty fingernails.

Join them on their magical adventure as puppetry and performance turn rubbish into something real, change scrap into scenery and make garbage gorgeous!

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Wed 23 – Sat 26 NovemberThe Hull Truck Youth Theatre production of

Soldier Girl by Morgan Sproxton


Once upon a time there was a little girl. This little girl loved stories.... she wanted to dress like a princess and dreamed of one day kissing a frog and finding her prince. She was sweet as Angel Delight and she had a gun.

There was another girl; she had a gun too - she wasn’t quite sure how it happened, but she woke up a hundred years later clutching a grenade.

The third girl spent her childhood climbing trees and cutting knees - she always knew she wanted a gun.

Hull Truck Youth Theatre present a play about 3 female soldiers in Afghanistan.

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Admit One+Night OutSorted!

Night Out Sorted Menu is available from the Box Office/Cafe Bar or on our website. Advance bookings only. Booking code: SORTED. * Terms and conditions will apply.

Our Head Chef, James Allcock, has created a mouth-watering 2 course set menu to enjoy before your choice of our Main Theatre shows*. Night out Sorted! includes meal and ticket for only £30 per person.

Enjoy great locally sourced food from the heart of the region at our Cafe Bar.

Truck Angels – be a guardian angel and donate anything from £4 per month for the sheer satisfaction of knowing that you are supporting us in delivering one of Britain’s most outstanding programmes of live performances and schools and community projects.

Become a Truck Friend for only £35 per year to receive discounted tickets, priority booking, discounts on food and drink in our superb cafe bar, invitations to special events, backstage tours and regular ‘Friends’ newsletters.

Take a Seat – for only £200 youcan have your own personalisedplaque on one of our luxury, MainTheatre seats, what better gift to giveto family or friends than their ownspecial seat at Hull Truck?

Leave a Legacy – why not help secure the future of Hull Truck for generations to come by leaving a legacy in your will? It’s easy to arrange and exempt from inheritance tax so you can be assured that the full amount of your generous gift will go on forever giving directly to the theatre.

Businesses and Corporate Support – developing a partnership with Hull Truck Theatre can add significantly to the regeneration of the region through art. By association with Hull’s cornerstone of cultural life, you can raise your profile in the most creative way imaginable. We can tailor a bespoke sponsorship package to suit your business requirements and budget in a way that will preserve Hull Truck Theatre and put your business message on the map.

Ways to Support Hull Truck

Adrenaline AdvertisingArnold Laver TimberworldBirch Grove Estates BluefinBP Chemicals Ltd Compact Lifting EquipmentC Spencer LtdD3 Office Group Edwards & PearceEnergy Building Ltd.First Hull TrainsGelder and Kitchen Good Travel ManagementJayJay MediaJenkins Port ServicesNPS Group

Oughtred & HarrisonPrinces Quay Shopping Centre RollitsStampagraphicsThe Flower ShopWicz Limited Wykeland Group

Creative Learning SupportersEsmée Fairbairn FoundationNHSWilliam Jackson Food Group

Hull Truck would like to acknowledge the generous support and sponsorship of:


It’s no secret that this year sees the most severe cuts to public funding for the arts for a generation. Hull Truck is facing a shortfall of nearly £500,000 over the next 3 years.The Government is encouraging arts organisations to seek private funding from businesses which Hull Truck already does and wants to build on by encouraging new corporate partners.

If you would like to find out more about the benefits of sponsoring an inspiring theatre company and its work in the community, with high-profile reach across the city, the region and, through our extensive touring programme, the nation – please get in touch….

Contact Gill Adams on 01482 488245 or email [email protected]

Booking Information Easy Ways to BookPhone 01482 323638Online www.hulltruck.co.uk Post The Box Office, Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB

In Person Box Office Opening Times Mon –Sat10am - 8pmSunPerformance days only 5.30pm - 8pm

ConcessionsApplies to students and under 21s, retired over 65s, those receiving unemployment benefit or disability allowance. Proof of status required on purchase.

Exchanges & RefundsAll tickets are non-refundable, cannot be exchanged and are not for resale.

Latecomers Patrons arriving later than the performance start time will not be guaranteed entry into the auditorium and may be required to wait until the interval to take their seat.

Café BarThe Hull Truck Café Bar is open throughout the day with a tempting selection of food and drink. Our Head Chef, James Allcock, transforms locally sourced ingredients into mouth-watering meals to suit every taste.

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We appreciate your feedback and comments.

GeneralInformation How to Find Us Hull Truck Theatre is situated on Ferensway, two minutes’ walk from the mainline Paragon Rail Station and Bus Interchange.

Car Parking Safe, secure and well lit parking is available at St Stephen’s shopping centre located right next door to Hull Truck. Parking is only £1 after 6pm.

Access Our front of house staff will be happy to help with your access requirements. Please mention your requirements when you book.01482 323638

WiFiFree WiFi is available in the theatre Café-Bar.


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DateTim

eProduction

PageTue 14 - Fri 17

1/5/7pmRunning on Air

18Tue 14 - Sat 18

7.45pmTheatre Brothel

4Tue 21

7.45pmJenny Éclair

18W

ed 227.45pm

Roger McGough

18Fri 24 - Thu 30

7.45pmRing Around The Hum

ber5

Sat 258pm

Trio Gitan28

Sat 25 - Thu 30Various

Humber M

outh Literature Festival29

Sun 2611am

&

2pmThe M

ole who knew

itwas none of his business

28

Fri 1 - Sun 10Various

Humber M

outh Literature Festival29

Mon 4 - W

ed 68pm

Bunny28

Sun 107.30pm

An Audience with Jenni M

urray19

Thu 147.45pm

Shakespeare’s Villains19

Fri 15 - Sun 178pm

Bound30

Sat 167.45pm

Barb Jungr19

Tue 19 - Wed 20

8pmInto the Light

30Thu 21 - M

on 25Various

Hull Jazz Festival20-21

Mon 25 - Thu 28

VariousEdinburgh Preview

s31

Fri 29 - Sun 317.45pm

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice6-7

Mon 1 - Sat 6

8pmThe Lion in W

inter32

Mon 1 - Sat 20

7.45pmThe Rise and Fall of Little Voice

6-7W

ed 24 - Sat 277.45pm

Quadrophenia8

Sat 27 - Mon 29

VariousAlice in W

onderland9

Thu 1 - Sat 3Various

Freedom Festival

feat. Camille O’ Sullivan

22

Wed 7

6pmA play, a Pie and a Pint

35Thu 8 - Fri 30

7.45pmThe Glee Club

10-11Fri 9 - Sat 10

8pmThe Boy W

ith Tape On His Face32

Tue 13 - Sat 178pm

Young Pretender12

Sun 187.45pm

Julian Sands in aCelebration of Harold Pinter

23

Wed 21 - Thu 22

8pmTranslunar Paradise

32Fri 23 - Sat 24

8pmTw

o Brothers & One W

orld Cup32

Sun 257.45pm

Rick Wakem

an23

Mon 26 - Fri 30

8pmNunsense

33

JuneAugustSeptember July

DateTim

eProduction

PageSat 1

8pmNunsense

33Sat 1 - Sat 8

7.45pmThe Glee Club

10-11Sun 2

7.45pmStacey Kent &

Her Musicians

23W

ed 56pm

A Play, a Pie and a Pint35

Fri 7 - Sat 88pm

Operation Greenfield33

Mon 10 - W

ed 127.45pm

Shakespeare Schools Festival24

Wed 12 - Thu 13

8pmThe Golden Dragon

33Fri 14 - Sat 15

7.45pmStreet Scene

24Fri 14 - Sat 15

8pm1, Beach Road

33Tue 18 - W

ed 198pm

Henry V34

Wed 19 - Sat 29

7.45pmYerm

a13

Sat 228pm

Penny Dreadful’s Etherdrome

34Sun 23

7.45pmAndy Parsons

36M

on 24 - Fri 28Various

Children’s Comedy Festival

37Thu 27

8pmAn Evening w

ith Ian McM

illan34

Fri 28 - Sat 298pm

Call Mr Robeson

34Sun 30

7.45pmBlack Um

folosi24

Tue 18pm

Kevin Precious38

Tue 1 - Sat 127.45pm

The Debt Collectors14

Thu 3 - Sat 58pm

Up Down Boy

38Tue 8 - Thu 10

VariousThe Very Hungry Caterpillar

25W

ed 9 - Sat 128pm

Housebound38

Sun 137.45pm

Fascinating Aida25

Tue 15 - Wed 16

7.45pmPhoenix Dance Theatre: Reflected

25Thu 17

7.45pmAndrew

Motion - The Cinder Path

26Sat 19

7.45pmLee Hurst

36Sun 20

7.45pmAdrian Edm

ondson’s Bad Shepherds26

Mon 21

7.45pmJerry Sadow

itz36

Wed 23 - Sat 26

7.45pmVariety in the Truck

26Sun 27

7.45pmAlistair M

cGowan in Sincerely Noël27

Mon 28 - Tue 29

7.45pmTales From

a Sea Journey27

Wed 23 - Sat 26

8pmSoldier Girl

39W

ed 307.45pm

Withering Looks

27

Thu 1 - Sat 37.45pm

Withering Looks

27Thu 1 - Fri 2

8pmLockerbie

39M

on 5 - Wed 7

VariousStig of the Dum

p39

Thu 8 - Sat 31Various

The Flint Street Nativity16-17

Wed 14 - Sat 31

VariousThe Elves and the Shoem

aker15

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