Christine and Lois Mackie on mothers and daughters, the importance of drama & Moustache-gate By Sean Sable Rona Munro’s award-winning prison drama Iron is a story of absence and reconnection. Fay has spent 15 years serving a life sentence for […]
Following a sell-out tour and London run, award-winning theatre company ThickSkin comes to Hull with the chilling ghost story It Walks Around The House At Night (Tuesday 6 – Thursday 8 October), haunting audiences this Autumn. Written by Bruntwood Prize winning playwright Tim Foley (Jurassic, Soho […]
Hessle Theatre Company will become the first community theatre company in the Hull and East Yorkshire region to stage the award-winning musical ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, with performances at Hull Truck Theatre from 8–12 September 2026. One of the most celebrated musicals of the […]
“…a joyously glitchy triumph of absurdist comedy…” Technical Difficulties by Joe Venable (writer and co-lyricist) and Samuel Macdonald (composer and co-lyricist), Hull Truck Theatre By Sean Sable The first play I ever had a line in was a youth theatre […]
Following the story of an awkward introvert, A Brief Case of Crazy (Thursday 17 September) is coming to Hull Truck Theatre as it embarks on its debut UK tour. After a successful Edinburgh Fringe run in 2024 and a London run in 2025, […]
British Youth Musical Theatre is delighted to announce its upcoming production of the comedy Technical Difficulties (Friday 7 – Saturday 8 August), hitting the stage at Hull Truck Theatre. British Youth Musical Theatre comes to Hull Truck Theatre for the first time in the company’s […]
“…as joyously funny as it is confronting…” Sh*t Life Crisis by Olivia Hannah, Hull Truck Theatre By Sean Sable Blaze of Glory by Bon Jovi. It’s my go-to karaoke song. I don’t care where I am, or how sober I […]
This Autumn, Hull Truck Theatre will present 39 Steps (Wednesday 21 October – Saturday 14 November) in collaboration with Derby Theatre. The Hitchcock-inspired hit will be directed by Cal McCrystal, and we are delighted to announce the full cast. Showing […]
Award-winning Hull-based theatre company Silent Uproar (The Night of the Werewolves LIVE; A Supper Happy Story About Feeling Super Sad; Dead Girls Rising) has announced the return of Shit Life Crisis, the 5-star reviewed sing-along karaoke theatre show written by […]
BYMT comes to Hull Truck Theatre for the first time in the company’s history to present the premiere of Technical Difficulties, a comedy set during a high school’s own musical production. Packed with high-energy songs and unpredictable twists, this brand-new […]
Real life mother and daughter – Coronation Street’s Christine Mackie and Lois Mackie play on-stage mother and daughter in Rona Munro’s award-winning prison drama Christine Mackie IRON. Fay is serving a life sentence for murdering her husband with a kitchen […]
A vibrant new addition to the UK’s theatre calendar is set to launch in Yorkshire this summer, bringing together performers, writers, producers and audiences from across the region and beyond. The inaugural Yorkshire Fringe Festival will take place from 11–19 […]
Hull Truck Theatre are celebrating one year since they announced their coveted ‘Theatre of Sanctuary’ status during Refugee Week 2025. As the only theatre in the East Yorkshire and Humber area to achieve this prestigious accreditation, the theatre has prioritised […]
Summer would not be complete without the return of Hull Truck Theatre’s Family Open Day (Saturday 13 June, 11am – 3pm). This FREE event for the whole family will once again be presented by Hull Truck Theatre and the Albemarle Music Centre. Set to be […]
June marks the start of Pride Month in the UK and this year’s Pride Season at Hull Truck Theatre will celebrate the work of LGBTQ+ people with a variety of new writing, comedy, drag, puppetry, musical numbers and burlesque. Fans of the play Riot Act created […]
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