Hull Truck Theatre’s Grow Festival is now announced for 2026

Hull Truck Theatre are excited to announce the return of Grow Festival 2026. The annual  artist development season showcases new work from local talent and hosts workshops in  theatre careers for professionals and audiences alike.

Sh*t Life Crisis (Thursday 23 – Sat 25 July) is a hilarious new karaoke theatre show by  Olivia Hannah (Braids) about how no one tells you that survival turns your life inside out,  especially when everyone seems to be so much better at living than you. Raw and real, join  us to belt along together to the soundtrack of life. Made by award-winning theatre company  and creators of challenging & camp nights out Silent Uproar. 

BALLGAMES (Friday 19 June) is a work-in-progress show about masculinity, morals, faith,  and having the balls to do the right thing. Written and performed by Aidan Thompson-Coates and directed by Rabbey, BALLGAMES is a laugh-out-loud, dark and deeply moving  rollercoaster exploring shame, queer safety, and the messy gap between policy and  compassion.

Katie Pritchard & Rob Kemp (Wednesday 1 July) is a multimedia mash-up with two Hull  Comedy Festival legends. One part madcap comedy game show adventure and one part  cult comedy film, Beetlejuice, retold through the songs of the not even remotely cult band, The Beatles.

Grow Insight Workshops (Wednesday 1 – Tuesday 7 July) will put careers in the  spotlight. Join Hull Truck Theatre’s Executive Director Janthi Mills-Ward for a practical  insight session on Running a Theatre, our Marketing department for how to reach audiences and build compelling campaigns with Theatre Marketing and a talk from  Associate Director Tom Saunder on Starting Small: Producing Your Own Work for  anyone taking the first steps into making and sharing their own work.

Local theatre artists are invited to apply for a two-day residency, What’s the Big Idea?  (Thursday 25 – Friday 26 June,) for a collaborative development session, designed to help  you generate, challenge and energise new ideas for making work. If you’re a theatre artist  based in Hull or the East Riding of Yorkshire and there’s an idea you can’t quite shake, Hull  Truck Theatre wants to hear from you and be part of your idea’s development. To express  your interest please complete the following application form: Grow: What’s The Big Idea? @ Hull Truck Theatre – Fill in form.

Tickets will go on sale Thursday 7 May, 12pm. Priority booking is available now with a Drama Deal Plus membership, find out more details about becoming a member here: Drama Deal Plus Membership | HullTruckTheatre.

Be the first to see new performances, take part in workshops and meet industry professionals living locally.

Book tickets and discover the full programme by visiting Grow Festival 2026 | HullTruckTheatre.