Hull City Hall Summer 2017 Brochure
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HULL CITY MAY- SEPT HALL 2017 Box office: 01482 300 306 www.hulltheatres.co.uk Working in partnership Welcome to Hull City Hall’s Summer 2017 season The prestigious Hull City Hall continues to play a major role in hosting key events during Hull’s UK City of Culture year. As part of this, an exciting programme is planned for the summer season. Highlights include the triumphant close for the Hull City Hall Classics season with concerts from our renowned partners - the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Hull Philharmonic Orchestra, ahead of the announcement of the 2017/18 classical concert programme. Music fans can look forward to Ska and Reggae legend Toots and the Maytals visiting the venue on his first tour in three years, as well as tributes to two more music legends: Michael Jackson tribute artist Navi will be joined by Jackson’s iconic guitarist Jennifer Batten for The King of Pop, while Faith – The George Michael Legacy celebrates the life and music of the much missed singer-songwriter. For our younger audiences there is summer holiday fun with children’s TV favourites Mister Maker and The Shapes Live! and Milkshake! Live plus the return of our popular Summer Theatre Workshops. As the refurbishment of Hull New Theatre continues to completion, following announcement of the first season of great shows there are more announcements to follow in the coming months. We look forward to welcoming you to our venues this summer and in the exciting months and years ahead! Councillor Geraghty Chair of Hull Culture and Leisure Board Portfolio Holder for Culture and Leisure Discount Key C Concessions • F Family ticket • G Groups • Sch Schools U16 Under 16 years • U25 Under 25 years • S Student • ST Season Ticket At a glance... May Opera North : Big Sing Butterfly Dance Fairy Tales presents Dance On Hull Philharmonic Orchestra Monday 5 June Saturday 22 July Saturday 13 May Seriously Dead Jools Holland The King of Pop starring Thursday 8 June Sunday 23 July Navi Tuesday 16 May New Generation Wrestling Lunchtime Organ Showcase Friday 9 June Wednesday 26 July LOL Comedy Club Friday 19 May Mister Maker and The Toots & the Maytals Shapes Live! Saturday plus special guests The Vintage Fair 10 June Thursday 27 July Saturday 20 May LOL Comedy Club August Psychic Sally: Call Me Friday 16 June Psychic Milkshake! Live – Tuesday 23 May COOLture: Conversations The Magic Story Book Saturday 17 June Saturday 5 August Royal Philharmonic LOL Comedy Club Orchestra We Are The Future! Friday 11 August Thursday 25 May Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 June HANA Music Festival Kingston Swing presents Saturday 12 August Hullzapoppin’ July Friday 26 – Sunday 28 May Faith – The George Michael EYMS Charity Show Hull City Hall Tea Dance Legacy Friday 18 August Saturday 8 July Wednesday 31 May Hair Metal Heaven Hull 2017 June The Bigger Sing Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 Saturday 15 July August Lunchtime Organ Showcase Thursday 1 June Summer Showcase September Concert 2017 LOL Comedy Club Summer Workshops Monday 17 July Taster Sessions Friday 8 September Hull Daily Mail Star Thursday 1 June Organ Fest Search 2017 Friday 8 and Saturday 9 Where Are We Now? Wednesday 19 July Friday 2 June September LOL Comedy Club Friday 21 July Box Office: 01482 300 306 www.hulltheatres.co.uk LUNCHTIME ORGAN SHOWCASE Thursday 1 June 12.30pm Roy Massey (Organist Emeritus, Hereford Cathedral) Wednesday 26 July 12.30pm Julian Savory (St Mary’s, Cottingham) TICKETS: £4.50 LOL Friday 19 May, Friday 16 June, Friday 21 July, Friday 11 August, Friday 8 September, 8pm Mortimer Suite Comedians off the telly from such shows as BBC 2’s Mock The Week, Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC 1’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow etc. Plus the best of the rest! We’re the people who booked Jason Manford, John Bishop and Sarah Millican before they hit the big time. So come and see more brilliant comedians! Each show will have 4 comics including MC Damion Larkin ‘One of the country’s top new comedians’ – BBC. HOST CITY PRINCIPAL PARTNERS HULL NEW THEATRE A lasting legacy for generations to come Hull New Theatre is in the final stages of an ambitious £16m refurbishment and we look forward to our customers experiencing this incredible transformation. A series of exciting opening events are planned for late summer 2017 including a special gala night featuring The Royal Ballet as well as a season of high quality productions. Mon 14 - Fri 18 Aug, 10 - 4pm Mon 18 - Sat 23 Sept Cost: £135 Tickets: £15.00 - £32.50 (Discounts Available) Summer ‘Theatre at its most imaginative.’ Workshops Daily Mail 5 day theatre workshop suitable for ages 8 - 16 years old Based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë Free Taster Sessions at Hull City Hall on Thu 1 June Devised by the company Wed 27 Sept - Sat 7 Oct (excl. Sun) Tickets: Wed 18 - Sat 21 Oct £16.50 - £25.00 (Discounts Available) Tickets: £10.00 - £36.50 (Discounts Available) Thu 26 - Sat 28 Oct Tue 31 Oct - Sat 4 Nov Tickets: From £15.00 (Discounts Available) Tickets: £17.00 - £35.00 (Discounts Available) Tue 7 - Sat 11 Nov Mon 13 - Sat 18 Nov Tickets: £15.00 - £32.50 (Discounts Available) Tickets: £15.50 - £35.00 (Discounts Available) Mai on Sunday THREE TALES OF LOVE AND THE GROOVY LITTLE PLACE IT ALL BEGAN A NEW MUSICAL Book by WAR OWN Featuring the songs of by Henrik Ibsen DU LD in a new version by Patrick Marber Tue 21 - Sat 25 Nov Thu 7 - Sun 31 Dec Tickets: From £19.50 (Discounts Available) Tickets: £14.50 - £30.00 (Discounts Available) Tue 20 Feb – Sat 3 Mar (excl. Sun) Tickets: The Band: Tue 6 – Sat 17 Mar (excl. Sun) £19.00 - £54.00 (Discounts Available) Tickets: £19.50 - £49.50 (Discounts Available) Please check www.hulltheatres.co.uk or join our mailing list for the latest show announcements EXTRAS MEMBERSHIP HULL NEW THEATRE AND HULL CITY HALL HAVE LAUNCHED A BRAND NEW MEMBERSHIP SCHEME PREMIUM STANDARD INDIVIDUAL STUDENT GROUP £50 – discounts £40 – discounts £25 – discounts £10 – discounts £150 – discounts on four tickets per on two tickets per on one ticket per on one ticket per on 20 tickets per eligible production eligible production eligible production eligible production eligible production 24-hour priority booking on selected shows Discounts on selected shows Complimentary house programme vouchers Invitations to exclusive Extras members events Backstage tours Complimentary cloakroom service (when available) Ten per cent discount on food and drink at Hull New Theatre and Hull City Hall The Box Office will be pleased to answer any questions you might have about bookings, ticket prices and discounts on (01482) 300 306. Terms and Conditions apply, please see website for full details. The King of Pop starring Navi Hull Philharmonic Orchestra with special guest Jennifer Batten Saturday 13 May, 7.30pm Tuesday 16 May, 7.30pm Classics in the City: The Audience Chooses This incredible production stars the world’s leading MJ tribute A concert of orchestral pieces and piano concertos chosen artist Navi who is joined by Jackson’s original lead guitarist - by you the audience during 2016. This programme promises Jennifer Batten. to be a popular and eclectic mix of requests, if our previous Navi is regarded as the world’s No.1 MJ tribute artist and was versions of The Audience Chooses are anything to go by. hand-picked by Michael himself as his official body double. Another old friend of the orchestra, Peter Donohoe, has Michael also hired Navi to perform at two of his birthday made himself available as piano soloist to meet any parties where he gave him a standing ovation and described challenges thrown at him! his performance as “Incredible”. Anthony Hedges: Kingston Sketches Jennifer was Michael’s “right-hand woman” on three sell-out Weber: Konzertstucke in F minor for Piano and Orchestra world tours. She was initially hand-picked to play on the Bad Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Tour but Michael was so impressed that she joined him on Ginastera: Dances from Estancia the road for the next 10 years, playing on his Dangerous and Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 HIStory tours to more than 4.5 million fans worldwide. Tickets £8.00 - £27.00 Discounts ST, U25, C, F, G Tickets £23.00 - £25.00. VIP Meet and Greet £38.00 THE VINTAGE FAIR Saturday 20 May, 11am – 5pm SME proudly presents Psychic Sally: Call Me Psychic Tuesday 23 May, 7.30pm The nation’s favourite psychic, Sally Morgan is back and better than ever with her brand new and most jawdropping show yet - ‘Call Me Psychic’. Funny, entertaining, sometimes heart breaking, often controversial; the show celebrates her 9th year on the road. Sally says “Every night when I’m on stage amazing things happen and it’s a privilege to be able to pass on messages Winner of Best Vintage Fair in the UK returns of love and comfort to the people I share my gift with”. to Hull City Hall with 40 stalls of vintage This is a fantastic and unique evening out not to be fashion, collectables and homeware, a vintage missed. Book your tickets now to see this phenomenal tea party and a vintage beauty salon. psychic in action! The show is investigational and for the purpose of Entry £2 on the door entertainment. Tickets £24.00 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Thursday 25 May, 7.30pm Conductor: Mario Venzago Baritone: Gary Griffths Piano: Danny Driver Leeds Philharmonic Choir Soprano: Galina Averina BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.4 Mezzo: Rebecca Afonwy- BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.9 Jones Tenor: Joshua Ellicot There is no work more appropriate to close the 2016-17 Classical Season than Beethoven’s classical tour-de-force, his Symphony No.9.