Hull Truck’s new theatre to open on Shakespeare’s birthday
Hull Truck has announced that its new theatre will open on April 23 to coincide with Shakespeare’s birthday and St George’s Day.
The new £15 million venue features a 440-seat main auditorium and a 134-seat studio theatre. Construction began in 2006 and it was designed by architecture firm Wright and Wright.
The first play to be performed in Hull Truck’s new home will be the latest work by the theatre’s joint artistic director, John Godber. Funny Turns will have three gala performance on April 23, 24 and 25, with the latter open to the public. Press night will be on April 28.
Godber said: “We know that there has been a tremendous amount of excitement surrounding the new building, so we are delighted to be able to announce when we will open, especially as the date itself has such great cultural associations. To see the building coming together is a dream come true - not only for me, but for everyone at Hull Truck. It will mean we finally have a home commensurate with the standard and reputation of the company.”
Hull Truck’s full opening season will be announced soon and tickets will go on sale to the public from March 16.
Also from The Stage
To contact the Stage news team email newsdesk@thestage.co.uk or call 020 7403 1818, selecting option 2 (editorial) followed by option 1 (newsdesk).
If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".
Follow The Stage on Twitter and Facebook to get the latest entertainment industry news to your desktop or mobile.
Latest news
- Child licensing changes ‘could put kids in danger’
- Leading industry figures have warned that a proposal in the government’s review of licensing laws for children…
- Proud Cabaret backs down over bid to stop acts working for rivals
- Cabaret operator Proud has been forced to back down on attempts to prevent artists working in its clubs from…
- Devoted and Disgruntled hits the road
- Devoted and Disgruntled, the ‘open space’ industry event discussing the future of theatre, is to embark on its first…
- ITC agrees 2.5% minimum-rate rise and new overtime deal
- Equity has negotiated an increase in rates for performers, stage managers and members of creative teams with the…
- New Talawa season announced
- Michael Buffong has announced his first season as artistic director of Talawa, which will feature the premiere of a…
- Fears for discarded ‘Primark’-style plays
- Fears that a “Primark culture” is developing in theatres, in which new plays are not shown again after their…
Content is copyright © 2012 The Stage Media Company Limited unless otherwise stated.
All RSS feeds are published for personal, non-commercial use. (What’s RSS?)
