The Hull New Theatre is a theatre in
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1939 as a successor to the
Hull Repertory Theatre Company
The Hull Repertory Theatre Company was a theatre company in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1924 by Arthur Whatmore. In the 1930s it was managed by Pepino Santangelo who developed it and it became the Hull N ...
. The Hull New Theatre features
musical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...
s,
opera,
ballet,
drama, children's shows and one-night performances, with a highlight of the year being the annual Christmas pantomime.
The Hull New Theatre is now a
Grade II listed building.
The theatre closed on 4 January 2016, after the December 2015 pantomime season, for a major refit in preparation of Hull being the
UK City of Culture in 2017. Though £5 million of funding from the
Arts Council was not granted
Hull City Council
(Kingston upon) Hull City Council is the governing body for the unitary authority and city of Kingston upon Hull. It was created in 1972 as the successor to the Corporation of (Kingston upon) Hull, which was also known as Hull Corporation and fou ...
intended to press ahead with the £11.7 million project. In the
2016 Budget George Osborne indicated that £13 million would be made available towards the City of Culture work in the city, which the council indicated would be used to cover the shortfall in funding for the theatre refurbishments. In March 2016 the Council announced a delay in the project and that reopening would not take place until summer 2017. In early 2017, it was announced that a one-off performance by
The Royal Ballet on 16 September, would officially reopen the theatre. The theatre opened on 16 September 2017, with an increased capacity of 1,330, to a sell-out one-off performance by The Royal Ballet which was streamed live to
Queen's Gardens to an additional audience of around 5,000.
References
External links
Official website
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Buildings and structures in Kingston upon Hull
Culture in Kingston upon Hull
Grade II listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Theatres in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Tourist attractions in Kingston upon Hull
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