by Sam Hawcroft For anyone coming to Cats for the first time, this spectacular production at Hull New Theatre is enough to make a lifelong fascination with the musical entirely understandable. Visually stunning, thrillingly danced and sung with extraordinary power,...
by John Prince The warning on the posters for the Fairly Useless Theatre Company’s production of the adult pantomime Sinderz was probably enough to keep some people away from the opening night last weekend – yet the show in its various forms has proved be a huge hit...
One of Hull’s best-known nightspots is to provide the backdrop for a new drama coming to Hull Truck Theatre next year. Spiders, written by and starring Hull-born Martha Godber, is inspired by the city’s iconic alternative nightclub and will run in the Godber Studio...
By Tim Nuttall Attendees at Withernsea Methodist Church’s latest Food, Friendship and Fun session were treated to another reunion performance by Ivan Sindall, Kath Speck and Joe Speck, former members of local rock ’n’ roll band the Oldsmobiles. Formed in the early...
by Zoë Broom It is one of those musicals where you might think you know exactly what you are going to get, a little red-haired orphan, a billionaire, a rather badly behaved dog and, of course, Tomorrow. But more than 45 years after Annie first arrived on Broadway,...
by John Prince A firm warning has been given to motorists driving over a crumbling bridge which has been closed near Skirlaugh, because traffic cones and road signs are being moved so they can get across it. Parts of the walls at Lambwath Bridge on Swine...
by Sam Hawcroft The newly reformed Ruby Reds are set to make their debut in a Christmas variety show raising money for Withernsea community group Townsmart. Ruby’s Christmas Cracker takes place on December 5 and 6, bringing together Ruby’s Dancercise, local singers,...
by John Prince The future of the former council offices in Skirlaugh remains uncertain after the For Sale sign disappeared from outside the building. The sprawling complex on Main Road, which includes a Grade II-listed former workhouse and a Cold War nuclear bunker,...
by John Prince A firm warning has been given to motorists driving over a crumbling bridge which has been closed near Skirlaugh, because traffic cones and road signs are being moved so they can get across it. Parts of the walls at Lambwath Bridge on Swine...
by Sam Hawcroft The newly reformed Ruby Reds are set to make their debut in a Christmas variety show raising money for Withernsea community group Townsmart. Ruby’s Christmas Cracker takes place on December 5 and 6, bringing together Ruby’s Dancercise, local singers,...
by John Prince The future of the former council offices in Skirlaugh remains uncertain after the For Sale sign disappeared from outside the building. The sprawling complex on Main Road, which includes a Grade II-listed former workhouse and a Cold War nuclear bunker,...
