Hull New Theatre

Hull New Theatre
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AddressKingston Square
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53°44′49″N 0°20′10″W / 53.747000°N 0.336000°W / 53.747000; -0.336000
OwnerHull City Council
Capacity1,330
Opened1939

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.[1] The Hull New Theatre features musicals, 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.[2]

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 intended to press ahead with the £11.7 million project.[3][4] 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.[5] In March 2016 the Council announced a delay in the project and that reopening would not take place until summer 2017.[6] In early 2017, it was announced that a one-off performance by The Royal Ballet on 16 September, would officially reopen the theatre.[7] 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.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Allison, K. J., ed. (1969). "Social institutions". A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 1, the City of Kingston Upon Hull. London. pp. 418–432. Retrieved 15 January 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Historic England. "Hull New Theatre (1210061)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Council faces soaring bill for theatre revamp after £5m funding bid rejected". Yorkshire Post. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Hull New Theatre revamp goes on despite bid rejection". BBC News. BBC. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Hull to get £13m towards City of Culture festival". BBC News. BBC. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Hull theatre reopening delayed for City of Culture festival". BBC News. BBC. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. ^ "The Royal Ballet will reopen Hull New Theatre with landmark performance and huge outdoor event". Hull Daily Mail. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Hull New Theatre looks incredible ahead of grand reopening". Hull Daily Mail. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Royal Ballet performance reopens Hull New Theatre". BBC News. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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