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Top Events around Hull & East Yorkshire this week – 03 May 2022

We’re spoiled with another amazing week of events in Hull! The special city centre event, Unboxed: About Us, continues this week after dazzling crowds this weekend; if you haven’t seen it yet, now’s your chance! There’s excitement brewing at Hull New Theatre with the arrival of the brand new The Cher Show, as well as looking forward to welcoming Lord of the Dance next week. Hull Truck host a night of multi-award winning musical comedy with Flo & Joan and Bonus Arena have a Jurassic week with appearances from Alan Partridge and Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals.

Unboxed: About Us

30 Apr – 6 May 2022 @ Queen Victoria Square

Photo by Justin Sutcliffe.

The spectacular Unboxed: About Us event continues this week, running until Friday.
The free open-air event combines live performances and multimedia installations to celebrate the entire history of the universe, from Big Bang to the present day.
Every night for a week, About Us will transform Queen Victoria Square into a vast canvas combining live projection-mapped animation with poetry, music, and beautiful live choral singing from Hull’s very own Freedom Chorus.

For more information, visit here.

Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals 2022

3 & 4 May 2022 @ Bonus Arena

The official Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals UK Tour is back for 2022. And fans will be delighted to hear the sensational line-up of incredible professional dancers who will star in the 36 date tour.

For more information, and ticket bookings, visit here.

The Cher Show

3 – 7 May 2022 @ Hull New Theatre

Music icon turned Hollywood royalty, the Grammy®, Oscar®, Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning Queen of re-invention has conquered it all. It’s now time to turn back time with this fiercely fabulous kick-ass new musical, from the writer of Jersey Boys.

Three Chers is better than one! Three West End stars play Cher as we span her iconic career: Millie O’Connell (SIX, RENT) as BABE, Danielle Steers (Bat Out of Hell, SIX) as LADY and the Olivier Award-nominated Debbie Kurup (Prince of Egypt, The Bodyguard) as the ultimate diva, STAR.

For more information, and ticket bookings, visit here.

Alan Partridge

5 – 15 May 2022 @ Bonus Arena

Alan Partridge is heading to the Bonus Arena next May…and tickets are on sale NOW!
Over a multi-decade broadcasting career, this wonderful and surprisingly well-read man has brought delight to millions of ordinary people the nation over. This is why, with the country riven with discord, beset with disease, and niggled by bickering, Alan is touring the country with a message of hope, a new way of thinking.

For more information, and ticket bookings, visit here.

Wrecking Ball Film Club: Searching For Sugar Man

6 May 2022 @ Wrecking Ball Music & Books

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez. Unknown to Rodriguez, his musical story has seen him become a pop music icon and inspiration for generations.

For more information, and ticket bookings, visit here.

Dom Joly’s Holiday Snaps – Travel and Comedy In The Danger Zone

6 May 2022 @ Comedy Lounge

Dom Joly is best known as the creator of Trigger Happy TV. And now the writer and broadcaster is undertaking his first UK tour since 2011, giving fans a rare opportunity to see him live. Dom will be talking about his exploits as a serial globe-trotting and seeker of dangerous travel spots.

For more information, and ticket bookings, visit here.

Jurassic Live

7 & 8 May 2022 @ Bonus Arena

Jurassic Live is a thrilling new fun, educational and interactive stage show, taking you on an adventure with our dinosaur rangers throughout the Jurassic zoo on the hunt for a missing dinosaur. Along the way you’ll meet and learn about dinosaurs from the Cretaceous and Jurassic eras including the Stegosaurus, Apatosaurus, Velociraptor, Triceratops and even the mighty T-Rex!

For more information, and ticket bookings, visit here.

Flo & Joan: Sweet Release

7 May 2022 @ Hull Truck Theatre

Multi-award winning musical comedy duo (and sisters) Flo & Joan are climbing out of their pits, armed with a piano and percussion section to bring you a brand new show of their critically acclaimed songs and comedy.
For more information, and ticket bookings, visit here.

Lord Of The Dance: 25 Years Of Standing Ovation

10 – 12 May 2022 @ Hull New Theatre

Since its premiere 25 years ago, Michael Flatley’s Lord Of the Dance has become the most successful touring production in entertainment history. Visiting more than 1,000 venues worldwide and having been seen by over 60 million people, in 60 different countries and on every continent, making it one of the most popular dance productions in the world.

For more information, and ticket bookings, visit here.

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