It’s about time to say goodbye to May, and what an event-packed month it was in Hull! Thankfully the traction is only growing, as June is just as packed as the month before.
As always we’ve got another collection of top selections for you, and we’re starting off June strong with the usual theatre, music, art and more!
Quality Street
Wednesday 31 May to Saturday 3 Jun @ Hull Truck Theatre
From the writer of Peter Pan, this delicious farce was such a sensation in its day that it gave its name to the UK’s most loved chocolates! Northern Broadsides revive their hit regency comedy, stirring in a good helping of Yorkshire wit from the retired workers of the Halifax factory where Quality Street have been proudly made since 1936. Think Bridgerton meets Inside the Factory.
Ten years after a tearful goodbye, an old flame of Phoebe Throssel returns from fighting Napoleon. But the look of disappointment on Captain Valentine’s face when he greets an older, less glamorous Phoebe, spurs our determined heroine to action.
She becomes the wild and sparkling Miss Livvy, a younger alter-ego who soon beguiles the clueless Captain. As their romance is rekindled, can she juggle both personas? Or will the deception scandalise the town and wreck any future with the man she loves?
All the info & ticket bookings here!
A Tale of Two Cities
Thursday 1 Jun @ East Riding Theatre
For Rugby nerds, Ancestry fans, Local historians – those intrigued by RLs part in the Spanish Civil War and the French Resistance as well as Wembley 1980. Plain and simple – this is a good night out! EVERYONE welcome!
Both Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers started out playing Rugby Union and switched to League in the 1890s. The players worked on the docks and in the fishing community – they couldn’t afford a hobby. Out of this switch, a game emerged that is strong on diversity – no matter colour, creed or class. If you are good enough you can play. Even in a wheelchair these days.
The Derby of words and song features fans Stan (HKR) and Mike (Hull FC) telling of legends and the wider context across Hull and the world. This is banter no-holds-barred. And then, Hull FC legend Sammy Lloyd referees proceedings – with ukulele, whistle and backed by Lloyd Dobbs.
All the info & ticket bookings here!
Sounds Familiar Music Quiz
Friday 2 Jun to Friday 6 Oct 2023 @ Kicks Bar & Grill
On the first Friday of every month, Kick’s hosts the Sounds Familiar Music Quiz!
Sounds familiar is the perfect combination of your favourite playlist and the best party you’ve ever been to!
They’re the only music quiz to have sold out the Camden Roundhouse, supported beloved boy band 5ive and played at the Glastonbury festival more times than David Bowie.
Hear rounds stuffed full of chart classics, old skool anthems, indie bangers, marvellous mash-ups, power ballads, guilty pleasures and over 100 killer tunes from the 60s to the current day, all wrapped up in 1 epic quiz!
All the info & ticket bookings here!
Big Beverley Comedy Night – Laugh ‘Til It Erts
Friday 2 Jun @ East Riding Theatre
The Big Beverley Comedy Night is back – and headlining is the very talented and wonderfully likeable Fran Garrity.
To open the show and back by popular demand, is Ryan Kenny, who won over the audience in a big way last year, with his unassuming, yet quirky, antics – his bizarre, yet endearing, stories – his Milliganesque extraordinary poems – and his loveable, understated self which is just fabulous fun and genuinely hilarious.
All the info & ticket bookings here!
The ELO Experience
Friday 2 Jun @ Bridlington Spa
The ELO Experience is the world’s foremost multi-award-winning tribute to The Electric Light Orchestra. With a sensational string section, stunning light show and large screen projection, swing down and enjoy this incredible show which takes you on a magical musical journey through time, celebrating the great music of Jeff Lynne and The Electric Light Orchestra!
The legacy left by Jeff Lynne & The Electric Light Orchestra barely needs any introduction – suffice to say that between 1972 and 1986 they achieved more combined UK and US Top 40 hits than any other band on the planet! ‘10538 Overture’, ‘Evil Woman’, ‘Living Thing’, ‘Diary of Horace Wimp’, Don’t Bring me Down’ and of course ‘Mr Blue Sky’ went on to become the soundtrack of our lives.
All the info & ticket bookings here!
Cleethorpes Fake Festival 2023
Saturday 3 Jun @ Meridian Showground Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes – READY TO PARTY? Your annual Fake-Fest in Meridian Showground is back – and the hosts can’t wait to get back to rocking with y’all!
Always a cracking crowd, always electric and buzzing… They bring you their finest Fake Bands just to see your party-rocking, anthem-chanting and boogie-grooving A-game – ‘cause it’s a beautiful sight! Imagine what you’ll do with this year’s line-up – some banging tunes in there.
All the info & ticket bookings here!
Tutankhamun in Hull: Wonderful things and the 20th-century travels of an ancient king
Saturday 3 Jun @ Ferens Art Gallery
Professor of the History of Visual Culture at Durham University, Christina Riggs, will discuss the century-long history of Tutankhamun’s travels through politics, culture, and commerce.
Christina is the author of eight books, including Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century and Ancient Egyptian Magic: A Hands-On Guide. She is an expert on the history of photography, archaeology, and museums.
The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in November 1922 captured the world’s attention – and sparked a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. This little-known king made headlines not for anything he’d done, but because British archaeologist Howard Carter and his employer, the Earl of Carnarvon, used photography and the media to promote their work.
All the info & ticket bookings here!
Kaiser Chiefs
Saturday 3 Jun @ Bridlington Spa
Yorkshire’s very own Kaiser Chiefs are heading down to Bridlington Spa in June!
Kaiser Chiefs have solidly made their mark as heroes within the British music scene, with absolutely no sign of them slowing down. The band have released seven studio albums to date including chart toppers, Yours Truly, Angry Mob and Education, Education, Education & War plus their much-praised 2019 and top 3 album Duck. Kaiser Chiefs have released multiple top ten singles including the infamous number 1 hit Ruby and anthems such as Oh My God, I Predict A Riot, Everyday I Love You Less and Less, and Never Miss A Beat.
All the info & ticket bookings here!
Lucinda Spragg: An Additional Evening With
Saturday 3 Jun @ Hull Truck Theatre
The follow-up to the five-star hits ‘Lucinda Spragg: An Evening With’ and ‘Lucinda Spragg: Another Evening With’, ‘Lucinda Spragg: An Additional Evening With’ is an hour of character comedy with “the most awful person at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe” – British Comedy Guide.
A hilarious skewering of the alt-right with the leader of the Regain Party, freedom fighter/icon, agitator extraordinaire, host of the TripadPfizer podcast, and professional feather ruffler, Lucinda Spragg.
All the info & ticket bookings here!
Chamber Expo 2023
Tuesday 6 Jun @ Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel
The Humber’s premier business expo is back for 2023, and this time with some exciting new changes!
This one-day expo will give you the chance to make essential business connections, gain fresh insight in our seminars, and learn how to trade internationally at our new conference.
There’s also a motor show with the latest electric vehicles, a hot buffet lunch and a gin-tasting event too!
All the info & ticket bookings here!
Oh, and want to know what’s coming up long-term? Check out our events listings to see dates and times for upcoming events as soon as they’re posted!
