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View article Full lineup revealed for Fresh Ink – an exciting playwriting festival heading to Hull

Full lineup revealed for Fresh Ink – an exciting playwriting festival heading to Hull

Middle Child have today announced the full programme for Fresh Ink, a new annual playwriting festival coming to Hull’s Fruit Market from 20-21 July. The festival will include performances of work-in-progress plays, commissioned for Fresh Ink, by Rosie Race, Hannah Scorer, Grace Waga Glevey, Marc Graham, Prince Kundai and Andrew Houghton. There will also be […]

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View article Culture at your fingertips: New website connects residents to Hull’s creative scene

Culture at your fingertips: New website connects residents to Hull’s creative scene

A new website dedicated to helping local residents engage in the city’s cultural activities has today been launched. CultureHull will act as a hub for all things culture across Hull. Whether that’s local events happening across neighbourhoods, local blogs and case studies, latest jobs in the cultural sector, as well as funding and event opportunities […]

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View article Hull Playwriting Festival announces six new commissions for inaugural event

Hull Playwriting Festival announces six new commissions for inaugural event

Middle Child have announced the six writers commissioned for Fresh Ink, a new annual playwriting festival coming to Hull’s Fruit Market in July. Rosie Race, Hannah Scorer, Grace Waga Glevey, Marc Graham, Prince Kundai and Andrew Houghton were selected from 130 entrants, who responded to an open call for writers with “a meaningful connection to […]

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View article What’s on in Hull – April 2024

What’s on in Hull – April 2024

Spring is here! And here’s just a handful of things going on in Hull this April – Trinity Live Trinity Market, every Thursday, 6pm until 9pm The fantastic Trinity Live is back with a Spring programme. Trinity Live mixes some of the region’s finest performers with delicious food and drink from the market. Baby, He […]

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View article The trailblazing Victorian artist, the drag show and the painting in Ferens Art Gallery

The trailblazing Victorian artist, the drag show and the painting in Ferens Art Gallery

Middle Child premiere their latest show – Modest – at Hull Truck Theatre next week, but did you know that the story of the play’s extraordinary protagonist, Elizabeth Thompson, already has a connection to Hull? In 1874, Elizabeth Thompson had the eyes of the art world firmly focused on her after stunning the Royal Academy […]

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View article Freedom Festival 2022: Spectacular 9-day arts festival kicks off this weekend

Freedom Festival 2022: Spectacular 9-day arts festival kicks off this weekend

The phenomenal Freedom Festival returns this weekend with a jam-packed programme featuring artists and performances from all over the world. Back for its 16th year, this year’s festival features more than 350 individual performers, artists, musicians, visual artists and creatives. We sat down with Mikey Martins, artistic director & CEO of Freedom Festival Arts Trust, […]

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View article Hip-hop family musical to premiere at Stage @TheDock

Hip-hop family musical to premiere at Stage @TheDock

A brand new hip-hop musical in Hull will encourage children to dress up as superheroes and unicorns. There Should Be Unicorns, from Middle Child and Beats Bus, is a family adventure about a Hull schoolgirl called Jasmine, who sets out to make the world a better place through the power of imagination. The free show […]

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View article Middle Child return to Humber Street for 2021 panto

Middle Child return to Humber Street for 2021 panto

Award-winning Hull theatre company Middle Child are celebrating their 10th panto anniversary this Christmas with a return to their spiritual home on Humber Street. Middle Child’s Rapunz’ull, a take on the classic fairy tale, will run at Social from 16-24 December. The company first performed an alternative panto at Social’s predecessor, Fruit, in 2011 and […]

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View article Middle Child return to the stage with a cabaret in Queens Gardens

Middle Child return to the stage with a cabaret in Queens Gardens

Eighteen months after their last live performance, Middle Child will return to the stage this month with a brand-new cabaret, performed outdoors in Queens Gardens. we used to be closer than this is a cabaret of songs about reconnecting, written by Natasha Brown, Angelo Irving, Tabby Lamb, Jay Mitra, RashDash, Leo Skilbeck, Kobby Taylor and […]

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View article Huge weekend of culture set to shine light on Hull’s creativity and talent

Huge weekend of culture set to shine light on Hull’s creativity and talent

Hull-based cultural development organisation Absolutely Cultured has announced its programme for Creative Hull – a weekend-long celebration of Hull’s creativity. Taking place from the 16 -18 July, the weekend will showcase many local artists, residents, community groups and cultural organisations. More than 60 different activities are now confirmed, taking place in existing venues, disused shops […]

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View article 5 things not to miss at Freedom Festival 2020

5 things not to miss at Freedom Festival 2020

Freedom Festival returns this weekend with a special online programme that will be broadcast via the BBC. Bringing together internationally renowned artists and local talent, this year’s festival features robot selfies, bikes singing lullabies and artists performing from unique and iconic locations throughout the city. Download the Freedom Festival app or visit the festival’s website […]

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