The Night Before Christmas Posted on 29th November 202021st January 2021 by HTC Admin The Night Before ChristmasWith all the Pantomimes cancelled, poor Diddles has nothing to do and is alone after a long isolated year, at home, and it looks like Christmas won’t be any different. Or will it? Diddles finds his friends have been up to all sorts to brighten up Christmas and share with him those special moments to make everyone’s Christmas as magical as ever. (Oh yes they have!) Look out for TikTokly Come Dancing, The Great Dame Off, Piddlington’s got talent, songs and laughs from some of your favourite panto friends and much more.This is a special online production brought to you by all at Hessle Theatre Company for free. Premiering on our YouTube channel on Saturday 19 December at 8pmAnd then available for all to watch throughout the Christmas period.No one does Christmas Panto quite like Hessle Theatre Company!
Regina Monologues Posted on 16th November 202015th December 2020 by HTC Admin Thank you to all of those who auditioned for a role in this forthcoming online play, to be broadcast in February 2021. As per usual, the standard was exceptionally high and we have had to make some very difficult decisions. We are pleased to announce that the cast is as follows: Cathy (Katherine of Aragon) – Nicola Wilson Annie (Anne Boleyn) – Sarah Brodie Jane (Jane Seymour) – Sarah-Lucy Penny Anna (Anna of Cleves) – Rachel Bower Katie (Katherine Howard) – Holly Brigden Katherine (Katherine Parr) – Georgina Garton About the play“Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived…”Admired, vilified, dehumanised. Three Catherines, two Annes and a Jane. Six women with one thing in common – marriage to a man called Henry – have passed into historical legend. Of course, it couldn’t happen these days…Six modern women have also married one man. Their lives are both separate and intertwined as they tell their stories from a room in which they have all once lived. Their experiences – miscarriage, love affairs, betrayal, and a shared loathing of all things ginger – are portrayed with humour, pathos and a great deal of wine.The plight of those sixteenth century women is personal, poignant and still relevant five hundred years on.Rebecca Russell and Jenny Wafer’s play was first performed in St Albans in 2004 and went on to enjoy sell-out runs in Edinburgh and Jermyn Street. The Regina Monologues is packed with opportunities for humour and pathos, and richly woven with ‘in jokes’ relating to the wives’ real historic counterparts.
LipSync 2020 – Divas & Legends Posted on 8th October 20194th April 2020 by HTC Admin This has now been postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Further details on the rescheduled date will be announced in due course.
Shrek – April 2022 Posted on 3rd April 201921st January 2021 by HTC Admin “Shrek the musical” Cast List Cast: Shrek – Russell FallonDonkey – Harry OwenFiona – Sarah BrodieLord Farquaad – Joe PorteDragon – Georgina GartonPinocchio – James GalerGingy/Sugar Plum Fairy – Elinor Kirby Young Shrek – Archie Phillips & Elliot SamuelYoung Fiona – Jazmin Lacy & Lily PorterTeen Fiona – Emily Brook 3 Blind Mice – Nicola Wilson, Georgia Wormald, Holly BrigdonCaptain of the Guards – Sam MitchellThree Pigs – Mark Jardine / Tim Drage / Nathan MajorBig Bad Wolf – Kieran DanbyWicked Witch – Rachel BowerHumpty Dumpty – Georgia WormaldMad Hatter – Richard FootMamma Bear – Katherine FitzgeraldPapa Bear – Kevin HicksonBaby Bear – Courtney PuckeringFairy Godmother – Emma RokahrWhite Rabbit – Aaron BoltonPeter Pan – Owen Hyde Ugly Duckling – Sarah-Lucy Penny Cavalier Vert – Jono WainmanPied Piper – Daniel BamberGoose Girl – Nicola WilsonRed Riding Hood – Emily Brook Mother Hubbard – Sue BielbyGretyl – Holly BrigdonQueen of Hearts – Sophie RobinsonBaker’s Wife – Hannah ColthupJack’s Mum – Beth MoranJack’s Dad – Luke CardwellTooth Fairy – Kimberley FletcherGrumpy – David CameronKnights – Alistair Hull, Ian Appleyard, Josh Butler, Sam MitchellGuards – Alistair Hull, David Cameron, Ian Appleyard, Josh Butler, Daniel Bamber Mama Ogre – Georgina GartonPapa Ogre – Jon EvisonQueen Lillian/Fiona Double – Sally Hague King Harold/Bishop – Ian Appleyard Head Dragon Puppeteer – Sally HagueAssistant Dragon Puppeteers – Abigail Potter, Colin Thompson, John Drury, Jono Wainman Dancers:Alice Hemingway, Allison Owen, Dot Gilchrist, Elise Johnson, Katie Flanagan, Kerry Leslie, Kimberley Fletcher, Rachel Gilroy, Sam Blakey Ensemble:Abigail Potter, Alison Imrie, Alistair Hull, Elaine Windass, Evie Parker, Joanne Holmes, Josh Butler, Katie Osindeinde, Rebecca Hunt, Ryah Russell, Tanya Sylvia, Daniel Bamber
Cinderella Posted on 22nd July 20183rd April 2019 by HTC Admin 30th November to 2nd December 2018 – Hessle Town Hall Following on from the success of last year’s panto, Aladdin, Hessle Theatre Company are back to bring you a Christmas show full of songs, laughs and ADVENTURE! Cast List FAIRY GODMOTHER – Bethany Headland CINDERELLA – Sarah Brodie BUTTONS – Mark Jardine CHANTAY + SASHAY (Ugly sisters) –Chris Holmes and Martin Beaumont BARONESS (Ugly step mother) – Kevin Hickson BARON – Neal Edlin DIDDLES – Sally Hague PRINCE CHARMING – Hannah Wilson DANDINI – Nikki Wilson CHAMBERLAIN – Luke Gillingham ANNOUNCER – Tim Drage Ensemble: Aaron Bolton Abbey Headland Abigail Potter Alice Kitchen Alison Imrie Allison Owen Cameron Rudland Dave Taft Emily Calvert Hannah Fallon Luke Cardwell Rachel Adamson Sam Mills Tim Drage
Aladdin Posted on 16th September 20174th January 2018 by HTC Admin 30th November to 3rd December 2017 – Hessle Town Hall After the sell out success of last year’s SELL OUT panto, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hessle Theatre Company are back to bring you a Christmas show full of songs, laughs and ADVENTURE! Thursday and Friday at 7:30pm – Saturday and Sunday at 2pm & 7pm BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE Tickets are ONLY £8 for adults and £5 for children under 16 Don’t miss this – book now! Cast List Abanazar – Mark Holehouse Slave of the Ring – Simon Riley Widow Twankey – Kevin Hickson Wishee Washee – Luke Cardwell Genie of the Lamp – Tiolina Puteh Princess Jasmine – Lucy Marshall Aladdin – Hannah Wilson Empress Won Tun – Clare Crowther Hose Mi Down – Abi Potter Won Long Ping – Nikki Wilson Won Long Pong – Olivia Stocks Inspector Li Lo – Luke Gillingham Ensemble: Pearl Williamson Alison Imrie Aaron Bolton Emily Calvert
Soho Cinders Posted on 27th July 20173rd April 2019 by HTC Admin Soho Cinders – Hull Truck, 4th – 8th September 2018 Robbie: Joe Spence Velcro: Georgia Wormald James: Christian Brodie Marilyn: Hannah Wilson Clodagh: Gina Garton Dana: Rachel Adamson William: Luke Cardwell Lord Bellingham: Kevin Hickson Sidesaddle: Sally Hague Sasha: Lucy Marshall Narrator: Mizz Gavinia Edwards Chorus (Female): Kerry Bailey Emma Burgess Alice Hemmingway Hayley Hilton Soraya Hussain Abigail Potter Sophie Robinson Laura Suter Chorus (Male): Danny Barr James Galer Luke Gillingham Owen Hyde Mark Jardine Joe Porte Lee Roberts Michael Stothard Edgy, fun and deliciously naughty, Soho Cinders celebrates the capital’s most colourful district and is set to get London’s temperature soaring this summer. When impoverished student Robbie becomes romantically involved with engaged Mayoral candidate James Prince, his lap-dancing step-sisters become the least of his problems! James and Robbie’s worlds collide forcing them to fight for their own fairy-tale ending in this hilarious, satirical twist on the classic Cinderella story. The potent mix of politics, sex-scandals and true love come together in this contemporary musical with an infectious score that you’ll be humming long past the stroke of midnight! “Soho Cinders is packed with the best songs Stiles & Drewe have yet written, driving character, plot & wit in perfect harmony (in every sense)…” Mark Shenton, The Stage “In common with the entire audience, rose to my feet and cheered and cheered until I was hoarse.” Stephen Fry
Made In Dagenham Posted on 4th June 20173rd April 2019 by HTC Admin Made In Dagenham – 19th to 23rd March 2019 Cast List Rita O’Grady – Emma Rokahr Eddie O’Grady – Joe Porte Beryl – Katherine Fitzgerald Clare – Georgia Wormald Sandra – Sarah Brodie Cass – Michelle Metcalfe Jeremy Hopkins – Richard Foot Lisa Hopkins – Hannah Wilson Mr Tooley – Chris Holmes Monty – Kevin Hickson Sid – Maxwell Smales Bill – Nathan Majors Gregory Hubble – Mark Jardine Ron Macer – Tim Drage Buckton – Jonathan Wainman Connie – Linda Burgess Barbara Castle – Sarah North Harold Wilson – Neal Edlin Parliamentary Aide – James Galer Parliamentary Aide – Luke Cardwell Parliamentary Aide – Cameron Rudland Cortina Man – Russell Fallon Barry – Luke Gillingham Children Graham – Elliot Harley & Douglas Julian Sharon – Imogen Wickens & Trudy Thompson Female Ensemble Abigail Potter, Alice Kitching, Alice Hemmingway, Alison Imrie, Carla Navaro, Dot Gilchrist, Elaine Windass, Georgina Garton, Hannah Colthup, Heather Hartley, Joanne Holmes, Karen Todman, Kate Wade, Kelly Lightfoot, Liz Carmichael, Naomi Quin, Natalie Houfe, Nikki Wilson, Pauline Simpson, Rachel Adamson, Rachel Gilroy, Sam Blakey, Sarah Lucy Penny, Sophie Robinson. Male Ensemble Cameron Rudland, Chris Holmes, Colin Thompson, David Reeves, James Aygun, James Galer, Joe Porte, Jonathan Wainman, Kevin Hickson, Lucas Meagor, Luke Cardwell, Luke Gillingham, Mark Jardine, Matty Millward, Maxwell Smales, Nathan Major, Owen Hyde, Phil Cooke, Phillip McKinley, Russell Fallon, Sam Mills, Tim Drage. “Inspired by a true story and based on the hit movie, Made in Dagenham is the uplifting new West End musical comedy about friendship, love and the importance of fighting for what is right. Essex 1968. Like millions of other working women, each morning Rita O’Grady is just trying to get her husband out of bed, get the kids off to school and get to work at the factory on time. But life is about to change forever when it’s announced that the girls in the stitching room of Ford’s Dagenham car plant will have their pay grade dropped to ‘unskilled’. Quickly drawing on a strength she never knew she had, Rita leads her friends in a battle against the might of Ford and the corruption of the Union supposed to protect them. As the girls’ inspiring journey gets bigger than anyone could have imagined, the pressure is too much for some, but can Rita keep up the fight and the happy home she’s worked so hard for? Funny, touching and timeless, Made in Dagenham shows how ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they stand together.” © www.madeindagenhamthemusical.com
Cast of Hessle Theatre Company’s “The Baker’s Wife” take tips from real bakery Posted on 20th May 2017 by HTC Admin A few of our members from The Baker’s Wife company recently paid a visit to Jackson’s Bakery to get some bread-making tips ahead of the show’s run at Hull Truck Theatre. With William Jackson Food Group being our main show sponsor for this production, we were thrilled to be invited to spend an afternoon with a long established, highly reputable local company. Neal Edlin and Hannah Wilson, playing baker Aimable Castagnet and his wife Genevieve, went on a full tour of the bakery and even had a go at making their own bread. Our Chairman, John Drury, also accompanied them and captured some photos (displayed below) as a memento of the afternoon. They also had a culinary history lesson from Jackson’s bakers Kevan and Katy, who taught them about the traditional bread making methods of the 1930s, the era in which is the show is set. Neal said ‘We learnt such a lot, not only about the difference in bread making techniques over the last 100 years, but also about what an integral part of life a loaf of bread actually is! It’s really helped me to appreciate all the work a baker has to do in baking a perfect loaf!’ After spending time in the bakery Hannah commented ‘I now have so much respect for bakers – I couldn’t even roll a sausage shape out of dough! I’ve never seen so much bread in my life.’ All 3 of them had a fantastic afternoon at Jackson’s Bakery and we’re really grateful for the hospitality showed by Georgia and everyone else involved. Victoria Kennedy, Marketing and Communications Manager at Jackson’s Bakery, added ‘We’re really pleased to have hosted Hessle Theatre Company and shared with them the bread-making knowledge and passion that we have here at Jackson’s.’ Don’t forget, tickets are now on sale !! Visit the Hull Truck website to book online!
