Jack and the Beanstalk Posted on 3rd April 20193rd April 2019 by HTC Admin We will be bringing our annual pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk to Hessle Town Hall at the beginning of December 2019. Further information and audition details to follow in due course
Shrek Posted on 3rd April 20193rd April 2019 by HTC Admin We are very excited to announce that Hessle Theatre Company will be bringing Shrek the Musical to Hull New Theatre for the very first time in April 2020! Further details and audition information to follow in due course.
The Wedding Singer Posted on 1st April 20193rd April 2019 by HTC Admin It’s time to “Move that Thang” and “Come out of the Dumpster” ready to join us for “The Wedding Singer” auditions. We will be holding auditions on Saturday 4th May 2019 for principals and chorus at Derringham Bank Methodist Church, with Sunday 5th May reserved for call-backs if necessary. Everyone is welcome to audition, whether they have performed with us before or not, so please feel free to spread the word! To familiarise you with the show, there is a sing-through evening on Friday 12th April at 7.30pm at Derringham Bank Methodist Church where you will be able to hear first-hand information from the director (Richard Foot) about the show and sing through the audition pieces with the musical director (Sarah-Lucy Penny). There is no need to complete an audition form for this evening – just turn up. For preview glimpses of the show try searching ‘Youtube’ for ‘The Wedding Singer Musical’ where there are clips you may find useful. Once the show is cast, rehearsals will take place between May and September on Wednesday / Friday / Sundays as needed at Derringham Bank Methodist Church. Attached are documents which will hopefully provide some initial information you need in preparation for the auditions. Once you know the role(s) you would like to audition for, please complete an audition form and send it to me (email or post address is on the form) and I will send the relevant material to you (audition songs/dialogue as appropriate). Nearer to the audition weekend (about a week before) a timetable will be sent and posted on the HTC website to let you know when you will be needed. Good Luck and I look forward to hearing from you. CLICK HERE to download Audition Form (pdf)CLICK HERE to download Character Synopsis (pdf) Karen TodmanMusical Theatre Secretarykaren.todman@hessletheatre.co.uk
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!
Avenue Q, Trekkie Monster Posted on 4th July 20164th July 2016 by HTC Admin Want to know a little bit of background on the characters in the show? Here’s a little background info from the characters themselves Name: Hi, I’m Trekkie K Monster What kind of person are you: Me a very private person, in fact me don’t leave me room much. Me like to…use my computer. So what’s your story: Me have always had keen interest in “online films”…me like to have large bandwidth to help me downloading large Internet content. What happens to you: Me go on a voyage of self discovery. Me discover outside world! Me also learn to be generous to others less fortunate. Tell us about your relationships with others in the avenue: Well, Princeton is my nearest neighbour, he seems nice, me invite him for a movie night but he doesn’t seem interested, Lucy is me future wife, she doesn’t know it yet but we’re destined to make beautiful monster babies. A personal message for anyone coming to the show: For anyone coming to the show, thank you, also me single, and wanting to get into the adult film industry, me casting coach is getting cold… Anything else you’d like us to know: Me bored now! Me need to check me Internet history! Avenue Q is on at Hull Truck Theatre 12-16 July 2016. To book tickets call the Box Office on 01482 323638 or book online.
Avenue Q, Bad Idea Bears Posted on 1st July 2016 by HTC Admin Want to know a little bit of background on the characters in the show? Here’s a little background info from the characters themselves Name: Hey, we’re the Bad Idea Bears – Blake & Betty (brother & sister) What kind of bears are you: Blake: My sister and I LOVE people to have a good time. You only live once so have fun, right? Betty: I am often described as seemingly sweet and innocent. I am mischievous and cheeky, with an incredibly cute charm that’ll make anyone fall in love. So what’s your story: Blake: When we think people need some guidance on how to make themselves happy, we’ll appear in no time. Everybody is our friend! YAAAAAY! Betty: I give good idea’s really, popping up into people’s imagination. They may feel down or lost in life so I like to lend a little helping paw. What happens to you: Blake: We spend the show encouraging fun and happy times from Princeton, Kate and the others, but I guess sooner or later, we’re going to have to settle down a bit. Betty: I find scientology. Yeeeeeeeeey!! Tell us about your relationships with others in the avenue: Blake: My sister and I are inseparable, we’ve been through loads together. Because of how close we are, we nearly ALWAYS get our own way when telling people what they should do. Ehehehe! Betty: My brother and I have an extremely close relationship. We don’t go anywhere without each other and are keen on being a team! We look out for each other, always working together to cheer people up by creating these good idea’s we have, although everyone else says they’re bad! A personal message for anyone coming to the show: Blake: THE MORE THE MERRIER SO GET MORE PEOPLE TO COME WITH YOU. If it’s not sold out, our cuteness will fade away AND WE’LL CRY . . . . . Pleeeeeeaase? Betty: You’re all in for a treat, especially because you’re going to see us bears! After all, we all know we’re the true stars of the show. Avenue Q is on at Hull Truck Theatre 12-16 July 2016. To book tickets call the Box Office on 01482 323638 or book online.
