Hull New Theatre

{{Short description|Theatre in Kingston upon Hull, England}}

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|name = Hull New Theatre

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|address = Kingston Square

|city = Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

|country = England

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|owner = Hull City Council

|capacity = 1,330

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|opened = 1939

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The Hull New Theatre is a theatre in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1939 as a successor to the Hull Repertory Theatre Company.{{cite book|chapter=Social institutions|title= A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 1, the City of Kingston Upon Hull|editor-first= K. J. |editor-last=Allison |location=London|year= 1969| pages= 418–432|chapter-url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/east/vol1/pp418-432 |access-date= 15 January 2016}} The Hull New Theatre features musicals, opera, ballet, drama, children's shows and one-night performances, with a highlight of the year being the annual Christmas pantomime.

The Hull New Theatre is now a Grade II listed building.{{NHLE|num=1210061|desc=Hull New Theatre|access-date=9 October 2015}}

The theatre closed on 4 January 2016, after the December 2015 pantomime season, for a major refit in preparation of Hull being the UK City of Culture in 2017. Though £5 million of funding from the Arts Council was not granted Hull City Council intended to press ahead with the £11.7 million project.{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/council-faces-soaring-bill-for-theatre-revamp-after-5m-funding-bid-rejected-1-7676392|title=Council faces soaring bill for theatre revamp after £5m funding bid rejected|date=14 January 2016|work=Yorkshire Post|access-date=14 January 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-35321022|title=Hull New Theatre revamp goes on despite bid rejection|date=15 January 2016|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=16 January 2016}} In the 2016 Budget George Osborne indicated that £13 million would be made available towards the City of Culture work in the city, which the council indicated would be used to cover the shortfall in funding for the theatre refurbishments.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-35823393|title=Hull to get £13m towards City of Culture festival|date=16 March 2016|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=23 March 2016}} In March 2016 the Council announced a delay in the project and that reopening would not take place until summer 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-35879272|title=Hull theatre reopening delayed for City of Culture festival|date=23 March 2016|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=23 March 2016}} In early 2017, it was announced that a one-off performance by The Royal Ballet,on 16 September, would officially reopen the theatre.{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/royal-ballet-reopen-hull-new-183111|title=The Royal Ballet will reopen Hull New Theatre with landmark performance and huge outdoor event|date=10 July 2017|work=Hull Daily Mail|accessdate=10 May 2022}} The theatre opened on 16 September 2017, with an increased capacity of 1,330, to a sell-out one-off performance by The Royal Ballet which was streamed live to Queen's Gardens to an additional audience of around 5,000.{{cite news|url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/hull-new-theatre-looks-incredible-485409|title=Hull New Theatre looks incredible ahead of grand reopening|date=15 September 2017|work=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=16 September 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-41294724|title=Royal Ballet performance reopens Hull New Theatre|date=17 September 2017|work=BBC News|accessdate=10 May 2022}}