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Q&A with John Helliwell

 Q&A with John Helliwell

30 October 2020 General news

Supertramp frontman and saxophonist John Helliwell is back at Hull Truck Theatre on Sunday 15th November for Hull Jazz Festival 2020. Playing alongside the Singh String Quartet and John Ellis (on the Hammond Organ), the show is a celebration of John’s latest album ‘Ever Open Door’ which encompasses an eclectic mix of ballads and new arrangements of songs from the likes of Peter Gabriel, Paolo Fresu, George Butterworth, Jim Scott, and of course Supertramp. We caught up with John to chat about his new album, all-time favourite gigs and his dream musical collaboration.

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Hull Truck Theatre announces autumn reopening and new plans for Christmas 2020.

 Hull Truck Theatre announces autumn reopening and new plans for Christmas 2020.

28 August 2020 Press release

Hull Truck Theatre are excited to announce our reopening in the autumn with the Hull Jazz Festival from Thursday 12th November. The Hull Jazz Festival is a key part of our autumn season and we are really pleased that after 8 months of closure, we are able to work with long-term partners J Night to open the building with their exciting programme. Audience capacity will be smaller as we adhere to social distancing, but the programme and experience will still be the same great quality. However, we have also had to make the difficult decision to postpone our 2020 Christmas production of The Railway Children.

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#Blacklivesmatter

 #Blacklivesmatter

1 July 2020 General news

Hull Truck Theatre stands in solidarity and support of people all around the world fighting against the injustices, discrimination and brutality of racism in all its forms. Racism has no place in our world - we unequivocally condemn it and we renew our commitment to eliminating it not just through our words, but through our actions and our deeds - #Blacklivesmatter.

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