Exhibitions

Hull museums
Various venues Tel: 300 300
www.hullcc.gov.uk
Opening times may vary, phone for details
Admission free
Come and visit some of the finest museums in the country, which are all right here in Hull. These include Wilberforce House, the Streetlife Museum, Hull and East Riding Museum andthe Maritime Museum.

Open Exhibition
Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square
Until 3 April
Admission free
Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, and Sunday 1.30 - 4.30pm
The popular and annual Open Exhibition returns this year with a wide ranging display of drawings, paintings and other artworks by amateur and professional artists.

University of Hull Art Collection
Middleton Hall, Cottingham Road, Tel: 462 045
Open Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm, closed on public holidays
Admission free
Paintings, sculpture, drawings, and prints produced in Britain from 1890 - 1940, and Chinese ceramics, feature in this small but outstanding collection.

Sutton Exhibition and Resources Centre
Old School, Church Street, Sutton, Tel: 876 370
Open every Friday 10am - 2pm
Admission free
Artefacts, photos and documents relating to Sutton, Bransholme and Wawne

Music and Theatre

Dinnerladies
Hull New Theatre, Kingston Square, Tel: 226 655
www.hullcc.gov.uk
7 - 12 March Evenings 7.30pm, Thursday and Saturday 2.30pm
Admission £9 - £22
They're back! The catering staff of BBC TV's hit sitcom return with one of the funniest stage plays currently touring following last year's hugely successful world premiere of Dinnerladies. This is a new production but with many of the same talented cast from last year who are ready to entertain you with some of Victoria Wood's best comedy writing.

Cleopatra - Northern Ballet
Hull New Theatre
16 - 19 March Evenings 7.30pm, Thursday and Saturday 2.30pm
Admission £15 - £30
In a world ruled by men, this courageous and compulsive woman overturned convention and changed the course of history. Cleopatra's legacy has inspired generations. Now, composer Claude-Michel Schönberg (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables) and Northern Ballet Artistic Director David Nixon, bring her astounding story to the stage in this must-see ballet for 2011.

Jane Eyre
Hull New Theatre
22 - 26 March Tuesday - Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 2pm and 7pm
Admission £10 - £18
Jane Eyre is one of the greatest and most popular works of English fiction, and has been lovingly brought to the stage with a beautifully orchestrated, soaring score from Paul Gordon, and lyrics from John Caird who adapted Les Misérables for the stage, one of the most successful musicals of all time. Hessle Theatre Company present the Yorkshire premiere of this stunning show to Hull audiences.

Shakespeare 4 Kidz present A Midsummer Nights Dream
Hull New Theatre
29 March 10.30am and 1.30pm
Admission £16
Fairies and fun, royalty and romance, magic and misunderstandings: A Midsummer Night's Dream has them all. The Bard's comedy gets a musical transformation from Shakespeare 4 Kidz, whose dazzling version has proved a huge hit every time it has toured.

Shaun the Sheep
Hull New Theatre
30 March - 3 April Wednesday 7pm; Thursday 2pm and 5pm; Friday 2pm and 7pm; Saturday 1pm, 4pm and 7pm; Sunday 11am, 2pm and 5pm
Admission £10.50 - £14.50
Come and join Shaun and his friends in their very own live show. All your favourite characters from the hit BBC series will be here including Bitzer, Shirley, Timmy and the rest of the flock in this magical, fully choreographed music and dance extravaganza.

Find a Property event
Hull City Hall, Queen Victoria Square, Tel: 226 655
www.hullcc.gov.uk
12 - 13 March 10am - 4pm
Admission free
Organised by the Hull Daily Mail and sponsored by Hull City Council, this event aims to highlight opportunities for buying property and shared ownership in regeneration areas, where high quality, energy-efficient homes are being built. Financial, legal and property experts will be on hand to offer advice, including for first-time buyers. Meanwhile, Hull City Council staff will advise on mortgage rescue services as well as on home-improvement grants.

Wrestling
Hull City Hall
18 March 7.30pm
Admission £15
An action-packed Championship line up of top British title holders against challengers from the rest of the world. Great value family entertainment in what is two hours of top action that's not to be missed!

Science Museum Live
Hull City Hall
21 March 7pm
Admission £12
Explosive entertainment for all the family. Experience spectacular science, dangerous demonstrations and extraordinary experiments as London's world-famous Science Museum takes to the stage for the first time ever with a dazzling live show to blow your mind and challenge your brain. Brought to the stage by the producers of Brainiac Live!
Suitable for children aged seven years and above.

Hull Choral Union
Hull City Hall
www.hullchoralunion.org
31 March 7.30pm Pre-performance talk 6.45pm
Admission £7 - £16
Hull Choral Union Choir and Junior Chorus perform with the East Riding of Yorkshire Band.
Vivaldi's boisterous Gloria, Handel's famous Zadok the Priest and opera highlights including choruses and arias from La Traviata, Carmen, Faust, Turandot, Nabucco and more.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hull Truck Theatre, Ferensway Tel: 323 638
www.hulltruck.co.uk
1 - 12 March Monday – Saturday 7:45pm Matinees each Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm
Admission Monday – Wednesday £15, Thursday - Saturday £20 Concessions and matinees £5 off.
Shakespeare's best-loved comedy is re-imagined by Headlong Theatre into a 1960s film studio, where a Hollywood epic is in the making. This is a vivid new production using video, movement and music.

The Definitive Blues Brothers
Hull Truck Theatre
17 - 19 March 7.45pm
Admission £20, concessions £17.50
This feel-good concert is a fantastic piece of entertainment that will get anyone up and dancing in no time at all.

Company Chameleon: Kith/Kin
Hull Truck Theatre
23 March 7:45pm
Admission £15, concessions £10
In association with Hull Dance, Kith/Kin looks at coming of age and peer pressure and examines the events that shape men as friends, brothers, fathers and sons.

Ghosts
Hull Truck Theatre
24 - 26 March 7.45pm
Admission £16.50, concessions £10.50
Love, betrayal and tragedy, Ibsen's study of hidden passions and family secrets remains as dramatically alive as ever in this vital new version.

Verve
Hull Truck Theatre
30 March 7.45pm
Admission £15, concessions £10
From the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and in association with Hull Dance, this energetic, thought provoking piece is performed by some of Europe's most talented young dancers.

The Lady in the Van
Hull Truck Theatre
7 April - 7 May Monday - Saturday 7.45pm Matinees each Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm
Admission Monday - Wednesday £15, Thursday - Saturday £20 Concessions and Matinees £5 off
Alan Bennett has an unusual neighbour. Parked in his garden is a van with a lady in it. This funny, poignant and engaging play from a national treasure stars Surgical Spirit's Nichola McAuliffe.

Handel: Athalia
Hull Bach Choir
Trinity Methodist Church, Cottingham Road (at the corner of Newland Avenue)
Tickets can be bought at the door or reserved in advance by phoning 654 567
5 March 7.30 pm
Admission adult £11, senior citizens £10, students, children and unemployed £5
Handel's Athalia is one of the most important pieces in the history of choral music.
It is a story of supernatural haunting, fear and bloody revenge, based on an historical event - the overthrow of the tyrannical ruler Athalia, daughter of the more famous Jezebel, and the reinstatement of the true heir to the throne. Rarely performed anywhere and last heard in Hull 36 years ago.

Events

Community activities
Preston Road Community Association
Craven Lea Community House, Holmpton Grove, East Hull
Tel: Jennie Paddison 714 458
Email: cravenlea@hotmail.co.uk
A wide range of activities and events take place at Craven Lea, including:

• Indoor carpet bowls Alternate Mondays every month, 1-3pm
• Craft club Tuesdays 1-3pm
• Collection point for the Hull and East Riding Credit Union Thursdays 11am – 12 noon

Preston Road Life newspaper is also collated and edited from Craven Lea and people are welcome to contribute stories or adverts. A large meeting room is available for hire at reasonable rates. Craven Lea is always happy to welcome new volunteers so if you find you have a few hours to spare on a regular basis and would like somewhere to make yourself useful, call the phone number above.

Film

Hull Screen at Reel Cinema
St Stephen's, 116 Ferensway, Kingston Upon Hull, HU2 8LN
Tel: 01509 221 155 www.reelcinemas.co.uk

The Odeon Cinema
Kingston Park, Westenders Way, Kingston Upon Hull, HU1 2TX
Tel: 08712 244 007
www.odeon.co.uk

Cineworld
Gibraltar Road, Kingswood, Kingston Upon Hull, HU7 3DB
Tel: 08712 002 000
www.cineworld.co.uk

Reel
St Stephen's, 116 Ferensway, Kingston Upon Hull, HU2 8LN
Tel: 223113 / 08708 010 870
www.reelcinemas.co.uk

Vue Cinemas
Princes Quay Shopping Centre, Kingston Upon Hull, HU1 2PQ
Tel: 08712 240 240
www.myvue.com

Bowling

AMF Bowling
Oslo Road, Kingston Upon Hull, HU7 0YN
Tel: 08701 183 017

Hollywood Bowl
Gibraltar Road, Kingston Upon Hull, HU7 3DB
Tel: 825656

Sport

Football

Hull City v Norwich City
KC Stadium
Tel: 505 600
Saturday 19 March 3pm

Rugby League

Hull FC v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
KC Stadium
Tel: 505 600
Friday 18 March 8pm

Hull FC v Castleford Tigers
KC Stadium
Friday 1 April 8pm

Hull FC v Bradford Bulls
KC Stadium
Friday 8 April 8pm

Hull KR v Crusaders
Craven Park
08442 490 105
Sunday 13 March 3pm

Hull KR v Huddersfield Giants
Craven Park
Saturday 26 March 6.15pm

Ice Hockey

Hull Stingrays v Edinburgh Capitals
Hull Arena
Tel: 325 252
Saturday 19 March 7pm

Hull Stingrays v Nottingham Panthers
Hull Arena
Sunday 20 March 6pm

Find out more about the events in this guide.

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