Hear the New Voices of Yorkshire theatre

FROM greed and ambition in the banking world to a fictionalised encounter between Bond creator Ian Fleming and American writer Ernest Hemingway, a new drama festival in Hull has it all.

The New Voices festival will see the work of 15 up and coming writers performed over two nights next month.

The show is the first from the Hull branch of Script Yorkshire, formed just six months ago.

Director Peter Lawson said: “All of the writers are very different and there is a real mix of work. Having worked closely with the writers to develop their work I can confidently say that there is some real talent. The festival is all about new writing and giving this selection of new voices from Hull and the surrounding area a stage.

“The end result will be a very entertaining couple of evenings for audiences to enjoy.”

Scripts will be performed by professional actors alongside performing arts students from the Hull College, and will be staged in the college’s Riverside Theatre auditorium.

Chairwoman of the Hull branch of Script Yorkshire, Kate Hainsworth, said: “The Hull branch has got up and running with incredible speed since it was formed in summer last year. We quickly realised the drive and ambition that we all had as writers, and that, collectively, we all wanted to get our work in front of the public.

“There is a really wide choice of work on offer. I hope that people will choose to come to both nights and enjoy the work of all of our branch members.”

The New Voices festival will be performed in the Riverside Theatre, Horncastle Building, Hull College, on Tuesday, February 3 and Wednesday, February 4 at 7.30pm with a different programme of work each night. Tickets are available for 4 (3 concessions) per night or 7 (5) for both nights from the Box Office (01482) 598979.