Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Musical – Hull New Theatre
Hull city centre was illuminated with the regal colour purple on Thursday evening, in honour of the king of chocolatiers, Mr Willie Wonka, who, along with an amazing cast, crew and orchestra, brought Roald Dahl’s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: The Musical, to life on the Hull New Theatre stage.
We theatregoers also got the royal treatment by walking on a plush purple carpet into the venue, itself decorated with purple and gold balloons.
What a magnificent start to the autumn season.
The story centres around a young lad called Charlie Bucket, who lives with his two sets of bedridden grandparents and his mother in a shack.
Charlie (Haydn Court - definitely a future stage star) spends his spare time sifting through the local rubbish site looking for trinkets he can give to hi...
