[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[5] In March 2016 the Council announced a delay in the project and that reopening would not take place until summer 2017.

[6] In early 2017, it was announced that a one-off performance by The Royal Ballet,on 16 September, would officially reopen the theatre.

[7] 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.