Hull is one of the world's great maritime cities. It is a place where ships and seafarers have come and gone for hundreds of years, leaving in their wakes countless stories of excitement, danger, loss and triumph.
Between Saturday 24 October and Sunday 1 November, Maritime Tales Week will tell many of these incredible stories through an exciting mix of storytelling, film, theatre, crafts, poems and a whole lot more!
All of our performances will be available to watch online on either our Twitter, Facebook page or YouTube channel.
| Date and Time | Performance | Details | Good for | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 24 October, 9am | Welcome to the first Maritime Tales Week | The Lord Mayor is the opening act for our first ever Maritime Tales Week. | Adult | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sat 24 October, 12noon | Welcome to Hull: Yorkshire's Maritime City | Councillor Hale introduces the HYMC project | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sat 24 October, 12.02pm | Behind the Scenes: The North End Shipyard | Find out how this historic dry dock will become the new home of the Arctic Corsair. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sat 24 October, 2pm | A sea shanty with Spare Hands | Tap your foot along to a rousing sea shanty performed by Spare Hands. | All Ages | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sat 24 October, 6pm | The Jumblies by Edward Lear | Join Burnsy from Radio Humberside as he tells us the incredible tale of the Jumblies, who went to sea in a sieve. Written by Edward Lear. | Families | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sat 24 October, 7pm | Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Enjoy a reading of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's classic poem, in which an ancient mariner recalls a hauting and deadly voyage. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sun 25 October, 12noon | Behind the Scences: The Hull Maritime Museum | Get the inside scoop on some of the exciting changes that the Hull: Yorkshire's Maritime City Project will bring to the Hull Maritime Museum. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sun 25 October, 2pm | A sea shanty with Spare Hands | Tap your foot along to a rousing sea shanty performed by Spare Hands. | All Ages | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sun 25 October, 6pm | A Fishy Tale by Frances Kelly | Make sure you are sitting comfortably as local storyteller Frances Kelly takes us on a super seafaring adventure. | Families | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Mon 26 October, 1pm | Crafts for Kids: Build a Boat | It's time to get crafty as Jemma and Rachel show us how to build our own boats. Where will you sail to with yours? | Families | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Mon 26 October, 2pm | A sea shanty with Spare Hands | Tap your foot along to a rousing sea shanty performed by Spare Hands. | All Ages | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Mon 26 October, 6pm | The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear | Join Andy Train for an exciting reading of the Owl and the Pussy Cat, who went to sea in a beautiful pea green boat. Don't forget to bring the boat that you made earlier! Written by Edward Lear. | Families | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Mon 26 October, 7pm | The Diary of the Last Leviathans. Episode One: The Diana Sets Sail | Written and performed by Theatre on the Edge, The Diary of the Last Leviathans tells the harrowing story of a Hull whaling ship's voyage to the Arctic in 1866. In Episode One, the crew of The Diana set sail in good cheer but are unware that trouble is on the horizon. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Tue 27 October, 12noon | The Odyssey by Homer | Enjoy an excerpt from Homer's epic poem about the seafaring adventures of Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, as he tries to make his way home after the Trojan War. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Tue 27 October, 2pm | A sea shanty with Spare Hands | Tap your foot along to a rousing sea shanty performed by Spare Hands. | All Ages | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Tue 27 October, 3pm | Names for the Sea in 1453 by Rebecca Drake | Sit back and relax as our Poet-in-Residence Rebecca Drake recites her poem Names for the Sea in 1453. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Tue 27 October, 7pm | The Diary of the Last Leviathans. Episode 2: In Search of Whales | Written and performed by Theatre on the Edge, The Diary of the Last Leviathans tells the harrowing story of a Hull whaling ship's voyage to the Arctic in 1866. In Episode Two, The Diana sets sail for Baffin Bay in search of whales. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Wed 28 October, 1pm | Crafts for Kids: Create some Scrimshaw | It's time to get crafty as Jemma and Rachel show us how to create and decorate our own piece of replica scrimshaw. | Families | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Wed 28 October, 6pm | Meet a Hull Whaler | Travel back in time to Victorian Hull to meet a Hull whaling captain and his wife. Don't forget to bring your scrimshaw with you! | All Ages | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. |
| Wed 28 October, 7pm | The Diary of the Last Leviathans. Episode 3: The Struggle for Survival | Written and performed by Theatre on the Edge, The Diary of the Last Leviathans tells the harrowing story of a Hull whaling ship's voyage to the Arctic in 1866. In Episode Three, the crew of The Diana struggle in the face of ice cold conditions. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Thur 29 October, 2pm | A sea shanty with Spare Hands | Tap your foot along to a rousing sea shanty performed by Spare Hands. | All Ages | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Thur 29 October, 3pm | Riddles: Walking Stanzas by Rebecca Drake | Sit back and relax as our Poet-in-Residence Rebecca Drake recites her poem Riddles: Walking Stanzas. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Thur 29 October, 7pm | The Diary of the Last Leviathans. Episode Four: Trapped in the Ice | Written and performed by Theatre on the Edge, The Diary of the Last Leviathans tells the harrowing story of a Hull whaling ship's voyage to the Arctic in 1866. In Episode Four, disaster strikes the crew of the Diana amidst the ice of Baffin Bay. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Fri 30 October, 1pm | Crafts for Kids: Make a pirate's telescope | It's time to get crafty as Jemma and Rachel show us how to make our very own pirate telescopes. Will you spot any buried treasure? | Families | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Fri 30 October, 2pm | Behind the Scenes: The Spurn Lightship | Find out about some of the exciting changes that the Hull: Yorkshire's Maritime City Project will bring to the Spurn Lightship. | All Ages | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Fri 30 October, 6pm | Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson | Enjoy a reading from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel Treasure Island. Don't forget to bring your pirate telescope! | Families | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sat 31 October, 12noon | Hull Fishing Heritage Centre - The Ian Fleming Tragedy | Chairman of Bullnose Heritage Group Jerry Thompson recalls the fateful events of Christmas Day 1973 on board the Hull Trawler Ian Fleming. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sat 31 October, 1pm | Crafts for Kids: Make a whale | It's time to get crafty as Jemma and Rachel show us how to make our very own whale. What name will you give yours? | Families | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sat 31 October, 6pm | Jonah and the Grampus by Marriott Edgar | Join actor Gordon Meredith to hear the tale of Jonah and the Grampus with an exciting Hull twist. Make sure you have your craft whales at the ready! Written by Marriot Edgar. | Families | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sun 1 November, 12noon | The Humber Keel and Sloop Society with song by Mick McGarry | Come on board Comrade and hear the fascinating story of the Humber Keels and Sloops, along with a song by Mick McGarry. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sun 1 November, 1pm | Tour of the Hull Fishing Heritage Centre - Part Two | Take a tour of the Hull Fishing Heritage Centre on Hessle Road from the comfort of your own home! With thanks to our friends at the Hull Bullnose Heritage Group. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sun 1 November, 3pm | From the Archive - The People Speak | As our first Maritime Tales Week comes to a close, we stop to remember what Hull's maritime history means to people who live here. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
| Sun 1 November, 6pm | Moby Dick by Herman Melville | Enjoy a reading from Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick, which tells the tale of an obsessive captain's quest for revenge on a great, white whale. | Adults | This performance will be able to be viewed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. |
