Baby, He Loves You artwork by Jemma Klein
A Middle Child production
Baby, He Loves You
Written by Maureen Lennon
Music by Ysabelle Wombwell
Directed by Paul Smith
How well do we know those who love us the most?
Bride-to-be Jodie is enjoying a rollercoaster of engagement parties and hen dos as her big day approaches. But when skeletons begin to tumble out of the closet, she must finally question what it means to love your family, no matter what.
Baby, He Loves You is a new play by Hull writer, Maureen Lennon, that brings together original music, aerial acrobatics and storytelling under the intense gaze of a wedding party on Stage@TheDock.
Get your glad rags on and join your fellow guests in a decked-out marquee by the Humber for a wedding unlike any other.
Baby, He Loves You features original music by Ysabelle Wombwell and is directed by Paul Smith, with choreography by Danielle Clements, set design by Bethany Wells, costume design by Sian Thomas, lighting design by Jessie Addinall and sound design by Tom Smith.
It is Maureen Lennon’s first full-length commission with Middle Child since Us Against Whatever in 2019, which ran at Hull Truck Theatre and the Liverpool Everyman.
Guidance
Age recommendation: 16+
Running time: Approx. 2hrs 15m, including an interval. This has been revised since rehearsals started.
Content warnings: strong language, misogyny, sex, discussion of sexual assault and sexual harassment. See our content notes page for a more detailed plot summary.
Cast
Creative and Production Team
Writer
Composer and Musical Director
Director
RTYDS Intensive Residency Director
(Funded by the RTYDS Annie Castledine Award)
Rachael Abbey
Dramaturg
Set Designer
Choreographer
Costume Designer
Siân Thomas
Sound Designer
Lighting Designer
Company Stage Manager
Shona Wright
Stage Manager
Sarah Goodyear
Deputy Stage Manager
Sound Engineer
Jack Pellatt
Front of House Manager
Rachel Clark
Tickets
Pay What You Decide
Suggested price of £20, available from £15.
You will be taken to the website of Hull Truck Theatre, who are managing sales, to book your tickets.
Friday 26 April
7.00pm (Doors 6.15pm)
Saturday 27 April
1.00pm – BSL (Doors 12.15pm)
Saturday 27 April
7.00pm – BSL (Doors 6.15pm)
Sunday 28 April
1.00pm (Doors 12.15pm)
Sunday 28 April
7.00pm (Doors 6.15pm)
Ticket Details
Hull Truck Theatre are selling tickets on our behalf. If you have any issues booking tickets, please contact the box office team at Hull Truck Theatre on 01482 323638 or boxoffice@hulltruck.co.uk.
Standard
We are trialling a pay what you decide ticketing system for this event, with no concession prices. Our suggested ticket price is £20, however you can choose from £15 upto £100. Those who are able to pay extra will help us to make tickets available for those who can’t afford the suggested price. Read more about this model in our blog post.
Affordable Ticket Draw
We recognise that even £15 is not accessible for many people, so have reserved a number of tickets for each performance, which we will offer for free or £5 each through a random draw, dependent on us securing funding. Enter the draw.
Essential Companion – Free
A free, no-questions-asked additional ticket for any disabled audience member who requires an essential companion. To book, please order 2x standard tickets, then apply the essential companion discount code on the Event Summary ‘Basket’ page. This will then convert 1x standard ticket to a free one.
Unreserved Seating
Seating is unreserved, with guests sat around tables, like at a wedding. Large groups may be separated: if you need to sit with your group for any access requirements, or because of the nature of the show’s content, or if you need to sit near the stage for lip-reading, please add a note to the access requirements box when prompted at checkout.
BSL Performances – 27 Apr
The 1pm and 7pm performances on Saturday 27 April will be interpreted by Sarah Cox. Seating with the best view of Sarah will be reserved for BSL users, who can do so by checking the BSL users box at checkout.
Wheelchair Users
To reserve a wheelchair space, please book a standard ticket and add a note to the access requirements box at checkout.
Venue Details
Address
Humber St, Hull, HU1 1UU
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Car Parking
Available in the Fruit Market multi-storey car park, a one-minute walk away, on Blackfriargate.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is the Old Harbour stop, next to Stage@TheDock. This stop is served by the number 20 bus.
Toilets
Toilets, including accessible toilets, will be available at all times at Nibble, next to the venue.
Bar
A bar is available inside the marquee, run by Taphouse, of Humber Street.
Audience Resources
Hull Domestic Abuse Partnership (DAP) – 01482 318759
Hull Women’s Aid – 01482 446099
Preston Road Women’s Centre – 01482 790310
The Survivors Trust – 0808 801 0818
Rape Crisis – 0808 500 2222
Samaritans -116 123
Shout (24/7 text service for mental health support) – Text 85258
DAP Domestic Abuse Men’s Practitioner – 01482 613978
Mental Health Advice and Support – 0800 138 0990
Strength to Change (working with perpetrators of domestic abuse) – 01482 613403
See Also
Q&A with Maureen Lennon
We sat down with Hull playwright, Maureen Lennon, to find out more about her inspiration and writing process behind Baby, He Loves You.
Rehearsal diary
Assistant director Rachael Abbey shares her reflections from the first two weeks inside the rehearsal room.
Theatre funding and ticket prices
Audience development manager Jamie Potter writes about the challenge of making tickets affordable, in the current climate of theatre funding.
Baby, He Loves You is supported by:
