Romeo and Juliet, featuring Roland Gift, lead singer with Fine Young Cannibals, toured nationally and went to the University of New York at Stoneybrook. Bouncers toured extensively and played a nine-week season with Happy Jack and Romeo And Juliet at the Wakefield Theatre Royal and Opera House. September In The Rain played at the Leeds Festival. Sweet Sorrow, by Alan Pater, premiered at the Edinburgh Festival - took part in the Premiere Pick of the Fringe at the Palace Theatre, London, and went to Los Angeles, to play at the Festival of Britain - Orange County. John Godber's new play On The Piste toured nationally for ten months. Treasure Island and Bouncers played at Spring Street over the Christmas and New Year period.

1991

Bouncers continued with its national tour until June. Richard Cameron’s Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down tours regionally before playing at Spring Street and its immediately followed by Woyzeck featuring Con O’Neill, winner of 1988 Laurence Olivier Award for ‘Best performance by an actor in a musical’. A brand new production of Shakers is performed at Hull Truck’s new Assistant Director, Damien Cruden directs Tom McGrath’s Laurel And Hardy for Spring Street. Woyzeck, Bouncers and Shakers play a season in York Arts Centre and Wakefield Theatre Royal and Opera House. Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down and Up ‘n’ Under both play the Edinburgh Festival and Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down goes on tour nationally while Up ‘n’ Under plays at spring for six weeks. Salt Of The Earth tours nationally in the autumn and the Snow Queen plays at Spring Street during the Christmas Season.

1992

Another exciting year for Hull Truck as it celebrates its 21st anniversary. Up ‘N’ Under embarks on a national tour after playing at the Bradford Alhambra. In July Hull Truck takes it to America! John Godber directs April In Paris, starring John Godber and Jane Clifford as Al and Bet. It also features as part of the Wakefield Season along with Jim Cartwright’s To. After this To returns to Spring Street in May. Hull Truck takes Garry Lyons’ new play Frankie And Tommy on a national tour after performing at the Edinburgh Festival in August. Bouncers makes a welcome return to the festival after a season at Spring Street in July. A new play by John Godber, The Office Party, a co-production with Nottingham Playhouse, embarked on a large-scale sell-out tour in August, including Spring Street in the December. Gargling With Jelly plays at Spring Street during the Christmas Season.

1993

This year saw the continuation of the seat appeal, which began in 1992. Early spring sees the return of the ever-popular April In Paris, where Mark Addy (Full Monty) starred as Al.
Then followed by the Hull Truck Originals, My Mother Said I Never Should, It’s A Girl and Fish ‘N’ Leather which was written by popular Hull play write, Gill Adams. Bouncers returned for the summer season. The autumn season saw the closure of Hull Truck Theatre for the refurbishment of the auditorium.

1994

Hull Truck theatre re-opens in April. True to its remit of innovation and commitment to new writing, the season begins with the world premiere of John Godber’s Passion Killers, John’s final in the British trilogy of plays based on Brits abroad. This ran for five weeks at Hull Truck. Damien Cruden directs another premiere, Road Movie, written by Mark Davies Markham, now the Artistic Director with York Theatre Royal, runs for four weeks at Hull Truck. Frederick Harrison’s A Hard Days Night, directed by Neil Sissons follows this. John Godber’s popular, revised and updated Teechers returns for the summer season. Gill Adams’ adults only show, Off Out, directed by Damien Cruden returns for the autumn season. The end of the year sees John Godber’s West End Hit, On The Piste play over the Christmas season.

1995

Teechers plays throughout January. Gordon Steele’s, Award Winning Fringe First Dead Fish followed. World premiere of John Godber’s new production Lucky Sods starring Iain Rogerson and Janet Dibley, better known as ‘Elaine’ in LWT’s “The Two of Us”, and ‘Lorna’, the alcoholic in Eastenders. Zoe Seaton directs John Godber’s September In The Rain running for four weeks. Bouncers, returned for the summer season running for four weeks.
Gordon Steele’s highly acclaimed new production Like A Virgin runs for three weeks at Hull Truck. Up ‘n’ Under, runs for one week as part of a national UK tour. John Godber and Jane Thornton’s new adaptation of Dracula, had a week long run at the Hull Truck in the autumn. John Godber directs the brand new showing of The New Office Party starring Susan Tully (Michelle from Eastenders), strictly for adults only! This plays over the Christmas season.

1996

As Hull Truck Celebrates its 25th Birthday, John Godber’s Lucky Sods returns, followed by Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine. John Godber’s newly revamped, and up-dated Blood, Sweat And Tears premiered at Hull Truck, now 12 years old, running for four weeks.
The Woman In Black, written by Stephen Mallatratt had a three-week run in mid-summer. Followed by the popular sell-out of Gordon Steele’s Like A Virgin, running for three weeks. Following this was a run of the play written by Jane Thornton Shakers. This had a six-week run. Following this, there was a three-month closure of he Hull Truck Theatre, due to funding problems. November saw the re-opening of Hull Truck, after being given major sponsorship from ARCO. This begins with the premiere of John Godber’s brand new play Gym And Tonic, which ran over the Christmas season.

1997

Following the success of Gym And Tonic. January saw the beginning of filming on John Godber’s first film, an adaptation of the popular stage show Up ‘n’ Under, with stars including Samantha Janus (Game On), Neil Morrissey (Men Behaving Badly) and Dave MacCreedy (Preston Front). The next play to be shown at Hull Truck Theatre was Bouncers, the seventies retroversion with plenty of Saturday Night Fever! Alan Ayckbourn’s first play for Hull Truck Relatively Speaking ran for four weeks. A brand new play written by John Godber and directed by Zoe Seaton Weekend Breaks, ran for five weeks. Following this, John Godber’s Gym & Tonic had a four-week run at the Hull Truck Theatre. The world premiere of John Godber’s It Started With A Kiss ran over the Christmas period that proved to be extremely popular, including a Special Gala Performance in aid of the Hull Truck Fund Raising Appeal it then went on a national sell-out tour. Also playing over the Christmas period was John Cunliffe’s The Twelve Days Of Christmas.

1998

January 22nd of this year saw the premiere of John Godber’s film Up ‘n’ Under, which had huge box office success. At the Hull Truck Theatre itself John Godber’s play Hooray For Hollywood premiered which was a tribute to the film debut of Up ‘n’ Under played for a three week run April In Paris followed this, running for three weeks, and then went on to do a national tour. The Easter Comedy Festival was the next big event to occur at Hull Truck, were stars such as Phil Jupitus, Lee & Herring and Gayle Tuesday who contributed to a brilliant collaboration of one-nighters at Hull Truck, bringing liveliness and laughter to the Hull Truck stage. Running throughout May, Keith Waterhouse’s and Willis Hall’s Hall film adapted for the stage, “Billy Liar” was showing. Directed by John Godber, this mix of an entirely northern cast proved very successful. June saw the arrival of Hull Truck 3 x 3 Originals. Here, we saw three racy new plays by three contemporary writers where they really showed their talents off to the Hull Truck Audience.
The 21st Birthday Celebration of Bouncers ran for three weeks at Hull Truck before touring nationally until Christmas 1998, with four dates at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With a cast of William Ilkley, Dicken Ashworth, Gordon Kane and Zach Lee the show was an array of laughter.

1999

This was a year of multiple successes. Joanne Gower joined the Company as General Manager following an appointment to Executive Director. In May 1999, the hard work of the Hull Truck team was acknowledged at the prestigious, annual Chartered Institute of Marketing Awards, where the theatre was delighted to win first and second prize in its category.

The theatre boasted a varied programme. It played host to the cream of performing talent from the top names in literature, comedy, dance and music, to the very best in live theatre.

A chain of storming successes sent Box Office sales through the roof, with several Hull Truck shows, hitting 80% and over. Some productions set brand new, records of achievement. In spring 1999, the World Premiere of John Godber’s Thick As A Brick set the ball of success in action - reaching an awesome 91%. The hilarious Perfect Pitch continued this run of luck, attaining a brilliant 85%.

This pattern of success continued right into the autumn season. One of the greatest highlights was the return of the 80's extravaganza Gold! The production doubled its expected target and reached a staggering 97%! Hot on its heels was the classic Teechers, which came ‘top of the class’, with an incredible 91.51%. The November run of Unleashed was truly wild, with sales hitting an amazing 82%.

John Godber’s prodigious talent was further endorsed in Autumn 1999, when his cult classic, Bouncers was ranked, by the National Theatres NT2000 poll, as one of the greatest plays of the century - another wonderful accolade, to add to the Hull Truck mantelpiece.

The theatre is also delighted to have been granted a new home within the planned Ferensway Development which is set to put Hull and the region firmly on the map.