Actors Joe McFadden, Bill Ward, and Ben Onwukwe stood side by side with an image of a prison on the right.

The Shawshank Redemption

Date
When
21 Oct - 25 Oct 2025
Genre
Genre
Play
Audience
Audience
Suitable for All Ages
Venue
Venue
Hull New Theatre

Despite protests of his innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murders of his wife and her lover. Incarcerated in the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone.

Andy strikes up an unlikely friendship with the prison fixer Red, and things start to take a slight turn for the better. However, when Warden Stammas decides to bully Andy into subservience and exploit his talents for accountancy, a desperate plan is quietly hatched…

Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella, this thrilling stage production examines friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum-security facility. The 1994 feature film was nominated for seven Academy Awards.

Starring Joe McFadden as Andy Dunfrense, Ben Onwukwe - Ellis 'Red' Redding, and Bill Ward plays Warden Stammas.

Joe McFadden's numerous television credits include PC Joe Mason in Heartbeat, Raf in Holby City and, of course, the 2017 winner of Strictly Come Dancing. Theatre credits include 2:22, The Rocky Horror Show and Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd. Ben Onwukwe boasts a 30 year stage career including leading roles with the RSC and the Royal Court, and eleven years on TV as Recall McKenzie in London’s Burning. Bill Ward is best known for his long-running performances as Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street and James Barton in Emmerdale but most recently has been baring all as Gerald in the UK tour of The Full Monty.

★ ★ ★ ★ 'Electrifying – it truly is a must-see show' – The Observer


Adapted by Owen O'Neill & Dave Johns

Based on the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

Directed by David Esbjornson

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Tue 21 Oct
Wed 22 Oct
Thu 23 Oct
Thu 23 Oct
AD Audio described

The performance, including costumes, set design and artist expressions, will be described via a set of headphones for those with a visual impairment.

Fri 24 Oct
Sat 25 Oct
Sat 25 Oct
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