Hackney Empire’s work experience week sees teenage theatrical talents learn ‘how to be a producer’
Children aged 14 to 16 shadowed Empire staff and pitched hypothetical productions as part of the theatre’s drive to engage East London’s youth
Village Underground gets new mural to honour Grenfell victims
Ben Okri’s powerful poem about the tragedy is spelt out on the Shoreditch venue’s wall, courtesy of Hackney street artist Ben Eine
East End exhibitions – five of the best for August
Our regular look at the best exhibitions in and around the borough in the coming month features sci-fi, Italian family dynamics and “all manner of erotic mania”…
Hackney Museum goes Pop with new radical printmaking exhibition
Warhol to Walker: American prints from pop art to today traces the movement’s influence on Hackney’s political posters
Meet the man monkeying around with 1970s T-shirt transfers
Andrew Rutland runs Let It Gibbon, a stall that allows people to cut and paste their selection of authentically retro decals onto their own unique shirt
A cinema lover’s double-bill: council approve licence for new Hoxton cinema as Rio launches crowdfunder
Mayor Glanville lends support to the all-new Curzon planned for Pitfield Street and Sadiq Khan is among backers of the long-promised ‘RIOgeneration’
Avant-garde musicians lend support to Grenfell Tower victims as Cafe Oto benefit announced
The Dalston event comprises two performances – a matinee and an evening show – and attendees will hear a dizzying range of genres from free jazz piano to avant-garde techno
Homerton Hospital’s surprising commitment to art continues – with a little bit of politics
We meet Shaun Caton, the man in charge of Homerton Hospital’s exhibitions (including latest Underbelly Britain) as well as its huge art collection and groundbreaking creative therapies
Broadway Market’s most enigmatic furniture shop: we talk to the shopkeeper/owner of Broadway Retro
Broadway Retro has no web presence, no sign and is “mainly shut” – but a look around and a chat with owner and shopkeeper Sarah Bancroft reveals many a reason to visit, and some fascinating insights into the storied market
The Space Lady @ Cafe Oto, live music review: ‘street musician turned astral guardian of lo-fi’
The San Fransisco street musician turned winged helmet-wearing purveyor of woozy cover songs filled the boiling hot Dalston venue with joy