Alter Ego – Hackney Citizen

Hackney Empire boosts youth engagement by 12 per cent in a year

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 30 September 2019 at 14:12

Four thousand youngsters got involved in the theatre’s Creative Futures scheme in 2019, and its annual talent show is set to go global

Alter Ego 2019: Singer-songwriter Angelina ‘ecstatic’ after winning top talent contest

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 14 May 2019 at 12:35

The 18-year-old beat eight other finalists at the event, which also saw the launch of the council’s Discover Young Hackney Festival

Hackney Empire’s work experience week sees teenage theatrical talents learn ‘how to be a producer’

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 21 July 2017 at 00:17

Empire state of mind: the twelve prospective producers. Photographs: Andrew Barnes

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

Hackney students star in East Side Story dance film

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 6 February 2014 at 17:14

Film based on West Side Story gives tale of star-crossed lovers a Hackney setting