Posts Tagged ‘hackney empire’
Alas! Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet tour to stop at Hackney Empire next year
Londoner Paapa Essiedu to star in the production, which reimagines Denmark as a modern, African-influenced state
Read MoreMichael Jackson auditions coming to Hackney Empire
Motown the Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre looking for young local talent with ‘moves like Michael’
Read MoreEmpire stars Clive Rowe and Sharon D Clarke get gongs in New Year’s Honours list
MBEs, or should that be MHEs, for panto stalwarts, and an OBE for Chaya Spitz of the Interlink Foundation in Stamford Hill
Read More‘I love it!’ Hackney Empire’s new pantomime villain Sharon D. Clarke on ‘taking the boos’
Hackney Empire pantomime regular Sharon D. Clarke has shed her fairy godmother skin to become the malevolent fairy Carabosse in this year’s show
Read MoreSleeping Beauty, Hackney Empire, review: ‘I was still dancing as I left the theatre’
Classic story has been brought up to date by Susie McKenna’s stellar writing and direction
Read MoreConcert pitch – November gig guide for Hackney
Some of the best new live acts are set to grace the borough this month
Read MoreMeet the man asking Hackney to ‘donate privilege’
Founder of Arts Emergency explains why we need to tackle privilege in the arts
Read MoreJack and the Beanstalk, Hackney Empire, review: hilariously silly and mischievous
This year’s Hackney Empire pantomime reimagines Jack and the Beanstalk as a climate change fable
Read MoreMother Goose review: a dame good show at Hackney Empire!
Clive Rowe and Sharon D. Clarke return to the cast for the Hackney Empire panto
Read MoreRudy's Rare Records is 'black High Fidelity', says show's creator
Lenny Henry stars in play of radio comedy in which three generations of a family try to stop developers from turning their record shop into a supermarket
Read MoreHackney Empire cafe reopens as the latest food and music venture by Platterform
Former cafe has become the newest addition to Hackney’s ‘cultural quarter’
Read MoreKenyan runners top podium at Hackney’s first half marathon
Over 12,500 runners tackle the 13.1 mile long course at Run Hackney on Sunday
Read MoreIs it time to rethink our cities?
Jan Gehl’s documentary The Human Scale screening at the Hackney Empire this month explores the relationship between cities and their inhabitants
Read MorePuss in Boots at Hackney Empire – review
Kat B is the top cat of ‘Hackneyonia’ in this year’s gag-fest
Read MoreActor and panto dame join cow at fun run launch
Christopher Biggins and Kat B at Hackney Empire for launch of Dame Dash to support hospice
Read MoreHow Edwardian founder of Clapton family business electrified the Hackney Empire
Grandson tells how forebear’s work at playhouse helped him set up iconic institution
Read MoreHackney Empire wins payout from insurers Aviva
Venue celebrates success of legal fight waged with help from Lord Sugar
Read MoreMadama Butterfly and The Mikado at the Hackney Empire – preview
Two operatic masterpieces will be performed in September courtesy of noted company CO-Opera Co
Read MoreThe Light Surgeons set to operate live at the Hackney Empire
The audio-visual collective will play Malaysia inspired show this month
Read MoreTaking on the Empire – review
Taking on the Empire tells the story of how an old bingo hall was transformed into what is now the Hackney Empire
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