panto – Hackney Citizen

Panto returns to Hoxton Hall after venue agrees deal with leading theatre company

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 20 February 2020 at 15:19

After a break last year, the popular Victorian music hall is bringing the Christmas tradition back with a production of Sleeping Beauty

‘They believe because we believe’: an interview with the stars of the Empire’s panto Cinderella

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 1 December 2017 at 16:37

Kat B (left) and Aisha Jawando (middle) in Cinderella, which is at Hackney Empire until 31 December Photograph: Robert Workman

We talk to Aisha Jawando and Kat B, playing Cinderella and an Ugly Sister respectively, about what panto is all about

Prize panto cow steals the show

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 1 December 2010 at 14:33

Buttercup, from this year’s Jack & the Beanstalk production at the Hackney Empire, has made the top five shortlist

Jack and the Beanstalk

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 1 December 2010 at 13:57

Clive Rowe as Dame Trot in Jack and the Beanstalk

Enjoy a show of organised festive chaos at the Hackney Empire

Popular panto star has high hopes for Hackney Empire

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 27 April 2010 at 07:57

Christopher Biggins voices support and concern