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‘Belter for the Shelter’ benefit night sees comedy legends raise money for Hackney charity

The comedy night will raise funds to allow homelessness charity Hackney Night Shelter to continue to provide its vital services

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Collection of iconic Hackney Empire statue sculptor goes up for auction

'The clays, the heat, the oxides and even the water used to form the things I make are in many ways equivalent to the forces which originally shaped the earth'

Author: Claudia Lee

Michael Mason (left) with Hackney Empire sculpture 1989

‘Always a delight’: Mayor hails borough’s young talent as Music Service Gala returns after two-year break

Borough leader handed out awards and grants to pupils and schools in a number of categories

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Always a delight’: Mayor hails borough’s young talent as Music Service Gala returns after two-year break

La bohème, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, stage review: ‘Puccini is still master of the miserable’

Despite a few ‘odd creative choices’, the classic opera’s ghoulish nature remains

Author: Gabriel Wilding

La bohème, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, stage review: ‘Puccini is still master of the miserable’

Arts venues across Hackney announce new wave of discounts and freebies as part of Town Hall’s culture recovery effort

Cut-price tickets for young people and low-income families are among the latest offers

Author: Hackney Citizen

Arts venues across Hackney announce new wave of discounts and freebies as part of Town Hall’s culture recovery effort

Stars pay tribute to Hackney Empire as historic theatre celebrates 120th anniversary

Venue to launch line-up for landmark year with cake-cutting ceremony led by Clive Rowe

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Stars pay tribute to Hackney Empire as historic theatre celebrates 120th anniversary

Drag Race star Bimini Bon Boulash launches debut book at the Hackney Empire

Bimini shot to fame during the second series of the UK version of the hit show

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Drag Race star Bimini Bon Boulash launches debut book at the Hackney Empire

Local venues welcome ‘vital’ grants from government’s Culture Recovery Fund

Arcola Theatre, Hackney Empire and Vortex Jazz Club among those to receive cash in first round of awards

Author: Hackney Citizen

Local venues welcome ‘vital’ grants from government’s Culture Recovery Fund

Alarm raised over local economy as businesses face ‘hard choices’

Hackney Empire, Boulevard Events and Here East offer an insight into the challenges brought on by coronavirus

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Alarm raised over local economy as businesses face ‘hard choices’

Local institutions win big in latest Arts Council funding giveaway

Hackney Empire and the Geffrye Museum two of 12 organisations in London to be awarded grants

Author: Hackney Citizen

The Lovely Bones, Hackney Empire, stage review: ‘Slick look at life in all its shades’

Bryony Lavery’s adaptation of the bestselling novel shows ‘once again that theatre has a magic like nothing else’

Author: Gabriel Wilding

The Lovely Bones, Hackney Empire, stage review: ‘Slick look at life in all its shades’

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

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