Immediate Theatre - Hackney Citizen

Same Streets, Different Lives - stories of Whitechapel and Shadwell

Fans of the Hackney and Newham History Social Club podcast will be delighted to hear that a clutch of new episodes has been released

Author: Hackney Citizen

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Council warned of ‘damaging’ school behaviour policies and ‘racism’ towards pupils

Town Hall reviewing behaviour policies in bid to bring down suspensions and exclusions

Author: Hackney Citizen

'It wasn’t until this podcast that I really started paying attention properly to the history right on our doorstep'

This audio-based history aims to connect what is happening locally in the present with the rich past of the East London area

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‘Something special’: Artworks by Hackney teenagers go on display at former royal residence

Young people from Immediate Theatre join arts takeover at Cumberland Lodge

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‘Something special’: Artworks by Hackney teenagers go on display at former royal residence

Dalston’s Immediate Theatre ask – what’s your story?

The community arts group have created a programme that uses creativity to help adults gain employment after receiving filmmaking training

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Snap happy: learning how to use film equipment with What's Your Story? Photograph: Immediate Theatre

Hackney’s mayor cuts the cake as Immediate Theatre celebrates 20th anniversary

Birthday bash held at the Arcola for pioneering charity that runs youth theatre workshops on estates and in areas of high deprivation

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Hackney’s mayor cuts the cake as Immediate Theatre celebrates 20th anniversary

Council launches £640k recycling rewards scheme despite ‘mixed results’

Government-funded initiative is part of a fresh drive to boost stagnant recycling rates in Hackney, but research suggests such schemes are ‘unreliable’

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All the world’s a stage: Immediate Theatre is out to change young people’s lives

Hackney charity uses drama to make a difference with bold productions and estate-based workshops

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