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World renowned Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel urged Hackney musicians to play with passion during an open rehearsal of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet

Oz the Great and Powerful – review

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 20 March 2013 at 12:45

All star cast in return to the land of Oz

Stranger in a Borrowed Land – review

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 March 2013 at 13:37

Lotte Moos was a writer on Hackney’s radical literary scene in the 1970s

London Folk Tales – review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 17:56

Thirty tales of London drawn from oral history, written sources and local reminiscences marvel in the mystery of the great city

Cloud Atlas – review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 7 March 2013 at 18:12

Tom Hanks and Halle Berry star in this adaptation of the David Mitchell novel

A Good Day to Die Hard – review

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 February 2013 at 15:09

Bruce Willis stars in another installment of the Die Hard franchise

Spit Jack’s – a taste of Spain

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 16 February 2013 at 15:43

Sarah Gill samples the authentic and reasonably priced tapas at Spit Jack’s

Eight Days A Week – Fades to Valentine pink

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 13 February 2013 at 16:26

Punk rock outfit The Fades get in the mood for Valentine’s Day with double A-side single

Whatever Happened to Harold Absalon? – review

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 13 February 2013 at 16:03

Simon Okotie’s novel concerns a mysterious disappearance and an absurdly pedantic investigator

Prophesy – prophets and loss of love

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 13 February 2013 at 15:30

A young Paris and Helen of Troy are lead characters in Prophesy, a play intent on going against the theatrical grain

London for Lovers – review

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 13 February 2013 at 14:36

A new guidebook offers ideas for Valentine’s Day outings

Lincoln – review

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 12 February 2013 at 19:23

Daniel Day-Lewis gives a great performance in Steven Spielberg’s latest picture

Mare Rider – review

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 11 February 2013 at 19:47

Arcola co-founder Leyla Nazli’s new play has echoes of The Master and Margarita’s magical realism