‘Delighted’: One of Hackney’s leading cultural hotspots says its pandemic recovery efforts are ‘taking effect’
Shoreditch Town Hall’s latest report offers sense of optimism after ‘deep impact’ on finances
Culture
Blue by Caridad Svich, Fizzy Sherbet, podcast review: ‘Immersion that pushes the boundaries of traditional theatre’
The Hackney-founded women’s theatre podcast is in the midst of its first full season, and this episode is ‘incredible’
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
Poetry: Still Lurking In The Dark by Charlie Cook
The local Year 5 student shares his heartfelt verses about Covid at Christmas
‘How can we shift the narrative?’ Photographs of smiling Black schoolboys go on display around Hackney as ‘call to action’
Exhibition by artist Kay Adekunle Rufai closes out this year’s Black history season
Residents urged to have their say on the future of local libraries
Town Hall launches consultation with the aim of putting libraries ‘at the heart of community life’
Council unveils £400k fund to help Hackney’s cultural institutions recover from the pandemic
Around 80 venues can apply for a one-off £5k grant as Town Hall launches Hello Again, Hackney campaign
Through the Looking Glasses, Travis Elborough, book review: ‘A great way to put your own eyewear to use’
The local author turns his lens to the instruments that help him and an estimated four billion others navigate the world
Poetry: Covetous Covid’s Crimes by Zac Eisner
The 11-year-old Hackney resident, who has been home-schooled for a year because his mum is shielding, shares a piece to ‘raise your spirits’
Music’s not dead – how the Premises kept Hackney Road upbeat through the pandemic
Aerosol ‘bombs’ and live streams – the fabled recording studio had to get creative to stay open
Leyla Nazli: ‘We can’t wait to bring people back together, safely’
The Arcola Theatre’s deputy artistic director on a ‘devastating’ year, plans for an outdoor venue, and an upcoming festival aimed at ‘rebuilding community bonds’
Poetry: Screens by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on the ‘shadow play of life’
Poetry: Easing by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on emerging from lockdown
Poetry: Time by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on the slower rhythm of life under lockdown
Culture in quarantine: Where to get your fix from home
With venues upping their online game during lockdown, Alice Jones runs you through some of the best art, music, theatre and literature on offer
Dalston Arts Fair is back for its third annual outing
Thirty local artists will exhibit and sell their work for the arts and crafts weekend starting on 30 November