‘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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
Alter Ego 2019: Singer-songwriter Angelina ‘ecstatic’ after winning top talent contest
The 18-year-old beat eight other finalists at the event, which also saw the launch of the council’s Discover Young Hackney Festival
Anthropocene, Hackney Empire, theatre preview: ‘A modern opera worthy of consideration’
The Scottish Opera and Royal Opera House team up for this ‘genuine thriller’ about an Arctic expedition which comes unstuck
Hackney Empire announces new artistic director in leadership shake-up
Longtime member of the creative team Yamin Choudury replaces panto pioneer Susie McKenna, who stepped down at the start of 2017
Hamlet, Hackney Empire, review: RSC’s African restaging brings the energy of youth to the tragedy
The Royal Shakespeare Company come to Hackney with a West African-influenced production that features their first use of a black actor in the title role
‘They believe because we believe’: an interview with the stars of the Empire’s panto Cinderella
We talk to Aisha Jawando and Kat B, playing Cinderella and an Ugly Sister respectively, about what panto is all about
‘We’ve got the homeless of Hackney sick of sourdough!’: Volunteer project dishes up weekly meals for the needy
A spin-off from a project born in the Calais Jungle, Refugee Community Kitchen sets up shop every Thursday outside Hackney Central Library