Count Oederland
This re-discovered drama of thrills and political tension is playing at the Arcola Theatre
Stage
Beowulf – The Panto! – review
This humorous adaptation of Beowulf, the epic Anglo-Saxon poem, is showing at the Rosemary Branch Theatre until 8 January 2012
The Reindeer Monologues
Every Tuesday and Wednesday until Christmas at The Lion, Church Street, Stoke Newington
Poe and Pinter: Macabre Resurrections and The New World Order – reviews
The Hackney Citizen checks out two new site-specific Poe and Pinter-based performances
Murder she wrote: new play highlights Sam Hallam ‘miscarriage of justice’ case
A new ‘verbatim’ play, Someone To Blame, highlights the case of Sam Hallam, who is fighting a ‘miscarriage of justice’
EastEnd Cabaret: The Revolution Will Be Sexual
The Hackney Citizen meets the EastEnd Cabaret characters seeking to lure more adventurous theatregoers into the Arcola Tent
La Chunga – review
Church Street Theatre hosts the first UK performance of Varga Lllosa’s play, La Chunga
Win tickets to English Journey at the Barbican
Simply answer this question correctly: What is the title of Iain Sinclair’s latest book?
Church Street theatre opens
Former Young Vic director Andy McQuade tells the Citizen about his new theatre which has opened in the basement of a Stoke Newington bar
Tell Them That I Am Young And Beautiful
He moved to Hackney almost two decades ago, but only now is celebrated director Marcello Magni bringing an ambitious international work to his local theatre. He explains why it’s taken him so long and why empathy is critical to his art
The Yard Theatre: a performers’ paradise
The Citizen finds out more about this recently-opened Hackney Wick venue
Arcola pitches pop-up tent for theatre, live art and music
The Tent is an addition to Arcola’s new home, situated on one of the sites it hopes to turn into to a 300+ seat main house theatre
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Stoke Newington
Shakespeare’s popular comedy is running in Abney Park Cemetery this month