Several weeks back, whilst waiting to get some money out of the cash-point at the Dalston Junction crossroads, I noticed a dead seagull on the road. It’s a bit rare to see these agile, corpulent birds as victims of city traffic, it must have been kamikaze-diving for some fast food remnants on the road. In [...]
Last Thursday I went along for my second visit to the recently relocated Arcola Theatre for a performance of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. My first trip there had been to Studio 2, a space not altogether dissimilar to the theatre’s old spaces on Arcola St, for an evening of short, dramatic sketches. Nothing, however, could [...]
With their move to new premises complete and the clamour of the first new show – Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s high profile The Painter – now behind them, I decided to go along to the Arcola on a more subdued evening to get a feel for the new place. For one week only, the theatre was hosting [...]
The Arcola Theatre have recently staged their final productions at their old home on Arcola Street. Based there for the past decade, the owner of the site has decided it’s time for some more luxury apartments in the area and consequently the theatre have found a new home on Ashwin Street, closer to Dalston Junction [...]
To celebrate Black History Month 2010, young people explore fresh visions of Dalston for a one night only performance at the Dalston Trinity Centre, in the heart of Hackney. Our Place on the Stage launches its first cross-arts performance devised entirely by young creatives under the age of twenty-five. The night will be a heady [...]
The gruesome twosome will make their radio debut, since ‘Sachsgate,’ when they record a live podcast for Absolute Radio, from their show at the Hackney Empire on 30th September. Brand said: “I’ll be doing a series of podcasts and the first one will be with Jonathan. Then I’ll be doing between five and ten with [...]
Hackney based thespians, The Hackney Players proudly present London Suite by Neil Simon. This fast paced comedy, follows four different couples staying at an up market London hotel, over looking Hyde Park. Date: Friday 18th & Saturday 19th June Venue: Summit Hall Portland Avenue, Stamford Hill London N16 6EX Tickets: £7, Concessions £5 HACKNEY PLAYERS [...]
Are you 16+? Do you want to sing, dance and perform with an international choreographer and musical director? Come and sign up: May 29th or 30th. 2pm or 3:30pm. Rehearsals: June, July and August. Performances: August 6th, 7th and 8th. Open group auditions at Queensbridge Community Centre, 30 Holly Street, Hackney, London E8 3XW. More [...]
