Hackney Empire at night
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Hackney Empire

  • Theatre | Off-West End
  • Hackney
Sonya Barber
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Time Out says

Talk about an east London institution: Mare Street’s Hackney Empire has been entertaining the crowds of the East End since 1901, with interludes as a bingo hall and television studio (it was even once at risk of being flattened into a car park.) Its gilded stage has been graced by Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, Houdini, Marie Lloyd, Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong and countless more superstars from recent times. Stellar comedians and one-off special gigs are the big draws here, along with the legendary yearly panto, which books up far in advance. Also popular are the tours of its Grade II-listed auditorium, which take place during Open House London weekend in September.

Details

Address
291 Mare St
London
E8 1EJ
Transport:
Rail: Hackney Central Overground
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What’s on

James Acaster

You’ll have a job getting into any of James Acaster’s bewildering multitude of London solo shows this March, although if you’re a fan of the subversive comedy superstar – and who isn’t – then by all means sign up for a waiting list, and it looks like his Hackney Empire shows (technically in April) aren’t entirely sold out at time of writing. These dates are, apparently, a basically finished new show, just it dosn’t have a name, with the only description the delightfully flip ‘a brand new show, full of everything you love about James Acaster and more!’. But you can also catch him at the head of a frankly sensational bill at a charity gig for The Bike Project earlier in the month at the Union Chapel. At time of writing it’s not sold out and as well as Acaster you get Sophie Duker, Janine Harouni, Catherine Bohart, Olga Koch and Jack Barry on the bill.
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