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Hackney Empire

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Hackney Empire
Restored theatre with community remit, grand interior and eclectic programme, plus famous pantomime.
Address: 291 Mare St, London E8 1EJ, UK
Phone: 020 8985 2424
State: Greater London
City: London
Zip Code: E8 1EJ

opening times

Monday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

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Reviews
Excellent venue. Hackney Central Station just around the corner on Mildmay Overground Line. Front of House & theatre staff very polite & helpful. Saw The Drifters and the performance, sound & lighting were terrific. Real Party atmosphere. Beautifully renovated decor and great view from our Dress Circle seats.nI bought a round from Dress Circle Bar but the local pubs are nothing to recommend if you want pre show drinks. Baxters Court Wetherspoons upstairs bar was the best.
Watched Cinderella pantomime with children I teach. It was great - for both the children and the adults - plus the staff were friendly and the atmosphere was amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
First panto I went to and I enjoyed it! Favourite characters were cinderella and the wicked stepsisters. Comfortable seats and pretty interior. Onsite bar with many options.
Just love this place. Old style Victorian theatre with red puffy seats. The fairly recent renovation has not taken anything away from its genuine character. A very historic place in London.
Visited the Hackney Empire to watch Romeo and Juliet. I haven’t been to this theatre in over 9 years. The venue was clean, the seat itself was comfortable, however they were very cramped. The chair in-front was digging into my knees, and the seats were quite high off the floor, my feet were not able to touch the ground.nnThe lighting was impressive and was not too much. The music was great, I was seating in the upper circle on the left and it was quite hard to make out what the actors were saying as it was not that clear.nnThe toilets were clean and they had quite a few available so you didn’t have to wait in a line to use the toilet. You cannot bring snacks or drinks into the theatre but they do have a place inside where you can buy snacks and drinks. So that rule doesn’t make too much sense, as security check your bags anyways.nnThe security downstairs were lovely, we had a nice chat while they were checking our bags and scanning our tickets. It was easy to collect our ticket from the ticket box.nnThe performances were passionate and heartfelt, and the staging brought a fresh, modern twist to the classic. Even though I could not really understand what they were saying as they were using old English. The only reason I knew what was going on was because I’ve watched and read Romeo and Juliet a million times.nnThe set design was creative, and the actors really captured the emotion of the story. 5 minutes from the end the sound went, and we had a little intermission for it to be fixed. But the actors were very professional they did not break character and they kept going until there were told to stop. When they kept going however they were still able to project their voices.
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Hackney Town Hall 50 meters
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Trelawney Estate 100 meters
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Graham Road / Hackney Central 140 meters
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Hackney Central 180 meters
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