Cultural lineage

Variety and music hall

Comedy, song, and speciality acts on the same bill — a format nightclubs displaced everywhere except a handful of rooms still doing it properly.

1 venue in London working in this tradition

Venues

Hackney Empire

291 Mare Street

A Frank Matcham–designed variety theatre on Mare Street — one of East London's great cultural anchors. Hackney Empire programmes theatre, comedy, dance, music…

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Noor -e- Daastan By Bhuwin
Hackney Empire · Sun 6 Sept · 19:00
What Did You Do Yesterday?
Hackney Empire · Mon 7 Sept · 19:30
Fatiha El-Ghorri: Cockney Stacking Doll
Hackney Empire · Thu 10 Sept · 19:30
Marine Leonardi: Mauvaise Graine
Hackney Empire · Sat 12 Sept · 20:00
Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy
Hackney Empire · Fri 18 Sept · 19:30
The Jack & Ash Show Live
Hackney Empire · Sat 19 Sept · 19:30
Laughter to the Rafters
Hackney Empire · Mon 21 Sept · 19:30