We are a community arts centre in the less fashionable part of east london, Homerton in sunny Hackney E9. We have occupied the former Homerton library for the last 31 years as a creative space on a shoe string budget with its many ups & downs & occasional triumphs which accompany such a position!
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Our spaces include a theatre for live music, cabaret & theatre productions which include the fantastic "A CRACKING NIGHT OUT" cabaret nights on the last Sunday of each month. The next gigs are:SUNDAY 27th JANUARY 2008This first Cracking Night Out of 2008 will feature:
The one and only Comedy & Poetry Superstar JOHN HEGLEY! ,
Performance legend in the making PATRIZIA PAOLLINI;
A new piece from DORIS LATRINE,
Musical musings of the most bizzare kind the return of the wonderful SJAAK,
Dance and Performance art.... AS ONE! from HELEN PLEWIS
River dwelling poet CHARLOTTE ANSELL
From Germany FRANK unt his UKEPSYCHIC DAVE is our esteemed compere!
Toshi's DONKEYMONKEY Japanese snack bar will be serving veggie sushi & other snacks from the far east.
In the bar is DJ THE DUKE MURPHY "60's garage, 50's stomping, R&B and other collectable slices of 7" vinyl. Curious videos above the head of the D.J. from Minikevs.DOORS 7.15pm SHOW 8.15pm
Admission: £8.00 (£6.50 conc)
If you want to subscribe to our CRACKING NIGHT OUT MAILING LIST, please call 020 8533 0227 or email [email protected]
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------------- We have a separate bar area with a small stage & P.A. which hosts regular Wednesday night jazz jam sessions & on Tuesdays a monthly blues session & CORE ARTS long running KRAZY KATZ & DOGS night. It has a top notch baby football table & general alcohol consumption facilities.
Upstairs we are lucky to have a black & white and a colour darkroom; a mirrored rehearsal space suitable for theatre & dance practice & a small room suitable for meetings & rehearsals which don't need a mirror!
A small photographic gallery space in the downstairs corridor is also put to good use with a regularly changing series of exhibitions.
We host touring professional childrens shows & accompanying activities every Saturday in term times, at a very low entry price. We have a number of dance and drama classes for children throughout the week & we always present a Mas band for the Notting Hill carnival in conjunction with Homerton Adventure Playground.
Our adult classes include the long running & ever popular BELLYDANCE with Michaella; PHOTOGRAPHY with Peter Young; ACTING workshops for adults & children with Sylvester Williams (from Eastenders); YOUTH LIVE drama classes with Cannan; STREET DANCE classes from Psychotic Dance & MORE!
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