What’s on
Noughts and Crosses
Noughts and Crosses: This gripping Romeo and Juliet story by acclaimed writer Malorie Blackman and adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz is a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.
Ballet Black at 25
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black celebrates its 25th anniversary with a much-anticipated return to Hackney Empire.
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival 2026
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a 2 day jazz festival taking place across De Beauvoir Town, Hackney on 10-11th July 2026.
World Premiere of Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story
The World Premiere of a powerful new documentary celebrating Clyde Best, one of the first Black superstars of English football.
Anansi and the Lost Son
Swallow’s Wings Puppetry presents the infamous character of Anansi in this vibrant endearing tale. Free! Booking essential.
Hackney Thinking Spaces: Her Story
A free creative workshop for young and Black global majority women .
Women of Colour Cycling Collective: International Women's Day Ride & Sauna
Join Women of Colour Cycling Collective for a bike ride and free sauna event on International Women’s Day for women, trans & non-binary folks from global majority backgrounds.
Hackney Thinking Spaces: Her Story
A free creative workshop for young and Black global majority women .
Radical Roots: Rediscovering our lost LGBTQIA+ theatre histories
Unfinished Histories invites you to a celebratory night of playreadings: Where To Now by Martin Patrick and John by Adele Saleem, two acclaimed, diverse LGBTQIA+ Hackney writers working in the 1980s.
Familiar Spaces | A Solo Exhibition by Kuda Mushangi
Glasshouse Contemporary welcomes prize-winning London artist Kuda Mushangi to the gallery with his debut solo exhibition 'Familiar Spaces'.
EMBER & ETHER: Studies in Transformation
EMBER & ETHER: Studies in Transformation is a duo exhibition by Nigerian-British artists Kandre Arámide Hassan and Freda Osayuki Igiogbe.
Windrush Amplified Art display: Jazz Grant
See the work inspired by reflections on personal heritage and what resonated with artist Jazz Grant from objects and archives within the V&A’s collection.
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