Wayne Perrey

Hackney Empire today announced the full cast of its brand new pantomime for 2016, Sleeping Beauty. The West End's leading lady Alexia Khadime (Wicked, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King) will be returning to the site of her stage debut to star as Princess Tahlia (Sleeping Beauty). She will be joined by Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke who returns to Hackney Empire after her appearance in Mother Goose in 2014. They are joined by Gavin Spokes who makes his dameing debut, he joins the Hackney Empire family straight from his Olivier Award-nominated performance as Nicely Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls in the West End.

BETWEEN EMPIRES, a new British musical with book and lyrics by Morgan Mackintosh and Orlando Simon and music by Michail Palaiologou, receives its world premiere at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performing in Symposium Hall beginning today, 12 August through 24 August.

BETWEEN EMPIRES, a new British musical with book and lyrics by Morgan Mackintosh and Orlando Simon and music by Michail Palaiologou, will receive its world premiere at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performing in Symposium Hall from 12 to 24 August.

After the success of their Christmas love song 'Your Presence' with West End star Shona Lindsay, Taylor-Rowan & Hughes are presenting in a public concert for the first time ever, a collection of their original Musical Theatre and Classical Crossover songs.

After the success of their Christmas love song 'Your Presence' with West End star Shona Lindsay, Taylor-Rowan & Hughes are presenting in a public concert for the first time ever, a collection of their original Musical Theatre and Classical Crossover songs.

Hackney Empire, in association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company present Once On This Island with Book & lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

Hackney Empire, in association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company present Once On This Island with Book & lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty