New Variety at the Hackney Empire
The Hackney Empire was opened on 9 December 1901 and closed, like many other variety theatres, in the late 50s to become a bingo hall. Last year - on its 85th birthday - it opened its doors again as a theatre.
To celebrate the occasion, Open Space recorded an evening of new variety there. Artists appearing were jugglers Mr Adams and Mr Dandridge , comedienne Jenny Lecoat , singing duo Skint Video, singer
Hope Augustus , the Vicious Boys, Terri Carol , pensioner and paper-tearer extraordinaire, and Otiz Cannelloni. Director GAVIN UUTTON Producer JANE OLIVER
Series producer PETER LEE-WRIGHT
Open Space is the programme where the public can make programmes under their own editorial control with help from the Community Programme Unit.