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The good news is that the Arcola Theatre in Dalston has
been in operation now for over a year, has put on some great stuff, and is going strong.
To celebrate their first anniversary they staged an entertaining version of the musical I
Can Get It for You Wholesale set in New York's 1930's garment district. The Arcola
an ex-clothing factory made an excellent venue for the event, fully exploited (as
usual) by the production design. Continuing the musical theme, on at the moment and
running until 27 April is 1933 And All That. This Edinburgh Festival hit, devised
and orchestrated by Mario Borciani and starring Anna Zapparoli, follows the careers of
poets and composers such as Wedekind, Brecht, Eisler and Weill. And, to build on last
year's highly successful collaboration between himself and Mehmet Ergen on the production
of A Midsummer' Night's Dream, from 30 April to 1 June Jack Shepherd returns to
the Arcola in the title role of Macbeth. Don't miss it!
In the gallery currently running is an exhibition of large scale, large themed paintings
under the title of The Outline Man by Karl Bielik. From 21 April until 18 May the
Gallery will feature Life by three Japanese artists two printmakers and one
photographer Maki Kubo, Maki Takizawa and Mari Numada. The show includes both
individual pieces and collaborative work that reflects on the local Turkish community from
a very different cultural standpoint.
27 Arcola Street, E8. Bookings phone 020 7503 1646.
David Downes, who illustrated N16's first two covers, is a highly
regarded young artist who was recently artist-in-residence at the BBC. He has completed a
series of paintings and drawings of Stoke Newington, Hackney and the Lea Bridge Marshes
and his exhibition entitled Urbanscapes III can be viewed at the Vortex between 6 and 15
June. One of his works featuring Stoke Newington Church Street is reproduced on this
page. Onward and upward, David.
Showing at East London's highly prestigious Flowers East Gallery in
Richmond Road, Dalston, until 20 April is David Hepher New Paintings, graphics by
Trevor Sutton, Monoprints 2001 and paintings and watercolours by Josef Herman. From 27
April-25 May there's an exhibition by Boyd & Evans Looking Back and Freya Payne
featuring in Flowers Graphics. Flowers East plan to expand and will move in September to
Union Central, 82 Kingsland Road, which offers four floors of space. Therefore between 27
April-4 May they are having a Grand Moving Sale with a group show. This will be followed
up with 32 Years of Angela Flowers Gallery from 6 July-7 Sept.
Opening Times: Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 -6:00. Phone 020 985.
Meanwhile on the domestic front, up until 2 June the Geffrye Museum is showing Cutting
Edge, an exhibition of British cutlery and table settings featuring five thousand years of
the cutler's art from the New Stone Age to the 1950s. In addition, to complement the
exhibition, the Geffrye's own Design Centre is highlighting the work of selected
contemporary designers and makers working with cutlery in London today.
On 8-9 June the Geffrye is holding a two-day selling fair, Ceramics in the City, featuring
over 50 potters from around the country. The work will range from classic tableware, lamps
and other domestic objects to innovative decorative pieces all for sale and there
will be demonstrations by leading potters. Admission to the Geffrye is free.
Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, E2, phone 020 7739 8543.
The Hackney Empire continues its variety programme in the Bullion Room (behind the theatre
in Wilton Way) with Best of New Acts of the Year on 20 April, 8pm, £8.00, Big Sister
comedy show on 4-5 May, 8pm, £8.00. From 8-12 May they have Paddy on the Road, a play
about Irish singer Christie Moore, 8pm, £8.00, and from 14-26 May Those Who Trepass
Against Us, a show about the Victoria Climbie inquiry, 8pm, £8.50. And throughout this
period on 19 and 26 April and 3 May they have Jamaican comedy nights, 8.30pm, £8.50.
Bookings phone 020 8985 2424.
Finally, don't miss the latest Kiosk Project exhibition Spectrum by Ptolemy Mann, a
sight specific series of woven textile constructions.
For details, contact Regitze Bondessen at Kiosk, 55 Kynaston Road, N16, phone: 020 7249
0072.
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Discover Hackney
Between 22 and 28 April there are a number of
cultural and sporting events occurring in the borough under the umbrella of 'Discover
Hackney'. For further details visit www.discoverhackney.co.uk. Events in the Stoke
Newington area include the following:
Abney Park Cemetery Trust: Discovery Trail. All week. 020 7275 7557
Stoke Newington Cricket School. Open Morning. Sat 27. 020 8356 7443
Arcola Theatre: 1933 and All That. Brecht and Weill. 020 7503 1645
Castle Climbing Centre. Free 2-hour sessions. All week. 020 8211 7000
Centerprise Trust. Variety of activities and events. All week. 020 7254 9632
Clissold Centre of Excellence: 'What's Normal?' Multi-media and interactive. 020 7254 3498
Clissold Leisure Centre. Special deals on Sat 27 and Sun 28. 020 7275 2950
Clissold Park User Group. Three interesting walks through the park. Thur 25, Sat 27 and
Sun 28. 020 7503 0907
Grazebrook School. Music of Memory. Sat 27. 020 8802 4051
Hackney Modern. Mobile modern art galleries for kids in Stamford Hill schools. 020 8806
5401
Immediate Theatre: Woodberry Down Youth Theatre. Sat 27. Thur 25. 020 7254 0548
Mafuji Gallery: 'Cornucopia', art exhibition for kids. Thur 25, Fri 26, Sat 27. 020 7607
0016
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