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Best Of New Act Of The Year

 
 

THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 18TH JULY 2009

ADDRESS
Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, Hackney, London E8 1EJ 
 
TELEPHONE
020 8985 2424 
 
Dates:
18th July 2009
 
OPENING TIMES
8pm
 
PRICES
£14.50, £12.50 (Concs)
 

Nearby Best Of New Act Of The Year

 
 
 
Best Of New Act Of The YearComedy's brightest stars reconvene at the Hackney Empire for this special Best of New Act of the Year show. Six months previously, 16 newcomers battled it out for the prestigious award and now a selection of them are back, topped by the 2009 winner Fergus Craig. One half of radio sketch duo Colin and Fergus, the chubby 'n' camp Craig impressed the judges back in January with his zany accent gags (a German from Belfast and a Chinese Spaniard), his personal take on the film Yes Man ("I'd just end up helping a mate move house") and gross tales of dribbling on the tube. Impressive as he was, the biggest laughs were reserved for third-place David James, who also makes an appearance at this appealing reunion. 60 years old and looking like a bedraggled Des Lynam in a sports jacket, James delivers laugh-till-you-cry, slow-building anecdotes about both the banal (cash-back in a supermarket) and surreal (Mozart's travails at an airport), employing a quizzical pause-and-repeat tactic to extraordinary effect. Also on the bill are the disarmingly dishevelled Seann Walsh (runner-up in January), parody improviser Jim Park, the refreshing teenage girl sketch group Lady Garden, gay/vegetarian-bashing northerner Craig Murray and the rather pedestrian Jason Patterson (all the way from Barbados, via south London - and hopefully a better joke shop). The whole night is presented by stand-up's equivalent of Marmite, the dour roly-poly Jo Brand, who might well get a run for her money from the dead-pan, world-weary pedantry of James, the night's star performer.
 

About Hackney Empire

Renowned East London entertainment venue designed by celebrated architect Frank Matcham. Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin both trod the boards here in the Hackney Empire's music hall heyday but the unique domed building was reduced to being used as a bingo hall for much of the 60s and 70s. More about Hackney Empire

 

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Hackney Empire events

 
Isango Ensemble: La Boheme - AbanxaxhiIsango Ensemble: La Boheme - AbanxaxhiMark Dornford-May's adaptation of Puccini's opera, with the action now set in the townships of South Africa, and the score played on marimbas and steel pans. The music directors are Pauline Malefane and Mandisi Dyantyis.25th May 2012Friday 1st June 2012 Where:
Hackney Empire, 291  Mare Street      E8 1EJ
Category: event
Isango Ensemble: La Boheme - Abanxaxhi
 
event  Running until Friday 1st June 2012
TIMES  Various Times  PRICING  £10-£34
Mark Dornford-May's adaptation of Puccini's opera, with the action now set in the townships of South Africa, and the score played on marimbas and steel pans. The music directors are Pauline Malefane and Mandisi Dyantyis.... More about this event
Isango Ensemble: La Boheme - Abanxaxhi
Aesop's FablesAesop's FablesMusical adaptation of the ancient Greek stories, with the action set within the recent history of South Africa. Script by Peter Terson, music composed by Pauline Malefane and Mandisi Dyantyis, adapted by Mark Dornford-May.26th May 2012Saturday 2nd June 2012 Where:
Hackney Empire, 291  Mare Street      E8 1EJ
Category: event
Aesop's Fables
 
event  Running until Saturday 2nd June 2012
TIMES  13th May, 16th May, 19th May, 26th May, 30th May and 2nd Jun 2012 - Various Times  PRICING  £8-£34
Musical adaptation of the ancient Greek stories, with the action set within the recent history of South Africa. Script by Peter Terson, music composed by Pauline Malefane and Mandisi Dyantyis, adapted by Mark Dornford-May.... More about this event
Aesop's Fables
The Ragged Trousered PhilanthropistsThe Ragged Trousered PhilanthropistsA musical adaptation of Robert Tressell's political novel, with the action transferred from early 20th century Mugsborough, to 1950s Cape Town, during apartheid. Traditional struggle songs are interspersed with an original composition by Pauline Malefane and Mandisi Dyantyis.24th May 2012Sunday 3rd June 2012 Where:
Hackney Empire, 291  Mare Street      E8 1EJ
Category: event
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
 
event  Running until Sunday 3rd June 2012
TIMES  Various Times  PRICING  Phone for prices
A musical adaptation of Robert Tressell's political novel, with the action transferred from early 20th century Mugsborough, to 1950s Cape Town, during apartheid. Traditional struggle songs are interspersed with an original composition by Pauline Malefane and Mandisi Dyantyis.... More about this event
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Live At The EmpireLive At The EmpireA talent show hosted by Tameka Empson and MTV Base's Kat B, featuring guest appearances from Got To Dance finalist 2011 Turbo and Ayanna Witter Johnson.8th June 2012Friday 8th June 2012 Where:
Hackney Empire, 291  Mare Street      E8 1EJ
Category: event
 
event  Friday 8th June 2012
TIMES  8pm  PRICING  £7.50-£17.50
A talent show hosted by Tameka Empson and MTV Base's Kat B, featuring guest appearances from Got To Dance finalist 2011 Turbo and Ayanna Witter Johnson.
Live At The Empire
My Big Fat Jamaican FuneralMy Big Fat Jamaican FuneralHarmony Productions presents Sylvia De'Vere's comedy drama about an ageing mother's boy on the lookout for a bride. The ensemble cast features Lavern Archer, Lovena Brown, Emma Dennis, Marlon King, Charles Tomlin and Olive Miller. The show is directed by Anton Phillips.9th June 2012Sunday 10th June 2012 Where:
Hackney Empire, 291  Mare Street      E8 1EJ
Category: event
 
event  Running from Saturday 9th June 2012 until Sunday 10th June 2012
TIMES  Saturday 9th June and Sunday 10th June 2012 - 8pm  PRICING  £20-£22.50
Harmony Productions presents Sylvia De'Vere's comedy drama about an ageing mother's boy on the lookout for a bride. The ensemble cast features Lavern Archer, Lovena Brown, Emma Dennis, Marlon King, Charles Tomlin and Olive Miller. The show is directed by Anton Phillips.
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100% London100% LondonA living portrait of the city that tells the truth of modern London. Starring 100 everyday Londoners.29th June 2012Sunday 1st July 2012 Where:
Hackney Empire, 291  Mare Street      E8 1EJ
Category: event
 
event  Running from Friday 29th June 2012 until Sunday 1st July 2012
TIMES  29th June and 30th June 2012 at 7.30pm & 1st July 2012 at 5pm  PRICING  £10
A living portrait of the city that tells the truth of modern London. Starring 100 everyday Londoners.
The Tallest Man On EarthThe Tallest Man On EarthFolk and blues by the Swedish singer-songwriter, Kristian Matsson.3rd July 2012Tuesday 3rd July 2012 Where:
Hackney Empire, 291  Mare Street      E8 1EJ
Category: event
 
event  Tuesday 3rd July 2012
TIMES  7pm  PRICING  adv £20
Folk and blues by the Swedish singer-songwriter, Kristian Matsson.
Alan Davies: Life Is PainAlan Davies: Life Is PainAlan Davies: Life Is PainAfter a decade away from stand-up, comedian, writer and actor Alan Davies, best known for his starring role in TV series Jonathan Creek and as a regular on the Stephen Fry fronted QI, embarks on a UK tour. Following a mini-tour of Australia at the end of 2011, Davies returns home and plays two London dates in November 2012, at Richmond Thea12th November 2012Monday 12th November 2012 Where:
Hackney Empire, 291  Mare Street      E8 1EJ
Category: event
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event  Monday 12th November 2012
TIMES  Monday 12th November 2012  PRICING  £21-£25
After a decade away from stand-up, comedian, writer and actor Alan Davies, best known for his starring role in TV series Jonathan Creek and as a regular on the Stephen Fry fronted QI, embarks on a UK tour. Following a mini-tour of Australia at the end of 2011, Davies returns home and plays two London dates in November 2012, at Richmond Thea... More about this event
 
 

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