Shoreditch Town Hall

02/01/2025

01/01/2025

Happy New Year gang! ✨💙

ThisEgg: A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here
11 - 15 March 2025
https://bit.ly/3ZrdGrv
📸 Alex Brenner

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas! 🤩✨

From all of us at Shoreditch Town Hall we hope your holidays are filled with seasonal cheer.

📸Credit Harry Elleston

19/12/2024

It's the festive season 🤩

We hope you all have a wonderful break, a celebatory New Year and we can't wait to welcome you back through our doors in 2025!

Our building is closed from Saturday 21 December, but we re-open on Monday 6 January 2025 at 10am.

See you on the flip side✨💃

📸 Hugo Glendinning

18/12/2024

MimeLondon's 2025 workshops are quickly selling out 🚨

Are you thinking about your new year's resolution already? Book in some professional artist training today to start 2025 feeling inspired.

Availability:

✨ Kosta Andrea Sekulic’s Theatre Creation as a Powerful Tool to Study Human Behaviour - 2 Spaces

✨ Theatre Re's Beginnings: 5 Day Workshop- 6 Spaces

✨ Gecko Theatre's Devising Physical Theatre SOLD OUT

✨ Nola Rae's The Articulate Mover- 2 Spaces

✨ Ockham's Razor's Meaning and Movement SOLD OUT

✨ Vamos Theatre's Revealing the Mask- 2 Spaces

Book now- https://bit.ly/3Dk6SEO

MimeLondon

13/12/2024

We're Hiring 🤩

There's still time to apply for our Senior Technical Manager position and join our dynamic team in the New Year. 👀

We're looking for someone to manage the running of all technical aspects of the performances and events that takes place in our building.

Sounds like something you would be interested in? Apply by 10am next Wednesday 18 December.⏰

https://bit.ly/4fijqtN



📸 James Klug

10/12/2024

Exciting News 👀 Here’s a first glimpse of our Spring Season 🤩

In 2022 a show was cancelled while it was still in rehearsal. The idea of what the show might be created a demand for it to be left unseen.

Following its acclaimed run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, ThisEgg head to Shoreditch Town Hall in March with the London premiere of A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here - tickets on sale now.

★★★★ "This thoughtful and probing front line dispatch is delivered with an unexpectedly devastating theatrical swagger" - The Stage

For details, head to our website: https://bit.ly/3ZrdGrv

Full season to be announced soon, watch this space.

📸 Rich Lakos

03/12/2024

This year we've partnered with KIN, a bespoke event management agency, to bring you the most epic festive celebration that you've ever seen. After all, it's the most wonderful time of the year, so why not celebrate in style?

Last week we caught up with Grace from KIN to discuss all things festive ✨. Check out our blog to explore more about the KIN Christmas Social and why it's the most iconic party of the season. 🪩

https://shoreditchtownhall.com/events/kin-christmas-social-an-iconic-way-to-celebrate-christmas.html

01/12/2024

Pinch Punch, happy December! As we gear up to the end of the year, here's your round up of this month - featuring our Town Hall Tea Dance Festive Special, Christmas Socials from KIN, a festive concert from British Youth Music Theatre - BYMT, rehearsals with Theatre re and Coney and lots more 🤩

https://shoreditchtownhall.com/news/friends-shoreditch-town-hall-december-2024.html

28/11/2024

Passionate about Shoreditch Town Hall? We're hiring!

We're looking for a Senior Technical Manager to join us to manage the running of all technical aspects of the performances and events that take place in our building.

If that sounds like you, get in touch

👉 https://shoreditchtownhall.com/about/job-vacancies.html

📷 ARG & Shoreditch Town Hall: The Friday Night Show
Credit: Edward Moore

22/11/2024

As well as workshops, panels, masterclasses and cabaret performances, Pecs: A Drag King Festival brings you the most dazzling q***r market that you’ve ever seen. ✨

From tooth gems to clothes swaps, Zine Making to handcrafted lino print, it is the perfect place to dip in and out of before putting on your party crowns and settling into the evening extravaganza.

Head to our website for the full list of vendors that you'll be able to see on the day, including where you can get a tattoo 👀.

We’ll see you there. 👑

https://shoreditchtownhall.com/whats-on/pecs-a-drag-king-festival

20/11/2024

Limited spaces available for the Pecs Drag King Workshops happening this Saturday 👀

For only £7.50 per workshop, you can learn from the best Drag Kings in town.

Workshops include:

👑 Storytelling with sound and music including how to mix your own audio with Sigi Moonlight

👑 A workshop for specifically Black and POC Performers exploring gender, heritage, and culture through the art of drag with Shardeazy Afrodesiak

👑 Creating a drag alter-ego outside of gender binaries and the practicalities around binding, make up and aesthetics with John Travulva

👑 Developing your lip-sync, fierce facial expressions and Cat Walk stride with Thrustin Limbersnake (sold out)

👑 Exploring drag make up, hair and aesthetics with Victor Victorious and Mr Wesley D***s (sold out)

👑 Finding your niche as a performer and building your brand with Loose Willis


Spaces are limited for all sessions so secure your space today- https://shoreditchtownhall.com/whats-on/pecs-a-drag-king-festival-workshops

18/11/2024

Pecs: A Drag King Festival arrives at Shoreditch Town Hall THIS SATURDAY. 🤩

Join us for a whole day extravaganza, filled with exciting masterclasses, panels, exhibitions and a buzzing q***r market.👑

In the evening, head to the regal event of the season- Pecs' special anniversary cabaret! Put on your dancing crowns as they revisit some of their greatest hits, with a few surprises up their sleves which you won't want to miss.

Tickets are selling quickly, with some workshops having a limited amount left.

Grab yours now: https://shoreditchtownhall.com/whats-on/pecs-a-drag-king-festival?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pecs_24

15/11/2024

Tea Dance is back with a delightfully festive special!🎄

On 16 December Mr Wonderful will be back bringing joyful tunes, beginner moves and a feel-good groove, ready for the most wonderful time of the year.

Grab your festive outfit and head to Shoreditch Town Hall for our last tea dance of the year.

Book your space now- https://shoreditchtownhall.com/whats-on/town-hall-tea-dance-beginners-dance-classes-autumn-2024

📸 James Berry

14/11/2024

Watch the full film now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kUEwyTctrg

This new dance film, directed by Jonathan Watkins and featuring dancer Naia Bautista, is launched to coincide with Trans Awareness Week.

14/11/2024

'Movement wasn’t mine for a long time.’

The stunning new dance film by Ballet Q***r's Jonathan Watkins, featuring dancer Naia Bautista is here.✨

Watch NAIA now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kUEwyTctrg

Music, vocals and mix- Haus of Ila
Mastered- Cherif Hashizume
Cinematographer- Rufai Ajala
Stylist- Harper P Fion
Stylist Assistant- Dream In Slow
MUA and Hair- Niall Candy
Focus Puller- Jade Jenkins
Gaffer- Nea Springer
DIT- Jessica Bainbridgeinsta
Editor- Jess Vincent
Colour- Alex O'Brian
Title Design- Leonidas Liolios
Production Stills- Photography by Ash
BTS media- George Clark
Producer- Michael Peter Johnson
Executive Producer- Sarah Jennifer J

Supported by The Space Arts, Arts Council England, Moth Quantum and in association with Trans On Screen

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A Ballet Q***r Production The film explores Naia Bautista’s transgender experience and her journey as a dancer. In moments of contemplation, the film highlig...

13/11/2024

‘When movement exists in the body but your body doesn’t really exist to you’ - Naia

A stunning new dance film by Ballet Q***r's Jonathan Watkins will premiere tomorrow.✨

This Is How I Move: NAIA was filmed in our beautiful grade II listed building, and explores the human body, the experience of transitioning and themes of constriction vs freedom.

Featuring- Naia Bautista
Director- Jonathan Watkins
Location- Shoreditch Town Hall
Music, vocals and mix- Haus of Ila
Mastered- Cherif Hashizume
Cinematographer- Rufai Ajala
Stylist- Harper P Fion
Stylist Assistant- Dream In Slow
MUA and Hair- Niall Candy
Focus Puller- Jade Jenkins
Gaffer- Nea Springer
DIT- Jessica Bainbridgeinsta
Editor- Jess Vincent
Colour- Alex O'Brian
Title Design- Leonidas Liolios
Production Stills- Photography by Ash
BTS media- George Clark
Producer- Michael Peter Johnson
Executive Producer- Sarah Jennifer J

Supported by The Space Arts, Arts Council England , Moth Quantum and in association with Trans On Screen

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12/11/2024

Internationally acclaimed Gecko and well established practitioner, Kosta Andrea Sekulic are coming to Shoreditch Town Hall as a part of MimeLondon 2025 this January. 🤩

Gecko's weekend residency will explore the physical theatre company's unique and poetic style and how their performances tell stories.

Meanwhile Sekulic is teaching his specialised training programme using devised exercises and improvisation to explore physical awareness and spatial presence.

Find out more about both sessions or the full MimeLondon season by heading to our website: https://shoreditchtownhall.com/whats-on

📸 Malachy Luckie