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English Touring Opera are back this spring with Vincenzo Bellini’s gritty re-working of Romeo & Juliet, The Capulets and The Montagues.

Come and experience this fresh and vital take on one of Shakespeare’s most-loved stories that brings the warring families’ emotional and political struggle to life with devastating power.

Tickets from £10, hackneyempire.co.uk/events/eto-the…

TedxLondon (@tedxlondon ) is back this weekend and we can’t wait to hear from the world's most inspiring and innovative speakers including disability advocate & TV host Sophie Morgan (@sophmorgTV ), stand-up comedian @MrNishKumar & co-founder of The Palestine Comedy Club Alaa Shehada, visual storyteller Kiana Hayeri, marine biologist and data scientist Ben Williams, human rights barrister Sangeetha Legar, stand-up comedian, writer & drag king John Travulva, Jodie Mitchell and more!

Sun 26 Jan, currently sold out but join the waiting list to be the first to hear if more tickets become available: hackneyempire.co.uk/events/tedxlon…

🚨Get ready to see the best emerging talent East London has to offer competing for the title of Alter Ego 2025 and performing alongside headliners including rising star @163margs and Alter Ego 2024 winner Rain, plus more to be announced.

Hosted by content creator @zayzz99 and TikTok sensation NicholePW and with music by DJ Suavey who’s ready to turn up the heat on the dance floor, it’s going to be a night to remember. 🔥

Fri 14 Feb, hackneyempire.co.uk/events/alter-e…

Rehearsals have begun for our co-production of Romeo and Juliet with the Belgrade Theatre (@BelgradeTheatre ) and Bristol Old Vic (@BristolOldVic ) and excitement is high and the vibes are impeccable. It’s giving hip Elizabethan. Let’s Go! ⚔️🌹

Wed 23 – Sat 26 Apr, hackneyempire.co.uk/events/romeo-j…