Photograph
Object
Photograph
Production date
12/1986
Object number
1988.36
Physical Description
Photograph of the group responsible for restoring Hackney Empire on the night of its re-opening in 1986
Associated Organisation
Associated Place
Hackney Empire (Place)
Material
Photo
Dimension
Width: 162mm
Height: 108mm
Height: 108mm
Exhibition Label
"Hackney Empire is Hackney's most luscious building - a palace of varieties and home to London's best pantomimes. But the Empire was saved only after an epic struggle against commercial interests and indifferent bureaucrats. This picture shows the night the Empire re-opened in 1986 after a period as a bingo hall.
Roland Muldoon, saviour-in-chief, is second from the left on the front row. The set faces looking at the camera show a determination to make it happen - and they did! The poster recalls one of the gigs from the time, performed by artists appearing for little or nothing in support of the cause. It was a good battle won by people who cared for and loved this iconic building."
Chosen by Laurie Elks
Keeper of St Augustine's Tower
Roland Muldoon, saviour-in-chief, is second from the left on the front row. The set faces looking at the camera show a determination to make it happen - and they did! The poster recalls one of the gigs from the time, performed by artists appearing for little or nothing in support of the cause. It was a good battle won by people who cared for and loved this iconic building."
Chosen by Laurie Elks
Keeper of St Augustine's Tower
On display?
No