Buildings

Hackneys curtain call

By and Catherine Croft2004-09-24T00:00:00

Terracotta letters that are 6.4m tall announce the new-look Hackney Empire.

Tim Ronalds’s bold intervention at Hackney Empire more than matches the exuberance of the Victorian original to create a beautifully judged piece of theatre, writes Catherine CroftTim Ronalds’s bold intervention at Hackney Empire more than matches the exuberance of the Victorian original to create a beautifully judged piece of theatre

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