Hackney Empire

Hackney Empire

291 Mare St, London E8 1EJ

Getting here

Arriving by Bus

Served by bus routes: 30, 38, 48, 55, 106, 236 (24hr), 242 (24hr), 253, 254, 276, 277 (24hr), 394, D6, W15, N38, N55, N106, N253.
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The Hackney Empire Seating Plan

The Hackney Empire Theatre has a capacity of 1,275 seats across 4 levels: Stalls, Dress Circle, Upper Circle and The Gallery.

Jack and the Beanstalk is the current production at Hackney Empire. The upcoming booking period for Jack and the Beanstalk at Hackney Empire starts 21/11/2026 00:00:00 and runs until 31/12/2026 13:30:00. Tickets for Jack and the Beanstalk start at £13 and are available to book now.

Hackney Central train station is approimately 300m from Hackney Empire Theatre which has regular trains linking to the Tube with direct interchanges at Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line), Stratford (Central Line) and West Hampstead and Canada Water (Jubilee Line). Bethnal Green (Central Line) is a short bus ride away. Hackney Downs is approximately 640m away with trains going into Liverpool Street.

The nearest bus station is Hackney Town Hall which is serviced by buses 30, 38, 48, 55, 106, 236 (24hr), 242 (24hr), 253, 254, 276, 277 (24hr), 394, D6, W15, N38, N55, N106, and N253.