Live podcasts, dance, drag, workshops and more! There’s lots going on throughout November for you to get involved in. Read on for this month’s #FriendsAtSTH – your round up of the fabulous people swinging by our building.

Pecs: A Drag King Festival 

23 November

Join us in our love letter celebrating the Drag King community – a whole day extravaganza filled with drag king masterclasses from some of the best in the scene, panels with legendary kings and drag practitioners, exhibitions showcasing drag king history and a queer market. Then settle in for the evening and put on your birthday crown as Pecs bring you a special anniversary cabaret. Revisiting some of our greatest hits, highlights and maybe, just maybe, a few new treats just to keep you salivating. Dance with us into the next decade of Pecs. Find out more and book your tickets by clicking here.

Award-Winning Podcasts

To My Sisters: Live in London

9 November

From the creators of the award-winning hit podcast, To My Sisters, this annual gathering is for women from all walks of life to come together with a shared purpose: to uplift and empower each other through friendship. From celebrating women’s achievements, creating connections, and inspiring the next generation of female leaders, thinkers, and creators. This event is now sold out, but you can find out more by clicking here.

Shoreditch Town Hall Favourites

Town Hall Tea Dance

4 November

Once a month we invite you to join us for a cuppa, a slice of cake and to relive those Tea Dance memories in our magnificent Assembly Hall. New dancers, group parties and all ages are welcome, and a Beginners’ Dance Class led by former world champion, Raymond Root takes place before every dance. You can book on our website by clicking here.

History Tour

9 November

Come along on this month’s Guided Tour to explore spaces that are never usually open to the public. You will learn about the architecture & design of the building, and how its use has developed over the years from a municipal building that opened in 1866 to the leading arts venue it is today. This month’s tour is now sold out, but you can find out more by clicking here.

Supporting our local and artistic community

Good Chance Workshops

Throughout November

In a world of entrenching polarisation, Good Chance creates art that shatters stereotypes and inspires connection. They create groundbreaking, heart-thumping “theatre that shakes hands with the world”, with displaced artists centre-stage. They joined us back in February to continue devising From Here On, their new, international piece of world-class physical theatre with Gecko Theatre about children’s right to safety, whoever they are, wherever they are from. Marking the 85th anniversary of the Kindertransport, created with over 200 young people and performed in public spaces across the UK and Europe, From Here On is a hopeful cry for empathy and action for displaced young people today. Since the public performances in London Liverpool St. in September, Good Chance have continued working with the local young people to become change makers in their own communities, gathering at Shoreditch Town Hall each week to produce their own advocacy event for Compass Collective’s Midwinter Music Marathon at the Jago in Dalston on Sunday 15th December. Find out more about From Here On by clicking here.

Local Lounge 

Throughout November our Local Lounge is open, offering Hackney-based grassroots organisations, charities, non-for-profits and creative individuals the opportunity to utilise our Front Room space for FREE for events that benefit the local community. The space can be used for meetings, social events, creative workshops, training sessions and more. Find out more by clicking here.

Artist Workspace

Ongoing

Our Made in Shoreditch: Artist Workspace initiative continues this month as we support artist development and the creation of new live performance. You can book a desk space for a day or week at a time, benefiting from a dedicated and safe communal working environment, interaction with other artists, and advice sessions with Town Hall staff. Find out more and book a desk by clicking here.

Looking for something more permanent? We currently have a vacant office available for long-term hire. The space is unfurnished and ready to make your own, so you can be a part of our dynamic, creative community. Find out more by clicking here.

Workshops 

Theatre Re: Monthly Training Classes

17 November

Occurring monthly since September 2021, Theatre Re‘s Sunday professional classes aim to support professional, semi-professional, recent graduates and performers-in-training in their regular practice with monthly day-long training sessions with a community of like-minded creatives – Led by Theatre Re Director Guillaume Pigé and other members of the company. Find out more by clicking here.

Marawa’s Majorettes

Weekly

Marawa’s Majorettes make everyone fall in love with hooping! They’ve become a leading fitness team and international performance troupe, teaching the world to hoop as they go. Every week we support the Majorettes by giving them space to rehearse at Shoreditch Town Hall. Find out more about them by clicking here.