Hackney Showroom

Hackney Showroom Award-winning arts organisation & grassroots community space. Available for hire. Our local projects build bridges, form bonds and connect people across divides.

Hackney Showroom offers a warm invitation to artists and communities we serve, to encounter live cultural experiences and explore future-facing ideas. Our home on Kings Crescent Estate creates the best conditions for artists to experiment and flourish. We have two highly versatile, wheelchair accessible spaces available to fire individually or as a whole.

INTRODUCING OUR FEMALE PIONEERS…LORNA GEE (aka Sutara Gayle)Sutara Gayle is a British-Jamaican actress with a wealth of ...
08/07/2026

INTRODUCING OUR FEMALE PIONEERS…

LORNA GEE (aka Sutara Gayle)

Sutara Gayle is a British-Jamaican actress with a wealth of credits spanning the last 3 decades across drama & comedy. 
As Lorna Gee, she is the 2012 BEFFTA and HiCrEc award winner for outstanding contribution to reggae music. The 1985 smash hit ‘Gotta Find a Way’ placed her at the top of the Reggae charts for 6 weeks for which she received recognition with two BBC Radio London Reggae Awards for Best Female Artist 1985 and 1986. She was presented with the prestigious Lovers Rock Gala Award for her contribution to Lovers Rock music at The Brixton Academy in 2008.

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CARROLL THOMPSON

Carroll Thompson is a British music legend, affectionately dubbed The Queen of Lovers Rock – the first Black British musical genre to earn UNESCO cultural heritage recognition as part of reggae music’s global legacy.
Her self produced debut album Hopelessly in Love voted Best Lovers Rock  Album of All Time by Mojo Magazine and with over a million copies sold worldwide remains the definitive statement of a genre she helped make her own.  
She is a PRS Foundation Patron, a recipient of multiple Awards, and one of the
Evening Standard’s UK 100 Best Black Britons.

SISTER AUDREY

Sister Audrey is most widely associated with her debut single, (UK Roots Reggae anthem), ‘English Girl’ (Ariwa Music 1982). She joined original Ariwa Posse showcase  promotional tours in 1983 (UK, Europe, USA, Japan, Australia) leading to other hit songs in both Roots & Lovers genre, many of which Sister Audrey continues to perform at International Festivals & Functions.

ALLISON EDWARDS

Allison Edwards is an award winning, highly regarded make-up visionary with over 30 years of experience.
She has worked with everyone from Mariah Carey, to Kofi, Toyin Adekale, Carroll Thompson and Lorna Gee. Edwards was a key figure in cultivating the aesthetic of the scene, and her looks are immortalised in the film The Story of Lover’s Rock.

OLIVE BROOKLYN

With deep ties to Brixton’s music scene, Olive Brooklyn’s journey is noteworthy. From the 1980s onwards, she displayed her skills on stages and collaborated with sounds like Small Axe,

Got a show but got no space? Get in touch 😎Link in bio HS xoxo
01/07/2026

Got a show but got no space? Get in touch 😎
Link in bio HS xoxo

🎤Female Pioneers of Reggae Q&A🎤Behind every bass-line, every sound system and every chapter of reggae history are women ...
26/06/2026

🎤Female Pioneers of Reggae Q&A🎤

Behind every bass-line, every sound system and every chapter of reggae history are women whose stories were too often left out of the sleeve notes.

Join us for Female Pioneers of Reggae, a special Q&A bringing the women who shaped the UK’s roots, dancehall and lovers rock scenes of the 80s and 90s.

Curated by Hackney Showroom and Lorna Gee AKA Sutara Gayle, and hosted by DJ Elayne,
the conversation features Lorna Gee alongside artists Carroll Thompson, Sister Audrey and Olive Brooklyn, and industry make up artist Allison Edwards.

Together they’ll share stories from behind the mic and behind the scenes of a movement that changed British music forever.

📅 Saturday 11 July
🕒 3–4.30pm
🎟️ FREE
📍EAST BANK’S The Music is Black Festival, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (Sadlers Wells East)

Click link in bio for more info x

Work it out and stretch it out at our new yoga class.Thursdays | 6.30pmAll levels are welcome – this class is suitable f...
03/06/2026

Work it out and stretch it out at our new yoga class.

Thursdays | 6.30pm

All levels are welcome – this class is suitable for beginners. Expect to leave centred and invigorated.

£10 per class or pay what you feel.

Reserve your spot by texting 07401187420 and remember to bring your own yoga mat and water.

HS x

Legs 11 🎂🎈
25/05/2026

Legs 11 🎂🎈

Our beloved, weekly Kids Story Club is hosted by a special guest artist on the first Tues of each month, kicking off in ...
26/02/2026

Our beloved, weekly Kids Story Club is hosted by a special guest artist on the first Tues of each month, kicking off in March with poet & performer to transport you & your kids into the world of a book through your bodies, senses and voices. Bring your kids, bring your neighbour’s kids and let's get lost in stories together.

TUES 3 MARCH |  3.30–5.30pm | FREE | No booking needed

🌹Will you be our valentine? Big love to the dream team who made the magic happen at our community valentines disco.
12/02/2026

🌹Will you be our valentine? Big love to the dream team who made the magic happen at our community valentines disco.

Address

Hackney Showroom, 4 Murrain Road, Kings Crescent Estate
London
N42BN

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 10pm
Sunday 9am - 10pm

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+442030959747

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