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We’re delighted to announce Angus Mackechnie has been appointed Creative Director & Joint CEO of Jacksons Lane.

As we step into the New Year, we are looking back on a very special chapter in Jacksons Lane’s story. Our 50th anniversary year was a chance to celebrate everything we have done since opening our doors in 1975, and to enjoy all the things that make Jacksons Lane what it is today.

Here are some of the moments that made our anniversary year so memorable.

We are excited to share our annual review for April 2024 to March 2025. We are deeply grateful for the invaluable support from our community, which makes our impact possible. Our achievements in art, community outreach, and environmental initiatives are highlighted in this document, along with a financial overview.

We asked Mark Morreau all about his long relationship with Jacksons Lane and how he juggles being a photographer and circus artist.

This International Youth Day, we’re proud to celebrate the energy, creativity, and passion of the young people who make our venue vibrant, dynamic, and full of possibility. 

In memory of Paul Brooker written by our Artistic Director Adrian Berry

On Saturday 28 June, Jacksons Lane turned 50 and we celebrated in true JL style. With circus, cabaret, creativity and community at every corner, over 800 people joined us for a day to remember. Here’s a look back at everything that made our big birthday so special.

We sat down with Amee Smith  the Director of London Clown Festival, to find out what it takes to be a clown in 2025 and why the festival is the perfect fit for our theatre.

This May is Local Heritage Month, and we are celebrating our connection with our local community in Haringey since we opened as a community centre in 1975.

This World Circus Day, here’s a potted history of circus acts we’ve hosted over the last 50 years, as we look forward to those coming back to spin, balance, and fly about the building on our 50th Birthday Weekend. 

Recommended 18+. Rooted in love, community, and a desire for deeper connection, Transient and Trifling is more than a kink show — it’s a call for visibility, nuance, and radical acceptance. As it makes its debut at Jacksons Lane, we spoke to the creator about what inspired this powerful collision of circus and BDSM.

This interview explores Sean and Michalea’s inspiration for Kook Ensemble’s latest production, Sand, delving into themes of love and memory, the impact of dementia, and the beautiful, messy joy of what it means to be human.