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Welcome to The Old Church, a not-for-profit arts venue in the heart of Stoke Newington, and the only surviving Elizabethan church in London ​

  • LAUNCH PARTY
    LAUNCH PARTY
    29 Oct 2026, 19:00 – 23:00
    Mary Eckert celebrates with a special live show at The Old Church.
  • SEANCHOÍCHE LONDON | FEAR
    SEANCHOÍCHE LONDON | FEAR
    30 Oct 2026, 19:00 – 23:00
    Seanchoíche is a storytelling platform founded in Dublin that currently runs in several countries across Dublin, London, Amsterdam, Sydney, Melbourne, Belfast, Limerick and further afield.
  • 31 Oct 2026, 19:00 – 23:00
  • THRICE WOVEN # 2 - BLACK ARROWS
    THRICE WOVEN # 2 - BLACK ARROWS
    05 Nov 2026, 19:30 – 23:30
    “Thrice Woven" return with Mirror TV after their splendid show at Paper Dress Vintage last July.
  • BERTOLT BRECHT: POEMS ON THE THEATRE
    BERTOLT BRECHT: POEMS ON THE THEATRE
    06 Nov 2026, 19:00 – 22:00
    Translated from the German by John Berger & Anna Bostock. Fundraiser for The Old Church. All profits from the bar will go to The Old Church.
  • THE ORGAN COLLABORATIONS PROJECT 5.0
    THE ORGAN COLLABORATIONS PROJECT 5.0
    07 Nov 2026, 19:30 – 23:00
    The Organ Collaborations Project is back, with sets from Josephine Illingworth, Catrin Vincent, Matthew Herd and Will Smith
  • QUIET FOLK AND DETTA DANFORD DOUBLE ALBUM LAUNCH
    QUIET FOLK AND DETTA DANFORD DOUBLE ALBUM LAUNCH
    A transporting evening of folk music alongside new and original works celebrating the release of two debut albums from Quiet Folk (Rhia Parker mandolin/voice & Natasha Zielazinski banjo/voice) and Detta Danford on solo shakuhachi.
  • ERIK SIGURD: SONNET
    ERIK SIGURD: SONNET
    13 Nov 2026, 19:00 – 23:00
    Celebrating the release of his sophomore album, 'Sonnet', Erik Sigurd leads his ensemble performing the ambitious work live with a string quartet, tenor saxophone, harp, and double bass.
  • JOE HARVEY-WHYTE & BOBBY LEE
    JOE HARVEY-WHYTE & BOBBY LEE
    14 Nov 2026, 18:00 – 23:00
    A new project between ambient pedal steel explorer Joe Harvey-Whyte and psych-country guitarist Bobby Lee, “Last Ride” takes in Paris, Texas-esque dusty instrumentals, west coast canyon-rock, brit-folk pastoralism, kosmische choogle and new-age mellowness.
  • HIDDEN GEMS
    HIDDEN GEMS
    20 Nov 2026, 19:30 – 21:15
    Ensemble Molière perform beautiful and rarely heard works from 17th and 18th century France on their luscious combination of wind, string and keyboard instruments. Programme includes music by Francois Couperin, Jean-Baptiste Quentin and Michel Corrette.
  • CORNELIA MURR (MATINEE SHOW) + DANA GAVANSKI
    CORNELIA MURR (MATINEE SHOW) + DANA GAVANSKI
    Cornelia Murr was born in London and resides in New York as a dual citizen. Working with producer Jim James of My Morning Jacket on her 2018 debut album Lake Tear of the Clouds, Murr conjured a hazy blend of folk and cosmic soul music, bringing to mind the fantasias of Broadcast, Stereolab’s most pa
  • CORNELIA MURR (EVENING SHOW) + DANA GAVANSKI
    CORNELIA MURR (EVENING SHOW) + DANA GAVANSKI
    Cornelia Murr was born in London and resides in New York as a dual citizen. Working with producer Jim James of My Morning Jacket on her 2018 debut album Lake Tear of the Clouds, Murr conjured a hazy blend of folk and cosmic soul music, bringing to mind the fantasias of Broadcast, Stereolab’s most pa
  • THE JOSH BARRY EXPERIENCE
    THE JOSH BARRY EXPERIENCE
    25 Nov 2026, 19:30 – 22:30
    For one night only, The Josh Barry Experience takes on a different form within the beautiful, intimate surroundings of The Old Church. Known for his powerful voice, raw emotion and timeless blend of soul and rock, Josh Barry invites you into a special evening that promises to be unlike anything he's
  • PERFECT STRANGER
    PERFECT STRANGER
    26 Nov 2026, 19:30 – 21:30
    Blurring the boundaries between jazz, rock, funk and classical music, Perfect Stranger is an adventurous ensemble led by guitarist and composer Chris Sansom, bringing together some of the finest musicians on the London jazz scene.
  • FROZEN WARNINGS
    FROZEN WARNINGS
    27 Nov 2026, 20:00 – 21:00
    Nearly 60 years since the release of Nico’s groundbreaking solo album The Marble Index, artist and performer Peter Groom reinterprets the landmark record and its follow-up Desertshore.
  • NO COMPUTERS 30 (AFTER-DARK!)
    NO COMPUTERS 30 (AFTER-DARK!)
    29 Nov 2026, 16:30 – 19:30
    No Computers is a recurring improv music event series at ‘The Deck’. The event is free and open to the public and the format is a feature act followed by an open improvisation where anyone can play regardless of background, ability or status.
  • THE BOX AND FIR
    THE BOX AND FIR
    02 Dec 2026, 19:30 – 21:30
    Baroque music from the lands of Christmas trees! Programme includes trio sonatas by Telemann and Buxtehude, guitar solos by Johan Helmich Roman and a Finnish lullaby.
  • 03 Dec 2026, 19:00 – 23:00
  • WYLDEST
    WYLDEST
    05 Dec 2026, 19:00 – 23:00
    Wyldest is the London-based dream-pop project of singer-songwriter and producer Zoë Mead
  • BLACK DOLDRUMS
    BLACK DOLDRUMS
    26 Feb 2027, 19:30 – 23:30
    London-based gothic post-punk trio Black Doldrums have established themselves as one of the most distinctive voices in modern dark alternative music.

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