About us

The Yard is a theatre and music venue in a converted warehouse in Hackney Wick. Our spaces are closed right now, but you can find out what we’re doing over here.

The Yard was founded by Artistic Director Jay Miller in 2011, with support from Tarek Iskander, Sasha Milavic Davies and Alex Rennie and a group of 50 volunteers. They worked with architectural firm Practice Architecture to convert a disused warehouse into a theatre and bar.

We’re at the centre of our community, reaching thousands of local people every year through programmes in local schools and in the community centres we run: Hub67 in Hackney Wick and The Hall in East Village. We run creative projects for young people aged 4-19 years to make work for our stage, and offer regular activities and resources for local people.

The Yard is also one of London’s most exciting venues for experiencing music, welcoming parties in by and for under-represented groups in London’s music scene, as well as hosting internationally renowned DJs and promoters every weekend. 

Since 2011 our work has been seen by hundreds of thousands of people. Shows we have made have transferred to the National Theatre, been turned into television series and toured the UK.