The Red Hedgehog

Our company have been rehearsing our show at the red hedgehog and I don’t know what we would have done without this space. Claire the owner is so accommodating and the price is great. This venue is a great little find! More...

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Very nice and cozy place!

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Just had a fantastic evening at The Red Hedgehog; a gem of a venue for music lovers - showcasing artists from the jazz and classical worlds all at reasonable gig prices. Highly recommended!

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The Red Hedgehog is a cosy venue with a pleasant atmosphere! The owner is helpful and takes a keen interest in the performance she hosts. She is ready to help at all times and is very supportive! More...

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Intimate venue. Good for acoustic music. Very welcoming. Simple reasonably priced bar and home made food. Worth keeping an eye on whats on.

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We have hired the venue more than once for theatre auditions and R&D sessions. A good appropriate space for those requirements. The company were very efficient and responsive to the correspondence and accommodating to our requirements on the day. More...

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5 stars for a fantastic acting workshop! Clare was very welcoming and ran an interactive and engaging session that really stretched my abilities. Thank you! Patiently waiting for the next session... More...

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Fantastic venue! Quirky, inviting and brimming with personality. The incredibly talented Clare, who teaches at the Studio has offered invaluable advice and direction which is in a different league to any training I have received in the past; offering a perfect blend of technical training and improvisation which has not only led me to see immediate improvements in my own ability, but also ignited a passion within myself which I had forgotten was there. The venue itself is in a great location, just by Highgate tube and a wonderful contrast to today’s clinical and commercial London. The owner is integral, encouraging and hard working; and has invested years into this project - totally worth it, I would say, for such a cracking venue.I wish I had discovered this sooner.Mx More...

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This is a great place for our rehearsals located, very conveniently, only two minutes away from Highgate tube station. The owner is very friendly, and has always made our acting troupe feel welcome. Overall an excellent venue for smaller shows! More...

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Lovely versatile venue in great location. It has great potential for small concerts with very close connections to the audience, or also great for innovative theatre or a party. Perfect for those who want to be experimental. More...

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I urge fellow musicians, audiences and those looking to hire a flexible, economical original space in London to consider the Red Hedgehog. I am fortunate to have given circa twenty piano recitals at this warm, colourful venue and have always enjoyed the experience immensely, I was treated in a highly professional manner and was very impressed by the vision that creates such an ideal performance space within metres of the Archway Road. I know many of my colleagues shared my views. The Red Hedgehog should be seen as a beacon to inspire others to bring high quality music, drama etc to their community. Happy to award five stars to such enterprise. More...

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It’s been my ambition for years to get back into acting, so I want to thank you Claire (The manager) for providing a fantastic Course (The Enjoyment of Acting) allowing amateurs like myself to full back in love with acting. Your guidance, expertise and dedication really shines through and the venue is a brilliant space for you to do this. So I would highly recommend everyone to sign up and give it a go!! :) ThanksLeila More...

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This is a unique venue with bags of potential. Its layout may not suit every event but it would suit those with imagination to make the space work. I received a warm welcome from the proprietor on every occasion and she worked hard to make our event a success. Okay, not everything was right at the outset but I can't fault her enthusiasm and sincerity. She has a passion for theatre and greatly encourages everyone in that endeavour. More...

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What a Fantastic venue … one of London’s hidden Gems! Thank you for being so accommodating by helping us to turn our vision into a reality, welcoming our guests and hosting a wonderful evening. We couldn’t of asked for a better location (2 mins away from the northern line) and for being such great value for money. Thank you again The Red Hedgehog More...

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Great rehearsal space, excellent location! Warm welcome by the manager who is always helpful to accommodate to your needs. If you are an artist looking for really affordable rehearsal space, The Red Hedgehog is definitely the place. Rehearsed there for 3 different projects! More...

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It’s been my ambition for years to get back into acting, so I want to thank you Claire (The manager) for providing a fantastic Course (The Enjoyment of Acting) allowing amateurs like myself to full back in love with acting. Your guidance, expertise and dedication really shines through and the venue is a brilliant space for you to do this.

So I would highly recommend everyone to sign up and give it a go!! :)

Thanks
Leila More...

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What a Fantastic venue … one of London’s hidden Gems!
Thank you for being so accommodating by helping us to turn our vision into a reality, welcoming our guests and hosting a wonderful evening. We couldn’t of asked for a better location (2 mins away from the northern line) and for being such great value for money.

Thank you again The Red Hedgehog More...

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Great rehearsal space, excellent location! Warm welcome by the manager who is always helpful to accommodate to your needs. If you are an artist looking for really affordable rehearsal space, The Red Hedgehog is definitely the place. Rehearsed there for 3 different projects! More...

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No stars. I only added one star because I had to in order to post the review. Absolutely shocking. This woman has no business sense & is completely unethical & she does not know how to treat people. She breaks her own contracts & her premises is sub standard. Agree with the other damning reports about this venue don't go there under any circumstances. More...

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This is a unique venue with bags of potential. Its layout may not suit every event but it would suit those with imagination to make the space work. I received a warm welcome from the proprietor on every occasion and she worked hard to make our event a success. Okay, not everything was right at the outset but I can't fault her enthusiasm and sincerity. She has a passion for theatre and greatly encourages everyone in that endeavour. More...

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I urge fellow musicians, audiences and those looking to hire a flexible, economical original space in London to consider the Red Hedgehog.

I am fortunate to have given circa twenty piano recitals at this warm, colourful venue and have always enjoyed the experience immensely, I was treated in a highly professional manner and was very impressed by the vision that creates such an ideal performance space within metres of the Archway Road. I know many of my colleagues shared my views.

The Red Hedgehog should be seen as a beacon to inspire others to bring high quality music, drama etc to their community. Happy to award five stars to such enterprise. More...

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I have given several concerts here in the past few years, and hope to return again later in the summer. This is an intimate space, perfect for chamber groups or early music. Good acoustics and very convenient public transport. Also very good value for money! More...

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I have given several concerts here in the past few years, and hope to return again later in the summer. This is an intimate space, perfect for chamber groups or early music. Good acoustics and very convenient public transport. Also very good value for money! More...

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Lovely place. Warm & friendly. The manager Claire goes out of her way to make it a great experience. Can’t wait to go back. Recommended!

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Lovely place. Warm & friendly. The manager Claire goes out of her way to make it a great experience. Can’t wait to go back. Recommended!

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A wonderful small venue. I can well understand that places like this exist only because people like Clare, who I gather runs the place single-handedly and unpaid, work around the clock to keep arts projects such as this afloat. Given the enormous challenge of running a small performance venue in central London with high rents and no funding, what she has achieved is very impressive. She deserves respect for her commitment to the arts and young artists in particular and I look forward to supporting the venue on many future occasions. More...

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A wonderful small venue. I can well understand that places like this exist only because people like Clare, who I gather runs the place single-handedly and unpaid, work around the clock to keep arts projects such as this afloat. Given the enormous challenge of running a small performance venue in central London with high rents and no funding, what she has achieved is very impressive. She deserves respect for her commitment to the arts and young artists in particular and I look forward to supporting the venue on many future occasions. More...

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We read the reviews & decided this was just the place for us! It has a real magic about it; quirky, affordable, flexible and close to the tube station. At a time when London is losing so many venues, this one warrants the time and energy needed to keep it going. Jaki - director Flamenco Express More...

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We read the reviews & decided this was just the place for us! It has a real magic about it; quirky, affordable, flexible and close to the tube station. At a time when London is losing so many venues, this one warrants the time and energy needed to keep it going. Jaki - director Flamenco Express More...

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I have nothing but respect for The Red Hedgehog’s efforts to promote original work and support young artists. They could not be more helpful and accommodating and I look forward to working with them again later this year with our new play, Liliaceae.   Love the venue and would highly recommend it to others. Annabelle, Stone Circle Productions. More...

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Sadly I can only give this venue one star. And that is only for the potential it could have if it were managed better, or ideally, by someone else entirely. I found the owner, to be disrespectful, dishonest and sadly completely abhorrent.

I feel that as a patron of a venue you should be made to feel welcomed. However we were greeted with hostility as if us being there and spending our money was an inconvenience to her. Any interaction with her was incredibly uncomfortable, and often met with heavy sighs, grunting and eye rolling from her.

However what was worse than her poor attitude was her blatant disregard for customers. Of course things happen that you may not always have control of -for example the overrunning of an event prior to this however rather than communicate what the delay was with everyone who was stood outside waiting, she instead scolded us. As if it were unreasonable to knock on the door of a building that looked completely closed - when you were expecting to go in for a show.

I am torn between thinking that she either genuinely tried to sabotage the event from the beginning or that she just has no idea how to treat people with any respect whatsoever. Either way the result ended in me being incredibly disappointed. I have never experienced anything quite so terrible before.

Note: This has been edited to remove the full name of the owner. Also unfortunately i have removed another paragraph that although completely factual is hard to prove after the fact. It is not in my nature to document every negative thing that I see - however one thing I have taken from my terrible experience here is to always document anything I dislike/disagree with for future reference.

This was done at the request of the owner after she contacted various people multiple times in order to get me to take down my review, using emotional blackmail, threats of legal action and generally erratic email and phone calls. More...

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I have nothing but respect for The Red Hedgehog’s efforts to promote original work and support young artists. They could not be more helpful and accommodating and I look forward to working with them again later this year with our new play, Liliaceae.   Love the venue and would highly recommend it to others. Annabelle, Stone Circle Productions. More...

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Rehearsed here last week. Great space, good rates and they were very accommodating. Close to the tube which was handy for the cast.

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Rehearsed here last week. Great space, good rates and they were very accommodating. Close to the tube which was handy for the cast.

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Sadly I can only give this venue one star. And that is only for the potential it could have if it were managed better, or ideally, by someone else entirely. I found the owner, Clare Fischer, to be disrespectful, dishonest and sadly completely abhorrent.

I feel that as a patron of a venue you should be made to feel welcomed. However we were greeted with hostility as if us being there and spending our money was an inconvenience to her. Any interaction with her was incredibly uncomfortable, and often met with heavy sighs, grunting and eye rolling from her.

However what was worse than Clare's poor attitude was her blatant disregard for health, safety and hygiene. She sold overpriced beers which were long out of date. This could have been forgiven, or marked down to an accident if it wasn't for the fact that she was spotted intentionally refilling people's discarded wine and reselling the dirty drinks to consumers. Disgusting behaviour. It is a total wonder how the establishment hasn't been shut down by the local authority.

I am torn between thinking that she either genuinely tried to sabotage the event from the beginning or that she just has no idea how to treat people with any respect whatsoever. Either way the result ended in me being incredibly disappointed. I have never experienced anything quite so terrible before. More...

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Lovely venue.

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Lovely venue.

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I went here for a friends play reading.... there's a strong smell of damp but the woman running the show was friendly.

Enjoyable evening.

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I went here for a friends play reading.... there's a strong smell of damp but the woman running the show was friendly.

Enjoyable evening.

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worst place ever they had equipment failure dont waste your time of money

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This place is untidy and they lack facilities, I would stay away

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The Red Hedgehog is a charming venue, which attracts world famous artists in a small and personal performance space. I strongly recommend it.

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The Red Hedgehog is a charming venue, which attracts world famous artists in a small and personal performance space. I strongly recommend it.

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I really liked this little café. Music venue. Normally with established classical artists, but also acoustic sets, this is a nice quiet atmospheric café to go to. They serve alcohol and nice homemade food. It's a unique, arty room, with a house piano, very intimate. Go here if you want a cake, some live music and warm setting. Very romantic. More...

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