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Historic north London pub to reopen as comedy and cabaret venue

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Place, T. (2026, September 17). Historic north London pub to reopen as comedy and cabaret venue. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/north-london-pub-comedy-cabaret-old-dairy-crouch-hill-b1297383.html

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Martin Besserman is reopening the historic Grade II listed Old Dairy pub in Crouch End as a venue for comedy and cabaret shows this autumn. The first events will occur on October 31, November 28, and December 12, with more dates to be announced. A significant portion of the proceeds from these pop-up nights will go toward community projects and charitable causes. The Old Dairy has been closed since squatters moved in during lockdown but is now set to host a series of exciting entertainment events featuring top performers, food, and drinks.

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Martin Besserman, who runs the Monkey Business Comedy Club, is reopening a historic pub in Crouch End, north London, as a comedy and cabaret venue. The Old Dairy, a Grade II listed pub built in 1890, was previously owned by the Friern Manor Dairy Farm Company and has decorative panels illustrating traditional milk production methods. It had been closed since lockdown due to squatters but will host its first events on October 31, November 28, and December 12, with additional dates to be announced. The pub, which once housed stables and cowsheds, features large panels depicting the entire milk production process from grazing cows to delivery. Proceeds from the events will go towards community projects and charitable causes.

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Martin Besserman, a Crouch End resident who runs the Monkey Business Comedy Club, is taking over the venue for at least three shows this autumn. asserted

who → run → shows

"We’ll be bringing you a series of exciting Saturday night pop-up comedy and cabaret shows, with fabulous performers, great entertainment, food and a fully stocked bar. asserted

We → bring → performers

"The Dairy has been closed for the past few weeks, so we’re thrilled to be bringing this fantastic space back to life with a series of one-off pop-up nights. asserted

we → close → nights

" The first events will take place on October 31, November 28 and December 12 - with lineups and more dates to be announced. asserted

lineups → take → October

A "high percentage" of money raised will go towards community projects and charitable causes. asserted

percentage → raise → projects

The Old Dairy, a Grade II listed pub, closed during lockdown when it was taken over by squatters. asserted

it → list → squatters

The pub has decorative panels illustrating traditional milk production methods, a nod to the site originally serving as a shop and creamery for the Friern Manor Dairy Farm Company in the 19th century. asserted

site → have → century

Built in 1890, the building once housed stables and cowsheds, and the outside wall has large panels depicting all stages of the milk production process, from cows grazing to the milk being delivered. asserted

wall → build → milk

The site remained a dairy until the 1960s. asserted

site → remain → 1960s

It was bought by Regent Inns in 1997 and converted into a pub, and was later sold to Real Pubs and then Greene King in 2011. asserted

It → buy → 2011

More details about the cabaret events, including line-ups and ticket information, are expected to be released soon via the Finsbury Park Cabaret Facebook page. asserted

details → include → page

Historic north London pub to reopen as comedy and cabaret venue

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