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Review: Louis Howard’s Slipping Through Skin

Review: Louis Howard’s Slipping Through Skin

ByMichael Holland May 23, 2026

Paintings that demand to be encountered and confronted in person Slipping Through Skin is Louise Howard’s new body of work, a collection that interrogates portraiture…

Review: Of Roots and Routes at Almas Art Foundation

Review: Of Roots and Routes at Almas Art Foundation

ByMichael Holland May 23, 2026

“Sudan is beauty,” I overheard someone say… And I understand why. Alma’s Art Foundation is a gallery that feels open and inviting, its large glass…

From Bermondsey to Bond Girl

From Bermondsey to Bond Girl

ByMichael Holland May 23, 2026

‘Watching Daniel Craig warm up before a shot was something else’ Kerry Fitzgerald was born in Guy’s Hospital, but it was no easy time for…

Review: Nine Sixteenths at Brixton House

Review: Nine Sixteenths at Brixton House

ByMichael Holland May 23, 2026

A touching show about resilience, strength and power Did you know that the infamous Super Bowl halftime show incident between Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson…

Review: Giffords Circus – Chiswick House

Review: Giffords Circus – Chiswick House

ByMichael Holland May 23, 2026

Rarely does live entertainment feel this joyful How have I not known about Giffords Circus, which has been touring for over 20 years? Founded in…

Rob Auton Can

Rob Auton Can

ByMichael Holland May 22, 2026

Following a sold-out, month-long run at the Edinburgh Fringe, multi-award-winning comedian, writer, podcaster and actor Rob Auton brings back CAN: The Story of a Man…

The End is Nigh

The End is Nigh

ByMichael Holland May 22, 2026

You cannot survive alone With civilisation, as we know it, in its final days, you still have the instinct to live forever. But you’ll never…

Ride The Cyclone

Ride The Cyclone

ByMichael Holland May 21, 2026

We’re back for round two. Ready to ride again? Kevin McCollum, Morris Berchard and Jack Maple are delighted to announce that celebrated British drag queen…

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Bermondsey and Proud

Bermondsey and Proud

ByMichael Holland Dec 26, 2025

Steve Cornish spent about the first half of his life on the Dickens Estate; it was where a deep love for Bermondsey and its community…

Ann Smith: A life lived in SE16    

Ann Smith: A life lived in SE16    

ByMichael Holland Sep 22, 2025

‘The Careers Officer expected Bermondsey girls to go into typing or hairdressing,’ Because the Hatch family lived in just 3 rooms with no bathroom in…

Struggling with back or joint pain? Meet the founder of Ankor Pilates – the South London studio that’s changing lives

Struggling with back or joint pain? Meet the founder of Ankor Pilates – the South London studio that’s changing lives

ByKevin Quinn Jun 2, 2025

Knowing first hand how miserable back pain can feel, one woman set up Pilates classes in South London to help others overcome back pain. Set…

Ghost of Soldier Returns Home to Rotherhithe

Ghost of Soldier Returns Home to Rotherhithe

ByMichael Holland Dec 27, 2024

Rotherhithe artist Ed Gray has just completed a monumental work that depicts the poignant service at the war memorial in West Lane on Remembrance Sunday…

Permanent bracelets at Greenwich Market with Laura Lees Morgan

Permanent bracelets at Greenwich Market with Laura Lees Morgan

ByEliza Frost Nov 8, 2024

The seller tells us about personal pieces and the ‘endless and fascinating’ possibilities in designing jewellery “Permanent bracelets are welded on, and you can’t take…

Dreams came true for trio of friends at their newly opened restaurant Wilson’s in Ladywell

Dreams came true for trio of friends at their newly opened restaurant Wilson’s in Ladywell

ByEliza Frost Jun 14, 2024

‘This is what we’ve always wanted to do’: one of the founders behind the new Ladywell restaurant tells us about the love of local  “A great…

Exploring the Forest: expert advice from Deptford and East Dulwich-based plant shop

Exploring the Forest: expert advice from Deptford and East Dulwich-based plant shop

ByEliza Frost May 11, 2024

We hears some top tips for caring for your plants from the plant shop owner who even hosts workshops What is your best tip for looking…

Dulwich Festival: ‘Coming together as one’

Dulwich Festival: ‘Coming together as one’

ByEliza Frost May 3, 2024

New director Sarah Taylor talks about how they have brought events from the festival guide pages to local venues in Dulwich What does the festival…


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Grindr: The Dating Appy Opera

Grindr: The Dating Appy Opera

ByMichael Holland May 21, 2026

Grindr: The Opera (Best New Musical at the 2019 Off West End Awards) puts the most notorious gay hook-up app into the exaggerated world of…

Return of the 10 Commandments

Return of the 10 Commandments

ByMichael Holland May 20, 2026

Based on real experiences,Thou Shalt Sit The F** Down is a filthy, unhinged and laugh-out-loud queer comedy returning to the stage following a sold-out run…

Review: Whistler at Tate Britain

Review: Whistler at Tate Britain

ByMichael Holland May 20, 2026

Poetry In Motion ‘Working people relax on the balcony of a disreputable pub near the docks of Rotherhithe’ reads the caption next to James McNeill…

Come and meet my paintings

Come and meet my paintings

ByMichael Holland May 19, 2026

Julia de Greff has announced her latest exhibition – ‘Come and meet my paintings’  – at Jeannie Avent Gallery. Julia works very intuitively, in oil,…

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