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Shakespeare in the Squares
Bring your picnic and wine Shakespeare in the Squares has now announced the full cast for its tenth anniversary production, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Shakespeare’s sparkling…
From Canada to Clapham to Canada House
An opportunity to stand together in solidarity Artist and Clapham resident Lucy Ash has gone from working with local communities to a commission in Hampshire,…
Review: Dialogue des Carmélites
Every year Guildhall singers dedicate twice-weekly sessions to the preparation of an opera, a tradition now in its sixteenth year, and a marvellous training ground…
Review: Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare’s Globe
For Mother Courage, hope is not redemptive but persistently cruel For nearly thirty years, the open-air theatre at Shakespeare’s Globe has almost exclusively staged Shakespeare’s…
The Divine Evangeline
Three Chairs and a Hat’s new hour-long musical ‘Evangeline’, by Nia Williams, comes to The Glitch in Waterloo after successful runs at Oxford’s Burton-Taylor Theatre…
Malory Towers is Back
Nostalgic, naughty, and perfect for now It’s back by popular demand! Emma Rice Company’s Malory Towers is touring the UK again. Get ready for high jinks,…
To Tide You Over
To Tide You Over, a solo presentation of new printmaking, sculpture and moving image by Susie Olczak. Exploring how water connects and transforms landscapes through…
Review: Niusia at Theatre503
A wonderful story of strong women Niusia is Beth Paterson’s tale of four generations of women in her family, that concentrates on her mother, Susie,…
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Bermondsey and Proud
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
‘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
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
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
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
‘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
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’
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…
Sport
Hato to be: Chelsea boss rues penalty decision as Blues edged out by Manchester City in FA Cup final
By Paul Green at Wembley CALUM McFarlane had few complaints about Chelsea’s…
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2:22 – A Ghost Story
What do you believe? And do you dare discover the truth? Danny Robins’ hit play is now on its fourth UK tour since its 2021…
Pre-West End tour of Allegra
National treasure Dame Maureen Lipman stars in the title role of Allegra, in this heart-warming new comedy from Olivier and Tony Award nominated playwright Peter Quilter, (End of…
Woman Business
What happens when a woman finally begins to speak in her own voice? Woman Business is a bold and intimate one-woman play about identity, belonging,…
Am I Losing My Mind or Just My Figure?
What is it about becoming thirty that gives everyone universal permission to offer advice on when to reproduce? Fin a freelance illustrator is working a…
