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Summer Gathering: Volume 2

Summer Gathering: Volume 2

ByMichael Holland Aug 23, 2026

For the next two weeks, there is a group show at Gallery White Box that includes regular exhibiting artists and some new faces in an…

Review: As You Like It – The Globe

Review: As You Like It – The Globe

ByMichael Holland Aug 23, 2026

A night of open-air fun This summer’s production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It at the Globe breathes new life into this pastoral comedy in…

What Have we Done?

What Have we Done?

ByMichael Holland Aug 22, 2026

The Ben Oakley Gallery is putting on a group exhibition that will include local and international artists. The title, ‘What Have We Done?’, is, says…

LOOP: Artists in Print Exhibition

LOOP: Artists in Print Exhibition

ByMichael Holland Aug 22, 2026

New Printmaking: A Closer View In September, LOOP:Artists in Print will be holding its annual exhibition! LOOP’s artists aim to introduce their audience to the…

Review: Significant Other – Brockley Jack Studio

Review: Significant Other – Brockley Jack Studio

ByMichael Holland Aug 21, 2026

Distorted realities collide in new play The real and the imaginary overlap in Shireen Shaikh’s debut play, offers insight into mental health struggles in a…

Return of The Rose

Return of The Rose

ByMichael Holland Aug 21, 2026

Free for Southwark Residents One of London’s most significant Shakespearean sites is opening its doors to the public this autumn. In September and October the…

Anne-Marie Duff is Some Woman

Anne-Marie Duff is Some Woman

ByMichael Holland Aug 21, 2026

The National Theatre today announces full casting for Some Woman,  a new play by Helen Edmundson (Small Island), directed by Blanche McIntyre (Tartuffe). As previously…

Review: Jeeves Takes Charge @ Charing Cross Theatre 

Review: Jeeves Takes Charge @ Charing Cross Theatre 

ByMichael Holland Aug 21, 2026

Sam Harrison is unbelievable Tucked away under cobbled arches and decked out with the traditional touches of an English theatre—red carpeting, wooden bar and a…

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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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Fears over ‘toxic algae’ in first official Thames bathing site

Fears over ‘toxic algae’ in first official Thames bathing site

Health concerns have been raised over the presence of potentially toxic algae in the River Thames’ first official bathing spot, just three months after the…

The Housemates Festival

The Housemates Festival

ByMichael Holland Aug 21, 2026

Brixton House returns with the fourth edition of Housemates Festival, its biennial celebration of new work, running 1–19 September 2026. Seven new productions by Danny…

Richmond Park river to see restoration works to boost wildlife

Richmond Park river to see restoration works to boost wildlife

Plans to improve a river running through Richmond Park and its surroundings have been given the green light. The Royal Parks will carry out restoration…

Gabriel’s Wharf Arts Festival

Gabriel’s Wharf Arts Festival

ByMichael Holland Aug 19, 2026

Two free days of music, art and community The festival will be celebrating Gabriel’s Wharf’s contribution to the South Bank’s vibrant cultural story since the…

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