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Southwark At Work

Southwark At Work

ByMichael Holland Feb 10, 2026

Boutcher Primary School Art collaboration  Rotherhithe artist Ed Gray has been artist in residence at Boutcher Primary School for five years in a unique collaborative…

Party After Dark in Art Gallery

Party After Dark in Art Gallery

ByMichael Holland Feb 10, 2026

‘Wild and Naughty!’ One of London’s oldest art institutions was temporarily reframed last week when three DJs took over the Sainsbury’s Wing of the National…

Beauty and Destruction: Wartime London in Art

Beauty and Destruction: Wartime London in Art

ByMichael Holland Feb 10, 2026

IWM’s art collection takes centre stage With subjects ranging from the iconic resilience of St Paul’s Cathedral to the devastation of the Docklands, Beauty and…

John Proctor is the Villain

John Proctor is the Villain

ByMichael Holland Feb 10, 2026

‘One day, maybe, the new world we were promised will actually be new…’  The cast has been announced for the UK transfer of one of…

Vanessa Haynes

Vanessa Haynes

ByMichael Holland Feb 9, 2026

Upstairs at Ronnie’s One of London’s greatest vocalists will be doing what she does best at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs room.  Described as having…

Talawa celebrates 40th anniversary 

Talawa celebrates 40th anniversary 

ByMichael Holland Feb 9, 2026

Talawa Theatre Company, the UK’s leading Black British Theatre Company is entering its 40th anniversary year with a programme dedicated to championing the next four…

The Places We Know

The Places We Know

ByMichael Holland Feb 9, 2026

The Places We Know brings together two of Bethlem Gallery’s core elements – its recently launched permanent art collection, and the artistic community that calls the…

Life Line

Life Line

ByMichael Holland Feb 9, 2026

Behind every extraordinary feat are ordinary people. This is their story Inspired by Scotsman Sir Alexander Fleming, connecting the urgent reality of antimicrobial resistance with…

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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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Review: Five Pianos at Jack Studio Theatre 

Review: Five Pianos at Jack Studio Theatre 

ByMichael Holland Feb 7, 2026

An inspiring piece of theatre Niall Ashdown’s one man show balances wry observations with genuinely touching insights as he takes a look back at the people and…

Evening All Afternoon

Evening All Afternoon

ByMichael Holland Feb 7, 2026

Witty and heartbreakingly human Diyan Zora, making her Donmar debut, directs Anastasia Hille and Erin Kellyman in Evening All Afternoon. “The thing is, I’m not…

Sugar Daddy

Sugar Daddy

ByMichael Holland Feb 7, 2026

British-Iraqi writer and director Amrou Al-Kadhi will direct a newly reimagined staging of Sam Morrison’s acclaimed solo show Sugar Daddy, produced by Edgewood Entertainment. Al-Kadhi…

Review: Queer Along The River at Deptford Lounge

Review: Queer Along The River at Deptford Lounge

ByMichael Holland Feb 6, 2026

‘The exhibition informs, educates and entertains’ This exhibition, led by the artist/researcher Dr Catherine Hahn, reclaims and reimagines South London LGBTQ+ heritage from the 18th…

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