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Eight New Plays – Two Theatres – One Festival

Eight New Plays – Two Theatres – One Festival

ByMichael Holland Aug 17, 2026

SE Fest 2026  SE Fest 2026 is a theatre festival in southeast London to promote and celebrate new theatre writing, and takes place at The…

Ever The Radical

Ever The Radical

ByMichael Holland Aug 17, 2026

Boris Lurie’s critique against the devaluation of The Holocaust Boris Lurie (1924, Leningrad – 2008, New York) stands out as one of the great unsung…

Placebo Placebo Effect

Placebo Placebo Effect

ByMichael Holland Aug 17, 2026

With Placebo Placebo Effect, Chou takes the notion of the double, substitute or sham to embody alternate approaches to representation and reproduction. In her world…

Review: Bury the Hatchet at Southwark Playhouse

Review: Bury the Hatchet at Southwark Playhouse

ByMichael Holland Aug 17, 2026

Deeply thought out, tightly constructed and refined True crime has been having a bit of a moment the past ten years or so. The genre…

All Day Breakfast Ramen

All Day Breakfast Ramen

ByMichael Holland Aug 15, 2026

As we cross our fingers in hope of some cloud-cover respite from a never-ending run of ‘Hottest Day in History’ news stories, Bone Daddies takes…

Limin on the South Bank

Limin on the South Bank

ByMichael Holland Aug 14, 2026

Italian wine brand, Zonin, has teamed up with the South Bank’s premier Caribbean restaurant, Limin, to pair its Cuvée Rosé with Chef Sham Mahabir’s Caribbean…

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

ByMichael Holland Aug 13, 2026

A brand new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility by the Thick as Thieves Theatre Company, plays at the Arches Lane Theatre in Battersea…

A Slow Fire in Jermyn Street Theatre

A Slow Fire in Jermyn Street Theatre

ByMichael Holland Aug 13, 2026

Jermyn Street Theatre and Glass Mask Theatre today announced full casting for the UK premiere of Simon Stephens’ A Slow Fire, a remarkable post-apocalyptic story…

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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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Who runs Southwark?

Who runs Southwark?

ByAlex Orr Aug 14, 2026

After forming a coalition in the weeks after the 7 May local elections, the Greens and Lib Dems have established control of Southwark Council for…

Who runs Sutton?

Who runs Sutton?

ByAlex Orr Aug 13, 2026

The Liberal Democrats are now firmly in charge of Sutton Council after crushing the Conservatives at the last election. While the Tories lost all 20…

Who runs Greenwich?

Who runs Greenwich?

ByAlex Orr Aug 13, 2026

Unlike elsewhere in South London, the Labour Party are still in control of Greenwich despite losing seats to the Greens. Labour’s vote share in the…

Who runs Richmond upon Thames?

Who runs Richmond upon Thames?

ByAlex Orr Aug 13, 2026

The Liberal Democrats are in total control of Richmond upon Thames council after they returned 54 of a possible 54 councillors at the 7 May…

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