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The World Turned Upside Down

The World Turned Upside Down

ByMichael Holland Nov 2, 2026

Gabble Magazine presents ‘The World Turned Upside Down’,  an immersive contemporary art installation tracing the entanglement of community with the landscape of Burgess Park, Flora…

Radical Rediscovery III: What Survives? 

Radical Rediscovery III: What Survives? 

ByMichael Holland Nov 1, 2026

50 Years Since The Arts Britain Ignores Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of writer Naseem Khan’s groundbreaking report The Arts Britain Ignores, the new archival exhibition…

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

ByMichael Holland Nov 1, 2026

Presented by the award-winning in-house team Christmas Eve, 1843. Marley is as dead as a doornail. But for Scrooge, the night is far from over……

Perverse Verse

Perverse Verse

ByMichael Holland Nov 1, 2026

Ben Oakley & Liz Bentley present an evening of Open Mic, Comedy, Poetry, Spoken Word, and byob. They want people to join in or just…

Cirque Alice at Royal Festival Hall

Cirque Alice at Royal Festival Hall

ByMichael Holland Nov 1, 2026

A captivating two-hour show for all ages Cirque Alice is a brand-new show from the creators of Circus 1903. Created by Simon Painter and Tim…

Sherlock’s Last Tape

Sherlock’s Last Tape

ByMichael Holland Nov 1, 2026

Strange voices whisper in the white noise A new show is being devised especially for the Little Auditorium at Southwark Playhouse Borough by the writer…

Fly, You Fools!

Fly, You Fools!

ByMichael Holland Nov 1, 2026

An epic adventure through Middle-earth Created by the team behind Hold On To Your Butts, Fly, You Fools! is a live parody of the most…

Review: Girls – Young Vic

Review: Girls – Young Vic

ByMichael Holland Nov 1, 2026

Three women hold us captive for two hours of trauma, humour and complex love In April 2014, 276 girls were abducted from their school in…

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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: The Wedding Present – Shepherds Bush Empire

Review: The Wedding Present – Shepherds Bush Empire

ByMichael Holland Nov 1, 2026

The crowd were getting everything they were looking for Guitar-led rock music has not been the market leader in popular culture like it was 20…

Handbags and Gladrags

Handbags and Gladrags

ByMichael Holland Oct 24, 2026

Solo show: Yvonne Wayling FRSA Yvonne Wayling began her career as an artist during the punk movement of the late 1970s in London, where she…

Review: Dolly at Omnibus Theatre

Review: Dolly at Omnibus Theatre

ByMichael Holland Oct 24, 2026

Cracks in her veneer open up to allow the trauma out As we see all too often, violence against women and girls remains a persistent…

Vernon Kay Heads to Bromley

Vernon Kay Heads to Bromley

ByMichael Holland Oct 23, 2026

Big laughs, big magic and big family fun in a dazzling pantomime packed with music, mischief and festive sparkle! The cast of Sleeping Beauty, this…

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