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Southwark Park Galleries Spring Season

Southwark Park Galleries Spring Season

ByMichael Holland Feb 21, 2026

‘A Joyful Parasite’ is a major new commission by London-based Spanish artist Saelia Aparicio, using installation, sculpture, and mural drawings to explore the complex entanglements…

Engineered Comedy in the Tunnel of Fun

Engineered Comedy in the Tunnel of Fun

ByMichael Holland Feb 21, 2026

Viva La Museum’s French Révolution season The Brunel Museum will stage a special comedy evening – Engineering is a Joke – as part of its…

Review: What I’d Be at Brockley Jack Studio

Review: What I’d Be at Brockley Jack Studio

ByMichael Holland Feb 20, 2026

‘Both actors gave very touching performances’ Fifteen-year-old Ally (Beth Birss), dreams of becoming a writer, while Makayla 18, (Rachel Jones) hides her university admission papers…

Smoke

Smoke

ByMichael Holland Feb 20, 2026

Fast-paced, plot-driven contemporary queer thriller Critically acclaimed theatre-maker Alexis Gregory returns to the stage with Smoke, his most daring and uncompromising work to date, confronting…

Review: Chiharu Shiota & Yin Xiuzhen at Hayward Gallery

Review: Chiharu Shiota & Yin Xiuzhen at Hayward Gallery

ByMichael Holland Feb 20, 2026

‘I find myself searching for some friction beneath the aesthetic surface’ At the Hayward Gallery, Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life and Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to…

Review: Deep Azure at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Review: Deep Azure at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

ByMichael Holland Feb 19, 2026

A feast for the eyes, ears, heart and soul A visionary, time-travelling, exploratory tale of collective grief, the quest for justice, and its impact upon…

The Dawn of Reckoning

The Dawn of Reckoning

ByMichael Holland Feb 19, 2026

“No-one can change the past Helena. If I could, I would. Of course I would.” Two women. A deserted hotel lounge at the dead of…

Jeezus!

Jeezus!

ByMichael Holland Feb 19, 2026

If Bo Burnham, Bad Bunny, and Bertolt Brecht had a baby, this would be it The wait for the second coming is over! Jeezus! is…

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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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The Derwent Art Prize 2026

The Derwent Art Prize 2026

ByMichael Holland Feb 19, 2026

A celebration of the best pencil art  Renowned for championing art in pencil, the Derwent Art Prize announces a shortlist of 71 artworks for its…

Time Is On Our Side

Time Is On Our Side

ByMichael Holland Feb 19, 2026

Look through the Black Hole Viewfinder VSSL Studio presents Time Is On Our Side, an exhibition by Black Quantum Futurism. The exhibition concludes VSSL Studio’s…

Space Station Earth

Space Station Earth

ByMichael Holland Feb 18, 2026

‘See through the eyes of an astronaut’ Space Station Earth is a long-form musical work by Ilan Eshkeri, created in collaboration with the European Space Agency…

The Trials of Being a Gentleman 

The Trials of Being a Gentleman 

ByMichael Holland Feb 18, 2026

‘I was born in 1960 but was raised in the Forties. Not the greatest gambit for a man defending himself for murder, but there it…

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