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Review: In The Dark

Review: In The Dark

ByMichael Holland Sep 18, 2026

Coming to Light Up Southwark Cathedral with Music St Bartholomew the Great church was the setting for the tour launch of In The Dark, a…

Review: Goodbye at the Brixton House Theatre

Review: Goodbye at the Brixton House Theatre

ByMichael Holland Sep 18, 2026

Doctor William Holloway has one thing on his mind as he walks into a newly opened assisted dying clinic in London where they promise a…

Review: 20000 Streets Under The Sky at Southwark Playhouse 

Review: 20000 Streets Under The Sky at Southwark Playhouse 

ByMichael Holland Sep 17, 2026

Through A Glass Darkly  ‘The pairings of small fish in the teeming aquarium of the metropolis,’ observes the unctuous Mr Eccles as he lustfully eyes…

Philharmonia Orchestra’s Virtual Orchestra: Play Along

Philharmonia Orchestra’s Virtual Orchestra: Play Along

ByMichael Holland Sep 17, 2026

Philharmonia Orchestra’s Virtual Orchestra: Play Along On Sunday my budding percussion-playing 13-year-old and I cycled through a downpour to the Southbank: the Philharmonia was inviting…

Review: Million Dollar Quartet – The Arts at Marble Arch

Review: Million Dollar Quartet – The Arts at Marble Arch

ByMichael Holland Sep 17, 2026

A classic jukebox musical While The Arts Theatre in Great Newport Street is undergoing major renovations, the Arts at Marble Arch has popped up as…

The Happy Minds Clinic

The Happy Minds Clinic

ByMichael Holland Sep 15, 2026

“What happens when the people responsible for looking after your mental health are more dysfunctional than their clients?” The Happy Minds Clinic, a new dark…

Jerker

Jerker

ByMichael Holland Sep 15, 2026

Where the line between fantasy and genuine connection blurs Jerker, by Robert Chesley, is a daring and seductive two-person drama about two strangers who connect…

The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House

ByMichael Holland Sep 15, 2026

“A ghost can be a lot of things. A memory, a daydream, a secret, grief, anger, guilt.” The world premiere of Olivier and BAFTA winner…

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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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Lambeth Fringe Festival 

Lambeth Fringe Festival 

ByMichael Holland Sep 15, 2026

A diverse range of artists and companies, from emerging voices to established performers Lambeth Fringe Festival has announced its first wave of more than 200…

Review: Cosmetics of the Enemy at the Bread & Roses Theatre

Review: Cosmetics of the Enemy at the Bread & Roses Theatre

ByMichael Holland Sep 15, 2026

The enemy within is explored in this new take on Nothomb’s bestseller Your flight is delayed and you are waiting in the worst kind of…

DISS-LEX-IANS

DISS-LEX-IANS

ByMichael Holland Sep 15, 2026

Commadie X Comarde X Comedy ✔ This is one of eight new plays selected by Jack Studio Theatre and The Bridge Theatre to be presented…

Review: Sister Land by Georga de la Cour

Review: Sister Land by Georga de la Cour

ByMichael Holland Sep 15, 2026

A universal experience of nightclub loos where alcohol has loosened lips as lippy is applied Selected to be one of eight new plays to take…

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