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Pride No Prejudice
Copleston Centre celebrates Pride For the third year running, Copleston Centre celebrates Pride with its inspired Pride No Prejudice programme, thanks to funding from Southwark…
Côr y Boro | Borough Welsh Choir Celebrates Anniversary in Southwark
Includes relatives, and descendants of members of the original choir Côr y Boro | Borough Welsh Choir will mark a decade since its reformation with…
Review: The Signalman at Wilton’s Music Hall
There has always been a tether between stories and magic. Without the narrative around an illusion, it becomes merely a trick. We want to be…
Get your invitation to Abigail’s Party
Tamzin Outhwaite stars as one of the most iconic characters in British theatre – the unforgettable Beverly in Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party, a ferocious black…
Review: Tony Momrelle at Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs
One for the Lovers Guests trickle in from 8:30 p.m. and have around forty-five minutes to an hour until the show begins. As the room…
The Cardigans play London after eight years
Their set list oozes nostalgia This is not your typical English summer, and this is not your typical rock concert. There is a mix of…
Review: Cyrano de Bergerac at Noël Coward Theatre
“I spent much of the epilogue with tears running down my face” Before seeing Cyrano de Bergerac, my knowledge of the play was largely assembled…
Review: Grindr: The Opera at Union Theatre
Great singing and perfect dance routines I expected this opera (of sorts) to be uplifting and colourful, though its opening scene was anything but. It…
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Bermondsey and Proud
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
‘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
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
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
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
‘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
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’
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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Addicks reel in Slovakia international: Charlton chief says club ‘casting net further’ for transfer targets
CHARLTON Athletic managing director James Rodwell said the club were “looking to…
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Review: Pride at National Theatre
An uplifting and riotous musical “Haven’t you lot got enough problems of your own?” an onlooker shouts at Mark Ashton, a 24-year-old, tired of Thatcher’s…
Review: Colossus @ Southbank Centre
A cool, slick showcase of fresh talent Living up to its name, Colossus makes its ambitious UK premiere at the Southbank Centre. Choreographed by Australia’s…
Pirates Abound in The Glitch
Seafaring adventures in SE1 Will Hartley has written, and will be performing, his one-man pirate adventure show, Cutlass. Cutlass is a one man, stripped back,…
A to B is New Cross to a Cambridge First
‘It opened so many doors, but also my mind’ A to B is a new play written by award-winning playwright Tia-Renee Mullings. The author, who…
