Events in south London this spring – from vintage markets to Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2024
Treat your mum to tea this Mother’s Day
Celebrate motherhood with an exclusive afternoon tea experience in the regal setting of the Old Royal Naval College’s Painted Hall.
While dining within the beauty of the Painted Hall, savour a selection of finely cut sandwiches, freshly baked scones with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry preserve, and a mouth-watering range of exquisitely presented pastries and teacakes.
Sunday 10 March, 1pm, 3:30pm
Tickets: Adult £65, child £40
Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich, SE10 9NN
ornc.org/whats-on/mothers-day-special-afternoon-tea/
In and Out of Chekhov’s Shorts
Chekhov is one of the great writers of the 20th Century and an upcoming show at Southwark Playhouse is telling the tales, adapted and directed by Eliot Giuralarocca.
Performed by a company of five actors and musicians, and featuring original live music and the ensemble storytelling of Dragonboy Productions, In and Out of Chekhov’s Shorts is an exhilarating romp through some of the best of Chekhov’s short stories, including The Lady with the Little Dog, The Chemist’s Wife, At a Summer Villa, An Avenger and The Bear.
Dates: 19 to 23 March 2024
Tickets: £25 Standard, £20 Concession
Southwark Playhouse Borough, 77-85 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD
southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/in-and-out-of-chekhovs-shorts/
Jazz hands
The monthly jazz sessions with Peckham Levels’ house band – Trouble in the Nighttime – are set to continue for the season.
You can expect some of London’s top jazz musicians paying homage to the music that inspired hip-hop through a live set of groove and improvisation.
Each month there are some special guest artists from the worlds of jazz and hip-hop, but you’ve gotta book a ticket to find out who they are on the night!
Dates: 28 March, 25 April, 30 May 2024, 7:30pm to midnight
Tickets: £5.10
Peckham Levels, 95a Rye Lane, SE15 4ST
peckhamlevels.org/events/trouble-in-the-nighttime-spring
Happy vintage hunting
Now in its 20th year, Midcentury Modern is back at Dulwich College later this month as the home of 85 vintage dealers and modern designers. You can take in the stunning scenery of the college while quizzing dealers and designers on their expertise, while you hunt for the perfect piece of decor for your home.
Midmod, as it’s lovingly known, never fails to disappoint – it’s a space where design enthusiasts gather twice yearly in pursuit of sustainable, collectable design marvels to elevate a space. Discover a spectrum of designs from Cherner and Eames to emerging British visionaries.
Date: 24 March 2024, 10am to 4pm
Tickets: Advance tickets online only £11, entry from 10am, 2 for £12 from 2pm, free from 3pm. And on the day £20 from 9am, £12 from 10am
Dulwich College, SE21 7LD
modernshows.com/shows/dulwich/
Is Dat U Yh?
Tolu and the “Back Of the Bus Queens” relive and rediscover their love of home, in this joyous and whacky adventure down memory lane showing at Brixton House Theatre.
Written and directed by dkfash (previously part of Housemates Festival 2023), Housemates Returns: Is Dat U Yh? Features surreal memories of Tamagotchi, Pokémon and alien babies, and “a time where laughter was free and nonsense was all we knew”.
It’s when you couldn’t be on the phone and the internet at the same time, where you learned insults were a love language and when spittin’ battles at lunchtime could get you happy-slapped. It’s a trip down memory lane.
Dates: 17 to 27 April 2024
Tickets: £22, £18, £16 balcony, £16 previews
385 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8GL
brixtonhouse.co.uk/shows/housemates-returns-is-dat-u-yh/
Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2024
Founded in 2009, the Crystal Palace International Film Festival is back for another year – and the 2024 schedule does not disappoint. CPIFF’s diverse programme is set to showcase the very best Independent films from all over the world.
Christened by filmmakers as “the world’s coolest film festival”, this year’s selection of creativity has been curated for over a year. Choose your genre, choose your film, and get the popcorn ready for another cine celebration.
A schedule highlight includes comedian Shappi Khorsandi returning to present the CPIFF Awards and Comedy Night on Saturday 23 March at Stanley Arts Centre (tickets £29).
Until 23 March 2024
Locations and ticket costs vary, see the full schedule online: cpiff.co.uk
