Things to do in south London – from food markets to the best theatre for kids for the Easter holidays
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Bringing this classic children’s story to life, Goldilocks: The Ballet is an opportunity for the whole family to enjoy the magic of live, professional ballet for a special Easter treat at Blackheath Halls.
Join Goldilocks, the girl with the lovely locks and her jar of magic honey, as she befriends a family of bears and teaches everyone the value of sharing. But watch out for Selfish Sid who, on hearing that the honey is magical, hatches a nasty plan to steal it from Goldilocks.
With a 1940s vibe, a variety of dance styles and plenty of bowls of delicious porridge, this ballet is just right.
Dates: Friday 12 Apr 2024, 3pm
Tickets: Adults £16, under-16s £14
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, SE3 9RQ
www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/goldilocks/
Aspiring writers
This new writing group at Deptford Lounge aims to create a group of writers to come together and form a community.
Just Write It! offers a space for those at all levels to write, a chance to mutually support the work of other writers and an opportunity to gain constructive feedback from other members of the group in a friendly, relaxed environment.
The first half of the session will be an hour of writing, giving you a chance to work on your independent projects. The second hour will be a feedback session and discussion.
Dates: Every last Monday of the month, 16+ event
Tickets: Pay what you can afford
9 Giffin Street, Deptford, SE8 4RJ
deptfordlounge.org.uk/whats-on/event/just-write-it/
Sushi masterclass for kids
It’s never too early to learn some serious sushi skills – and sushi masters at Greenwich’s Sticks’n’Sushi bring their expertise to lessons for children aged 8-12.
Their kids’ classes are suitable for all ability levels, with clear and thorough teaching ensuring no one is left out and all can participate.
Your young ones will wrap up a whole menu, including one kappa hosomaki roll, a pink Alaska uramaki roll and two shake nigiri.
All children will get squash during the class and leave with a goody bag, including a certificate, their bandana, rolling mat, chopsticks, chocolate fish and a Japanese number and phrase sheet.
Next date: 6 April 2024, 10am-11:30am
Tickets: £40
1 Nelson Road, Greenwich, SE10 9JB
sticksnsushi.com/en/events/london
Opening weekend for Cutty Sark Street Food Market
Cutty Sark Street Food Market brings food and festivity to Cutty Sark Gardens from Friday to Sunday throughout the year.
With stalls slinging everything from Greek souvlaki to Italian pizza, Spanish paella and Korean corn dogs, it’s a vibrant celebration of foods from around the world – and the opening weekend for 2024 is happening soon!
Stalls rotate, but there’s always a broad range of options, and when it comes to refreshments, the choices are equally irresistible.
Mid-morning marketgoers might fuel up on an expertly made cappuccino; those visiting later in the day could just as easily find themselves with a cocktail.
There’s no better way to spend a weekend than with a snack in hand, taking in some of our best local views.
Opening weekend: Friday 29 to Sunday 31 March 2024, 10am to 6pm
Admission: Free
Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, SE10 9HT
www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark-street-food-market-opening-weekend-p2121401
Doughnuts and Ice Cream
Full of laughter, play and inside jokes, three women take you on an exhilarating journey through poetic conversations about love and success in Doughnuts and Ice Cream at Broadway Theatre.
But – beyond surface-level conversations and smiling faces – there is something much deeper taking place in their lives. As Noelle goes through a lengthy journey to a diagnosis for endometriosis, we see it affect her dynamic with best friends Gabby and Jazz, as well as her relationship with partner Andre as they navigate difficult conversations around fertility.
Their friendship quickly becomes more than a place to thrive but also a safe place to break as they piece back together her faith and view of womanhood.
Dates: Wednesday 17 April to Saturday 27 April, various times
Tickets: £10-£12
Broadway Theatre, Rushey Green, Catford, SE6 4RU
www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/doughnuts-ice-cream/
The Selfish Giant
Inspired by the children’s story The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, Bristol’s two leading family theatre experts are combining forces to explore an unusual friendship at Greenwich Theatre, and how even the grumpiest giant’s heart can melt when spring finally comes.
Grinter is a giant. She lives happily alone in her huge cold house, and shuts out the world, because long ago, the world shut her out. So she hides, safe and quiet in her peaceful, icy home.
Outside the towering walls of her enormous garden, the world has been changing and there is very little green left.
One day, the children – tired of playing on hard roads and grey rooftops – find a chink in the giant’s wall and climb through, changing the course of the children’s and Grinter’s lives forever…
Dates: Thursday 11 and Friday 12 April 2024
Tickets: £15, £12.50, £7.50
Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, SE10 8ES