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Commadie X Comarde X Comedy ✔ This is one of eight new plays selected by Jack Studio Theatre and The Bridge Theatre to be…
Review: Sister Land by Georga de la Cour
A universal experience of nightclub loos where alcohol has loosened lips as lippy is applied Selected to be one of eight new plays to…
Review: The Obituary
Standing on a sandy floor amidst a token of furniture, Lim (Kevin Ip) reads us the obituary of his mother, an unremarkable, good-natured, hardworking…
Blackheath Fireworks to take place across two days from 2027 onwards
Blackheath’s famous fireworks display will take place across two days from 2027 and future years following council approval. Slammin’ Events, the organisers behind the…
Lewisham’s Green Mayor: the first 100 days
It’s fair to say Liam Shrivastava has had quite the year. Just over a year ago, he was a backbench Labour councillor for New…
Orwell: The Road to 1984
“There is a lie I want to expose” Orwell: The Road to 1984, by Guy Smith, tells the story of one of the greatest…
Flock
Sad, funny, honest and, in the end, full of hope Robbie is 17. His sister Cel is 20. They’ve grown up in and out…
British Gas apologises after disabled pensioner mistakenly charged £2,000 and threatened with court action
British Gas has apologised to a disabled pensioner after he was mistakenly charged £2,000 for a gas bill and was threatened with court action.…
Sydenham housing scheme will have double number of homes – but none are ‘affordable’
A developer has been allowed to more than double the amount of homes to an already-approved scheme in Sydenham, despite some residents and local…
Review: Significant Other – Brockley Jack Studio
Distorted realities collide in new play The real and the imaginary overlap in Shireen Shaikh’s debut play, offers insight into mental health struggles in…
Eight New Plays – Two Theatres – One Festival
SE Fest 2026 SE Fest 2026 is a theatre festival in southeast London to promote and celebrate new theatre writing, and takes place at…
Who runs Lewisham?
The Greens have control of Lewisham Council for the first time, after Labour went from 54 councillors to just 14. The Labour Party have…


















