Chocolate House Greenwich exhibition is set to open at Old Royal Naval College

Chocolate House Greenwich exhibition is set to open at Old Royal Naval College

Eliza FrostMar 11, 2024

Opening later this month, a new exhibition at Greenwich’s Old Royal Navel College is telling the delicious history of the area’s chocolate houses  Just…

Actor Mark Weinman of ‘Captain Amazing’ talks about reviving it in Southwark ten years on

Actor Mark Weinman of ‘Captain Amazing’ talks about reviving it in Southwark ten years on

Michael HollandMar 11, 2024

A decade on from when the critically acclaimed Captain Amazing first caught the theatre-world’s eye the creative team behind that first success have reunited to…

More Than a Hoodie: A new photo exhibition in Deptford that is ‘break down stereotypes’

More Than a Hoodie: A new photo exhibition in Deptford that is ‘break down stereotypes’

Eliza FrostMar 11, 2024

New photography exhibition at The Albany seeks to ‘break down stereotypes, increase wellbeing and build connections within the community’ Project curator Kareina Henry says…

Review: Con Cook at Peckham Arches

Review: Con Cook at Peckham Arches

Michael HollandMar 11, 2024

A snazzy and jazzy night spent boogying in Peckham Emerging artist Con Cook celebrated the release of his debut EP ‘Take Time’, with a…

Wandsworth announced as the next London Borough of Culture in £1.35m boost

Wandsworth announced as the next London Borough of Culture in £1.35m boost

Wandsworth will be the next London Borough of Culture, it has been announced. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced today (March 11) the borough…

You Are Going To Die

You Are Going To Die

Michael HollandMar 11, 2024

Adam Scott-Rowley brings his extraordinary one-man show You Are Going To Die to Southwark Playhouse Borough, following its critically acclaimed sold-out run at Summerhall…

Five New Short Plays

Five New Short Plays

Michael HollandMar 11, 2024

The British Theatre Challenge returns to the Jack Studio Theatre with five new plays wrapped into one very entertaining evening. A night of diverse,…

Penge tower block approved

Penge tower block approved

Plans for a set of tower blocks up to 16 storeys-tall have been approved in Penge, despite over 2,500 people objecting to the scheme.…

People, Places and Things 

People, Places and Things 

Michael HollandMar 11, 2024

Emma was having the time of her life.  Now she’s in rehab.  Her first step is to admit that she has a problem.  But…

Homeless families ‘being sent to Manchester’, claim councillors

Homeless families ‘being sent to Manchester’, claim councillors

Greenwich councillors have claimed that the housing crisis in the borough has become so bad that homeless families are being sent as far as…

New Art Exhibition: It’s time to Wake Up and Smell The Roses on the Greenwich Peninsula  

New Art Exhibition: It’s time to Wake Up and Smell The Roses on the Greenwich Peninsula  

Eliza FrostMar 10, 2024

Artist Marcus Jake tells Eliza Frost about Firepit’s latest exhibition  Mixed media artist and abstract painter Marcus Jake is the founder of Firepit Art Gallery and…

Sadiq Khan has “applauded” Lambeth Council for suspending a controversial low traffic neighbourhood

Sadiq Khan has “applauded” Lambeth Council for suspending a controversial low traffic neighbourhood

Sadiq Khan has “applauded” Lambeth Council for suspending a controversial low traffic neighbourhood (LTN), while dismissing the idea it could set a precedent for…