Mayor says Croydon is not failing as Council debates possible future under government commissioners
Croydon’s Mayor has insisted that the council is “not failing” as the prospect of a possible government takeover looms. Mayor Jason Perry has vowed…
Review: Nye at The Olivier
He lives, he dies, he even sings and dances The welcome return of Tim Price’s Nye opens with Aneurin Bevan dying, we see the…
Review: No President at Southbank Centre
You are unlikely to ever see something quite like this Nature Theater of Oklahoma blends drama, dance and comedy to make their London debut…
Review: Till the Stars Come Down at Theatre Royal Haymarket
We left uplifted and breathless amidst the debris A wedding day in which not all goes entirely to plan inevitably promises a certain amount…
Review: The Merry Wives of Windsor at The Globe
Themes of love misdirection and deception Some things are ever present in a London Summer, packed tubes of commuters, pubs spilling out onto the…
Review: Girl from the North Country at The Old Vic
Forever Young, Forever True: Dylan’s Songs Reborn The Old Vic’s revival of Girl from the North Country feels like a long-overdue homecoming, writes Luigia…
All Sutton road closures from July to September
A number of planned roadworks will cause traffic disruption and road closures in Sutton throughout July, August and September. Affected areas include Sutton, Cheam,…
The Animator: Snow White v Prince Achmed
Walt Disney claimed Lotte’s film was not a true cartoon Lotte Reiniger created the first feature-length animation in 1926, over a decade before Walt…
Travellers disrupting AFC Croydon stadium
A non-league football team partly owned by Wilfried Zaha and Stormzy has criticised Croydon Council for failing to act swiftly after a group broke…
The family who’ve had seven temporary homes in six years
Ulienge Morais and his family are about to move into their seventh temporary home since November 2019. Their entire life is packed up in…
Review: Streetlife Serenade at House of Annettta
The World According to Gray Rotherhithe artist Ed Gray’s latest show brings together 30 years of painting city life all over the world and…
Review: Wilko at Leicester Square Theatre
Wilko Does It Right Following a successful run of shows at Southwark Playhouse, Jonathan Maitland’s nostalgia-fuelled celebration of Wilko Johnson makes its way to…


















