Ann Smith: A life lived in SE16
‘The Careers Officer expected Bermondsey girls to go into typing or hairdressing,’ Because the Hatch family lived in just 3 rooms with no bathroom…
Radical Rediscovery: Homosexual Acts & Beyond
An exhibition to interrogate and celebrate early Lesbian and Gay theatre Marking the 50th anniversary of Homosexual Acts, the first official Gay theatre season…
Cycleway funding approval gets mixed response
Work on a new cycleway running through a Central London ward is expected to start next month with a completion date given of February…
The loss of both Merton’s police stations could be ‘terrifying’ says councillor
Merton councillors have warned that the borough’s reputation as one of London’s safest could be at risk if either Wimbledon or Mitcham police stations…
Review: The Land of the Living at the Dorfman
A fractured post-war Europe in a powerhouse new play. The Land of the Living, opens on a hesitation. Ruth (Juliet Stevenson) stumbles over her…
Residents asked for views on plans to ‘flatten Victorian homes and replace them with hundreds of new flats’
A group of South London residents are being asked for their views on plans which could see their Victorian homes flattened and replaced with…
Review: lenny. at Omnibus Theatre
Who knew bananas could be so cruel? In his late 20s, lenny. feels it’s time to finally become himself, to cast aside his self-constraints…
South London couple appeal for £380k to turn gutted Thames boat into thriving community hub
A South London couple hope to turn the shell of an empty boat on the River Thames into a thriving community hub with creativity…
Girls on Fire at the Golden Goose
Based on a true story Girls on Fire Theatre Company, created by Lily Sitzia, Ellie Grace and Emma Graveling, are very excited to announce…
One Man Poe
Performed by Stephen Smith One Man Poe is back in London after a sell-out run at both the 2024 and 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In…
Mayor told to “come clean” after TfL suppressed report showing LTNs don’t cut car use
Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to “come clean” over whether he was involved in suppressing taxpayer-funded research that showed Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs)…
Review: The Code at Southwark Playhouse
Famous names are thrown about like confetti The legend of Tallulah Bankhead precedes this play; not so much the lives of Henry Willson and…
