Two more school closures scrapped as watchdog finds it ‘unlawful’
The decision to close two primary schools in Lambeth has been rejected by the government’s Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) after it found…
Lightbulbs
‘If it’s dormant forever… isn’t it just dead?’ In our most intimate spaces, who do we trust to keep the darkness at bay? How…
Review: Inter Alia at National Theatre
Rosamund Pike as a Crown Court judge with a penchant for Karaoke! What’s not to love? I last saw Ms Pike delivering all the…
The Land Sings Back
The Land Sings Back reimagines our relationship to our breathing planet through the work of thirteen artists with ancestries across South Asia, Africa and…
Campaigners vow to keep fighting as judge allows Wimbledon expansion to go ahead
Campaigners have vowed to keep fighting after a judge backed planning permission to expand the home of Wimbledon tennis. The Greater London Authority (GLA)…
What a Gay Day!
The Larry Grayson Story Larry Grayson, one of the country’s best-loved light entertainers, is back from The Other Side (no, not ITV) to tell…
Lifers in Southwark
Exposing the cracks in a system built to punish Synergy’s Artistic Director Esther Baker will direct Peter Wight as Lenny in Evan Placey’s new…
The Code
“This entire town is a cesspool, darling. Beautifully lit. Well appointed. But a cesspool nonetheless.” Hollywood, 1950. A fading star. A rising one. An…
School children stand up to Croydon Council in lollipop patrol protest
Dozens of school children and parents formed a protective ring around their lollipop man in protest at Croydon Council’s plans to axe crossing patrols…
Review: The Estate At the Dorfman Theatre
A bold and ambitious piece Completely engaging from curtain up, Shaan Sahota’s The Estate introduces us to Angad Singh, MP for Reading Central and…
Review: Poor Clare at Orange Tree Theatre
Provocative, thoughtful and hilarious Medieval christian lore gets a witty update in Chiara Atik’s Poor Clare. We follow the actually rather wealthy Clare as…
Met announces loss of police front counters, with Merton heavily affected
Merton residents are facing a major blow to community policing as the Metropolitan Police confirms plans to close the public-facing front counters at both…
