Tributes to gran who led campaign for a new school

Tributes to gran who led campaign for a new school

Kevin QuinnApr 21, 2025

Hundreds if not thousands of schoolchildren owe an invaluable debt to one Bermondsey gran, who sadly passed away last month. Kate Southion achieved what…

River Voices

River Voices

Michael HollandApr 17, 2025

Looking at Wapping from Rotherhithe ‘River Voices’ is a collaborative art project bringing the Rotherhithe community together to reimagine John Minton’s painting ‘Rotherhithe from…

Review: Midnight Cowboy – Southwark Playhouse

Review: Midnight Cowboy – Southwark Playhouse

Michael HollandApr 14, 2025

A hard to swallow cocktail of emotions James Leo Herlihy’s 1965 novel Midnight Cowboy, later adapted for the big screen in the 1969 film…

Laugh to Keep the Lights On

Laugh to Keep the Lights On

Michael HollandApr 13, 2025

An Open and Shut Evening As spring has well and truly sprung in London the long evenings have people out and soaking up the…

Cockfosters to Southwark

Cockfosters to Southwark

Michael HollandApr 9, 2025

1 Tube Carriage. 38 Stops. 0 Refunds Strangers James and Tori meet at Heathrow and take the Piccadilly Line across London on a journey…

Review: Union Shorts – UnionTheatre

Review: Union Shorts – UnionTheatre

Michael HollandApr 9, 2025

The perfect night at the theatre Regular theatregoers are excited about the return of Union Shorts, an annual feature of Union Theatre’s programme in…

Elephant is in the Room

Elephant is in the Room

Michael HollandApr 8, 2025

Originally commissioned and developed by the Bush Theatre and following two successful runs, Menier Chocolate Factory and Kindred Partners today announce that Anoushka Lucas’…

Drawing Room Invites

Drawing Room Invites

Michael HollandApr 6, 2025

Anna Paterson, Alicia Reyes McNamara and Amba Sayal-Bennet have been seleced by the Drawing Room team and local community to have their first public…

A Multitude of Orchestral Events

A Multitude of Orchestral Events

Michael HollandApr 3, 2025

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)will perform Shostakovich’s defiant Symphony No 7 with a cutting-edge video installation at the Southbank Centre’s ground-breaking Multitudes festival on…

Arthur Miller Gets a First at The Globe

Arthur Miller Gets a First at The Globe

Michael HollandApr 2, 2025

Shakespeare’s Globe announced the cast of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, directed by Ola Ince. The Crucible is the first modern classic to be staged…

SXSE x RSD25 Will be Buzzing

SXSE x RSD25 Will be Buzzing

Michael HollandMar 31, 2025

Mark McGowan Delivers Bee Facts The News caught up with local legend Mark McGowan, the performance artist extraordinaire whose art pieces always upset those…

Review: Double Act –  Southwark Playhouse

Review: Double Act –  Southwark Playhouse

Michael HollandMar 27, 2025

This play is something quite special Suicide.  Gulp. The leading cause of death of men under fifty – a statistic that has fuelled one-time-student-medic,…