The Bermondsey Brotherhood

The Bermondsey Brotherhood

Michael HollandJan 12, 2025

Enjoy Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Backgammon and Mum’s food  Brothers Michael and Elias Loizou grew up in Bermondsey. Elias, the eldest, went into teaching while young…

Critchlow Unlocks Old Masters

Critchlow Unlocks Old Masters

Michael HollandJan 11, 2025

The one-room display of new commissions by British artist Somaya Critchlow will be the artist’s debut solo show in a UK public institution. Dulwich…

Canned Goods

Canned Goods

Michael HollandJan 10, 2025

An edge-of-your-seat thriller Set in 1939, as World War II looms, Erik Kahn’s Canned Goodsuncovers hidden histories, revealing untold stories of survival and deception…

Southbank Centre returns to its dance roots 

Southbank Centre returns to its dance roots 

Michael HollandJan 10, 2025

Southbank Centre is reaffirming its relationship with dance as the leading arts venue seeks to platform accessible performances that reflect London’s diversity writes Melina…

Heaven is in Southwark Playhouse

Heaven is in Southwark Playhouse

Michael HollandJan 7, 2025

Set in County Offaly in the Irish midlands, Heaven sees 20-year married couple, Mairead and Mal, find themselves at something of a crossroads, struggling to keep…

The Geese Are In Flight

The Geese Are In Flight

Michael HollandJan 6, 2025

A collaborative production between Outhouse Gallery and Crystal Kabinett presents two parallel exhibitions across South London.  These regeneration projects, both of who salvaged forgotten…

Ghost of Soldier Returns Home to Rotherhithe

Ghost of Soldier Returns Home to Rotherhithe

Michael HollandDec 27, 2024

Rotherhithe artist Ed Gray has just completed a monumental work that depicts the poignant service at the war memorial in West Lane on Remembrance…

Review: Please Right Back – Southbank Centre

Review: Please Right Back – Southbank Centre

Michael HollandDec 27, 2024

An animated take on Social Realism Theatre group 1927 presents a funny yet thought-provoking analysis of class, British institutions, and familial structures in Please…

Man With A Pan at Appleby Blue

Man With A Pan at Appleby Blue

Michael HollandDec 19, 2024

This month’s Man With A Pan gathering was a lesson in Moroccan cuisine with a Turkish twist, and a celebration of Christmas by adding…

A Big Bang – An Explosion of Artworks

A Big Bang – An Explosion of Artworks

Michael HollandDec 15, 2024

Connect 24 is Rod Kitson’s latest exhibition at the gallery space that seems to be turning more people into artists than art schools. It…

Review: The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary – Southwark Playhouse

Review: The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary – Southwark Playhouse

Michael HollandDec 15, 2024

Surreal festive fun and slapstick frolics ‘The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary’, which opened last week at Southwark Playhouse, has a very misleading title.…

Radio Celebrity And Bermondsey People All Lend A Hand in Art Exhibition 

Radio Celebrity And Bermondsey People All Lend A Hand in Art Exhibition 

Michael HollandDec 14, 2024

Rotherhithe artist Ed Gray has led a project called Everyone Lends A Hand that brought together Boutcher Primary School and the Appleby Blue Community,…