Curtain Up! 

Curtain Up! 

Michael HollandJun 1, 2026

Performance, costume and identity in theatrical portraiture Dulwich Picture Gallery presents Curtain Up!, a one-room display re-examining performance, costume and identity in theatrical portraiture…

World Record Broken in Bermondsey

World Record Broken in Bermondsey

Michael HollandMay 31, 2026

‘SeeAbility have given my son the gift of sight’ Bermondsey played host to a Guinness World Record attempt when two artists were challenged by…

Love’s Labour’s Lost

Love’s Labour’s Lost

Michael HollandMay 27, 2026

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Shakespeare’s rarely staged comedy of love, desire and wit, that is reimagined in a blazing, flamenco-inspired production,…

Schema

Schema

Michael HollandMay 27, 2026

A new exhibition at Oxo Gallery will bring intricate ceramic works inspired by nature’s hidden patterns to the South Bank this June. Schema, by…

Review: Painting for Pleasure at Jeannie Avent Gallery

Review: Painting for Pleasure at Jeannie Avent Gallery

Michael HollandMay 24, 2026

‘Adventure Mode is much more exciting’ The sun came out for Stella Cardew’s exhibition, Painting for Pleasure, as did the art lovers because I…

Review: Of Roots and Routes at Almas Art Foundation

Review: Of Roots and Routes at Almas Art Foundation

Michael HollandMay 23, 2026

“Sudan is beauty,” I overheard someone say… And I understand why. Alma’s Art Foundation is a gallery that feels open and inviting, its large…

From Bermondsey to Bond Girl

From Bermondsey to Bond Girl

Michael HollandMay 23, 2026

‘Watching Daniel Craig warm up before a shot was something else’ Kerry Fitzgerald was born in Guy’s Hospital, but it was no easy time…

Grindr: The Dating Appy Opera

Grindr: The Dating Appy Opera

Michael HollandMay 21, 2026

Grindr: The Opera (Best New Musical at the 2019 Off West End Awards) puts the most notorious gay hook-up app into the exaggerated world…

Come and meet my paintings

Come and meet my paintings

Michael HollandMay 19, 2026

Julia de Greff has announced her latest exhibition – ‘Come and meet my paintings’  – at Jeannie Avent Gallery. Julia works very intuitively, in…

Review: Julian Lage at Royal Festival Hall

Review: Julian Lage at Royal Festival Hall

Michael HollandMay 19, 2026

This live experience is sublime On Friday night we slipped into our seats, my jazz-singing friend and I, in a soon-to-be packed Royal Festival…

Review: Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare’s Globe

Review: Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare’s Globe

Michael HollandMay 18, 2026

For Mother Courage, hope is not redemptive but persistently cruel For nearly thirty years, the open-air theatre at Shakespeare’s Globe has almost exclusively staged…

To Tide You Over

To Tide You Over

Michael HollandMay 16, 2026

To Tide You Over, a solo presentation of new printmaking, sculpture and moving image by Susie Olczak. Exploring how water connects and transforms landscapes…