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,…

Review: Nutcracker In Havana: Southbank Centre

Review: Nutcracker In Havana: Southbank Centre

Michael HollandDec 13, 2024

Carlos Acosta Stages A Festive Party  Carlos Acosta reimagines a Christmas classic from a Cuban perspective and with a nutcracker in the form of…

Review: Little Foxes – Young Vic

Review: Little Foxes – Young Vic

Michael HollandDec 12, 2024

Mill Deal Madness and Southern Skulduggery After two pantos in recent days I had to snap out of ‘Oh yes it is’ mode for…

Review: The Producers -Menier Chocolate Factory

Review: The Producers -Menier Chocolate Factory

Michael HollandDec 12, 2024

The performances were near flawless A musical satire about musicals, at the centre of which is a musical love letter to Adolf Hitler is…

Review: Ballet Shoes – National

Review: Ballet Shoes – National

Michael HollandDec 7, 2024

An Ode to Realising Dreams Ballet Shoes was forever a tome on my grandparents’ shelves, amongst the Ballet Annuals that my mum collected when…

Hardeep Pandhal: Inner World

Hardeep Pandhal: Inner World

Michael HollandDec 5, 2024

Born in Birmingham (1985) to Indian migrants and now living and working in Glasgow, Pandhal uses wall drawings, small and large-scale drawings on paper…

John McClean is Dead Hard

John McClean is Dead Hard

Michael HollandDec 4, 2024

An 80s action movie pantomime Brand new immersive theatre company Yippee Theatre has announced its cast for the world premiere of Dead Hard, a…

Toy Soldier

Toy Soldier

Michael HollandDec 4, 2024

A play about family and survival Theatre on the River presents the world premiere of “Toy Soldier”. Written by new writing duo Helen Goodman…

Please Right Back

Please Right Back

Michael HollandDec 3, 2024

Visit a magical and mischievous world This Christmas, award-winning theatre company 1927 will bring their acclaimed new show Please Right Back to the Southbank…