Five Years With The White Man

Five Years With The White Man

Michael HollandJan 28, 2023

Unleash The Llama highlights a forgotten figure of Black British History with the first theatrical adaptation of the life of A.B.C Merriman-Labor, an African…

Getting up Shooter’s Hill under their own steam (or gas)

Getting up Shooter’s Hill under their own steam (or gas)

Mary MillsJan 9, 2023

Nineteenth century Greenwich was home to any number of innovative engineers – with a reputation for skilled metal working. Most famous are the armaments…

Southwark Playhouse has a brand new purpose-built theatre and it opens with a Bermondsey Revolution

Southwark Playhouse has a brand new purpose-built theatre and it opens with a Bermondsey Revolution

Kevin QuinnJan 7, 2023

Bermondsey’s most historic couple will be the stars of Southwark Playhouse’s brand new 300 seater theatre as it opens its doors to audiences later…

William Jones and his locomotives

William Jones and his locomotives

Mary MillsDec 22, 2022

I was wondering what to write about this week so I picked up a pin and chose a firm at random from John Smith’s…

William Morris Leaves An Imprint In Bermondsey

William Morris Leaves An Imprint In Bermondsey

Michael HollandDec 15, 2022

Pop-Up craft shops are all the rage in Bermondsey these days and there was a buzz and a clamour at the latest variant which…

The Neglected Heroism of Noor Inayat Khan

The Neglected Heroism of Noor Inayat Khan

Michael HollandNov 14, 2022

Stories of courage are fascinating and challenging. The story of Noor Inayat Khan by Azma Dar is both of those things. Remembrance season, when…

Mandela: A Revolutionary Musical

Mandela: A Revolutionary Musical

Michael HollandNov 4, 2022

A new spirit has gripped our nation! Together is where tomorrow’s promise lies It’s 1960. Young activist, Nelson Mandela, rallies the people of South…

Angerstein Wharf

Angerstein Wharf

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

So far I have written a vast amount about the Angerstein Railway – but nothing about it’s actual purpose or working. It was set…

It’s spooky season at Eltham Palace 

It’s spooky season at Eltham Palace 

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

As the thrills and chills of spooky season creep closer and quiver in the air, Eltham Palace and Gardens is embracing Halloween wholeheartedly, offering…

Breaking the ice

Breaking the ice

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

Have you felt a chill in the air of late? We’re deep-diving into autumn, it seems, but our great British weather is balmy compared…

Blood and Battle: Dissecting the life of William Beatty

Blood and Battle: Dissecting the life of William Beatty

Michael HollandOct 17, 2022

The life and work of renowned 19th-century naval surgeon and physician, Sir William Beatty, is being explored in all its fascinating – and often…

The Story of Claudia Jones

The Story of Claudia Jones

Michael HollandOct 6, 2022

Buried beside Karl Marx in Highgate cemetery Claudia Jones was a force to be reckoned with. At Canada Water Theatre on 15th October 2022,…