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


















