Let’s Talk About Football
Camberwell writer Matt Tiller has written a book about the untold story of Jack Leslie, the first black footballer to be selected for England…
Robert Bathurst Does Very Well
Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell but Robert Bathurst was well enough to stagger into the role at Soho’s iconic Coach & Horses, writes Michael Holland.…
Anniversary of Oh What a Lovely War: To be performed circus-style at Southwark Playhouse
Blackeyed Theatre has announced a major revival of Oh What a Lovely War to mark the 60th anniversary of Joan Littlewood’s epic anti-war musical. A cornerstone…
Review: The Confessions left me feeling simultaneously impressed and depressed
Let’s get my confession out of the way. I did not enjoy this play. Playwright Alexander Zeldin says that he wrote with the intention…
Review: Rumble in the Jungle – Rematch
Travel back in time to Zaire in Africa, 1974. The proud nation had not long freed itself from evil colonists and were still in…
Sindi and Charmz Create Sparks
Welcome to Brixton Lane! Forget the glass slipper or the pumpkin carriage this Christmas; join Sindi-Ella in this reimagined tale of Cinderella full of…
Review: Manic Street Creature at Southwark Playhouse brilliantly gives songs for a tangled life
It was shortly after the end of her first song, the narrative barely in motion, when Maimuna Memon’s foot tangled in a guitar strap,…
Older performers from Rotherhithe’s London Bubble theatre stage their own show and are taking it on tour
According to Age UK’s loneliness report, people aged 50 and over are 1.6 times more likely to be lonely if they live alone and…
Rage! Sex! Betrayal and Bloody Murder! – true crime musical opens at Southwark Playhouse
BLOODY HELL! True crime punk rock musical Lizzie the Musical opens at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Lizzie The Musical explores the life of Lizzie Borden,…
No Freedom For Caged Birds
The young Elaine Daly is discovered doing Panto and invited to the Royal Shakespeare Company where she became a big hit. She moved into…
The best firework displays south of the river
Remember, remember the 5th of November. Wrap up warm and prepare to see south London ablaze this Bonfire Night, as fireworks fizz, crackle and…
Laughing Raises Money For Charity
The Cosmic Shambles Network are delighted to announce the latest amazing list of confirmed guests for Robin Ince’s Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious…
