Lights, camera, action: The animation studio in south London that is stitching together its videos for children

Lights, camera, action: The animation studio in south London that is stitching together its videos for children

Holly O'MahonyJul 3, 2023

Worried about the amount of screen time your kids are getting? You might not mind so much if your little ones are sat down…

Photography exhibition marking 75th anniversary of Windrush opens in Clapham 

Photography exhibition marking 75th anniversary of Windrush opens in Clapham 

Holly O'MahonyJul 3, 2023

With June 22 marking 75 years since Empire Windrush arrived in the UK, commemorative events are happening all over London and beyond. Close to…

Twiggy is Coming to The Menier

Twiggy is Coming to The Menier

Michael HollandJul 3, 2023

The Menier Chocolate Factory announced that Elena Skye will play Twiggy in the world première of Close Up – The Twiggy Musical, written and…

Then, Now and what next

Then, Now and what next

Michael HollandJul 3, 2023

Then: back in 2013 two members of the Spamalot cast looking to fill their backstage time took a creative route out of boredom and…

Urban Art Fair 2023

Urban Art Fair 2023

Michael HollandJul 1, 2023

Following the success of last year and a Covid absence of 2 years, Brixton’s leafy Josephine Avenue will again host the annual Urban Art…

Vincent River makes dark turns

Vincent River makes dark turns

Isabel RamirezJul 1, 2023

Unnerving and emotional, it answers all your questions, but you’ll be sorry you asked.  Written by Philip Ridley, Vincent River is a dark tale…

Altered Perspectives in Peckham

Altered Perspectives in Peckham

Michael HollandJul 1, 2023

The Altered Perspectives: art-K Summer Exhibition will be showcasing work from a range of ages (6 – 60+), in their network of 5500 students,…

Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes

Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes

Michael HollandJun 30, 2023

Known as ‘Little Lagos’, Peckham is home to one of the largest Nigerian diaspora communities in the UK. Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes is…

Family and Youth Culture are Brixton Housemates

Family and Youth Culture are Brixton Housemates

Michael HollandJun 29, 2023

This summer, Brixton House’s Housemates Festival returns inviting artists to take over the House for three weeks from 4 – 23 July 2023.  Following…

Theatre Peckham’s CEO is awarded an MBE

Theatre Peckham’s CEO is awarded an MBE

Isabel RamirezJun 27, 2023

The artistic director of Theatre Peckham has been awarded an MBE by the King, for her services to marginalised young people in the arts.…

The Way Old Friends Do at The Criterion

The Way Old Friends Do at The Criterion

Michael HollandJun 26, 2023

In 1988, two school friends tentatively come out to one another: one as gay, the other – even more daringly – as an ABBA fan. Nearly thirty…

Top dish ‘in the garden’: New Southwark restaurant In Horto’s wild garlic gnocchi

Top dish ‘in the garden’: New Southwark restaurant In Horto’s wild garlic gnocchi

Eliza FrostJun 25, 2023

Inspired by nature and fuelled by fire, new Southwark restaurant In Horto is an evergreen oasis. Translated from the Latin “in the garden”, In…