Catford twins Annie and Jemma on bringing the houseplant community together through their business Green Rooms

Catford twins Annie and Jemma on bringing the houseplant community together through their business Green Rooms

Holly O'MahonyAug 17, 2023

Green Rooms co-founders Annie and Jemma are about as close as business partners can be. Identical twins, they’ve moved in tandem throughout their lives,…

Autumn at The Globe

Autumn at The Globe

Michael HollandAug 17, 2023

Shakespeare’s Globe has a series of exciting one-off events for September and October: On 17 September, Stephen Mangan will be performing as Malvolio in…

Arms for Voltaire

Arms for Voltaire

Michael HollandAug 17, 2023

A major new installation by Solomon Garçon – the artist’s first-ever institutional exhibition. Encompassing sound, sculpture and performance, Garçon will create a mise-en-scène, containing…

Elvis Comes to Bermondsey

Elvis Comes to Bermondsey

Michael HollandAug 16, 2023

For fans who cannot make the journey to Elvis’s home in Memphis, Graceland is coming to Southwark! Direct from Graceland: Elvis, a major new…

Croydon Celebrates 60 Years of The Beatles

Croydon Celebrates 60 Years of The Beatles

Michael HollandAug 16, 2023

The Mersey Beatles to deliver a special hit-packed 60th anniversary celebration at historic Fairfield Halls. The world’s favourite Liverpool-born tribute to The Beatles are…

PlayTime at the Tate

PlayTime at the Tate

Michael HollandAug 15, 2023

Rasheed Araeen has created a free programme of art-inspired activities for families during the school holidays that involves creating and recreating art, lunch and…

Hyper-local fanfare: Peckham Festival returns for 2023 

Hyper-local fanfare: Peckham Festival returns for 2023 

Holly O'MahonyAug 15, 2023

Peckham Festival returns for 2023, repurposing railway arches, sprucing up warehouses, and taking over rooftops in a three-day celebration of the hyper-local talent bursting…

Joia Rooftop Bar review: Great food and drink with sky-high party atmosphere in Battersea 

Joia Rooftop Bar review: Great food and drink with sky-high party atmosphere in Battersea 

Holly O'MahonyAug 15, 2023

It’s in the glossy lobby of the new Battersea branch of European hotel chain Art’otel that I realise my reservation at its rooftop bar,…

Who’s playing at Greenwich Comedy Festival?

Who’s playing at Greenwich Comedy Festival?

Holly O'MahonyAug 15, 2023

The 15th annual Greenwich Comedy Festival is due to unfold in a riot of laughs outside the National Maritime Museum this September, with seven…

What new food hotspots are opening in South London this summer?

What new food hotspots are opening in South London this summer?

Holly O'MahonyAug 15, 2023

The newest places to chow down in your neighbourhood. Gin Rummy What’s your favourite tipple? If it’s a gin and tonic, or a dark…

The Effect of Illicit Romance

The Effect of Illicit Romance

Michael HollandAug 15, 2023

For those of us who have been fortunate enough to see performances on the National Theatre’s Lyttleton stage, the revival of Lucy Prebbles’ 2012…

PlayTime at the Tate

PlayTime at the Tate

Michael HollandAug 14, 2023

Rasheed Araeen has created a free programme of art-inspired activities for families during the school holidays that involves creating and recreating art, lunch and…