Poor Clare

Poor Clare

Michael HollandJun 16, 2025

Orange Tree Theatre announced the full cast for Chiara Atik’s Poor Clare. Joining the previously announced Arsema Thomas, making her stage debut, and Freddy Carter,…

Ardent Theatre Company launches a 10-Year Manifesto for Change

Ardent Theatre Company launches a 10-Year Manifesto for Change

Michael HollandJun 14, 2025

‘Tear down the class ceiling and rebuild a theatre industry where everyone belongs’ A registered charity with a mission to end class inequality in…

Review: STARS: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey – Brixton House

Review: STARS: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey – Brixton House

Michael HollandJun 12, 2025

An intimate tale of loss and discovery, isolation and connection In search of the selfhood and pleasure stolen from her, Stars: An Afrofuturist Space…

Drivers could face £1k fine for idling

Drivers could face £1k fine for idling

Drivers in South West London who leave their engines idling could face £100 fines, in a bid to slash air pollution. Richmond Council is…

While schools close in south London one primary is expanding

While schools close in south London one primary is expanding

A primary school in South London is set for another upgrade to complete its major expansion. Burlington Junior School, in New Malden, won permission…

Croydon woman’s back broken by bed-turning device after council withdrew care funding

Croydon woman’s back broken by bed-turning device after council withdrew care funding

News DeskJun 6, 2025

A woman in Croydon fractured her spine while using an NHS-installed bed turning aid, writes Louisa Woolf… The device was installed after the council…

No President –  A Political Ballet

No President –  A Political Ballet

Michael HollandJun 6, 2025

One of the most significant American theatre companies of the past decade, New York based collective Nature Theater of Oklahoma, make their long awaited…

Feasting at the Festival of Food

Feasting at the Festival of Food

Michael HollandJun 5, 2025

The London Restaurant Festival is up and running all over the capital with tasting menus and other gastronomic experiences. Last night I enjoyed one…

Review: Fiddler on the Roof – Barbican

Review: Fiddler on the Roof – Barbican

Michael HollandJun 5, 2025

Jordan Fein breathes new life into classic play In the summer of 2024 Regents Park Open Air Theatre theatre hosted a musical that would…

Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara

Michael HollandJun 2, 2025

A window into the inner-workings of the artist The Hayward Gallery presents the first UK solo exhibition at a public art gallery by leading…

Boxing club finally gets a home but need your help to fit it out

Boxing club finally gets a home but need your help to fit it out

A Croydon boxing club evicted from its home of five years has found a new space for its members but it needs to raise…

‘Bexley residents are being discriminated against’ by paying more then other boroughs at Silvertown Tunnel

‘Bexley residents are being discriminated against’ by paying more then other boroughs at Silvertown Tunnel

Cameron BlackshawMay 13, 2025

Conservative councillors claim that Bexley is being “discriminated against” and the tolls on the new Silvertown Tunnel are a “kick in the teeth” to…