The Hunger: post-apocalyptic horror story comes to Greenwich Theatre

The Hunger: post-apocalyptic horror story comes to Greenwich Theatre

Holly O'MahonyOct 8, 2023

Kitchen sink drama meets post-apocalyptic horror in The Hunger, the first play from female-led company Black Bright Theatre. Set on a remote farm in…

IRIE! Dancing from the Archives

IRIE! Dancing from the Archives

Michael HollandOct 8, 2023

Excitement and anticipation are building in the run-up to the re-launch of IRIE! dance theatre’s performance company. After an 18-year hiatus, IRIE!, helmed by…

My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar

My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar

Michael HollandMay 17, 2023

The world premiere of the new play My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar by Valentina Andrade, Elizabeth Alvarado, Lucy Wray and Tommy Ross-Williams challenges…

Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece

Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece

Michael HollandMay 17, 2023

The Greek historian Arrian records Alexander the Great saying of Persia, ‘Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft…

Two Pinter plays go hand-in-hand on the Greenwich Theatre stage this week

Two Pinter plays go hand-in-hand on the Greenwich Theatre stage this week

Holly O'MahonyMay 11, 2023

Keeping with his mission to stage lesser known works by famous playwrights, artistic director of Greenwich Theatre James Haddrell is staging Harold Pinter’s A…

Here is an early list of what to expect as the Dulwich Festival turns 30

Here is an early list of what to expect as the Dulwich Festival turns 30

Holly O'MahonyApr 17, 2023

The 30th anniversary edition of Dulwich Festival is being rolled out across SE21 and its surroundings this May, with over 60 events spanning literature,…

The coronation: Where to celebrate in south London

The coronation: Where to celebrate in south London

Holly O'MahonyApr 15, 2023

His Majesty King Charless III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury on May 6. In the same ceremony, his…

Theatre Peckham takes over Canada Water Theatre

Theatre Peckham takes over Canada Water Theatre

Isabel RamirezApr 14, 2023

Canada Water Theatre has a new operator and the performance space will now be offered for free to local artists across Southwark. Theatre Peckham…

Bought and Sold By The British

Bought and Sold By The British

Michael HollandApr 8, 2023

Written by Amantha Edmead, directed by Euton Daley MBE, and inspired by the storytelling traditions of the West African Griot, SOLD tells the true…

Dulwich College loans Royal Museum Greenwich Shakespeare’s First Folio for 400th anniversary exhibition

Dulwich College loans Royal Museum Greenwich Shakespeare’s First Folio for 400th anniversary exhibition

Holly O'MahonyApr 6, 2023

One of the UK’s 50 surviving copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio – the first collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays – has gone on…

Coming soon: Family Tree – the legacy of Henrietta Lacks

Coming soon: Family Tree – the legacy of Henrietta Lacks

Michael HollandMar 27, 2023

Family Tree is a powerful and poetic drama exploring race, inequality, health, the environment and the incredible legacy of one of the most influential…

Interview: Music From Land’s End To Rotherhithe

Interview: Music From Land’s End To Rotherhithe

Michael HollandFeb 24, 2023

Kelsey Michael, a veritable movable feast, was born in Gloucestershire, grew up in Somerset, then moved to New Cross where she had her first…