Celebrating sea shanties at Greenwich’s Cutty Sark later this month
Sailors sang them in the spirit of unity on long voyages overseas, but sea shanties have been rising in popularity back on terra firma…
Shine your light for Diwali in Greenwich
The National Maritime Museum is hosting a full day of activities to celebrate Diwali. The Museum has once again teamed up with Mehala Ford,…
South London schools take on Shakespeare at the largest youth drama festival in the world
It’s the largest youth drama festival in the world – involving over 350 schools this year – and Shakespeare Schools Festival is returning to…
NOW Gallery in Greenwich turns the lens on South Africa
NOW Gallery is preparing to get up close and personal again with the 2023 edition of its Human Stories photography exhibition. This year, South…
The Hunger: post-apocalyptic horror story comes to Greenwich Theatre
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…
All that glitters: Sara Shakeel’s The Great Supper returns to Greenwich
As Instagram-famed Sara Shakeel brings her bejewelled installation The Great Supper back to Greenwich’s NOW Gallery, where it was originally shown in 2019, Holly…
Cinderella gets a feathery, feminist update at Greenwich Theatre
Cinderella is set to twinkle on the Greenwich Theatre stage this month, but don’t expect a story of a damsel in distress who’s saved…
Who’s playing at Greenwich Comedy Festival?
The 15th annual Greenwich Comedy Festival is due to unfold in a riot of laughs outside the National Maritime Museum this September, with seven…
Silvertown tunnelling complete but the environmental debate rages on
The second of two boreholes beneath the Thames – which will together form London’s new Silvertown Tunnel – is now complete. Transport for London…
Review: ‘It’s a piece of cake’ – trying the O2 climb ahead of their Afternoon Tea launch
For one day only, Up at The O2 is offering people the chance to partake in Afternoon Tea on top of the famous dome, so…
Greenwich Peninsula hosts two-day festival The Joy of Food
Greenwich Peninsula is hosting a two-day festival later this month, The Joy of Food, celebrating our appetites for all things delicious. There’s eight events…
Daring dance, wacky street theatre and free family fun: GDIF returns for 2023
With a first-of-its-kind visual spectacle and gravity-defying dance, a sprinkling of politics and an overarching message of ‘hope’, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF)…
