Christopher Walker reviews Tyrell Williams new play Red Pitch
Red Pitch, is a dynamic exploration of the relationship between three teenage boys, and how they cope with the challenges of growing up in a fast-changing urban landscape.
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Author: Alexandra Warren
Zog and the Flying Doctors coming to the Churchill Theatre from March 24
Based on the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Zog and the Flying Doctors is coming to the Churchill Theatre from March 24 to 26 as part of its world premiere tour.
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Newly commissioned artworks to be installed at the South Bank Centre
Installations by award-winning artists Anthea Hamilton, Jyll Bradley and Monira Al Qadiri will join Klaus Weber’s Thinking Fountains and Jeppe Hein’s Appearing Rooms outside the Southbank Centre.
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The Skinner Brothers kick off 2022 with their new album Soul Boy II
Rock band The Skinner Brothers are kicking off 2022 in style with their new album and are about to embark on a huge UK headline tour
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Ego Ella May releases her follow-up EP Fieldnotes Pt II
Singer songwriter Ego Ella May has released a follow up EP to the critically acclaimed Fieldnotes from 2021. Fieldnotes Pt
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Police find body in investigation into disappearance of Jamie Gilbey
The 20-year-old has been missing since January 27 and police launched a murder investigation after suspicious items were found in South Norwood Country Park.
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Lambeth student saves up money to self-publish graphic novel
Kaya Forde, 17, wrote and illustrated the book as part of her Sixth Form studies at Lambeth Academy in Elms Road.
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Woman arrested in connection with murder of Norwegian student fourteen years ago
Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, was found dead covered in rubble in a basement of a property on Great Portland Street in March 2008.
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Couple found guilty in role of killing two-year-old Kyrell Matthews
A post mortem found that Kyrell had been subjected to repeated assaults over a long period of time.
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Cats and Dogs exhibition opening at the Horniman Museum
This immersive exhibition explores the scientific, social and cultural role that cats and dogs play in our world
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Surrealism Without Borders exhibition opens at Tate Modern
A ground-breaking exhibition at the Tate Modern explores the broad scope of the radical Surrealism movement.
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This week 10, 20, 30 years ago
This week ten years ago, legal fees relating to the Lakanal Fire were set to cost a town hall almost £3million. Southwark council had already spent almost £2.4million and was due to approve another £500,000.
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Christopher Walker reviews The Royal Opera House’s Rigoletto
Rigoletto is based on Victor Hugo’s controversial play Le Roi s’amuse (“The king amuses himself”), whose depiction of a cynical, womanising, French monarch (Francis I) was considered so shocking it was banned.
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What’s On this Week: 4th March – 11th
Entertainment Listings: Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; The Sydenham Centre; The Albany; Saatchi Gallery; Tate Britain; National Theatre; Gerald Moore Gallery etc.
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EXHIBITION: In the Black Fantastic showcases at the Hayward Gallery from June
An exhibition dedicated to the work of Black artists who use fantastical elements to address racial injustice and explore alternative realities is coming to the South Bank this summer.
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Wandsworth artists awarded creative bursaries to help launch their careers
Sena Appeah, Theo Chaudoir, Louis Morel and Merlin Summers will receive tailored mentoring from the Royal College of Art and financial support to take part in Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2022.
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Hospitality Weekend in the Woods announces 2022 line-up
The festival will take place on September 17 and 18 at Beckenham Place Park with world class music performed across seven stages.
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder in Jamie Gilbey investigation
Mr Gilbey, 20, from Crystal Palace has been missing since January 27 and is believed to have come to harm.
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Sarah Everard’s family say they ‘miss her all the time’ a year on from her murder
The marketing executive was kidnapped, raped and murdered by serving Met police officer Wayne Couzens on March 3, 2021.
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