Entertainment

The £1.35m fuelled year-long programme of Lewisham’s London Borough of Culture festivities was unveiled last Thursday, including music, installations and dance.

Two promising musicians have been awarded £3,000 each to help support and advance their careers, writes Davina Hyde.

The Tate Britain has announced that Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke will be the next artist to undertake the annual Commission unveiled in March 2022.

The We Are Lewisham programme unveiled on November 25, includes a number of highlights, from dance to sculpture to music.

Radio DJ-turned director Reggie Yates makes his big screen debut with Pirates this weekend, an admirable yet unbalanced piece that is elevated by the talent of its leads, writes Ryan Hogg.

A streetwear brand promoting self-belief and positivity has raised about £5,000 for a mental health services organisation for black people.

A former soldier has opened an exhibition at a Westminster gallery, featuring documentary photography, sculpture and memorabilia.

A poet from Lewisham has won a prestigious fellowship for their writing on the D/deaf and disabled community.

An actor who starred in Hamlet at the Young Vic and American drama The Good Fight has praised a South London mental health groups for parents.

A group of Master of Fine Art graduates has been featured in a major exhibition at a London gallery to celebrate new emerging artists from the capital’s leading art schools.  

A one-day music festival held in Brockwell park has announced the line-up for next summer’s event.