‘Small Change’ at the Clapham Omnibus Theatre
Peter Gill’s ‘Small Change’, now showing at Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre, is an untidy, occasionally confusing, but compelling piece of work. And Both Barrels Theatre...
Young, Gifted & Black 2021 at Theatre Peckham
From 30 September to 6 November, Theatre Peckham presents its third season celebrating the voices and work of young Black artists in London. Â
The line-up...
Art at Brixton Tube marks 2011 riot
Brixton Tube station was the setting for an art event inspired by and to mark the spontaneous uprisings in London ten years ago after...
Black Love by Chinonyerem Odimba
‘Black Love’ is part of the acclaimed Paines Plough theatre company’s Roundabout programme of world class theatre and performance which is taking place in...
Juliet and Romeo in Streatham
On 13 August a Streatham Hill church will host to a ‘A rose by another name: Juliet and Romeo’ which fuses extracts from Italian...
New youth employment scheme launches
Local charity Poetic Unity have launched a new youth employment and mental health project in Lambeth and Southwark.
The Poetic Relief Project, a partnership between...
An audio journey through Brixton’s 81 Uprising
Brixton’s new theatre, Brixton House, has joined artists and writers to create an audio guide to the 1981 Uprising on local streets using voices...
black midi to play EFG London Jazz Festival
black midi will play the Southbank Centre this autumn as part of a collaboration between the EFG London Jazz Festival and Pitchfork Music Festival.
The...
First Brixton Performs Festival to host top comics
The first Brixton Performs Festival on 28 July will see venues all over Brixton host live South London comedy and music.
The Brixton Business Improvement...
Shedding a Skin – the new play at the Soho Theatre
‘Shedding a Skin’, the new award-winning play at the Soho Theatre opens with Myah saying ’I would rather be anywhere. Anywhere else in the...
Ten days of world-class theatre for Brixton in a pop-up auditorium
The acclaimed Paine’s Plough theatre company will present a London season in Brixton in August.
The company’s Roundabout touring season normally premieres new works at...
Brixton House announces its inaugural Associate Artists
Brixton House (formerly known as Ovalhouse) is a modern theatre in the heart of Brixton which opens later this year. It will be a...
Reconnect – with a giant bird at Brixton’s Bureau of Silly...
Silliness we all miss, togetherness we all crave and a gentle reconnection with the humans around us …
You can find them at Brixton’s Bureau...
Tongue Ties – Theatre Peckham’s new event
On Friday, Theatre Peckham presents a one-day showcase event exploring cultural ties, migration, rites of passage, and associated feelings of being ‘tongue tied.’Â
The event...
You can’t go through hell alone …
Gargie Ahmad watched the Black Men’s Consortium and Tony Cealy perform Kwame and The Lockdown – keeping up the conversation about Black men’s mental health
After a...
‘Typical’ – live streamed from Soho Theatre
Typical is about an evening that white people will never experience. It is a sharp and angry exploration of life for a black man...
MUSIC
World premiere at Brixton’s San Mei gallery
The wonderful San Mei Gallery on Loughborough Road will host an exciting sound event on Friday 22 October.
It is presented by Tangram – a movement...
CULTURE
Breaking the Mould – new show at 198 Gallery
Breaking the Mould: new signatures from DRC is the work of 12 emerging artists from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and marks the reopening...
