A secret? I purposely broke my housemate’s mug because it was horrible Ricky Dukes is the artistic director of Lazarus Theatre Company and is currently working on The Spanish Tragedy for Blue Elephant Theatre in Camberwell, and The Merchant of Venice for the Jack Studio, Brockley. He lives in Greenwich, where he’s been based for …
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The greasy, prodigious breakfast leaves you full for days, but memories of the characters you meet will never depart Bank holiday hangover? What better balm for the soul – and, of course, the stomach – than a trad English fry-up. Places to find them may be few and far between, says Bethan Rees, but her …
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Herne Hill: Book now to see The Breakfast Club at Brockwell Lido Earlier in the summer, Brockwell Park’s beautiful Lido hosted an excellently appropriate open-air screening of Jaws (well, appropriate if even in swimming pools you fret about what might be about to grab hold of your legs… maybe that’s just us). Now the giant …
My favourite south Londoner? Jay Rayner Sarah Skelton has lived in south London since 1985, currently SW4. She has worked in fashion for 40 years; in pattern cutting, designing and garment technology (which deals with the pre-production concept of clothes). “I found my true sense of style while working for Karen Millen,” says Sarah, “and …
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London isn’t generous with its private green spaces and there is nothing more annoying to someone without a their own garden than seeing an unkempt disused green space. Cue the Loughborough Farm project, a cheering initiative led by the tireless Loughborough Junction Action Group to plant flora and fauna into derelict sites in the local …
Heavy Friday night? Soothe yourself into the rest of the weekend by eating a plateful like this, while relaxing on a rooftop in Tooley Street. The Hangover Club is a temporary brunch restaurant open on Sundays only for the next three weekends. It is hosted by the Good Egg Cafe, which has a permanent home …
Peckham: SE15’s Peace Picnic is back This Saturday, two years after the rioting that hit Peckham so hard, the area’s newly annual Peace Picnic doubles as the culmination of the Elephant and the Nun festival (it spans Elephant & Castle to Nunhead – geddit?). Kicking off at 1pm the picnic runs till 11pm and promises: …
Brixton has its spruced-up chicken shop, Wishbone, and Borough’s new boozer The Miller has swanky chef duo Street Kitchen serving up posh hotdogs. Now the paired-down – or “dirty” – food trend gets its next foothold in south London, as Dirty Burger crosses the river to open its second branch next week – under the arches …
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Paul Holloway moved to Rotherhithe in August last year after graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School as an actor. He has since been doing “a lot of auditioning – and some acting”. In between, he also does a bit of juggling and fire-breathing. “I really enjoy street performing,” he says. “I enjoy the …
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Gallery spaces are not as accessible as a public space. This exhibition is as much for the people of Brixton as it is for us Between them, Brixton-based photographers Alex Christofides and Garry Mattocks have lived in the area for nearly 30 years. So it was personal interest that partly prompted the pair, last October, …
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