THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE online with Greenwich Theatre
The Christmas lockdown forced Greenwich Theatre to close its doors days before its production of the children’s classic The Wolves Of...
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CHRISTMAS FAMILY FUN in Greenwich, Deptford and online
The entertainment sector is in crisis – but the dedicated armies of artists whose work so enriches our lives are determined to carry on...
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THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC Online with headline concerts filmed in Blackheath
Online arts are playing a vital role in keeping up our spirits and feeding our souls during the Covid lockdown. And while no one would...
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CHAMBER MUSIC WEEK FINALE at Blackheath Halls and online
It was a daunting task – to cover 900 years of western music from 12th century sacred monophony to 21st century jazz in one afternoon...
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LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC Online, with concerts filmed in Blackheath
There’s so much to love about the annual London International Festival of Early Music – amazing musicians, an astonishing array of rare...
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CHARLES HAYWARD VERSUS HARMERGEDDON at The Albany
South-east London is a crucible of cultural excellence and one of its most shimmering ingredients is the phenomenon that is Charles...
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A JOURNEY THROUGH THE RAKE’S PROGRESS Blackheath Halls Opera
The annual Blackheath Halls Opera is always a highlight of the cultural year in south-east London and it’s also a favourite with readers...
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ADRIAN LEGG at Mycenae House
Any gig featuring a true virtuoso is going to be a treat. But sometimes the musical virtuosity is mirrored by a gift for story-telling...
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GREENWICH + DOCKLANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2020
Considering the country was in deep lockdown only a few weeks ago, it’s amazing that the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival...
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SEVERNDROOG CASTLE FESTIVAL
Severndroog Castle mirrored its status as Greenwich’s most beautiful hidden gem with the brilliance of its creative programme when it...
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THE HOUSE THAT SLIPPED at The Albany and live on Zoom
There were a great many pleasures to be had in The House That Slipped, a witty and wise lockdown show devised, written and performed by...
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FROM MY ROOM ORCHESTRA Trinity Laban YouTube channel
Early in lockdown, Trinity Laban launched a pioneering season of works created and performed by students and staff self-isolating at...
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THE SECRET LOVE LIFE OF OPHELIA Greenwich Theatre YouTube channel
Steven Berkoff’s play The Secret Love Life Of Ophelia could have been written for lockdown – an exchange of 39 claustrophobically...
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VOICES IN THE DARK Greenwich Theatre
Covid-19 has forced creatives across the arts to find new forms of expression. And Greenwich Theatre’s latest contribution to online...
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THE ART OF ISOLATION at Surrey Quays
Grayson Perry’s Art Club was a highlight of lockdown telly. Now Southwark-based painter Rod Kitson has gone one better by not only...
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PRELUDES TO NEW LIGHTS FESTIVAL Trinity Laban online
Music is a global language, a truth that has been underscored by its primacy around the world during the Covid-19 lockdown. And no one...
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GRIMMS COLLECTING AGENCY - UNDER LOCKDOWN by Teatro Vivo on YouTube
Teatro Vivo’s long-running promenade theatre thread Grimms Collecting Agency has illuminated the local arts scene for many years with...
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ARRAY FESTIVAL moved online from the Albany
Covid-19 scuppered any hope that Array, a two-night festival of immersive ambisonic sound and colour, would be staged at the Albany....
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MASS HYSTERIA on Trinity Laban YouTube channel
At what must be one of the weirdest times most of us has ever experienced, all-female dance collective Mass Hysteria have conjured up a...
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1:3:5:7 by Dominic Murcott
Music’s a source of comfort and inspiration at the best of times. At times like this, with the country in the grip of Covid-19, it comes...