Michael Holland – Southwark News

A New Musical about Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald

Michael Holland — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:14:20 +0000

Beautiful Little Fool tells the story of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald through the eyes of their daughter Scottie, as she rediscovers the lives and writings of her brilliant and tempestuous parents, with David Hunter as ‘F. Scott’ alongside Lauren Wardas ‘Scottie’ and Hannah Corneau as ‘Zelda’. With music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau and […]

Interactive Viking play makes it London debut in Waterloo this January with tickets priced as little as £10

Michael Holland — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:53:35 +0000

Old York Theatre presents Jorvik, written by Charlie Blanshard; an immersive and interactive Viking play set at the fall of York. Fun, fierce and with a lot of heart, this piece of new writing explores the modern day through the Viking lens. We aren’t as different from our ancestors as we think. Our desires – […]

Bermondsey and proud, but it Steve’s fight for Rotherhithe’s Russia Dock Woodlands that has been his biggest accompaniment

Michael Holland — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 12:44:48 +0000

Steve Cornish spent the first half of his life on the Dickens Estate; it was where his deep love for Bermondsey flourished. The second half was spent Downtown when he moved there after Surrey Docks closed; it was there he became a campaigner against developers with big money who wouldn’t be seen dead in SE16 […]

South London panto review: Bromley is known for its perfect pantos and this year it excels with foot-stomping songs and fantastic skits

Michael Holland — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:15:56 +0000

The Churchill Theatre’s Beauty and the Beast written by Alan McHugh popped and sizzled with colour and fizz, writes Michael Holland. Bromley is known for its perfect pantos but this year you can factor in Su Pollard as a very welcome added bonus. A national treasure and all round nice woman (according to one of […]

Winter Show on the Heath

Michael Holland — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:49:01 +0000

Bermondsey Artists’ Group co-founder Louise Sheridan will be exhibiting some of her Thames-based paintings in a group show of original artworks that opens this week at Blackheath’s newly re-opened Gallery White Box. This is the gallery’s final show of 2025 and presents a variety of contemporary paintings, prints, sculptures, and kinetic works embracing art brut, […]

Panto review: Everything is feelgood at Greenwich Theatre, not just the happy ending

Michael Holland — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:34:58 +0000

The same team that saw Anthony Spargo last year win the Best Panto Script award are now at Greenwich Theatre with their adaption of Peter Pan. On this occasion Anthony Spargo not only wrote it but plays Hook where he can once again be the best baddie in town. Greenwich Theatre has become quite legendary […]

Old Vic have pulled it off yet again – Christmas Carol is back on

Michael Holland — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:29:58 +0000

With warm mince pies handed out as the audience found their seats it was already beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Old Vic for the ninth outing of Jack Thorne’s version of A Christmas Carol. Cast members ambled about the stage in the round, greeting all and wishing us Merry Christmas as […]

Just days left to enter the end of year show at Surrey Quays Shopping Centre

Michael Holland — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:35:02 +0000

Rod Kitson, resident artist at Surrey Quays, is hosting the ‘End of Year Show 25’ at his gallery-studio within the shopping centre. It opens on December 13th, and the artist stresses that no experience is necessary to enter the show – you do not have to be a professional or have any experience to be […]

This Christmas Pinocchio comes to life at Shakespeare’s Globe

Michael Holland — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:47:53 +0000

Journey to a world of endless possibilities this festive season as Pinocchio comes to life in the iconic Globe Theatre at the end of the month from Saturday November 29. A new musical for the whole family by Charlie Josephine and Jim Fortune this is a premiere for Pinocchio at William Shakespeare’s reconstructed Globe theatre […]

Deptford artist is among Britain’s finest

Michael Holland — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:08:00 +0000

Deptford-based artist John Heywood-Waddington has had his Rainy Day London painting selected for the prestigious ING Discerning Eye exhibition. More than 730 artworks by 529 artists have been selected from a staggering 6,500 entries, reflecting the breadth and vibrancy of contemporary British art. Curated by a panel of six prominent art world figures—Curtis Holder, […]