Theatre – Southwark News

Southwark’s COLAB Theatre hosts acclaimed play ‘Cock’

News Desk — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:21:02 +0000

Cock returns to London in an intimate new staging running from Wednesday 22nd April to Saturday 2nd May 2026 at COLAB Theatre, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… Following sold-out international runs, Cock – a witty and provocative modern classic – arrives in Southwark this month. After the 2022 West End revival, this new iteration places audiences at […]

New leadership for pioneering black-led theatre group on its 40th anniversary

Staff Reporter — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:25:00 +0000

A groundbreaking black-led theatre group in Croydon appointed a new chair on Monday, its 40th anniversary, writes Cristina Trujillo… Talawa Theatre Company is marking its 40th anniversary by appointing Shonagh Reid as its new chair of the board of trustees, taking over from Elaine Banton to continue the group’s vital work in ensuring equal opportunities […]

Waterloo East at 15: The trials and tribulations of an independent venue

News Desk — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:07:31 +0000

Waterloo East Theatre has marked a remarkable milestone — 15 years beneath the railway arches on Brad Street, Waterloo, writes Becca Healy… What began in 2010 as founder Gerald Armin’s bold idea — transforming an unused and derelict railway arch into a fully fledged theatre venue in under six months — has grown into one of the area’s […]

Theatre Peckham’s contemporary reimagining of Alice in Wonderland to “rediscover the magic that lives beyond the screen” this Christmas

Staff Reporter — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:25:32 +0000

This December, Theatre Peckham invites audiences to step into a world turned upside down with a bold reimagining of Alice in Wonderland, writes Lilian Mulholland… Written by acclaimed playwright Geoff Aymer, the script promises to bring fresh humour and a contemporary resonance to Lewis Caroll’s classic. The story follows a teenage Alice, who is suddenly […]

Old Vic appoints new chair of trustees

News Desk — Thu, 29 May 2025 16:49:24 +0000

The Old Vic theatre has announced Simon Warshaw as the new chair of its board of trustees. He takes over from Nick Clarry, who has led the board since 2014, writes Louisa Woolf… Warshaw, a retired investment banker and co-founder of corporate finance advisory firm, Robey Warshaw LLP, will take up the role in July […]

New festival forges ahead at Southwark Playhouse

News Desk — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:46:04 +0000

Southwark Playhouse is preparing to welcome a brand new festival this Spring and will premiere the work of four of Britain’s most exciting young theatre companies writes Louisa Woolf… The four plays cover diverse themes. From a feel-good comedy about a Hollywood conspiracy. a heartfelt story of a DJ using music to rediscover herself on […]

Professional ballet show joined by Herne Hill dancers

News Desk — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:54:14 +0000

A prestigious youth ballet company will see two Herne Hill teenagers perform in their upcoming production next weekend, writes Melina Block. Oliver Grinnell, fourteen, and Freya Marcuson, thirteen, were selected to join the 100-strong English Youth Ballet [EYB] in July following competitive auditions. Both dancers train at South London Dance School and attend day schools […]

The former Brixton prisoner who invited the judge to watch his play after making it is an actor

Herbie Russell — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:37:51 +0000

In the summer of 2006, Britain was experiencing a 36-degree heatwave. *Jimmy remembers enduring the swelter from inside Brixton Prison, where “sweat was running down the walls“. Awaiting sentencing, he was sharing a tiny cell designed for one person, with two other inmates. So when a notice appeared calling on inmates to audition for a […]

The forgotten history of the Rotherhithe Hippodrome that captivated Londoners for fifty years

Herbie Russell — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 07:46:47 +0000

The date was December 16, 1897, and heartthrob William Terriss had just entered the Adelphi Theatre through the stage door. Murder was just around the corner, though he didn’t know it then. After an inauspicious start to life which had begun with a failed stint in the Merchant Navy, the 50-year-old stage actor could now […]

Review: Rapunzel at Theatre Peckham

Isabel Ramirez — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:51:39 +0000

Rapunzel was anything but a classic pantomime – and that’s exactly why I loved every minute of it. Written by Geoffrey Aymer, the show at Theatre Peckham is one we all think we know – with a Peckham twist. Whilst they hold a place in our hearts, many fairy tales can become stale and yawn-inducing […]