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Deptford Literature Festival 2025 – Showcasing local talent at Celebrating Lewisham through the Borough of Literature

Lewisham often gets a bad rap in the press, portrayed as a run down, crime ridden and generally best to be avoided area. However, having grown up, gone to school and still living in the borough, this reputation feels pretty alien to me. The sense of community, vibrancy and togetherness is something that I love about the area, and going along to the Deptford Literature Festival certainly brought that home […]

todayApril 7, 2025 159 3

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From Bridgeton to the Bridge Theatre – Jonathan Bailey allures audiences as Richard II

In a mixture of online reviews, with some criticism thrown towards Nicholas Hytner for a “muddled” approach, Richard II appears to divide popular opinion. It is a far cry from Ben Whishaw’s interpretation of the king in The Hollow Crown, which takes on a more traditional form, yet feels more dense to follow. The Bridge Theatre’s adaption is modern with hints of older eras still present in the staging, however […]

todayMarch 26, 2025 116 1

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Empower: Women Changing Music

  Pictured: Hannah Seymour and Sinéad Walsh, Co-founders and Directors of Empower.   Empower: Women Changing Music is an initiative dedicated to promoting fairness and gender equality within the classical music industry. Through a series of events taking place around International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month in March each year, female musicians, composers, and panel discussions make up the programme highlighting both the issues facing women in the industry, […]

todayMarch 9, 2025 183 9

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Deptford Literature Festival – 27th to 30th March 2025

In the heart of Deptford and Lewisham, The Deptford Literature Festival annually celebrates creativity through words, stories and performance. Taking place from Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th March 2025, the programme features celebrated authors including Caleb Azumah Nelson, Emma Warren, Nathan Bryon and many more talented artists in their written and spoken fields. This year, 71 local writers, artists and performers will be taking to the stage, hosting and partaking […]

todayFebruary 28, 2025 185 4

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