Entertainment

Patricia Paula Smith has had to fit her writing career around her hospital appointments. The 48-year-old has had two potentially fatal spontaneous blood clots, she has stage 2 kidney disease

Forget making America great again, it seems US residents are more interested in visiting Britain’s capital city, new research from Censuswide suggests. The study, commissioned by the Coca-Cola London Eye,

Get closer to wetlands and wildlife at WWT London Wetland Centre with the opening of the new Wild Walk. The Wild Walk has been designed to transform the way we

David and Jonathan Dimbleby welcome you to an evening of festive music and verse as they host Carols by Candlelight at St Mary’s Church in aid of Dimbleby Cancer Care.

The chance to buy original art and designer work direct from the makers will be on offer in Lee Green. London’s longest-running open studios event is ready to welcome 40

Comedian Jo Brand, BBC journalist Kamal Ahmed and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin author Louis de Bernières are headlining the Dulwich Literary Festival this weekend. The theme this year for the four-day

Southbank Centre launches major festival of new music from around the world called Soundstate, featuring more than 30 world and UK premieres with featured artists Claire Chase (pictured above), Du

How to Live in Space Join science writer and presenter Colin Stuart to find out how humans can take their next step into the final frontier: living in space. This

The Ella Roberta Festive Concert is an annual event that takes place to raise much needed funds for Ella’s foundation. Ella Kissi Debrah, pictured right, who died of an accute asthma

BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Shakespeare is arguably the greatest literary mind that Britain has ever produced. But I’ve never managed to click with his work. Maybe I was scarred by

Through powerful Japanese Taiko drums, exquisite flutes, sizzling percussion and dynamic movement, Taiko. Meantime brings an epic musical journey to Blackheath Halls on December 1. The show explores the concept

They will be celebrating with Bukky Leo & Black Egypt, celebrating the music of Fela Kuti. Bukky Leo is the missing link between Afrobeat and Acid Jazz, having played with

Global Fusion Music & Arts will be bringing Diwali, (Festival of Light), to Mycenae House on Friday. There will be a mix of Indian culture with live music, dance, poetry,

The annual free Blackheath Fireworks display takes place on Saturday from 8pm. This year’s event will include a funfair from noon, food and bars from 5pm and a fireworks display

The Full Monty has arrived in Bromley for a run of Simon Beaufoy’s award-winning play at The Churchill Theatre. “There is no better show on the road. Come along and

Film Africa 2018: the innovators, musicians and rebels redefining African stories Film Africa’s specialist strands include The Naija New Wave, Afrobubblegum: Kenya’s Movie Mavericks, Young Rebels and (Up)Rooted Interactive foodie

A life coach is calling on older single women to make the most of later life through a new book. Carrie Brooks, a 58-year-old Plumstead resident, has written a book

Visitors have the chance now to explore more than 40 stalls with a mix of vintage, crafts, jewellery, gifts and arts. Food trucks and stalls will be on hand to

BY PAUL LAGAN It will be all fright on the night. Be prepared to be scared as Thorpe Park continues to put the shivers down the spines of all who

Singer Tawiah (main picture) will be performing at the Albany on Friday. The likes of Mark Ronson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Cee Lo Green, The Guillemots and Gilles Peterson all fans of her distinct

A 60-minute documentary entitled Millwall, black and white: A Portrait from the stands, will be screened for the first time at two Southwark venues this Black History Month. The documentary,

The African American singer and actor Paul Robeson is often claimed to be Britain’s first black movie star. Robeson played leading roles in a number of popular films of the

A challenging new display at the Museum of London Docklands has highlighted the relationship between transatlantic slavery and the British cultural world. The display, co-curated by Dr Katie Donington, focuses

Dulwich’s Young Writer of the Year award winner Max Porter (pictured above) is among the chief attractions at the Southbank Centre’s programme for January to March next year. Booker Prize

Michelle Holding and Rob Murch will be presenting an interesting evening of English fingerstyle banjo and song, breathing fresh life into tunes and songs, both old and new. Rob and

Artists and famous faces have joined forces for a wildlife art exhibition putting the spotlight on threats to iconic animals around the world including elephant, rhino and tiger. At the

This summer’s hit film The Bromley Boys, the wonderfully funny, poignant,  coming of age comedy, starring Martine McCutcheon, Alan Davies, Jamie Foreman and rising star Brenock O’Connor, will be released 

This image (main picture above) shows the full extent of the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 or M 31. The Andromeda Galaxy appears very large in the sky

Families can enjoy a new festival with games, story-telling and a dance finale in a historic house on Sunday, October 14. Eltham CultureFest is a new cultural festival for Greenwich, celebrating

One of the UK’s most incisive performance poets is on a whistle-stop tour of London in October. Laura Taylor, pictured, brings her gritty and mesmerising poetry Fault Lines to the

If you have a taste for 1960s pop music then a visit to Bromley is a must. That’s because The Sensational 60s Experience is coming to the Churchill Theatre on

Be in the presence of the Modfather, Paul Weller, as he showcases his new album and career classics at two live concerts at the Royal Festival Hall. The British music

A new arts festival launches in the heart of Greenwich this Autumn. Greenwich Performs is a celebration of all the arts. It brings together classical music, jazz, Shakespeare, children’s theatre,

Rachel Tucker is well known in musical theatre circles. However, I was ignorant of her track record and her talent when she and her husband Guy moved in across the

Learn how to write an erotic novel in London’s most offbeat literary festival. London’s offbeat literary festival has announced its new programme for 2018 which includes a session on toilet

A world-famous street artist has created his final parting gift before leaving the city. Gustavo Nénão, 35, has had a number of high profile commissions across London this Summer, his

Anglo-American singer songwriter Sarah Gillespie releases her fourth album Wishbones on 9 November with a live show at London’s Purcell Room on 29 Oct. Produced by Mercury nominated musician and

The horror drama RedCon-1 starring Kennington-raised Oris Erhuero, features a thrilling mix of horror, drama and action, and is coming to cinemas next Friday. Premiering at the Raindance Film Festival

BY CHARLIE STONG Seeing London from the river is one of the most enjoyable days out you can wish to have in the capital – and thanks to MBNA Thames

The 11th Salifest is a free music festival for the whole family celebrating the diverse backgrounds at St Laurence Church, 37 Bromley Road, SE6 2TS on September 29 from noon

Musician SEL, a lady with an unstoppable talent and the burning desire to take British soul music back to its roots, makes her Hideaway debut as she prepares to launch