Senegalese set menu from Little Baobab at the Africa Centre, Southwark In the heart of Southwark, Little Baobab is the in-house restaurant of the Africa Centre, a charity dedicated to championing Africa through education, the arts, entrepreneurship, innovation, and culture. Recently, the restaurant has launched a new set dinner menu, which we were invited to […]
MILES – Southwark Playhouse Borough
Past and present collide in a bold theatrical work inspired by the life and legacy of Miles Davis and his musical influences 2026 marks 100 years since the birth of seminal jazz pioneer Miles Davis. For somebody considered to be one of the greatest legends of jazz music, it is surprising how little screen or […]
Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl at Southwark Playhouse Borough
“You’re so quiet it’s hard to connect with you,” declares the love interest in Isabel Renner’s show, Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl. This shakes the protagonist’s emotional bedrock. In a high-energy, if uneven show about social pressure and interior dialogues, the perils of extreme timidity are wrung out for comic effect.
Pyro – Restaurant of the Month
Pyro is a celebration of cooking over fire, where bold Greek flavours meet refined technique in a menu built for sharing. Led by Yiannis Mexis, whose pedigree includes Elystan Street, The Ledbury, and HIDE, this is a restaurant that blends serious culinary craft with the laid-back spirit of a Mediterranean gathering.
Hot Plates at The Hoxton, Southwark
A stone’s throw from the Thames on Blackfriars Road, the trendy Hoxton Southwark hosts the restaurant Albie, where, for the next few weeks, a rotation of talented chefs will be running pop-up kitchens, presented by the premium gin brand Gin Mare
London Zoo at the Southwark Playhouse, Borough
Bigotry in Business Challenged Think of a satirical take on a big, morally dubious media conglomerate acquiring a reputable newspaper, and many will think of HBO’s Succession. The winner of every award available, Succession was so good that it now practically owns the genre of “media drama”. London Zoo, Farine Clarke’s play at the Southwark […]
Under the Kundè Tree
The Role of Women in the Struggle for Liberation in Cameroon Set during the ‘hidden war’ of independence in Cameroon during the 1950s, the world premiere of Under the Kundè Tree focuses on the challenges faced by women during the violent and turbulent time in Cameroonian history. Directed by Ebenezer Bamgboye, the play was written […]