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WEEKENDER Cinema
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Pick of the month A BIT OF A DO IN NORWOOD
Laura Burgoine, editor
The Weekender is published by Southwark Newspaper Ltd - an independent newspaper publisher, based in Bermondsey, south London. Weekender Editor: Laura Burgoine Advertising Manager: Tammy Jukes
Now in its third year, Drunken Chorus’ free mini festival A Bit of a Do returns, championing the work of artists with and without disabilities. Performances include Candoco Dance Company, the first contemporary dance company to perform on Strictly Come Dancing, deaf BSL singer and comedian Caroline Parker, who performed at the London Paralympic Opening ceremony, and multi-award winning writer, performer and broadcaster Byron Vincent. There’s also solo work from award winning choreographer and performance artist Lanre Malaolu as well as from Extant, the UK’s leading company making performances by and for the visually impaired. July 5-7 at Stanley Halls, SE25 6AB.
ALL’S WELL IN STOCKWELL Stockwell Festival is a celebration of the area’s world class tango and taekwondo teachers, Portuguese delicacies, Afro-Caribbean music, Horn of Africa arts, Brazilian cuisine, Polish crafts, international jazz musicians and much more. On the day, there’s live music, a funfair, face-painters, markets, mask-making and a Carnival Parade at 5:30pm. Saturday 6 July from 1pm-7pm.
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WATERLOO FOOD FORTNIGHT FRINGE BENEFITS Seann Walsh, Suzi Ruffell and Rhys James headline Theatre Deli’s comedy festival at The Old Library in Burgess Park for its second year. From famous TV comedians to breakthrough acts, Theatre Deli is bringing together an eclectic monthlong programme of high quality comedy just in time for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Alongside household names, there’s over 25 of the most raved about comedians from the UK comedy circuit and beyond, including Virgin Radio presenter Matt Richardson, Channel 4 regular Sophie Duker and Rosie Jones. July 4-27. www.theatredeli.co.uk
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Hub Coffee House in Kennington will play host to a food and beer evening: Five beer and five dishes for £15. Draughts Waterloo is serving a range of Brooklyn Brewery and London Fields Brewery beers during the venue’s tasting on 3 July, followed by a choice of over 600 board games. Greensmiths, the butchers, bakers and food and drink specialists in Waterloo, are also hosting two beer tasting sessions on 11 July, where guests can try lagers, IPA, Pale Ale, Sour and more.
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Craft beer pioneers Brooklyn Brewery have teamed up with the annual Waterloo Food Fortnight where they’ll be hosting beer pairing evenings and Fourth of July celebrations. The fortnight kicks off with a ‘90s themed street party taking over the whole of Lower Marsh with DJs, street food and films on a big screen. The Brooklyn Brewery after party is in the beer garden at Café Del Marsh.
June 27-July 12. wearewaterloo.co.uk/foodfestival
FREE KARAOKE IN VAUXHALL
HOT WINGS Get to Peckham’s Bussey Building for a weekend of wings and whiskey. Wing Jam’s chicken wing festival and rooftop party combines a mind blowing menu of BBQ, buffalo, hot, Korean, cheesy, spicy and stuffed wings. There’s also DJs, salsa bands, hot wing contests for the hot heads, cocktails and craft beer. July-7. 133 Rye Lane, SE15 4ST. Admission: £13.50. www.wingjam.co.uk
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Back for its third year in Vauxhall, Bearpit Karaoke is fast becoming one of London’s best free days out. If you’ve been to Berlin, you might know Joe Hatchiban’s Bearpit Karaoke, a weekly fixture in the world famous Mauerpark. Joe has been helping people unleash their inner Rampensau (performer) all over Berlin since 2009. Originally one man’s mission to seek attention, his weekly Bearpit sessions are now a landmark event in their own right. Warm up your vocals and bring your best Rhianna, Michael Jackson and Meatloaf with you to Vauxhall. July 13, August 10 and September 14 from 2pm7pm. 139 Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth, SE11 5HL. www.beinvauxhall.com
Spotlight
Life like
3D figurines custom made in
Bermondsey Laura Burgoine
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eet the brothers pioneering the world of 3D portraits. Marcin and Piotr Piosik are the creators of My 3D Twin, making personalised figurines in their studio in Bermondsey. They’re the only company of their kind in the UK. On my visit to the studio, a couple was just finishing up having their photos taken for custom-made wedding cake toppers. “These wedding cake toppers live on beyond the wedding day. You can keep them on your mantel piece next to your wedding portrait,” Marcin told the Weekender. The studio in Bermondsey’s Biscuit Factory is the beating heart of the operation. Marcin and Piotr built the
circular photo booth where customers stand to pose. 64 Canon cameras line columns around the booth, which pick up every angle and detail. Piotr wired up all the electrics. “He’s an electrician. In the way that in Poland everyone does everything and nothing. We all do a bit of everything,” Marcin said. The brothers launched the company six years ago. They wanted to leave the corporate world where they were working in IT and initially decided to open an online store. “We didn’t want flat images of the products though,” Marcin said. “We wanted to show the products in 3D and that’s how we started with a 3D scanner.” The 3D printer comes from the States with a hefty price-tag. Generally these printers are used for creating prototypes. Marcin experimented by making a model of his brother to see how it would turn out. The result is incredibly lifelike figurines, made of plaster powder. When people come in to the studio, the brothers take 10-20 photos, which the customer can choose their favourite from. After the photos are taken, Piotr uses “a kind of 3D Photoshop” to create the image for the printer and then it prints out a block of plaster with the figure inside it, in full colour. Marcin and Piotr hoover away all the excess plaster (which goes back into the machine) and then use a tiny brush to remove the rest of the excess to reveal the detailed shape beneath. The figure is then coated in resin to make the colours pop, bring out all the finer details and preserve it. From the date of visiting the studio, it takes around two
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weeks to create the figurines. “Each piece is a piece of art,” Marcin said. “I sent figures of me and my brother to my Mum in Poland for Mother’s Day and now when we facetime she’ll say ‘I was just having coffee with you’ and has the figures sitting next to her on the table,” he said. The mini-models are proving popular for pets, as well as special occasions like graduations, birthday cakes and 3D family portraits -like a nativity set for your own family. “It’s a unique and personalised photograph that’s so different to a portrait,” Marcin said. He references traditional photographs where 30 years ago people were buying film, then taking photos which had to be developed and out of a set of, say, 30, a lot of them would be bad. “Now with phones we take photos constantly and it costs us nothing and we don’t really do anything with them and they’ve sort of lost their value,” Marcin said. Over the next few months, Marcin and Piotr are taking their photo booth to university graduations. The wedding cake toppers remain their most in-demand product. “It’s a new concept,” Marcin said. “It’s all done in-house and finished by hand. Each figure is a piece of artistry.” Figures range from £89-£300. My 3D Twin is in the Biscuit Factory, Block F, Floor 2, Studio 10, 100 Clement’s Road, SE16 4DG. Phone: 020 3900 1435. https://my3dtwin.com
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Gig guide Mon 1st July, SE5 Folk Jam at The Old Dispensary 325 Camberwell New Road, SE5 0TF, 8pm-1am, Free This traditional Irish boozer is a great place to get the new week underway with a spirited folk jam where anyone can join in with the band and sing, strum, rattle or parp to their heart’s content. The booze is cheap, the musicians friendly and the vibes are welcoming. Tues 2nd July, SW4 Acoustic Sessions at Venn Street Records 78 Venn Street, Clapham, SW4 0BD, 8pm, free Clapham’s Tuesday Acoustic Sessions sees “supa-smooth” Joel Bailey playing “sexy covers” at this cocktail-laden pizza restaurant.
Two of London’s most forward-thinking imprints go head to head as this Brixton clash. With over a decades worth of experience in the game, Night Slugs has grown into one of the UK undergrounds most influential and iconic powerhouses and they’ll be joined by labels founder Bok Bok & GIRL UNIT plus London favourite, A.G. Morphing from a 2007 grime blog into a radio show and then a fully formed grime, garage and UK bass imprint, Elijah and Skilliam’s Butterz label has given rise to some big hitters in the world of bass music and grime.
Phonox, Fri 5th July
Fri 5th July, SW9 Love Fest at Prince of Wales 469 Brixton Rd, SW9 8HH, 10pm-4am, £8.50
68 Clapham Manor Street, Clapham, SW4 6DZ, 9pm-midnight, free Talented Brixton-born tub-thumper extraordinaire Pharoah Russell brings his five piece band to this Trade Union owned boozer, where you can slurp your way through a stockpile of tasty ales and groove to the reflective electronic beats. Sat 6th July, SW9 Pedro Suave at Craft Beer Co 11 Brixton Station Road, SW9 8PA, 9pm-2am, free This emporium of craft ale has quietly turned into yet another Brixton DJ club on weekends. The wonderfully named Pedro Suave plays Hip Hop, RnB, UKG and house till 2am.
Weds 3rd July, SW2 Brixton Blues Jam at Blues Kitchen 40 Acre Lane, Brixton, SW2 5SP, 9pm - midnight, free Musicians, singers and scissor players can sign up to play with the bluesy house band. There’s a full PA, drums and backline and even a spare guitar available. Thurs 4th July, SW2 Reggae Thursday at Hootananny 95 Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1DF, 9pm-2am, £3 Cecil Reuben’s ever-popular reggae night at Hootenanny introduces Myki Tuff and Friends from Birmingham, backed by the ‘Reggae band from the Badlands,’ the Friendly Fire Band. Thurs 4th July, SW2 Jam Session at the Hand In Hand 61 New Park Road, Streatham Hill, SW2 4LA, 7.30pm, free Taking place in the no-nonsense Hand In Hand boozer at the top of Brixton Hill is D. Banana’s Platform Open Mic session. Get there by 7.30pm to sign up and great ready to impress (or depress) the friendly crowd with your singular talents. Backline is provided. Fri 5th July, SW2 Pride Party at the Effra Social 89 Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1DF, 9pm-1am, free Get in the mood for the big Pride march in central London the next day with this feast of pop at the Effra Social. Expect a roll call of pop anthems and floorfillers from the resident DJs, backed by wild dance visuals and smoke machine, with the party going on till 1am. Fri 5th July, Innamind at Fire Arch 39 - 43 Parry Street, Vauxhall SW8 1RT, 11pm-7am, £16 London Debut for dubstep label Innamind Recordings packs in a shedload of DJs into the newly refurbished Mirror Arch at Fire. Grappling with the decks and shunting sliders with gusto will be the likes of Commodo, Boofy, Egoless, and Bengal Sound, with the whole shebang hosted by SGT Pokes & Rider Shafique. Fri 5th July, SE11 Lipsinkers at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY, 9pm-4am, £8 Declared “Camp, Cult and Glorious,”
Pharoah Russell, Fri 6th July Sat 6th July, SE1 James Walsh at the Spit and Sawdust 21 Bartholomew St, London SE1 4AL, 9pm-11pm, free The singer with post-Britpop minor celebs Starsailor plays a solo set in this intimate boozer with an impressive craft ale offering.
Pride After-Party, Dogstar, Sat 6th July The first of a series of fundraisers for International Love Fest 2020 sees an international line-up of Soundprofile, Birds of Rhythm and Ruben Palacopis rustling up a sizzling salvo of Tech House, Tribal and Nu Disco.
the LipSinkers perform their monthly slot of high-octane queer exuberance of the first order at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, with DJs and pop-ups til 4am. Fri 5th July, SW9 Night Slugs vs Butterz at Phonox 418 Brixton Rd, Brixton, SW9 7AY, 10pm-4am, £10
Sat 6th July, SW4 Pharoah Russell at Bread & Roses
Sat 6th July, SW9 Pride After-Party at the Dogstar 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LQ, 9pm-4am, free The Brixton Buzz crew return to the main room of the Dogstar for a night of monster disco tunes, floor-crunching party bangers, arms in the air singalongs and Cheddar-esque pop blockbusters. Looking to keep the fun Pride vibes rocking the house till 4am, DJs Jizzy Rascal and Editor bring their trademark category-catapulting selections of dance zingers and pop tunes from the likes of the Sugababes, Britney, Cyndi Lauper, Fleetwood Mac, Dolly, Bowie, Beyonce and Cher. It’s going to be busy, so get there early!
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And what??, Thurs 18th July
Misty Miller, Tues 9th July Sun 7th July, SW2 Catch A Fire at Upstairs At The Ritzy Ritzy Cinema, Brixton, SW2 1JG, 8pm-midnight, free The Catch A Fire crew get in the mood for International Reggae Day and get celebrating with the Creation Fire Band with Michael Arkk & friends, backed by DJ Zinc Fence spinning the tunes. Tues 9th July, SW2 Misty Miller at The Windmill 22 Blenheim Gardens, Brixton, SW2 5BZ, 8pm, £4 Talented south London singer/ songwriter Misty Miller returns with a new sound at this EP launch party. After releasing her second album, ‘The Whole Family Is Worried’ through major label imprint Relentless/Sony in 2016, Misty became disillusioned with the business and took things back to basics, singing and writing songs for her lo-fi pop band Bad Parents. Now she’s back singing under her own name, resurrected and revived. One to watch. Wed 10th July, SW4 Desire at Aquum 68 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL, 9pm-2am, £8.50 Resident DJs Supa D, Wigman and Dezi B serve up deep soul and house in this upmarket Cla’am venue with strange clothing rules (“men: no air bubbles, ladies: no sliders”) and wallet challenging prices.
Thurs 11th July, SE5 Jazz Jam at The Junction 171 Coldharbour Lane, SE5 9PA, 8pm-11pm, Free Tuesday’s jams have proved so popular, they’ve expanded into Thursdays, with bar manager Luke Fowler getting dextrous on the double bass, ably supported by an accomplished house band in this friendly independent bar. Thurs 11th July, SW8 Pink Diamond Revue at The Cavendish Arms 128 Hartington Road, SW8 2HJ, 8pm-11pm, free Three bands for free at this small and tidy venue in Stockwell. Electro/ Dance/ Psych trio Pink Diamond Revue weave audiovisual cinematic textures wirth samples, 1950s samples and hypnotic beats, while Atom By Atom go for a more traditional alt/rock/pop format. Final band, They Call Me Max, delve into piano-led Jazz, Classical and Hip-Hop compositions. Fri 12th July, SE1 Jeffrey Sutorious at Ministry of Sound 103 Gaunt Street, Elephant & Castle, SE1 6DP, 10.30pm-6am, £26 Dash Berlin frontman Jeffrey Sutorious brings his award winning house/trance DJ skills to this pricey night at the Ministry. Fri 12th July, SE22 Watson’s General Telegraph Forest Hill Tavern, 108 Forest Hill
Rd, SE22 0RS, 7pm-midnight, free Groove to DJs spinning vinyl tunes while you get stuck into the bar’s formidable selection of craft beer, cask ales and cider. Fri 12th July, SW16 Streatham Soul Club at the The White Lion 232 Streatham High Road, SW16 1BB, 6pm-1am, free Resident DJ Stevie Dundee spins solid gold soul in this lively, community pub. Fri 12th July, SW2 Beat Wave at Barrio 30 Acre Lane, Brixton, SW2 5SG, 8pm-2.30am, free Barrio All-Star DJs roll out a mix of Tropical Soul, Latin Licks, Funky Disco, Old-Skool & Party Faves to get your weekend wobbling wildly. Sat 13th July, SE15 Dusty Groove at Canavan’s Peckham Pool Club 188 Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4NF, 9pm-4am, £7 Dennis Ayler from 22a Records is the head honcho of the decks at Peckham’s finest pool hall-cum-bar, backed by potentiometer calibrating resident Janix percolating deep and groovy vibes. Get there before 11pm and you can gorge yourself on £3 pints and £2 shots. Waheey! Sat 13th July, SE5 Two Bob’s Indie Disco at The Joiners Arms 35 Denmark Hill, Camberwell, SE5 8RS, 9pm, Free Roll down to the base of Denmark Hill and inhale a night of indie hits in this splendid, two-room traditional boozer with a splendiferous selection of spirits and affordable prices. Sat 13th July, SE27 Reggae Spin at Pintadera Café 50 Knights Hill, West Norwood, SE27 0JD, 10pm, free A night of roots rock reggae in this charming Sardinian licensed cafe close to West Norwood station. Sat 13th July, SE11 Disco at the Cock Tavern 340 Kennington Road, London, SE11, 5pm-2am, Free LGBT+ friendly DJ night in this lively, quirky boozer with original artwork bolted onto the ceiling.
Pink Diamond, Thurs 11th July
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Sat 13th July, SW2 Funky House at Gremio de Brixton
St. Matthew’s Church, Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1JF, 9pm-2am, Free DJ Yvette Lindquist spins funky vocal house and Latin beats, accompanied by an undetermined sax player, who we’ll call Sax X. Sun 14th July, SW2 No Frills Sunday Session at The Windmill 22 Blenheim Gardens, Brixton SW2 5BZ, 7pm, Free With the hard drinking No Frills Band at the helm, this jaunty, round-the-table candlelit session invites musicians of all abilities to join in with new and traditional songs. Like a musical Whicker’s World without the airfare or cavity searches, feel free to sing along to globally sourced tunes. Tues 16th July, SE24 Mangoseed at Off The Cuff 301-303 Railton Road, Herne Hill, SE24 0JN, 8pm-11pm, free This multinational troupe fuse their Trinidadian, Jamaican, Australian and Irish roots to create a mash-up of ska and soca, jungle and funk, rock and punk. Thurs, 18th July, SE11 Live Music at Brown Derby 336 Kennington Park Road, Oval SE11 4PP, 8pm, Free Unspecified ‘live jazz and blues artists’ bring the music to this unpretentious, 1920s-themed boozer right next to Oval tube station. Thurs 18th July, SW9 And What?? at Chip Shop Brixton 378 Coldharbour Lane, London SW9 8LF, 8pm-midnight, free Absent Minded Poetics, IsaacB, Calaida and Joel Deep play this intimate and always packed out venue in the heart of Coldharbour Lane. Fri 19th July, SE15 The Garage Spectrum at Four Quarters 187 Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4TP, 9pm, free Debut night for The Garage Spectrum, who’ll be scampering up a pelvic thrustencouraging beano of underground house, US and UK garage, old and nu skool G, and grime. Featured platter-rotators include DJ Shocker ‘the Body Rocker’ and Rosie Riot. Fri 19th July, SW2 Justin Quiles at Electric Brixton Town Hall Parade, Brixton, SW2 1RJ, 11pm-6am, £20
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The Garage Spectrum, Fri 19th July The ‘I Love Reggaeton’ brand launch their showcase concert series with a performance by Puerto Rican hit-maker Justin Quiles, with support from DJ Khriz. Fri 19th July, SW9 Friday Throwdown at Market House 443 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LN, 10pm-4am, £5 Simply Boogie mainman DJ Leslie Love returns to Brixton to spin a trouser flapping selection of soul, funk, boogie, house, disco, reggae and hip-hop. Sat 20th July, SW2 Lambeth Country Show Aftershow at Hootananny 95 Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1DF, 9pm-3am, £8 The Fontanas bring their feel-good summer sounds to Brixton, mashing up big brassy Latin sounds, while 10-piece Afrobeat practitioners Joro mix the sounds of the legendary Fela Kuti with their own originals. Funk and soul trio Muttnik open up the night, with DJ Tony Thorpe getting jiggy with the funk, soul, boogie, afrobeat & house till close. Sat 20th July, SW2 Francesca Lee & Carisoul Vibes at The Railway 7 Station Rise, Tulse Hill, SE27 9BW, 9pm-2am, Free Brixtonian group Francesca Lee & Carisoul Vibes administer the Calypso, Soul and Reggae in this Country Show after-party a mere stagger from the park.
Sat 20th July, SW16 Polar Bears Can Dance at Pratts & Payne 103 Streatham High Road, SW16 1HJ, 9pm-2am, Free DJs serve up soul, disco, funk and reggae in this retro chic bar stocked with lovely real ales. Sat 20th July, SE15 Hot Since 82 at Copeland Park 133 Copeland Road, Peckham, SE15 4ST, noon-10pm, £tbc Hot Since 82 brings his Knee Deep In Sound label to Copeland Park, eagerly shuffling up a mix of House, Minimal Techno, Tech House and Techno. Sat 20th July, SW9 Tribe of Baloo at Cafe Cairo 88 Landor Road, SW9 9PE, 8pm-2am, £5 Tribe Of Baloo returns to Cafe Cairo with a dub reggae special, featuring dub producer Jungle Weed, DJs Ambassador, Ma Yeye and resident Selecta Mad Max with toaster MC Figs keeping the dub, reggae, dancehall and jungle throbbing. Located across several sprawling levels, this intimate, Eastern themed bar/club has long been one of the area’s hidden gems, providing a quirky homespun alternative to the upmarket chains eating up Brixton.
Justin Quiles, Fri 19th July
Sat 20th July, SE1 Dark Matter at Union Club 66 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP, 11pm-8am, £19 Get ready to guzzle down a diet of Deep/ Soulful House, Prog House, Tech House and Techno courtesy of DJ, producer and
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Gig guide vocalist Quivver, ably supported by Bristol based DJs Tomas Bayley and JawJee. Sun 21st July, SW9 Rum & Jerk Carnival at Jamm 261 Brixton Road, Brixton, SW9 6LH, 3pm-10pm, £9 Filling Jamm’s new outdoor spaces is the Rum & Jerk Carnival delivering Caribbean food, Reggae, Dancehall, Jungle music and rum cocktails all day long. Weds 24th July, SW9 Wicked Wednesday at the Prince of Wales 467-469 Brixton Road, SW9 8HH, 10pm-3am, free Attracting a diverse mix of talented musicians (and well oiled locals), this late night jam session keeps the jazz, soul, Afrobeat, funk and dance coming till the wee small hours. Thurs 25th July, SW9 Jelly Cleaver at Pop Brixton 49 Brixton Station Road, SW9 8PQ, 7pm-10pm, free South London guitarist, producer and singer-songwriter Jelly Cleaver draws from a palette of jazz and DIY/punk with strong political messages in her lyrics. Fri 26th July, SE11 Mozes Rosenberg at Toulouse-Lautrec 140 Newington Butts, Kennington, SE11 4RN, 8.30pm, £28 Performing in London for one night only, Gypsy Jazz royalty Mozes Rosenberg brings his quartet to uptown Kennington. Fri 26th July, SE15 Materials Launch at CLF Art Cafe 133 Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4ST, 11pm-5am, £15 The first floor of Peckham’s Bussey Building hosts energetic chest-rattling UK techno from Facta + Laksa, electro and breaks from Bruce, dubstep from Loefah with LUCY wrapping up the bill with a set of dubstep, footwork + jungle. Fri 26th July, SW2 Brixton Buzz party night at the Effra Social 89 Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1DF, 9pm-1am, Free There’s well-oiled Brixton Buzz DJs on the decks spinning floor-crunching party bangers till 1am, backed by crazy
dance visuals. The music policy is: paaaaaaarty, so expect pop nippletweakers like Cyndi Lauper, Beyonce, Bon Jovi, A-Ha, Fleetwood Mac, Dolly, Whitney, Queen, Bowie and more in this hugely busy free weekly shindig. Sat 27th July, SW4 Dream Soda at Fu Manchu 15 Lendal Terrace, Clapham, SW4 7UX, 9pm-3am, £10 Lurking in an old railway arch, Fu Manchu dispenses mainstream disco, funk and soul, with Resident DJs Drayton & Jay Forster on the ones and twos. Sat 27th July, SW16 Havana Jam at Hideaway 2 Empire Mews, Streatham, SW16 2BF, 9pm £15 Cuban troubadour Jesús Cutiño continues his journey through the rich musical history of his native island with this special 40th anniversary celebration of the unique Havana Jam music festival. Sat 27th July, SW9 Jungle Warriors at Jamm 261 Brixton Road, Brixton, SW9 6LH, 10pm-5am, £20 There’s a night of fierce Drum n Bass, Jungle and Reggae, with headliners the Jungle Warriors joined by Kenny Ken, Ragga Twins, Ed Solo / Deekline and Phibes.
Wicked Wednesday, Weds 24th July
Jelly Cleaver, Thurs 25th July
Sat 27th July, SW11 Saturdays at the Clapham Grand 21-25 St John’s Hill, Clapham, SW11 1TT, 9pm-2am, £10 Get ready to sweep, strut and sashay in the direction of the dancefloor and unleash your animal loin-thrusts to an uncomplicated amalgam of crowd-pleasing party classics, with house DJs spinning Hip-Hop to House, Disco to R&B. Tues 30th July, SW2 The Soothsayers at Effra Hall Tavern Kellett Road, Brixton, SW2, 9pm-11.30pm, free Glug down a Guinness in this oldschool Brixton boozer and enjoy splendid original Afrobeat and reggae-influenced grooves from local legends, The Soothsayers.
The Soothsayers, Tues 30th July
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Music
French American tunes for Independence Day
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usical wanderer Cory Seznec is recreating his unique world in Rotherhithe’s St Mary’s Church. A French-American musician based in Paris, Cory blends his early introduction to American fingerstyle guitar and clawhammer banjo with techniques he discovered on more recent travels in East Africa. This mix has given birth to a more cross-pollinated style, which he describes as “music that sits somewhere just outside the bluegrass-bluesfolk-country-world music time-stream, dipping its toe in all of them.” Cory is joined by his stellar group of fellow musicians: David Chalumeau on harmonica, Daniel Mizrahi on guitar and Renaud Ollivier on percussion. The Cory Sezne C Band is at St Mary’s Church, Rotherhithe, on Thursday 4 July at 7.45pm (doors 7pm). Admission: £14 adult, £10 concession, £8 child. http://tunedin.london/
rAPPORT RETURNS TO BRIXTON Rapport Festival is back in Brixton for its third year. The festival is a mix of visual art, theatre, dance, music, cinema and talks and debates focussed on arts, stories and experiences from across the international African diaspora. Some of the events to look out for: ERRORZ AND WANDERINGZ Imagine yourself shipwrecked, away from your family, what would you do? Do you think this would be the saddest thing ever to happen … or the funniest thing? And what if you bumped into someone who looks exactly like you? Two Gents, celebrated for their raucous shows, return to Rapport Festival with a new story about migration that finds humour in the sadness and fun in the madness. Renaissance Studios, studio 10 and 11, 34-44 Tunstall Road, SW9 8DA. Admission: £4-£7.
IN THE DARK Photographer Eddie Otchere is crafting a pop-up darkroom experience in the San Mei Gallery. You’ll be given Kodak P3200 film, a camera from Eddie’s archive to shoot Brixton with, and you’ll get to display the print you make at a final exhibition on Sunday 30 June. You’ll then be assisted in the developing and creation of contact sheets and printing of the work, as well as curating the display. Eddie is best known for his photographs of the seminal rappers and DJs of the mid 1990s and early noughties. His celebrated works include portraits of Biggie Smalls, Blackstar (Mos Def & Thalib Kweli), So Solid Crew, Est’elle, and Goldie. Eddie’s photographs have been exhibited and published worldwide, including on the covers of major international magazines such as Urb, Lodown and Mixmag and on the covers of some of rap music’s seminal albums. San Mei Gallery, 39A Loughborough Road,
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Myatts Field South, SW9 7TB. Admission: £10£15. BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD Do you think you can’t draw? Morris will teach you to draw basic caricatures in minutes. Beginners, intermediate and advanced levels are all welcome as it’s all in the mind and having the will to try. Basic writing skills equal hand control, and therefore, at least the very basic shapes are achievable. Morris Thompson is an artist specialising in portraiture, caricature and fine art. He’ll be presenting some of his works in an exhibition, and producing live art as part of Rapport Festival. Azawala Cafe Gallery, 55 Loughborough Road, SW9 7TB. Admission: free. Rapport festival is on June 28-30. For full listings, visit: rapportfestival.com
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Spy games in London Bridge
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ollect secret packages, chase enemy agents, uncover their true identity and escape capture in a new theatrical adventure round London Bridge. Spy City is an intimate, action-packed three-part performance from COLAB Theatre, which starts in an exclusive spy members bar where you discover/ uncover/reveal your true identity and begin your new life as an elite agent. Go on an undercover mission around London Bridge to find the safe house. Break in, rescue your fellow agents and see if you have the guts to escape. Warning: audiences get chased through the underground, hide in air vents, and get tied up and interrogated so this is not for the faint hearted. Running until September 1. Admission: £28. Starts and finishes at COLAB House, 55 Southwark Street, SE1 1HR. www.colabtheatre.co.uk
POINTERLISM EXHIBITION PICKS BEST DOG ART Michael Holland
The show includes a series of Joan Jonas dog drawings and performances by Performances for Pets, Martin Creed’s 2007 film work Orson and Sparky, as well as works by Adam Chodzko, Heather Phillipson and Tom Woolner; Lucien Freud’s portrait of Pluto, Aged 12, and a drawing by James Pyman; art critic Louisa Buck has selected Dog Duet and The Spelling Lesson by William Wegman; gallery director Matthew Higgs selected a series of dog paintings by Ryan Brown and paintings by Babak Ganjei; Whitechapel
curator Habda Rashid has picked two David Shrigleys, Hello There and I’m Dead. Also on show are works by Oona Grimes, Rob Pruitt, Brian Catling, Errol, Leah Capaldi, Jem Finer, Tim Spooner, Abigail Lane, David Harrison, Vic Reeves and others. Sessions to help those scared of dogs get over their fears are planned and local dog owners will be able to upload images of their pets and a panel will pick the best 12 for a 2020 calendar next year. And, of course, all dogs are welcome into both galleries to enjoy the exhibition. Dog Show runs from 18 July until 8 September 2019 and admission is free. Southwark Park Galleries, 1 Park Approach, Southwark Park, London, SE16 2UA from 18 July until 8 September 2019. Thur - Sun 11pm - 5pm. Admission: Free. Phone: 020 7237 1230 www.southwarkparkgalleries.org
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Photo: Martin Creed
This summer, Southwark Park Galleries (formerly known as CGP London) celebrate their 35th anniversary with a contemporary art show about dogs. For Dog Show, a variety of artists and curators have been invited to select their top dog-related artworks for what is believed to be the first exhibition of its kind.
Arts & entertainment
Modern midsummer works a
dream Carolyn Taylor
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t seems increasingly, Shakespeare’s plays are adapted to incorporate contemporary issues, ensuring their continued appeal to modern day audiences. Some adaptations have been questionable, to say the least, not so, however, this Nicholas Hytner version of Midsummer’s Night Dream. An austere and unnerving start, reminiscent of a Handmaid’s Tale scene, reveals a spartan
world that lacks warmth, which, thankfully, is later replaced with wondrous escapades full of devilment. This immersive production relies on hydraulic stages that rise and fall creating an illusion of lush, misty woods. Spangled fairies tumbled and slither round brass bedsteads transporting us into a magical wonderland where dreams and reality distort. In that dreamscape beds are instrumental to the set of this production, but they are not the harmonious space you might expect, and instead we see the young lovers chasing, raging, sparring and unashamedly displaying their jealousy as much as we see them declare their love, showing us all is not perfect - especially when spells are cast. Hermia and Helena, free of their gendered handcuffs, move wildly about the forest floor where they can be uninhibited. Confronted by this vibrant, imaginative and exciting production, so fresh in appeal, you may forget its 400 year plus origins and embrace what this adaptation makes possible to achieve. Characters’ synchronise words and actions so beautifully, that despite the ‘olde’ text as Helena
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shamelessly pursues Demetrius we are in no doubt of her intentions. Paying attention to this detail goes a long way in helping audiences stay on board with events. This Midsummer Night’s Dream capitalises on punky Puck’s mischievousness to address issues of cross-racial and cross-gender relationships. Sprinkling magical flower nectar onto the eye lids of slumbering lovers he creates hilarious outcomes, using humour as a method of encouraging us to accept change in the world without us feeling threatened. And as you see Bottom, complete with ass’s ears, emerge from the bubbly bath tub your imagination is sure to be stretched. A must-see production, inviting you to explore life’s magic. Bridge Theatre, 3 Potters Fields Park, Bermondsey, SE1 2SG, until 31st August. Times: Mon - Sat 7.30; Wed & Sat matinees 2.30pm. Admission: £15 - £95. Phone: 0333 320 0051 www.bridgetheatre.co.uk/
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each new heights in a gin-lover’s paradise at London’s highest Gin masterclass for two at The View from The Shard. Guests receive a personal meet and greet and skip the queues with fast-track entry, before heading up to Level 68 of The Shard. Access the exclusive VIP area and embark on a spirited discovery of gin, learning of its fascinating past and sensational resurgence. Enjoy two premium gin and tonics of your choice, plus a tasting of a third gin during a 60-minute class. Afterwards, soak up panoramic views of London from Level 72. Admission: £99. www.virginexperiencedays.co.uk
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Bermondsey Carnival
BERMONDSEY CARNIVAL
This year marks an extra special occasion for the Bermondsey Carnival with the 150th anniversary of Southwark Park. SE16 is set for a day of live music, dance and creativity with headliners The Real Thing taking the stage, along with children’s workshops, a funfair, world foods stalls and Rumble in the Jumble.
Photo: Hakob Muradyan
The Bermondsey Carnival is at Southwark Park, Gomm Road, SE16 2ET, on Saturday 6 July from 12 noon-8pm. Admission: free. www.southwark.gov.uk
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Performance
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The Real Thing
6.45pm to 7.45pm
Indika Reggae Showcase
5.15pm to 6.15pm
Quadrille Dancers
4.45pm to 5:10pm
The Aim
4.00pm to 4.40pm
Kindred Soul
3.35pm to 4pm
Redriffe
3.00pm to 3.35pm
The Mayor’s Speech
2.45pm to 3.00pm
Celtic Hearts
2pm to 2.45pm
Community Acts and DJ
12pm to 2pm
KEEPING IT REAL The Real Thing dominated the charts in the ‘70s and gave the world timeless soul classics: You to Me are everything, Can’t get by without you, and Can you feel the force. Singles that sold over a million copies each. In the ‘80s, dance remixes of their songs became huge hits again, confirming the band’s status as true pioneers of the UK soul sound. INDIKA BAND Long time stalwarts of the UK Reggae movement, Indika band have ‘backed up’ a who’s who of legendary Reggae artists. Now they have teamed up with Leroy Jones – Britain number one Gregory Issacs tribute to bring all the great man’s hits. Special guest Fredericka Tibbs debuts her new EP release. To get it all rolling there will be special performance by Januka Quadrille Dancers.
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THE AIM Boisterous post Mod sound with a twist of Indie. KINDRED SOUL Soulful and original UK House and Garage dance mixes. REDRIFFE Faithful and passionate renditions of classic rock tunes. CELTIC HEARTS Irish folk songs, jigs and reels to get your feet a tapping. APRIL HO QUARTET Smooth and dreamy Jazz delivered in chillaxing style.
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Create and Play Zone
Visit the free family and children’s area to get creative and learn something new with workshops and activities from community partners such as London Bubble Theatre, South London Gallery and the Movement Factory. Look out for special 150th birthday themed activities, and help wish the park a big happy birthday! The Movement Factory Stage – Back by popular demand, the dedicated dance tent run by award winning Southwark based dance collective The Movement Factory is running an action packed day of dance workshops and performances for all ages and abilities.
There will also be lots of special guest appearances - not to mention prizes to be won throughout the day! Zoom Zoom Zoom! – Non-stop storytelling for under-fives, parents and carers with Southwark’s Libraries team. Plus come and check out the winners of the Festival of Word’s poster competition themed on Southwark Park’s 150th Birthday. Marawa’s Majorettes – Fall in love with hooping with Marawa’s extraordinary award-winning hulahooping troupe, who will be running workshops and performances throughout the day. Check workshop
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and performance times at the Create and Play area or information points. Birthday card making with Bizzie Bodies – make a beautiful birthday card for the park, which you can take away with you or leave in the park to decorate the Create and Play area. Party hat making with Time and Talents – Fizzy family fun making decorated party hats to add that extra festive feel to your outfit. Once you’ve made your hat, you can also get creative making Crafty Beasts in the park using a range of craft materials.
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Free face painting – add some sparkle to your visit with a team of face painters. Come along for rainbows, tigers, or just heaps of glitter and glitz. Let your imagination run wild! Meet Tootles and Nibs – can you spot Tootles and Nibs, the neon safari explorers with their bag full of tricks, games and challenges suitable for all ages? They’re hard to miss! Kids Dig It – Come and have a go at being a real archaeologist with Southwark’s Heritage team. Find buried artefacts, identify what they are and discover more
about the ancient stuff that’s under Southwark’s streets. Charting the Mayflower - The Deal – Join London Bubble Theatre for a promenade performance exploring what life was like for those who were involved in preparing for the Mayflower to depart on her maiden voyage to the Americas. You will be taken on a journey back in time with storytelling, singing, music and dancing! Check performance times at the Create and Play area or information points. Zine-making workshop with Museum of Youth Culture – Make a zine using photographs from
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the museum’s youth and subculture archive to imagine what youth culture is going to look like in the future. Don’t forget to bring your own photos along to include in your zine! Do you have photographs of your youth? The museum would love to see your photographs to help tell the story of growing up. Bring your photographs along to the carnival and they will scan it for you to add to their collection while you wait. Look out for plenty more, including circus skills workshops and activities with South London Gallery, Southwark Park Galleries and Decolonising The Archive.
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he roots of the Bermondsey Carnival can be traced back over a century. And one thing that still exists is the kindness of local people, according to Russell Dryden, who makes up one half of Bermondsey Beat: the curators of the carnival’s music. “It gives me a great sense of pride that the spirit of generosity and kindness still exists,” Russell said. “Bermondsey is a fantastically generous place where people genuinely try to make a difference.”
As the brains behind Bermondsey Beat, Russell and Phil Burkett organises all the music for the carnival. This year marks Bermondsey Beat’s 21st birthday. “We’re having a big party and everyone’s invited,” Paul said. “When we started, Bermondsey wasn’t known for its music but we wanted youngsters to be able to see live musicians and get that buzz.” The carnival hails back to the early stages of what was to become known as the Boer War. The British Army incurred heavy losses. Wives had lost husbands and children their fathers and without a steady income a family could soon find themselves out on the streets and into the local workhouse. To help these families affected by the war, the Daily Telegraph launched a Widows and Orphans fund, which by July 1900 had raised £183,700. In Bermondsey plans were made for a “Grand Patriotic Carnival” which would tour the locality on the evenings of July 18 and 19, with the sole aim of raising money for this fund. A committee was established, at its head was Samuel Bourne Bevington, local mill owner and the first Mayor of Bermondsey. According to local press reports of the time “Everyone was taking part and help has come from the highest to the humblest in our ranks.” Homes, shops and businesses were festooned in bunting, and thousands of people lined the streets cheering the two hundred floats taking part in the parade. From this humble and benevolent beginning, the Bermondsey Carnival evolved into an annual event establishing itself as a local treasure the people of Bermondsey were fiercely proud of.
The Bermondsey Carnival carried on through two world wars, umpteen changes of national and local government, recession, depression, and a multitude of other cultural changes and most of what the 20th century could throw at Bermondsey in the way of change. Then the unthinkable happened, the Carnival, like the parrot in the famous Monty Python sketch, “had ceased to be.” It disappeared into the mists of time. During the early 1980s what had become a week-long celebration of community life was watered down into a smaller event and gradually faded away. Deep rooted memories of the Carnival had left an indelible imprint in the hearts and minds of local people and those memories began to stir. In 1996, two local blokes, Mick Wilmer and Mac Clague were reminiscing about the old Carnival over a couple of beers in the Ancient Foresters pub in the Blue. After a couple more beers the pair came up with the notion of a resurrecting the Carnival and enlisted the help of the Friends of Southwark Park (FOSP) and, like the original pioneers of the Grand Patriotic Carnival, a committee was formed and a plan put together. In 1997 after much ado, thanks to their efforts, the Carnival was back. Continues on page 36
Bermondsey Beat’s Russell Dryden and Phil Burkett
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Continued from page 33 “It’s only through the love, support and help of all the cross party councillors, MPs and Southwark Council over the past 21years we’ve been able to carry on,” Phil said. “We’ve had constant support from the council. We can’t thank them enough.” The festival has always been free, an important factor for all involved. “We want the carnival to be for everyone,” Phil said. “The carnival brings the world together; people’s differences don’t matter. You can bring a picnic, and we put on a great day for the whole family.” The duo starts planning the music line-up in October/November, then checks with the council in January/February to confirm that the carnival is going ahead. On the day, they’re working from 9am9pm. “We always say, we’d love to go to one of our gigs,” Phil said. The carnival is an important event on the local calendar. “People book their holidays around it,” Phil said. It also provides a Bermondsey reunion “A lot of people who have moved out get to come back and see everyone.” The bandstand has something for everyone with jazz, Irish, rock, dance, Mod and soul music. “The past is great but the future is more important,” Russell said. “The carnival is a wonderful community event which we hope will go on for many years to come.”
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Homes MARKET COMMENT Graham Lawes Director of Residential South East JLL This week there has been a notable rise in Landlords exploring the sales option. Valuations and instructions are at record levels for sales which is giving buyers plenty of choice. This seemingly cools the market for a period as each week new and tempting properties prolong any immediate commitment. It’s become less attractive for the accidental Landlord to hold on to their investment as new Tax Relief implications and the Stamp Duty uplift of 3% on a second home purchase make the retention less viable financially. This takes a considerable amount of rental stock out of the market for tenants, making it harder to find a suitable property. Often when they do they are in competition with other tenants, particularly on one and two bedroom apartments. So we have activity, we have offers, and we are agreeing sales. Being creative, making the economics work for our clients is key for a smooth sales process from one end of the chain to the other. Graham Lawes Director - Residential Agency JLL +44 (0)208 104 1116 Graham.Lawes@eu.jll.com jll.co.uk/residential
Historic fire station reborn
Former London Fire Brigade HQ: Period-conversion and new-build flats, studios and duplexes
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or nearly 150 years, London Fire Brigade’s former HQ has watched over Southwark Bridge Road, its cherry-red doublefronted doors the only sign of the immense role it once played in protecting London’s famous skyline. Built in 1878 in response to a major blaze that threatened to ravage the Capital, Southwark Fire Station’s design was so influential that it became the
blueprint for many other neighbouring fire stations in the ensuing years. Head down to Southwark today, and there’s an unmissable buzz of excitement in the air. The once unoccupied Grade II listed building is being lovingly transformed to its former glory - albeit with a modern twist. Behind the red-bricked façade will be an inspiring mix of 199 new build and period-conversion homes that range from
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studios to one, two and three-bedroom apartments. This is Brigade Court: a celebration of architectural contrasts where the past meets the present. The modern design will complement the unique history of the buildings inside and out, from the iconic fire station doors which will open up to a new destination restaurant, to the luxurious yet practical finishes within the dwellings themselves. The complex
will centre around the fire station’s expertly landscaped courtyard, while a range of facilities have been designed to bring this community together. Residents will have nonstop access to The Social, Brigade Court’s on-site lounge, The Training Yard, a dedicated gym and The Watch Room, a screening room where they can catch the latest movies. The Mess Room, for private dining, is the perfect spot for private
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events, while The Lookouts, two elevated roof gardens will offer breath-taking vistas over the City. A new secondary school is under development adjoining Brigade Court, while sports facilities and landscaped gardens nearby will add to the community feel. Right in the heart of zone 1, Brigade Court is perfectly positioned for access to the City and Canary Wharf, with Borough, Southwark, Waterloo and London
Bridge stations just a short walk away. Home to London’s City Hall, a wave of residential developments, hotels, bars and restaurants, Southwark holds its own on the Capital’s stage – as evidenced by the growing number of corporates setting up shop here. And some 800 units within the railway arches connecting Waterloo with London Bridge have been primed for creative use, with Flat Iron Square and the nearby
Union Yard Arches shining examples of success. Follow the crowds, and you’ll reach the busy South Bank, its riverside walkways alive with street artists, booksellers and skaters. Home to some of London’s most celebrated arts venues, South Bank is a mainstay for theatre buffs and art fans alike. A people watcher’s paradise, South Bank offers postcard views onto the river and the City beyond.
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Follow the Thames, and London Bridge awaits, which thanks to a £1bn investment have morphed from a busy intersection to Southwark’s beating heart with an array of pubs and eateries, and some 90 new retail units in its midst. A short walk to the east and the aromas of street food are a tell-tale sign that you’ve reached Borough Market, where a feast for the taste buds ensues. London’s oldest food
market and with 100 traders to its name, Borough is hard proof that quality produce, culture and economic sustainability are a recipe for success. The future’s bright in Southwark. If you’d like to be part of its next chapter, head down to Brigade Court’s Marketing Suite, where you can see a fully-furnished, interiordesigned apartment and soak up this enlightening development’s unique atmosphere from the on-site café.
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