Home Secretary: Our curated pick of the month

by Cara Cummings

WOW - WOMEN OF THE WORLD TURNS 10 Southbank Centre’s iconic feminist festival returns this month - and to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Expect the biggest lineup of world-class speakers, activists and performers yet. Book now to see Naomi Wolf, Deborah FrancesWhite (The Guilty Feminist), Sandi Toksvig, comedian Shazia Mirza and more explore gender equality and what matters to women and girls across the world today. 6-8 March, ticket prices vary. Southbankcentre.co.uk

BRIXTON BOOKJAM South London’s totally free, completely unpredictable quarterly hoedown for literature lovers is back for its first outing of the year. Expect the very best local writers - from superstars to undiscovered talents - speaking about their work, answering questions from the audience and arguing about typefaces. Oh, and books. Lots of books. (Do bring some books.) 2 March, 7.30pm, Hootananny Brixton, 95 Effra Road, SW2 1DF

BERNARDINE EVARISTO AND MICHAEL PALIN - LIVE Two celebrated authors take to the National Theatre’s Lyttelton stage this month for a pair of special Penguin Live discussions. On the 12th, Booker Prize-winning Bernardine Evaristo explores why it’s such an exciting time to be a black female writer, whilst on the 17th Michael Palin talks comedy, adventure and his recent travels through North Korea. 7.30pm. Tickets from £15.

SUPER NATURE AT THE GARDEN MUSEUM London’s first fair for art inspired by plants pops up in Lambeth this month. From oil paintings to photography, expect a multimedium celebration of everything that blooms - and all for under £500 a piece. Fancy making your own plant art? Flower-pressing, collage, botanical sketching and abstract floral painting workshops are on offer too. 28-29 March, 10.30am-5pm, 5 Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7LB. Tickets: £5-£7.50. WoW- Women of the World

Super Garden

IMMERSIVE THEATRE IN ELEPHANT & CASTLE It’s 1926 and turf wars rage over London - or at least, a corner of Elephant and Castle this March. Try your hand at life as a ‘20s gangster in Crooks 1926, a thrilling new immersive production by COLAB Theatre. Plunged into a cockney criminal underworld, you can shape the experience by becoming part of the story itself. No two shows are the same - gangland is in your hands! Until 29 March, 7.30pm, King William IV, 16 Harper Road, SE1 6AD. Tickets:£28.