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8 OF SOUTH LONDON’S BEST SUMMER EVENTS

The area’s cup runneth over with fun and festivals this summer. Living South Resident rounds up its top five alfresco events from The Festival of Love at Southbank Centre to Lambeth Country Show

BILLIE PIPER TO TREAD THE BOARDS AGAIN

A new play by Richard Bean, directed by Nicholas Hytner, opens at the Lyttelton Theatre on Monday 30 June, playing until 23 August

Ben Nicholson, 1928, Cornwall (courtesy Dulwich Picture Gallery)

FIVE SOUTH LONDON SUMMER ART SHOWS

From Camberwell College of Arts graduates to renowned international sculptors, south London offers up plenty for the art buff to browse this summer

The Grand Union Brixton’s newly revamped Pleasure Garden

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND: 6-8th JUNE

We round-up our pick of what’s on in London this weekend. From free running at the Southbank, to icing Biscuits in Notting Hill, London is your oyster and there’s plenty of things to do in the capital to keep you occupied this weekend. Scroll through the gallery to see what’s on near you

The Roof is the National Theatre’s hottest new ticket

THE ROOF BRINGS PARKOUR TO THE SOUTHBANK

The Roof – the National Theatre’s hottest new ticket – launched on 30 May, delivering a spectacular 360-degree experience live under the night sky Standing in a purpose-built venue – from the set designer of the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony, Jon Bausor – you’ll experience a breathless mix of 360-degree hair-trigger movement, influenced by […]

Join wine experts Olly Smith and Susy Atkins alongside chef Jose Pizarro at Tapas Fantasticas

TAPAS FANTASTICAS RETURNS TO THE SOUTH BANK

Tapas Fantasticas, the free annual festival celebrating Rioja wine and Spanish food, returns to Potters Fields Park on the South Bank on the weekend of 14-15 June The event proffers a variety red, white and rosé wines from some of Rioja’s most famous vineyards alongside a selection of tapas from London’s finest Spanish restaurants and […]