One of the new volunteers on the Dulwich OnView team is Edmund Saunders. Ed is a filmmaker based in East Dulwich who recently made a short film in under 48 hours. It was shot mainly in East Dulwich, and all for less than £10!
Ed says, “I organised the film weekend to give my [...]
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Angela Corrias spoke to local Dulwich author Peter Chapman about his book Jungle Capitalists, an in-depth look at globalisation and the banana trade.
Every era has its own buzzword, and in the contemporary world this is globalisation. The controversial relations between a globalised economy and domestic politics is explained in Peter Chapman’s last book, “Jungle Capitalists”, [...]
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Posted in Around Dulwich, Community, Events, Film, Theatre & Music, Interviews, tagged Accidental Death of an Anarchist, amateur dramatic society, Dulwich, Edward Alleyn Theatre, Jan Rae, Severine Powell, The Dulwich Players on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Local amateur dramatic society, The Dulwich Players, are gearing up for their first production of the year, “Accidental Death of an Anarchist” by Dario Fo. Angie Macdonald spoke to two of The Players, Severine Powell, the current Chair, and stage director, Jan Rae.
Severine Powell first joined The Dulwich Players as a shy sixteen-year [...]
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Posted in Art, Dulwich Picture Gallery, LATES, tagged Alexander Archipenko, Americana, Coming of Age, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keefe, Jackson Pollock, John singer Sargeant, Martin Johnson Heade, Winslow Homer on March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Anna Sayburn reviews Dulwich’s newest exhibition, and talks to visitors at the Americana Late Night about their reactions to Coming of Age: American Art, 1850s to 1950s.
It would be easy to rush through the Coming of Age exhibition, skipping the earlier works and making a beeline for the ‘big names’ from the golden age of [...]
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Monday 24 March
Made an emergency booking with my personal trainer, having eaten my own body weight in chocolate eggs. It was Mr M’s fault. I’d bought loads of lovely Hope and Greenwood eggs for everyone; then he said it should be strictly Cadbury’s this year because of the economy. I panicked and ate all the [...]
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Have you ever wondered what your street looked like 100 years ago? Thanks to a postcard lent to me by my neighbour, Glyn Davies, I was able to catch a glimpse of Court Lane back in 1905. The postcard is actually printed by Southwark Library and Information Service and shows the view [...]
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Posted in Community, Interviews, Local History, South London People, tagged Anne Shelton, Dulwich Estate, Dulwich History, Dulwich Park, Glyn Davies, Homes for Working Boys, John Peed and Son, Percy Thrower on March 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
For over fifty years Glyn Davies has been tending parks and gardens around Dulwich. In the first of an occasional series on South London People, Angie Macdonald asked him about life in Dulwich and the changes he’s seen over the years.
With his luminous green jacket and peak cap, Glyn Davies is a familiar figure in [...]
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Posted in Art, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Film, Theatre & Music, Food & Drink, LATES, Past Events, What's On, tagged Americana, Coming of Age exhibition, Dulwich Picture Gallery event, Elvis, Jackson Pollock, Late Night Opening, March Late, New Orleans jazz, short films on March 18, 2008 | No Comments »
They happen on every Third Thursday of the month.
The March Late had an American theme.
There were tours by the Director on the new American exhibition - ‘Coming of Age’ - Jackson Pollock, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper find out more
There was cactus lassoing in the garden and a wonderful New Orleans blues duo. [...]
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Saturday 16 March
Oh hell. Mr M wasn’t impressed by my editing of our family album. He also poured scorn on the idea that it could be a lucrative new profession. He even refused to accept my café bills as business expenses. Most unfair, considering he used to write Spearmint Rhino off against tax.
He made me [...]
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