Updates
Tea Party Triumph! Blog by Bernadette Russell
Sorry for the delay between blogs- most of my time has been taken up with editing the children’s’ blogs and making or finding sound effects (great fun), and getting everything…
UNINVITED GUESTS: Lost and found
I came up to Deptford Lounge earlier this week to see Bernadette Russell’s installation titled The Lost Property Office. It was originally developed as part of Deptford X visual arts…
Bernadette Russell: All We Love, All We Have Lost
I’ve now done two of the three creative writing workshops for the libraries, and the ideas for a guidebook for Deptford are building up, as are the ideas for what…
UNINVITED GUESTS: More Thoughts on ‘The Future’
Hello, So, we have some news for you – last month we appointed a new associate artist to join the Hothouse team. His name is Sam Steer and he is…
Bernadette Russell: Paradise Lost Blog
This week I have been preparing for the coming workshops at Pepys Library, New Cross Library and Deptford Lounge. I’m really looking forward to drinking tea and eating cake and…
Trikhon Theatre: Bringing Vietnam to Deptford
Reaching out to the Vietnamese community in Deptford, Trikhon Theatre brings its fully-realised version of A Dream from a Bombshell to Deptford Lounge from Thursday 9 to Friday 17 October. Ahead of…
Uninvited Guests: March Hothouse Blog
Hello! So the daffodils are out and it feels like spring is (finally) in the air! It also feels like the Hothouse project is officially up and running. Hurrah! The…
Bernadette Russell: How I Got Here (SE8)
I’ve been wandering around all week, chatting to people in Deptford who I hope to interview, and I thought I might write a bit about how I got here before…
A Visit from the Mayor of Lewisham
On the Friday 13 March, The Mayor of Lewisham came to visit all the apprentices at both the Albany and its sister venue, the Deptford Lounge. Our apprentices, Simone Gayle…
Anita Strasser: Deptford High Street
As part of our upcoming installation, Bring the Happy, we will be exhibiting a collection from local photographer, Anita Strasser. Here’s her take on Deptford and how people and place…
What's the story....?
In September, we welcome AmpersandMedia launching their twice monthly news reading group (Papers at the Lounge) followed shortly after by Storylines which will use the headlines discussed that morning to develop a theatre piece which…
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
On the 23rd June, Now Live Events take up residency at The Lounge for a week of events designed to stimulate your senses, bringing together some of the best local talent with…