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Category Archives: Stanley Halls
£3m Lottery grant helps to get Stanley’s birthday party going
South Norwood arts venue announces series of senior appointments, as it moves towards “vital” building works ahead of its founder’s 200th anniversary South Norwood’s culture centre Stanley Halls has been awarded “significant” investment from four funders for a programme of … Continue reading
Music, dance and drama at South Norwood’s Arcadia Festival
Stanley Halls in South Norwood is staging its Arcadia Festival this Saturday, encouraging Londoners “to build a fairer and healthier future – now”. In its second year, the Arcadia Festival is funded by the National Lottery as part of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Acradia Festival, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
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Stanley Halls’ heritage, history and future on show this Sunday
South Norwood’s Stanley Halls is among the many Croydon venues taking part in this weekend’s London Open House Festival. And as well as two guided tours to look behind the scenes at the heritage and history of the 1903-built Grade … Continue reading
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London Radical Book Fair, Stanley Halls, free entry, Sun Sep 6
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T
London Radical Book Fair, Stanley Halls, free entry, Sun Sep 6
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Comedy Fyles are worth seeing when they get to Edinburgh
FRINGE REVIEW: As the Croydonites festival enters its final two days, KEN TOWL (Croydon’s answer to Tynan), pictured right, conducts a compare and contrast of two of the shows this week, and marks your card for tonight and tomorrow, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Ken Towl, Poetry, Stanley Halls, The Front Room, The Front Room, The Oval Tavern, Theatre
Tagged Croydonites, Croydonites Fringe, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Emma Davies, Emmy Fyles, HR, Human Resources, Ken Towl, Stanley Halls, The Front Room
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From cabaret to the World Cup, from Sea Cadets to LTN refunds
PODCAST: The Croydon Insider returns with a new panel of readers to discuss the latest Croydon news, in a Croydonites Fringe special that picks some of the must-see shows at the festival from July 1 to 5. There’s even a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Commissioners, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Croydonites Festival, Elaine Jackson, Inside Croydon, Johnny Dobbyn, Music, Poetry, Sea Cadets, Stanley Halls, The Front Room, The Front Room, The Oval Tavern, Theatre, Under The Flyover
Tagged Anna Arthur, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Sea Cadets, Croydonites, Croydonites Fringe, Crystal Palace, heatwave, Johnny Dobbyn, LTN, LTN fine refunds, Mark Windsor, Sea Cadets, World Cup
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Croydonites Fringe Festival, various venues, from July 1 to 5
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for full details of the Croydonites Fringe Festival and ticket bookings
Croydonites Fringe Festival, various venues, from July 1 to 5
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for full details of the Croydonites Fringe Festival and ticket bookings
Great Big Bug Show is bringing minibeasts to South Norwood
Simon Mole and musician Gecko are bringing their new family performance, The Great Big Bug Show, to Stanley Halls in South Norwood for the spring half-term, on Wednesday May 27. Mole is the National Poetry Day Ambassador and acclaimed children’s … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Music, Poetry, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Gecko, Half term, Simon Mole, Stanley Arts, Stanley Halls
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There’s a Spanner in the works as drag comes to Stanley Arts
If you want to know more about family break-ups and car breakdowns, then Fixing, performed by Matt Miller and coming to Stanley Halls this Thursday, is the show for you. South Norwood is the latest stop on a national tour … Continue reading
Posted in Art, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Fixing, Matt Miller, Peader Kirk, South Norwood, Stanley Arts, Stanley Halls
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Oh yes she is! Victorian dancer who became a pantomime star
CROYDON CHRONICLES: One of the great British traditions of this time of year is the family visit to the theatre, or to a church hall for the local am-dram performance, during pantomime season. DAVID MORGAN traces the career of Caroline … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Dance, David Morgan, Fairfield Halls, History, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Caroline Parkes, Charles Fenton, Croydon, Croydon Chronicles, Crystal Palace, David Morgan, Dick Whittington, Fairfield Halls, Panto, pantomime, Sanderstead Dramatic Club, Stanley Halls, The Brothers Grinn, Theatre Royal
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The Croydonites Festival looks more edgy than just the fringe
This year’s Croydonites Festival opens on October 8, marking 10 years of supporting local artists and bringing high-quality performances to Croydon. Croydonites’ artistic director Anna Arthur says the festival’s mission “is to identify and nurture local theatre and performance makers through … Continue reading
Crystal Palace film festival under threat over council licences
The founder of one of the country’s most popular film festivals has branded Lambeth and Bromley councils “pathetic” and “short-sighted” over the threat to lumber his organisation with thousands of pounds of additional costs which could force the event to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Bromley Council, Cinema, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace International Film Festival, Everyman Crystal Palace, Lambeth Council, Stanley Halls
Tagged Bromley Council, cinema, CPIFF, Crystal Palace International Film Festival, Everyman Crystal Palace, Johnny Vegas, Kerry Godliman, Lambeth council, Mark Steel, Neill Roy, Paul Weller, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, West Norwood Picturehouse
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Routes to Roots, with Shelley King, Stanley Arts, June 22
Posted in Activities, Art, Dance, Music, Stanley Halls
Tagged Coronation Street, Routes to Roots, Routes to Roots Exhibition, Shelley King, Stanley Halls
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We had all better keep a look out for whatever Katie does next
The play that takes its title from Bowie’s dismissal of the town where he went to art school is nearing the end of its run. KEN TOWL took the chance to glimpse at the brilliance of the one-woman show at … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Ken Towl, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Croydon, David Bowie, Edinburgh Fringe, Katie Hurley, Ken Towl, Stanley Halls, You're So F**king Croydon
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Hurley’s Bowie-inspired one-woman show is coming home
Katie Hurley’s hit show from last year’s Edinburgh Fringe is finally coming home. The co-producer of the annual Croydonites Festival wrote and starred in her one-woman show at the world’s biggest fringe festival last summer, where You’re So F**king Croydon! … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Inside Croydon, Raye, Stanley Halls, Theatre, Under The Flyover
Tagged #SoEffingCroydon, Croydon College, Croydon College of Art, Croydonites, David Bowie, Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Katie Hurley, So Fucking Croydon, Stanley Halls, Under The Flyover, You're So F**king Croydon
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Conan Doyle ghost story to be brought to life in South Norwood
A South Norwood arts centre is to be transformed next month, as it stages an immersive adaptation of a darkly thrilling short story by probably the most famous author to have ever lived in South Norwood – Sir Arthur Conan … Continue reading
A paradigm of politics: John Smith’s final visit to Croydon
To mark the anniversary of the death of John Smith MP, former Labour councillor JERRY FITZPATRICK casts his memory back 30 years to the day the party leader addressed a rally in Croydon, accompanied by a young Anthony Blair At … Continue reading
BRIT in deal to secure free schooling for talented arts pupils
PRS for Music, a world-leading music collective management organisation, is partnering with The BRIT School’s renowned music department to inspire – and fund – the next generation of artists. The partnership will enable The BRIT School to remain free to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, BRIT School, Music, Schools, Stanley Halls
Tagged Music, PRS for Music, Selhurst, Stanley Halls, The BRIT School
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How businesses profited at expense of the Borough of Culture
BOROUGH OF VULTURES: £1.3m of arts funding provided by the Mayor of London was misused by Croydon’s Tory council to boost local businesses, but delivered a year-long flop, judging by official audience figures. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s year as … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, CODA, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydonites Festival, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Mozart Players, Mayor Jason Perry, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Andy Stranack, Borough of Culture, Borough of Vultures, CODA, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, David Lean Cinema, Develop Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, White Label
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