The Croydon Arts Show presented by Janet Smith, covering the local arts scene with interviews, news, events listings and film reviews from around the local area and further afield.
So, if you want to know what’s happening culturally in Croydon listen in.
Interviews with Tim Eveleigh from Croydon Comedy Festival and Katie Brandwood and Catriona Mahmoud from Screen25 about creating Stand Up Film Club with David Lean Cinema for BFI Comedy Genius Season…
An interview with Shri Sriram - Artistic Director of Croydon Composers about their work and concerts at The Oval Tavern 3rd November and Boxpark 2nd December.
Croydon Composers Website: www.croydonco…
An interview with Ed/Edalia Day about their show Super Hamlet 64 at Heart of Gaming and one with Nick and Carrie Smith from The Ludoquist who are coming up to their first year in Croydon
Super Hamlet…
Interview about ASC studios in The Grafton Quarter, Grafton Rd and info about other studio space in Croydon plus news about the arts in Croydon and Black History Month.
ASC - Artists Studio Company W…
Interviews with two Community interest groups based in Croydon who are both having some of their events in Boxpark - Josi Kiss from Made In Croydon and Darren Randon from Well Versed Ink
Made In Croy…
I had great afternoon recently interviewing CODA members at rehearsals for this year's Shakespeare in the Park show - Romeo & Juliet.
They'll be at Wandle Park Bandstand, Wednesday 25th to Saturday 2…
Interview with Dr Thomas John Bacon about the return to Croydon of Tempting Failure - Biennial Performance Art Festival. Tempting Failure 2018 brings an eclectic selection of performance art and nois…
Interviews with Andrew & Eunice Dickinson about The Summer of Love in Wandle Park and Croydon ReUse, followed by an interview with actor/writer Christian Graham about his Croydon set play Be Born whi…
Recently I spoke to Katie Rose about the events taking place at the Festival Of Peace.
Festival of Peace Website: festivalofpeacecroydon.org Twitter: @FestofPeace Facebook: www.facebook.com/Festiva…
This week I spoke to Anna Arthur Director of Croydonites Festival of New Theatre and two of the performers from this years festival Vinicius Salles and Gill Manley.
Croydonites Festival Website: www…
This week I spoke to Katie Brandwood from Screen25 about their new home at Harris Academy South Norwood and Crowdfunding for their own projector.
Website: www.screen25.com/donate
Twitter: @screen25ci…
This week I spoke to Ashburton Hall interim managers Devaki Thomas and Shuba Rao about the newly renovated building and their Well-being Open Day Saturday 20th January 10am-4pm and London Mozart Play…
The eighth of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. An Interview with Chetna Kapacee from CR7 Culture about the Arts a…
Description - This week I spoke to co curators Lata Desai & Rolf Killius about their exhibition Gujarati Yatra at the Croydon Museum. Followed by an interview with Museums and Archives manager Rob Sh…
The seventh of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. An Interview with Deputy Team Leader, Placemaking - Anisha Jogani…
The sixth of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. This show features an interview with Izzy Bianchini Arts Developmen…
An interview with Creative Director Katie Brandwood from Stanley’s Film Club It is a weekly cinema in the heart of the South Norwood community.
They provide a welcoming and inclusive space where loca…
The fifth of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. This show features an interview with the organisers of the Croydon …
The forth of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. This show features interviews with the organisers of the Colors Cro…
Interviews with Composer Louis Mander and Conductor Jonathan Butcher. When Louis Mander and Stephen Fry set about creating this opera, Louis found himself “fired up with passionate musical ideas; arc…