What’s On This Weekend: Splendours Of The Subcontinent, A Polaroid For A Refugee & An Octoroon

Adam’s Antiques Fair in Victoria

The ‘Horti’ as it is also known, is home to the longest running Sunday antiques fair in London, Adam’s Antiques. The historic Lindley Hall which is part of the Royal Horticultural Halls in Victoria plays host to traders who come from all over the UK and Europe. This month, the dealers will be specialising in fine jewellery, silver, paintings as well as various other items. With over 140 stands selling a wide variety of decorative and ancient pieces, making it a fun way to discover some hidden treasures. If you’re keen to learn about the antiques trade and pick up on some of their insider secrets, then this is the place to be. Only a short bus ride away from our Westminster office, if you’re interested in looking at properties to rent or properties to buy in the area, feel free to drop in and hello to our team who would be happy to help.

Splendours Of The Subcontinent Exhibition in Westminster

Splendours Of The Subcontinent is a special exhibiton being held at The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace over the summer. Highlights include the four-month tour of the Indian Subcontinent that the Prince of Wales embarked on in 1875 showcasing some of the finest Indian treasures from the Royal Collection as well as a group of South Asian paintings and manuscripts containing some of the most important and well-preserved examples in the world. For the first time, parts of this superb collection will be brought together to explore the long-standing relationship between the British Crown and South Asia spanning more than 400 years.

A Polaroid For A Refugee Exhibition in Lambeth

As part of their activities for Refugee Week 2018, the Migration Museum are displaying a selection of images from A Polaroid For A Refugee. This project that has been put together by photographer Giovanna Del Sarto, depicts points of transition in the lives of individual refugees. Giovanna has been visiting multiple locations across Europe which have seen large numbers of refugee arrivals since 2015. Her initial aim of the trips to these locations was to volunteer and to understand the people involved, however on one of these trips she took her Polaroid Land Camera with and took pictures of people who asked to have their photos taken. Taken to reflect the inner strength and dignity maintained by refugees during their long journeys, she also gives one copy to the refugee as a reminder of that moment. To take a look at these poignant photos, head to the museum before the end of June. Only a very short bus ride from our Kennington office, drop in if you’re keen to find out more about properties to rent or properties to buy in the area.

An Octoroon Play in Waterloo

An Octoroon is a play currently on at the National Theatre after it’s sell-out run at the Orange Tree Theatre and has been dubbed ‘This decade’s most eloquent statement on race in America today’ by the New York Times. An extraordinary play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, takes on a play that was written by an American in 1859. Both old and new, An Octoroon gleefully remixes a Victorian melodrama set on a Louisiana plantation into ‘a dazzling deconstruction of racial representation’. Guaranteed to be an extremely popular show and only showing until the 18th July, get your tickets soon to avoid being disappointed.

Kitakyushu Japanese Calligraphy Association in Southwark

Coming to an end this weekend is a special exhibition by the Kitakyushu Japanese Calligraphy Association at the Menier Gallery. Take this opportunity before it closes to see the tradition of presenting Japanese literature in calligraphic form that has been developed over more than a thousand years. This exhibition has focused on a fusion of Japanese calligraphy with the work of William Shakespeare with the aim to promote both linguistic traditions and further understandning through collaboration. Only a short walk from our London Bridge office, drop in and say hello to our team if you’re interested in looking at properties to rent or properties to buy in the area.

GUY: A New Musical Play in London Bridge

The 60’s had Hair, The 90’s had Rent and The 21st Century has GUY, ‘the love letter of a generation’. This summer rom-com musical by Leoe&Hyde tells the story of a gay, fat, socially awkward millennial who’s looking for love on an app which has a million unspoken prejudices based on appearance. A realistic look at the ups and downs of dating apps and with unforgettable songs of rejection, clicking with another person and dealing with eating disorders, this musical is unashamedly contemporary and relatable and will leave the you feeling proud, empowered and a little bit in love.

If you’re interested in finding out more about future events in Westminster, London, Kennington and the surrounding areas, feel free to drop by any of our offices – we’ll be glad to provide you with a list. We can arrange viewings of properties for sale and properties for rent within walking distance of some of these popular venues.

Photo Credit: Herry Lawford