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Have a look at our dedicated page here – and so many congratulations to everybody involved. From professional cast to young musician, from design team volunteer to past members of the LCC who contributed but couldn’t join us, and to the amazing team behind it all – we couldn’t have done it without every single…

MTFA and our Lewisham Creative Chorus co-ordinated a highly successful Big Give Arts for Impact campaign between the 17th and 24th March 2026. The match-funding campaign was made possible thanks to generous support of the Reed Foundation alongside pledge supporters. This enabled the over £15,000 raised in public donations to be doubled, meaning £30,121 was…

A new play inspired by legendary boxer Sir Henry Cooper Dancing in the Mirror will open in late May with a site-specific performance in his former training ground, The Fellowship Inn in Lewisham. Cooper’s nephew, opera singer Neal Cooper, will make an appearance as his uncle alongside a cast of professional actors and community players…

Donations to MTFA’s Dancing in the Mirror to be doubled  We’re delighted to have been selected to take part in the Big Give’s Arts for Impact campaign again in 2026.   Save the dates 17th – 24th March  Give what you can in that week via our campaign page on the Big Give website and it will be…

MTFA’s Lewisham Creative Chorus has raised thousands of pounds for their next show, Dancing in the Mirror, from sponsorship for their Lewisham Marathon challenge. On Sunday 13th July 2025, MTFA artistic director, Thomas Guthrie, together with participants from the Lewisham Creative Chorus and the MTFA team, took part in a multi-way marathon around Lewisham. Starting…

July 2025 will see a hive of fundraising activity in Lewisham to raise vital funds for our next big Lewisham Creative Chorus (LCC) community show, Dancing in the Mirror. We’re thrilled to have received Arts Council England funding for this project. Now we need to match fund to bring this new show to life, and…

Our talented community group, the Lewisham Creative Chorus, will performing at the Bellingham Festival on Saturday 14th June 2025 at 2pm. LCC will be performing a medley of songs from Our Street. This show was our Lewisham urban opera, created by the group alongside creative professionals. It was premiered at The Broadway Theatre Catford last…

We’re delighted to announce our latest Lewisham Creative Chorus project, Dancing in the Mirror — a brand new professional/community collaboration inspired by the rich local history of Bellingham and our creative home at The Fellowship Inn, written by Rhik Samadder and composed by Tom Guthrie with the LCC participants. Following the success of Our Street…

MTFA are delighted to release a new film made by collaborators DeepSeat Productions. ‘The Making of Our Street 2024’ is a moving short documentary with an important message – that all art and storytelling is about people, humans need connection, and connection is best achieved by coming together where we are. Follow the YouTube link…

Following the success of Our Street this summer, Lewisham Council have invited MTFA’s Lewisham Creative Chorus to perform at Marketmas, a Christmas celebration at the heart of our borough on 15th December. Saturday workshops, held at The Fellowship Inn, resumed in September, and the group have been working together and with professional creatives to devise…