{"title": "A Christmas Carol in Words and Music", "start": "2026-11-12T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wilton's Music Hall", "address": "Graces Alley 1, E1 8JB London", "price": "£17.00 – £32.00 full price | £14.50 – £29.50 concession", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": "32.00", "tickets_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/stoker-wilde/#Tickets_in", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/adaptation", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "A Christmas Carol in Words and Music is a stage performance of Dickens' famous 'ghostly little story', in which the tale is woven with haunting live music. Anton Lesser, known for Wolf Hall, Endeavour, Harry Potter and Andor, performs Dickens' teeming cast of characters, accompanied by on-stage musicians of Orchestra of the Swan with David Le Page. Directed by Judy Reaves and produced by Hambletts, it comes from the creative team behind Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words and Music and A Beautiful Thread: Thomas Hardy in Words and Music. Running two hours including an interval, it is a fitting start to the season's celebrations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-christmas-carol-in-words-and-music-40345/", "official_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/a-christmas-carol-in-words-and-music/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4c79c75778aadc1e81f5dbab52768592f331933024b79ca7f3df21fd639e3997-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-12T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wilton's Music Hall", "address": "Graces Alley 1, E1 8JB London", "tickets": "few"}], "similar": [{"title": "Orchestra of the Swan", "start": "2026-11-12T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wilton's Music Hall", "address": "Ensign Street, E1 8JB London", "price": "£14.50-£32", "price_from": "14.50", "price_to": "32.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral", "literature/classics"], "description": "Orchestra of the Swan performs 'A Christmas Carol' at Wilton's Music Hall. 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Matthew Warchus directs the production, adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne, with Giles Terera playing the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. Now in its tenth consecutive year, the show follows Scrooge on a ghostly journey through time with the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future in Victorian London. 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It was written by original Mischief team members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the Olivier Award-winners behind The Play That Goes Wrong. The ill-fated Cornley Amateur Drama Society stages Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but hilarious problems with miscommunications, delays, missing actors and a fight over the lead role destroy the much-loved story of Ebeneezer Scrooge. With brilliant physical comedy and unexpected twists, it is recommended for ages 8 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/christmas-carol-goes-wrong-46101/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/600e26132d720b5b231da294aaf9854ea26e0b0d33ac44ce9f9fb798941cbb64-600.webp"}, {"title": "Wolf Hall – Words, Music, Power", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Landmark Arts Centre", "address": "Ferry Road, TW11 9NN Teddington", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/historical-drama", "history/early-modern/tudor", "music/classical"], "description": "An evening event at the Landmark Arts Centre bringing the world of Wolf Hall to the stage through music and spoken word. Debbie Wiseman's orchestral score is combined with Hilary Mantel's drama and readings by BAFTA-nominated actor Anton Lesser, joined by soprano Grace Davidson and the Locrian Ensemble of London. It follows Thomas Cromwell's rise and fall in the Tudor court of Henry VIII, alongside striking imagery. 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Actor James Swanton, known for screen and BBC horror roles, tells the tales, which follow a railway signal-man haunted by a warning figure and a man tormented by a murdered enemy's spectre. The horror writer Ramsey Campbell called the double bill an unforgettable experience. The performance lasts 60 minutes and is recommended for ages 12 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/signal-man-trial-performed-by-james-swanton-halloween-2026-35243/", "official_url": "https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/signal-man-trial-performed-by-james-swanton-halloween-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/caf17ca2c05715588b81c7699569f2b54932f1f75b95e282409e08f025423c66-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-17T00:00:00Z", "place": "Alexandra Palace", "address": "Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY London", "price": "GBP 22", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/sherlock-holmes-and-the-twelve-days-of-christmas-tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["comedy/parody", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas is a festive murder-mystery comedy staged at Alexandra Palace, where performers are dropping dead in Victorian London's West End and Sherlock Holmes must uncover a sinister link between the killings and the famous song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. Directed by Philip Breen, the show premiered at Birmingham Rep in 2025 to rave reviews and features music by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Alongside his sidekick Dr Watson and rival Athena Faversham, Holmes races to save French Hens, recover Gold Rings and rescue Mother Goose before the killer strikes again. A farcical whodunnit spoofs classic detective stories with festive humour, making it perfect for the whole family, running 2hr 30min including one interval for ages 10+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sherlock-holmes-and-the-twelve-days-of-christmas-46102/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3f41765042cb6db11b04f955d346d7202c20887e738c2775085396216cf46c49-600.webp"}, {"title": "Samling Showcase", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£40 £37 £33 £27 £18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "40.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/vocal"], "description": "A recital evening at Wigmore Hall celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Samling Institute, which trains young voices and pianists. The programme of Schubert, Purcell, Monteverdi, Schumann, Dvořák, Granados and Vaughan Williams, including 'Serenade to Music', is performed by Samling alumni such as Nardus Williams, Cláudia Ribas, Euan McDonald, Felix Gygli with pianists Jonathan Ware and Alfred Fardell, clarinettist Eliott Berdugo, the Samling Academy Quartet and speaker Adrian Lester. It lasts about two hours including an interval. Under-35 discounted and free tickets for young people are available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/samling-showcase-65994/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611061930", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1b079f3a7800cf9a53cbb2b4fb4d3abb72b33fc540ef821e9b79103bb2dbd927-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Snowman", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-03T00:00:00Z", "place": "Peacock Theatre", "address": "Portugal Street 35, WC2A 2HT London", "price": "GBP 22", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "55.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/the-snowman-tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/christmas", "stage/childrens-theatre"], "description": "The Snowman is a stage adaptation of a beloved picture book, playing at the Peacock Theatre. Based on the picture book by Raymond Briggs and the film directed by Dianne Jackson, it is presented by Sadler's Wells and Birmingham Rep and directed by Will Tuckett, with music by Howard Blake including 'Walking in the Air'. It tells the heartwarming story of a young boy named James who befriends a snowman that comes to life and steps into a wonderland of winter magic and Christmas miracles. Full of friendship, imagination and childlike wonder, it is a perfect holiday show for the whole family.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-snowman-63398/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cd3fbe2630e4d719e59d24214f69f6e6570ba34c9235cbdde4549f2bc5bbbd98-600.webp"}, {"title": "Oliver!", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-03-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Gielgud Theatre", "address": "Shaftesbury Avenue 35, W1D 6AR London", "price": "GBP 24", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/oliver-tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical"], "description": "Oliver! is a West End musical performed at the Gielgud Theatre in London. It has book, music, and lyrics by Lionel Bart and adapts Charles Dickens' novel, telling of the orphan Oliver Twist, who escapes a grim workhouse and falls in with the duplicitous Fagin and his gang of pickpockets in the seedy underbelly of Victorian London. The show is packed with lively choreography, dynamic sets, and songs like Food, Glorious Food, Consider Yourself and I'd Do Anything, with a cast including Simon Lipkin as Fagin, Ava Brennan as Nancy, Aaron Sidwell as Bill Sikes and Aaron MacGregor as the Artful Dodger. First premiering in 1960 and winner of Olivier, Tony, and Oscar awards, it is a family-friendly show for ages 7 and up, running about 2 hours and 40 minutes including an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/oliver-63448/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7761febc9f1d45ea1efef25ba217d79e85b1cd97586ba3786df6e8746f7c15c-600.webp"}, {"title": "Oliver!", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Gielgud Theatre", "address": "Shaftesbury Avenue 35, W1D 6AR London", "price": "from £20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "99.50", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.delfontmackintosh.co.uk/tickets/series/GIEOLI", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical"], "description": "Oliver! is a musical playing at the Gielgud Theatre in Soho, booking until 14 March 2027. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, with songs by Lionel Bart, it tells of a young orphan on the run who falls in with a pickpocket and a gang led by a dodgier man, a tale from Dickens wrapped in timeless songs. The performance lasts approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes including a 20 minute interval and includes gunfire and smoke. The age recommendation is 7+; children under 16 must sit next to a ticketholder aged at least 18, and children under 3 will not be admitted.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/oliver-60634/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4a88e7d31583af551186111cfc8360a1ff376301429d4d18c34b03046a3ce388-600.webp"}, {"title": "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-09-18T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "London Coliseum", "address": "St Martin's Lane 32-35, WC2N 4ES London", "price": "GBP 17", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-tickets/2027/06/04/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical"], "description": "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory is a stage musical based on Roald Dahl's beloved children's book, staged at the London Coliseum. The new production is directed by Nikolai Foster with a book by David Greig, and stars Michael Ball as the eccentric Willy Wonka, with songs from the 1971 film adaptation like Pure Imagination alongside an original score by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Young Charlie Bucket wins a golden ticket to visit Wonka's world-famous chocolate factory and, alongside his Grandpa Joe and other lucky children, embarks on the adventure of a lifetime into a world where chocolate rivers flow, Oompa-Loompas sing, inventions defy imagination and every room holds a delicious surprise. Running 2hr 30 min including one interval, the wickedly funny and whimsically charming musical is recommended for families.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-63437/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a99c3f52054fa9f2d31457029b595c9cf2fb42db8747d0e042953f6f1f23df44-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Voices of London Festival - Come & Sing J. 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The Voices of London Festival marks its comeback with this relaxed one-day event in Pimlico, led by Neil Ferris, Chorus Director of the BBC Symphony Chorus and conductor of Sonoro, with repetiteur Benjamin Markovic.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-voices-of-london-festival-come-sing-j-haydn-the-creation-47564/", "official_url": "https://www.stgabrielspimlico.org.uk/event-list/https/wwweventbritecouk/e/voices-of-london-festival-come-and-sing-haydn-creation-with-neil-ferris-tickets-1998223479217affebdssbdestsearch", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f3120167f1f97a170b5b85208acf6ac7cb9f316b77139bfc8a84577629209e6e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Recitals at Lunch", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-26T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "£16", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/vocal", "literature/poetry"], "description": "Recitals at Lunch is a series of intimate lunchtime music performances held in the historic Crush Room of the Royal Opera House. The 26 October recital features Finzi's evocative song cycle Earth and Air and Rain, interwoven with readings of Thomas Hardy's poetry read by actor Tim McMullan. The performances are curated by the Royal Opera House's musicians, from members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and guest artists to Jette Parker Artists. This distinctive programme brings words and music into dialogue and will be recorded for Delphian Records next year.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/recitals-at-lunch-38331/", "official_url": "https://www.rbo.org.uk/production/recitals-at-lunch", "image": "https://noky.io/images/838c1b8849a95b4b45ad4a7a063ac80c97bc7634110d54eec9470f381455208f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Great Expectations", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Brockley Jack Theatre", "address": "Brockley Road, SE4 2DH London", "price": "£17, £15 conc", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": "17.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/brockleyjackstudio/events", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "literature/classics"], "description": "Great Expectations is a stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel, presented at the Jack Studio Theatre. VandL Productions present this new adaptation, adapted and directed by Liz Love. It follows Pip, a pilot in the Second World War, who finds himself back at the crumbling Satis House and takes the audience through his childhood in the marsh country and early adulthood in London. The story centres on the key relationships in his life and how they form and define us for good and for ill.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/great-expectations-35134/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b845f0f618f66ab5049c70e484a53f68b92b865ebdf0ae186164d0e005bee6ab-1200.webp"}, {"title": "THE ORGAN COLLABORATIONS PROJECT 5.0", "start": "2026-11-07T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T23:00:00Z", "place": "The Old Church", "address": "Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 9ES London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music"], "description": "The Organ Collaborations Project is an evening of live music built around the organ at The Old Church. It is organised by Cerulean Dancer Ltd and returns for its fifth edition with sets from Josephine Illingworth, Catrin Vincent, Matthew Herd and Will Smith. Music by Illingworth, Herd and Vincent has been reworked by Laurence Carden to add organ, and he will also perform a set with Will Smith on electronics. Doors open at 19:30, the show starts at 20:15, latecomers are not admitted, and there is a bar in the church.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-organ-collaborations-project-50-39496/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/25a3a3ef2550e89766954275c33f4b6a29c4043953bc88ae9dd248777ddcb112-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Choral Eucharist – in St Bartholomew The Great and Online", "start": "2026-11-01T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Bartholomew-The Great", "address": "London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/christian/anglican"], "description": "Choral Eucharist – in St Bartholomew The Great and Online is a church service with music, held in the church and streamed to an online congregation on YouTube, where the recording stays available for two months. It is led by Fr Marcus Walker, The Rector, as celebrant, with Fr Taylor Wilton Morgan, Assistant Priest, as deacon and preacher. The music includes Stanford's Communion Service in G and motets by Stanford, and a postlude by Dupré. Readings are from Revelation, 1 John and Matthew.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/choral-eucharist-in-st-bartholomew-the-great-and-online-70480/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}