{"title": "An Evening with Derek Jacobi in Conversation with Richard Clifford", "start": "2026-11-02T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Queen's Theatre", "address": "RM11 1QT Hornchurch", "price": "£32.70 | £28.70 | £25.70 (inc. 70p QNext fee)", "price_from": "25.70", "price_to": "32.70", "tickets_url": "https://queens-theatre.co.uk/book?pid=19214&iid=353601", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "An evening of conversation at the Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch, in which actor and director Richard Clifford talks on stage with Sir Derek Jacobi, a founding member of the National Theatre and award-winning star of stage and screen. Expect insight into Jacobi's six-decade career, from Shakespeare roles such as 'Hamlet' and 'Othello' to screen favourites including 'I, Claudius', 'Gladiator' and 'The King's Speech'. Clifford, whose own credits range from Kenneth Branagh films to 'The Crown' and directing at Washington's Folger Shakespeare Theatre, is also Jacobi's partner. 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Resident Director Aneesha Srinivasan joins the hosts at BookBar Chelsea to explore the theatre's history, its anniversary season and its future. 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The cast also includes Diana Rigg, Harry Andrews, Jack Hawkins and Arthur Lowe in what is described as a dementedly funny and deliciously macabre cult classic.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/theatre-of-blood-39221/", "official_url": "https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/theatre-of-blood/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/446587fb897c7073760323c37a1dbf4e15894999e4f3c317b203a05fc57ddd2d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Plenty", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-05-31T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Lyttelton - National Theatre", "address": "South Bank, SE1 9PX London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/plenty-tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Plenty is a new production of David Hare's award-winning play about post-war disillusionment, staging the story of Susan Traherne, a former secret agent who struggles to adjust to a mundane life after the Second World War. Emilia Clarke, known for Game of Thrones, makes her National Theatre debut in the leading role, while former National Theatre Director Richard Eyre directs, marking a celebrated reunion between Eyre and Hare. The play is staged ahead of its 50th anniversary and Hare's 80th birthday, in a powerful revival that feels deeply resonant with modern Britain.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/plenty-63406/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6391a4a30b3c05ec4193a6eac74a7a5db2b42a1cbaec59ba9da575e67df432de-600.webp"}, {"title": "Hamlet Hail to the Thief", "start": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-23T00:00:00Z", "place": "Barbican Centre (Cinema)", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS London", "price": "GBP 38", "price_from": "38.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/48366-hamlet-hail-to-the-thief", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "music/rock"], "description": "'Hamlet Hail to the Thief' is a stage show that fuses theatre, music and movement, distilling Shakespeare's great tragedy with Radiohead's critically acclaimed album into a live experience. 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The Chelsea Opera Group chorus and orchestra perform it, conducted by Jonathon Cole-Swinard in his debut with the group, with Jacques Imbrailo as Hamlet and Haegee Lee as Ophélie. The opera, first premiered in Paris in 1868, sweeps darkly and splendidly through Shakespeare's famous tragedy. It is a rare chance to hear a 19th-century dramatic gem, with a pre-concert talk before the performance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/thomas-hamlet-chelsea-opera-group-chorus-orchestra-35201/", "official_url": "https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/chelsea-opera-group-ambroise-thomas-hamlet/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/382839758d04294ea4056610271239fe95571e33dcaf93901c6b6e7ccba763e4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "King John", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-11T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Sam Wanamaker Playhouse", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "GBP 8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/king-john-tickets/2027/02/07/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "King John is a Shakespeare history play staged at the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, one of the playwright's rarely performed works about the harsh realities of power and politics. Director Jaz Woodcock-Stewart, an Olivier nominee behind Paradise Now! at the Bush Theatre, makes her Globe directorial debut with the piece. When King Richard the Lionheart dies, his brother John takes the throne, but faces challenges from France, Prince Arthur's claim, and Richard's bastard son, leading to war and chaos as he goes to any lengths to keep the crown.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/king-john-63526/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f1aadc354b556ce13cfee56e7bf1e360f1a44ed8e5211e2f269ceed4f5d37a91-600.webp"}, {"title": "Hamlet Hail to the Thief", "start": "2026-10-31T19:45:00Z", "end": "2027-01-23T19:45:00Z", "place": "Barbican Arts Centre", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS London", "price": "From £34 (including a £4 transaction fee); £18 tickets for ages 16–29 from public booking date", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "music/rock"], "description": "A live theatre experience fusing Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet with Radiohead's album 'Hail to the Thief'. Elsinore has become a surveillance state where paranoia reigns and Hamlet and Ophelia awake to lies and corruption revealed by ghosts and music, with a deconstructed score by Thom Yorke performed live by musicians. Co-created by Thom Yorke, Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett, the production comes to the Barbican after sold-out runs in Manchester and Stratford-upon-Avon, presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Factory International.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief-34802/", "official_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c05fba420aa2262e6b2b67accbe34b5ba59ccb29f859d144fa1ec2f09a96c83c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "First Scares", "start": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "place": "The Cinema Museum", "address": "Dugard Way 2, SE11 4TH London", "price": "£22.50 – £40", "price_from": "22.50", "price_to": "40.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketlab.app/series/2886-First-Scares-tickets", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["film/horror"], "description": "First Scares is a two-show event in which broadcaster and writer Matthew Sweet explores what film or TV moments genuinely terrified stars of stage and screen. The 14:00 session features interviews with Peter Straughan (Conclave), BAFTA-winning Best Actress Joanna Scanlan (After Love) and Angela Allen; the 17:00 session features Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen), Lesley Manville (The Crown, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune) and Carol Morley (The Falling, Typist Artist Pirate King). Expect favourite scares, childhood nightmares and plenty of debate about what really gets under our skin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/first-scares-39074/", "official_url": "https://cinemamuseum.org.uk/scheduled/first-scares/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ebfb7bc7dfa7390977add9f248e9b3ad2d4a1460661cafeefc340e263f69f84d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T00:00:00Z", "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy"], "description": "Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast is a live comedy show at London’s Leicester Square Theatre. Comedian Richard Herring interviews top comedians in front of a live audience for his podcast, including chat too controversial for broadcast, with past guests such as Stephen Fry, Michael Palin and Katherine Ryan. The show reaches up to 200,000 listeners per episode and has won three Chortle Internet Comedy Awards as well as a Sony Best Comedy Award.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/richard-herrings-leicester-square-theatre-podcast-36969/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/richard-herrings-leicester-square-theatre-podcast/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ec05c6224e014fa69b71bf063b3d0c6e2d95ae7fc1d04c41bafde17be3070d1a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Shakespeare's True Crimes Walking Tour", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£25.00", "price_from": "23.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://basket.shakespearesglobe.com/52296/58319", "category": "tours", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "Shakespeare’s Walking Tour is an outdoor guided walk through Bankside, London’s original theatre district. Expert guides from Shakespeare’s Globe lead visitors through over 400 years of history, bringing to life stories of Thameside ferrymen, animal-baiting sports, and The Rose, the Elizabethan playhouse where some of Shakespeare’s earliest plays are believed to have been first performed. Tickets include entry to the exhibition about the history and magic behind Shakespeare’s Globe. The tour is in English, suitable for all ages, and lasts one hour and 30 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/shakespeares-true-crimes-walking-tour-38522/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/shakespeares-walking-tour/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d1316c77b024c4b1ce1a43b975c599137ba708e3df947b140ec82b2da6886042-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Hamlet: Workshop (14-16 years)", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "https://basket.shakespearesglobe.com/53686/57890", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "A practical workshop for 14–16 year olds bringing Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet to life through discussion and drama activities. Led by one of the Globe's highly experienced education practitioners in a rehearsal space, it explores themes of grief, madness and family relationships and analyses Shakespeare's use of language and stagecraft, and includes a tour of the Globe Theatre. No previous experience is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hamlet-workshop-14-16-years-38535/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/hamlet-workshop-14-16-years/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2fad3157f0e67ae578e40e496c9b0b49e65e17fa703271544e75ffdbcd872edc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Speak Shakespeare’s Ghosts at Brompton Cemetery Chapel", "start": "2026-11-01T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Brompton Cemetery", "address": "", "price": "£16.95", "price_from": "16.95", "price_to": "16.95", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/classics"], "description": "A playful workshop exploring Shakespeare's ghostly speeches, from Hamlet and Macbeth to Julius Caesar and Richard III, at Brompton Cemetery. It begins with a visit to Shakespeare-related graves in the Cemetery before moving into the Chapel for spoken voice exercises in its resonant space. Voice coach Matthew Collins leads the session, which is non-thespian, non-academic and open to complete newcomers as well as Shakespeare aficionados; children aged 12 and over are welcome with a parent. Tea, biscuits and mineral water are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/speak-shakespeares-ghosts-at-brompton-cemetery-chapel-69600/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ed98b07e5e037be3d959b3822b308842cd2391981fe7bd963468a57f3815af55-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Three Creative Legends: One Actor", "start": "2026-11-10T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T19:30:00Z", "place": "Bridge House Theatre", "address": "High Street 2, SE20 8RZ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.com/the-bridge-house-theatre/e-bpmeyl", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/biography", "stage/solo-show"], "description": "A repertory theatre season in which writer and performer Mark Farrelly brings together, for the first time, his three acclaimed solo portraits of major creative figures: Quentin Crisp, Derek Jarman and Patrick Hamilton. Each evening is a one-man show, directed by Linda Marlowe or Sarah-Louise Young, celebrating the lives and courage of these artists.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/three-creative-legends-one-actor-35085/", "official_url": "https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/three-creative-legends-one-actor/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5e856756aaa98454dd0cec57a4b9a39bc29916218d5fe63ef4b128c3269a65c4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Romeo and Juliet", "start": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Questors Theatre", "address": "Mattock Lane 12, W5 5BQ London", "price": "£8.00 – £25.00", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://questors.org.uk/book/243656ACGBBKJLMBCTLLJMCCTGHCDNQSS", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "\"Romeo and Juliet\" is a stage production of Shakespeare's play at the Questors Theatre in Ealing. It is a Questors production of William Shakespeare's text, presenting his story of young love caught between hate, violence and revenge. The show is described as fast, funny and profoundly moving, cutting through clichés to why this is his most popular play, far removed from the lives of kings and queens but familiar to anyone who has been young and foolish. It runs about two hours and fifteen minutes with an interval and is recommended for ages 11 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/romeo-and-juliet-64391/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2d7c3b6f019d5b3baf6e0f48098b328a0683268a0513b197cf320e9092961e7e-2000.webp"}]}