{"title": "CHATSlab: ClerknWell ARTslab goes to Chats Palace: John Hegley, Lorraine Bowen, Bob Karper, Lovell + More", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T17:00:00Z", "place": "Chats Palace", "address": "Brooksby's Walk 42-44, E9 6DF London", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chatslab-clerknwell-artslab-goes-to-chats-palace-tickets-2001235000759?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "occasion/anniversary"], "description": "CHATSlab brings ClerknWell ARTSlab to Chats Palace for a one-day afternoon of poetry, music and magic celebrating 50 years of the arts centre. Hosts Diego Brown & the Good Fairy present performers including poet and singer John Hegley, Lorraine Bowen, socialist magician Ian Saville, lofi acoustic act Lovell, storyteller Bob Karper, and poet Fran Isherwood. 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Spectators are welcome, with doors opening at 4pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mark-wastell-duo-intern-with-charlotte-keeffe-36567/", "official_url": "http://hundredyearsgallery.co.uk/residency-mark-wastell-duo-intern-with-charlotte-keeffe/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/17330e63687e1f8a6c7690e07511aeb96015b7002d241f7d691a2d716ad7361d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "RITUAL: Samhain - A Cabaret of Queer Journeys into Folklore", "start": "2026-10-31T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T00:30:00Z", "place": "Chats Palace", "address": "Brooksby's Walk 42-44, E9 6DF London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://chatspalace.com/events/ritual-samhain-a-cabaret-of-queer-journeys-into-folklore", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/halloween/samhain", "stage/cabaret"], "description": "RITUAL: Samhain – A Cabaret of Queer Journeys into Folklore is a bewitching cabaret night at which a gaggle of mystical performers summon all things Samhain, folk and ritual. It is the first outing of a brand new variety night at Chats Palace Arts Centre that follows the Celtic Wheel of the Year. Samhain marks the end of harvest season on the cusp of the darker half of the year, when the veil is thinnest between this world and the next. Before the cabaret, visitors can enjoy stalls, tarot, immersive experiences and treats.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ritual-samhain-a-cabaret-of-queer-journeys-into-folklore-35259/", "official_url": "https://chatspalace.com/events/ritual-samhain-a-cabaret-of-queer-journeys-into-folklore/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7c426b164d76bf64ea70dab3b34b81f49b779a30be3862e0348d81e67e57ce60-2000.webp"}, {"title": "More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited", "start": "2026-11-05T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Woolwich Works", "address": "No 1 Street 11, SE18 6HD London", "price": "Cabaret Seats: £27 | Standard Seats: £22 (all prices include a £2 booking fee per ticket)", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "27.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.woolwich.works/events/more-fire", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited is a one-night spoken word show gathering radical and exceptional voices in performance poetry, never seen together on stage before. It is presented by Apples and Snakes, the national organisation for performance poetry, and spotlights the transformative origins, present and future of the art form. The line-up includes The Last Poets, Michael Rosen, Inua Ellams, AFLO. the poet, Jordan Stephens, Rakaya Fetuga and David Okodeh, hosted by Yomi Ṣode. The evening of raw storytelling and unmissable energy is never to be repeated.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/more-fire-performance-poetry-ignited-40362/", "official_url": "https://www.woolwich.works/events/more-fire", "image": "https://noky.io/images/069f86da197260f99be8b5625e0d7039338f8d01164b76055dd345e28ef762bd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "There is a party", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00Z", "place": "Walthamstow Trades Hall", "address": "17 Hoe Street (off Tower Hamlets Road), E17 4SB London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An evening of readings and performance. It is hosted at Walthamstow Trades Hall, which invites people to join, and ends with a party. 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With questions from UNREAL curators Tom Cassani and Augusto Corrieri, the conversation touches on covert choreographies, hidden bodies, high rituals and Show Women. 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Poet-mediums Sophie Herxheimer and Clare Pollard will commune with the spirits of these subversive, darkly imaginative outsider poets, sharing their lives, works and influence, with readings haunted by their ghosts and compered by poet Helen Bowell of Dead [Women] Poets Society. The group, who since 2015 have been resurrecting women and non-binary poets of the past, will continue the resurrections with an open mic where poets and performers of all and no genders may take the stage; for every poem of your own, you should also read one by a dead woman or non-binary poet. Books by the guest poets, dead poets and D[W]PS merch will be available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dead-women-poets-seance-sophie-herxheimer-clare-pollard-resu-39395/", "official_url": "https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/whats-on/dead-women-poets-seance-sophie-herxheimer-clare-pollard-resurrect-amy-levy-christina", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fb5a2d4b77ab0484788ea3fc28643cd614cba5a354828998d592a276496e82eb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Chris Padera", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "London Action Resource Centre", "address": "Fieldgate Street 62, E1 1ES London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music"], "description": "A live music night at the London Action Resource Centre. Chris Padera performs, joined by James Bar Bowen and Efa Supertramp. The event is listed by Songkick.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/chris-padera-61427/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/55cb9aa22ea25f7aa86c75876a158487318b6a11ac1e03ae778734375219c71f-600.webp"}, {"title": "If Poets Ruled the World – Monthly Poetry Open Mic Night", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sands End Arts & Community Centre", "address": "SW6 3BB London", "price": "Tickets start at £5 + fees", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "If Poets Ruled the World is a monthly poetry open mic night held at the Walnut Tree Café in Sands End Arts & Community Centre, where anyone can share their voice in a welcoming, inclusive space. It is hosted by poets Ruth Elora and Salma the Poet and takes place on the second Thursday of every month. Open mic slots are available on a first come, first served basis.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/if-poets-ruled-the-world-monthly-poetry-open-mic-night-42007/", "official_url": "https://www.seacc.uk/events/if-poets-ruled-the-world-monthly-poetry-open-mic-night-5/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/37ffa4e7f39b8fc724898163a93815e934eb9c996dac5429a996f297cb142b24-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Dare-Gale Press: New Poetry", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Horse Hospital", "address": "Colonnade, WC1N 1JD London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-poetry-at-the-horse-hospital-tickets-2003084843689?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An evening of contemporary poetry at which four outstanding poets, including Fran Lock and Stephen Romer, read from their new work. It is presented by Dare-Gale Press, Michael Marks Publisher of the Year 2024. Entry is free, but booking is essential.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dare-gale-press-new-poetry-39369/", "official_url": "https://www.thehorsehospital.com/events/dare-gale-press-new-poetry", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dcfaff97ca0ea99fac7f1a828b66fc3479ac8a934ac4aa4acdc9b841b6633e9e-2000.webp"}]}