{"title": "Chop-chop! (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-02T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T22:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/chop-chop/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "Chop-chop! is a one-woman Spanglish show full of energy, physical comedy and bilingual whimsy. Written and performed by Andrea Holland, it stages an inner battle between her English and Spanish personas, inspired by her own bicultural roots. Directed by Giovanna Koyama, it pits toxic productivity against procrastination while chasing the perfect tortilla recipe. Expect audience interaction, sudden dance breaks and a celebration of every messy part of ourselves.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/chop-chop-voila-festival-60516/", "official_url": "https://www.etceteratheatrecamden.com/events/chop-chop", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5fc97a231b5ed00d3440070aa687c415bba3d6ea9a9052b51aad377b255e3d06-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-02T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T22:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-03T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T22:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "My Mother Tongue Wants To Disown Me (VOILA! 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The 60-minute play, recommended for ages 16+, is about the deep nostalgia we feel for home despite not being connected to it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/my-mother-tongue-wants-to-disown-me-voila-festival-60514/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/my-mother-tongue-wants-to-disown-me/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e9642c8b6cd87d3116c676b04706f3511b5e0e7bed20052247216c27cc872852-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Voila! Theatre Festival", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "Double Bill Passes £23; Full Festival Pass £105", "price_from": "23.00", "price_to": "105.00", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/theplaygroundtheatre/2279205", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Voila! Theatre Festival is a multilingual, multicultural theatre festival running from 3rd to 21st November, celebrating bold new voices and stories on stage with a curated series of double shows. It is presented by Voila! Europe together with The Playground Theatre, which welcomes the festival back to its venue. The programme includes shows such as Much Crazy About Nothing, a contemporary dark comedy about a professional breakup service, alongside pieces on masculinity, migrant mothers and Shakespeare's characters in revolt. Multi-show passes are available, including Double Bill Passes at £23 and a Full Festival Pass at £105 giving access to every show at the venue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/voila-theatre-festival-65862/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a7c89cee2e65a0ce02de96b9948fac810fa28fdab35854da5b763995234588f7-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Pick of Voila!", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£ 5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/voila-festival-2026/pick-of-voila", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Pick of Voila! is the opening night of the Voila! Theatre Festival, an evening of handpicked excerpts from shows taking part in this year's festival, each followed by a short Q&A with the artist. It is produced and presented by The Cockpit and offers a taste of innovative pan-lingual theatre. The programme features Binary lives - Where fate takes us by Dis Equilibre, Windows of Displacement by Toussaint To Move/Akeim Toussaint Buck, We Are All Fish by YA-TA Collective, Fiasko! by Angela Poulima and The View by Chloe Shyan. The night runs 90 minutes, for ages 14 and up, with welcome drinks, a sneak peek of the shows, and mingling with the artists in the bar.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pick-of-voila-39126/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/pick_of_voila", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7153772816ae8e03a84acf2dd93db0f815bdc0984bee90a17e7ee8c18cd47b4b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Seat of Me (VOILA! 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Recommended for ages 14 and up, it lasts 50 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-seat-of-me-voila-festival-60525/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/86aa3f85a863dfe9c2b5ec0840a61e69c0e2f4cdd9e5826757fb5bbffbd76910-1200.webp"}, {"title": "House of Shame (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T20:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/house-of-shame/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "House of Shame is an electric show about the dirty things women are told to keep to themselves, framed by the experience of growing up as a girl in Brazil. Created by Renata Garcia and Mariana Pereira, with Renata Garcia performing, it is a collective experiment in raw vulnerability and a liberating journey through a messy, irreverent, tropical ritual of soap and sweat. Expect cringy memories, ass-shaking and slutty nuns, with references to alcohol, sex and sexual abuse; recommended for ages 16+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/house-of-shame-voila-festival-60521/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/house-of-shame/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3646fc40002ce4cdb47f6706ec2293371f6a6b0f1f51c5e6c449b9c5d3196cde-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sensitive is Not Crazy or The World through the Eyes of a Highly Sensitive Child", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T18:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/sensitive-is-not-crazy-or-the-world-through-the-eyes-of-a-highly-sensitive-child/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/monodrama"], "description": "A bodily solo theatre piece at the edge of reality and absurdity about the gap between outer world and inner experience in a highly sensitive child. Writer, director and performer Nadia Larina uses light, sound, body and voice to show 6-year-old Kiddi through the body of a 45-year-old woman: Act I is Kiddi's subjective, distorted inner reality, Act II retells the same events objectively as a neutral narrator. The play asks what happens when an insufficiently attuned environment meets a highly sensitive nervous system.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sensitive-is-not-crazy-or-the-world-through-the-eyes-of-a-hi-60520/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/sensitive-is-not-crazy-or-the-world-through-the-eyes-of-a-highly-sensitive-child/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2b5662abfe2ab52a7e06eafdf8d112f95f4765ca9a00caf7675208cc934e8b72-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Devour", "start": "2026-11-08T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T21:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£14", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/devour/", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "society/sex-work"], "description": "Devour is a comedy theatre show by Lady Wentworth, part of the VOILA! Festival. In it she mixes personal experience with mischievous storytelling, taking a bold feminist look at the realities of sex work and the social norms we are taught to swallow. Inspired by Nigella Lawson and served with innuendo, whipped cream and a latex-clad gimp, it stirs the pot on desire and dismantles stigma around fetish and kink. The show lasts 55 minutes and is for audiences aged 18 and over, with content warnings for adult themes and references to domestic abuse.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/devour-60526/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/devour/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9634f0d4deb05bc0a6de7c62232d05bd8abebbd7dab1ec149527f4a77f8a2527-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Voice of Butterflies", "start": "2026-11-04T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T18:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/the-voice-of-butterflies/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/violence-against-women"], "description": "The Voice of Butterflies is an artivistic performance originally created to commemorate the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, running as part of the VOILA! Festival at the Etcetera Theatre on Camden High Street. Created by the company Hilanderas, directed by Stephanie Prieto and performed by Stephanie Prieto and Esmeralda Sears, it draws an analogy between butterflies' lack of a physical voice and how trauma silences parts of the human body. The narrative follows a woman and her therapist on a regressive journey into childhood to uncover a secret held within the flesh, triggering a metamorphosis in which other women listen to the protagonist within the sound of her silence. After the 45-minute performance, offered in Latin American Spanish with English surtitles for ages 14 and over, Hilanderas hosts a Q&A and a Roy Hart-based workshop.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-voice-of-butterflies-60519/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/the-voice-of-butterflies/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0e53b6b5efb173a3ed6ab8b18e3bd1a35a7ec13e53e468e751ee3a3fd1318a0a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Roundhouse Rising If I Were To Say It In English by Thea Lungu", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Roundhouse", "address": "Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH London", "price": "£10.75", "price_from": "10.75", "price_to": "10.75", "tickets_url": "https://booking.roundhouse.org.uk/73140/73142", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/migration", "stage"], "description": "'If I Were To Say It In English' is a theatre piece by Thea Lungu, presented as part of Roundhouse Rising at the Roundhouse's Davey Studio. It follows Nathalie, who, failing to translate every emotion into English, recounts her experience as an immigrant to untangle her contradictory feelings towards her country. Blending Romanian and English, the words are fascinating, funny, and fierce, patching up wounds where the strongest emotions should sit. The show asks: where do you feel love, rage, or dor?", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/roundhouse-rising-if-i-were-to-say-it-in-english-by-thea-lun-64949/", "official_url": "https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/if-i-were-to-say-it-in-english/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ecdcf2d3099cc5be6a0b85000411b3fa4241c191bcd39ca5a37011f319751bcc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "How To Cry In A House Full of Children", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "\"How To Cry In A House Full of Children\" is a play performed at The Space. Originally from Uruguay and brought to the UK by True Life Productions, it is a powerful and intimate portrait of a mother driven to the brink of emotional collapse. Through memory, confession and raw vulnerability, this poetic work explores the invisible labour of motherhood and the longing to be truly seen. Playwright and director Victoria Vera and performer and choreographer Carolina Piñeyro Duarte lead a creative team including UK producer Rosina Piovani.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/how-to-cry-in-a-house-full-of-children-65904/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/how-to-cry-in-a-house-full-of-children/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/918076b8608160d31b4a7ebde935543f7ab63016fe31f4b59ca1674788187b1b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Swan, the Werewolf and Gianpiero", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "£16 (General Admission); concessions £14", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/theplaygroundtheatre/2278824", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy/absurd-comedy"], "description": "A dark, physical, absurd comedy in which a backstage breakup between tango partners spirals into chaos when Roxana ends her relationship with Mateo five minutes before their performance. Director Gianpiero, an eccentric 'artistic genius' and alleged descendant of Julius Caesar, decides to transform the disaster into his greatest masterpiece, casting Mateo as a werewolf and Roxana as a swan while manipulating them in front of a live audience. The result is an unhinged collision of Argentine tango, conspiracies and theatrical madness, with the director bowing while the actors call an ambulance. Voila! Theatre Festival and The Playground Theatre present the show, created by artists including Agata Nielsen, Erwin Janke, Mateusz Mirek and Maddy Miron, with Krystian Godlewski as consulting director, lasting 60 minutes with no interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-swan-the-werewolf-and-gianpiero-65858/", "official_url": "https://www.theplaygroundtheatre.org.uk/projects/theswanthewolfandgiawerenpiero", "image": "https://noky.io/images/be73cdbda9d281fd5a5e1710d386c4b17e5e9c77621dc11121daf6f03c0bc3a0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "OVERFLOOD (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-09T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T22:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£11", "price_from": "11.00", "price_to": "11.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/overflood/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "OVERFLOOD (VOILA! Festival) is a 45-minute theatre piece set deep underground in a doomsday bunker, where three strangers thrown together by the tides of war have made themselves into a family. It is directed by Kylie Williams, who performs alongside devisers Hector Berenger and Hollie Milne, with sound design by Hollie Milne. Day after day their routine, repeated like a loop, becomes ritual dedicated to survival, until it begins to slip and the family starts to break apart. The show is in English and non-verbal, is recommended for ages 12 and up, and carries warnings for mentions of violence, reference to guns, and loud noises including sirens.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/overflood-voila-festival-60528/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/overflood/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8273de4aad53bffe0771a0de9d7215cbc9e006720387d14b0d278f2bf709072b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Love vs Fear and My Mother's Prayers", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£16.45", "price_from": "16.45", "price_to": "16.45", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/voila-festival-2026/love-vs-fear-and-my-mothers-pr", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/immersive-theatre"], "description": "An immersive one-woman play in which your smartphone becomes part of the show. Written by Bunmi Aworanti, directed by Estelle Uba and performed by Samantha Kanu, it is produced and presented by Mudhut IO as part of the Voila! Theatre Festival. It follows Kike, a woman in her mid-20s navigating modern dating and family expectations while her mum prays hard for a husband to appear. The audience makes decisions about her love life, spots red flags and competes in games, exploring romantic love, family approval and cultural expectations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/love-vs-fear-and-my-mothers-prayers-39100/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/love_vs_fear_and_my_mothers_prayers", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9140b4599bd8610668339eb535f9407d9f79f9bfe3ed7e8bdf4b91ed311e59ac-1200.webp"}, {"title": "VOILA! THEATRE FESTIVAL", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-22T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Voila! Theatre Festival is a multi-venue, panlingual fringe theatre festival taking place across London. It is produced by The Cockpit together with partner venues including Barons Court Theatre, Canal Cafe Theatre, Etcetera Theatre, The Playground Theatre, The Space Theatre, Theatro Technis and Upstairs at the Gatehouse. The 2026 edition presents 102 shows in 60 languages by 450 artists over three weeks, alongside scratch nights, live streams, workshops and events, spotlighting challenge and change. It invites audiences to see a show or join a discussion and grow London's transnational theatrical conversation, welcoming all languages, dialects and accents.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/voila-theatre-festival-39125/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/voilafestival", "image": "https://noky.io/images/61189eee67ebcc7ccd079f42dc9d1397d13e03b24a75765a7140c26674931911-600.webp"}, {"title": "SPECTACLE (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-06T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T22:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/spectacle/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["comedy/character-comedy"], "description": "SPECTACLE (VOILA! Festival) is a solo show in which a world-famous rock superstar arrives before their fans to perform the greatest gig of all time. It is a piece by Finnish comedian Minttu-Maaria Makkonen, produced by HIT Helsinki, combining contemporary clowning, drag and character comedy. The show explores the imagery of stardom and fandom, and masculine charisma in a feminine body. It runs 55 minutes, is recommended for ages 16 and over, and carries warnings for nudity, swearing and flashing lights.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spectacle-voila-festival-60523/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/spectacle/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f3014ff354e1d9801e80f8efe803069111c6ff93ac21e54c8ec12f07dbfd2da7-1200.webp"}, {"title": "KOKONA", "start": "2026-11-11T19:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "General Admission £16; Concession | Senior over 60 £14; Access for All | Unemployed | Student £14", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/theplaygroundtheatre/2278802", "category": "dance", "tags": ["stage/dance-theatre"], "description": "KOKONA is a dance theatre duet exploring ideas around body, identity and self-expression. It is presented by AllouAqui Dance Theatre, choreographed and performed by Delicia Sefiha and Xavi De Santos, with creative producer Sam De La Torre and some original music by Jordan Dilger. The piece follows KOK and KONA, two figures who explore their own and each other's bodies and playfully experiment with the feminine and masculine, creating space for transformations. It builds a world where bodies are detached from their materiality, imagining how we would experience different norms and constraints if we had not yet embodied them.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/kokona-65865/", "official_url": "https://www.theplaygroundtheatre.org.uk/projects/kokona", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5c3e68c836462188eb6ed12a51e4def5ea7f8121857251b1bd8572205e3a3d9e-1200.webp"}]}