{"title": "Fairy Tales Gone Bad with Joseph Coelho OBE", "start": "2026-10-27T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://museumtickets.londonmuseum.org.uk/ticketbooth/shows/1173693603/events/428896302", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books"], "description": "A family event where the children's author, poet and former Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho OBE shows how he transformed old stories into new ones in his Fairy Tales Gone Bad series. He talks about zombie princesses, psychic fairy godmothers and vampire princes, and reveals what inspired his love of writing. He also teaches how to craft your own stories using just ten words, and signs books afterwards. The session lasts 60 minutes, is in person only, and is for ages 7 and up with tickets for both children and adults.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fairy-tales-gone-bad-with-joseph-coelho-obe-37059/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/fairy-tales-gone-bad-joseph-coelho-obe/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/000ff81330d536f403983450ad5b8fda35a7f8c20a065a27c4ae6c0f1d5e5293-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-27T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Spooky Storytime with Anna Kemp", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T11:40:00Z", "place": "Southlands Arts Centre", "address": "The Green 75, UB7 7PW West Drayton", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/west-drayton/southlands-art-centre/spooky-storytime-with-anna-kemp/2026-10-31/11:00/t-glavmyz", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Spooky Storytime with Anna Kemp is a 40-minute Halloween session for families with gently spooky fun. 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Author and poet John Dougherty reads from his new picture book Something in the Darkness, accompanied by music and lots of interactive fun. The event asks what is out there in the dark, as strange whispers seem to follow your every step. 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Master storyteller Viktor Wynd, proprietor of the museum, tells his favourite dark fairy tales from around the world — grim German tales, macabre stories from Borneo, giant octopuses and a buried moon from Papua New Guinea, or shapeshifting creatures from Wales. 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Author Jane Riordan leads an adventure in the Hundred Acre Wood, with a special storytime and a session on drawing the Bear of Very Little Brain. Afterwards there is the chance to buy the new edition of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Little Boy and His Bear and have it signed by the author. It is suitable for ages 4 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-little-boy-and-his-bear-with-jane-riordan-73944/", "official_url": "https://discover.org.uk/event/a-little-boy-and-his-bear-with-jane-riordan/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7cb8421e4deca0b034189acf26a3a2a6c801e40e20c9856c63f1032dcb2f9a1c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "SEANCHOÍCHE LONDON | FEAR", "start": "2026-10-30T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T23:00:00Z", "place": "The Old Church", "address": "Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 9ES London", "price": "27,30 €", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Seanchoíche London | Fear is a storytelling night with a special Halloween edition. It is presented by Seanchoíche, which celebrates its 5th Birthday with this return to London. The evening takes place at The Old Church in Stoke Newington, an 18+ event.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/seanchoiche-london-fear-39492/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/83cb251003320a46399a245a1f6946c47f03cec59b1508d2d328f789ab86ea7d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Michael Rosen – Peas on Your Knees", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Newham Bookshop", "address": "Barking Road 743-745, E13 9ER London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.newhambooks.co.uk/book.php?id=d/A982/NB", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Michael Rosen meets readers and signs books for children and adults at Newham Bookshop. He signs 'Peas on Your Knees: A Life in the Poems of Michael Rosen', with an introduction by Joseph Coelho, and 'Neighbour's Cat', illustrated by Alex Willmore. There are no tickets — just come along.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/michael-rosen-peas-on-your-knees-41756/", "official_url": "https://www.newhambooks.co.uk/events.php?within=NB", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f55133d683599f22b774e1e4a63d705b0ab2c1fffb8ada1aedf7ce3804454063-600.webp"}, {"title": "Tiny Tales at Charville Library", "start": "2026-09-15T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-15T00:00:00Z", "place": "Charville Library", "address": "Bury Avenue, Hayes, UB4 8LF", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=HIMS_LIB_MPV&orgid=56650#/?venue=Charville&event=tiny+tales&view=list&includePackages=false", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling"], "description": "Tiny Tales at Charville Library is a regular storytime session with stories and rhymes for young children. 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It is made and performed by Peut-Être Theatre, whose shows merge vibrant physicality with live music, and it runs about 50 minutes. Every show includes creatively integrated audio description and touch tours, making it accessible for blind and visually impaired children. It is an empowering adventure about facing one's fears.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-dark-60013/", "official_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/the-dark/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7cb2ea06a1835ddf43b30c66b272f0dd6614e53991eb2e18a138271a29cfe61-2000.webp"}]}