{"title": "Garth Marenghi – This Bursted Earth", "start": "2026-10-31T21:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £32 (including a £2 venue restoration levy)", "price_from": "32.00", "price_to": "32.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/visit-us/ticketsolve-protect/", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["literature/horror", "comedy"], "description": "This is a live stage show in which horror author Nick Steen's imagination bursts out of his brain and threatens to destroy the entirety of Stalkford. It features a sinister Black Steeple, eerie lights in the sky that are not a Catherine wheel, and a giant skeleton with a moustache. The show is the work of Garth Marenghi, self-described Horror Fiction's Grand Frightener and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome and Garth Marenghi's Incarcerat. It offers three freshly rancid tales from This Bursted Earth, possibly the grand finale of a three-book trilogy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/garth-marenghi-this-bursted-earth-49184/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/garth-marenghi-this-bursted-earth/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/95fb2ef17fbaa8d479f49fe88399b5d455a581cc6c7c59f5b956007bb802bd2b-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-31T21:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Scary Movies: Gigi and Crusty Play Literally Everybody", "start": "2026-10-30T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £15.00", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/via/tickets/33%3A315277", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/kabarett", "film/horror"], "description": "A cabaret show created by drag performers Gigi Zahir and Crusty. After four years of their sold-out Buffy the Vampire Slayer sing-along, they bring musical clown chaos featuring horror characters from Ghostface to Chucky. Expect parody songs, audience participation and sinister singalongs with strong language and strobe lighting.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/scary-movies-gigi-and-crusty-play-literally-everybody-63901/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/scary-movies-gigi-and-crusty-play-literally-everybody", "image": "https://noky.io/images/98841fea504888d71698f52b85d618d66c052fea0a04aa8eee6519980d0be28c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Odd Frames Improv Presents: Horror Night", "start": "2026-11-11T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Aces and Eights Saloon Bar", "address": "Fortess Road 156-158, NW5 2HP London", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.com/the-odd-frames-improv/the-odd-frames-presents-horror-night/e-evmzbd", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/improv"], "description": "The Odd Frames Improv Presents: Horror Night is a comedy show mixing improvisation with horror, promising laughter and fear in equal measure. It is staged by the Odd Frames with improv acts from around the UK, featuring Liam Brennan-Brown's Scaredy Cat, set in a haunted manor with a dark secret, and Katy Schutte and Liam Webber's Nos, a folk and cosmic horror piece. The show has drawn praise from reviewers for its absurdity and inventiveness.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-odd-frames-improv-presents-horror-night-34633/", "official_url": "https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/the-odd-frames-improv-presents-horror-night/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/97185c20941618de29a8828174f4b37b4619e2901cfadea7b50d9ef6b2f74e6e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "TALES FROM THE SHADOWS", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lantern Arts Centre", "address": "Tolverne Road, London, SW20 8RA", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.lanternarts.org/book-tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "\"Tales from the Shadows\" is an evening of spooky Gothic stories performed at the Lantern Arts Centre's Studio Theatre. In a place with no name, a down-on-their-luck narrator strives to fathom the nature of horror, in adaptations of a fairy tale, the first detective story and an original chilling tale. The show marks the directorial debut of several members of the Lantern community, with pieces directed by Edward Hebbourn, Phoebe-rose Redman, Danny Welsh and Nadia Williams. Tickets cost £12, the recommended age is 12+, and the running time is approximately two hours including an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tales-from-the-shadows-60916/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a9466f300445748ef8ab0962df3a7aee190dee685b949440d8fd67255a31f824-600.webp"}, {"title": "Kay’s Gruesome Games: with Adam Kay and Henry Paker", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £23 (ticket prices include a £2 venue restoration levy)", "price_from": "23.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/visit-us/ticketsolve-protect/", "category": "quiz-games", "tags": ["games/quiz", "history/medical-history"], "description": "Kay’s Gruesome Games: with Adam Kay and Henry Paker is a stage quiz show at Leicester Square Theatre, described as the world's most queasy quiz. Writer Adam Kay and illustrator Henry Paker, the pair behind Kay's Anatomy, present blood-curdling brain-teasers, disgusting draw-alongs and grisly games about the revolting history of medicine, from dead moles strapped to heads to worms growing inside brains. It is for wretches aged 7 and over, and both creators sign books and meet fans after the show. It runs 1 hour without an interval, with tickets from £23 including a £2 venue restoration levy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/kays-gruesome-games-with-adam-kay-and-henry-paker-36967/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/kays-gruesome-games-with-adam-kay-and-henry-paker/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4682d96352fc1829b5bd1d6086cc3fe12b8882f196a868eef4dc6a7d098b830a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Ghost House with Fern Brady & Tom Rosenthal", "start": "2026-10-31T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Union Chapel", "address": "Compton Terrace, N1 2XD London", "price": "", "price_from": "26.50", "price_to": "26.50", "tickets_url": "https://unionchapel.gigantic.com/live-at-the-chapel-tickets/london-union-chapel/2026-10-31-18-30", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Ghost House is a Halloween stand-up comedy night at Union Chapel in Islington, described as an all-star spookfest with pumpkins aplenty. It is headlined by Fern Brady, called a Taskmaster icon, and joined by Tom Rosenthal, known for Plebs and Friday Night Dinner, alongside fast-rising newcomer Kiran Saggu and podcast superstar Horatio Gould, with Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee John Tothill as host. The venue calls itself London's most beautiful venue, and Time Out has praised these shows as featuring the biggest names in comedy with all killer, no filler line-ups. The evening is open to ages 16 and over, with under 18s accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ghost-house-with-fern-brady-tom-rosenthal-48356/", "official_url": "https://unionchapel.org.uk/whats-on/ghost-house-with-fern-brady-tom-rosenthal", "image": ""}, {"title": "Garry Starr: Classic Penguins", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-03T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Other Palace", "address": "Palace Street 12, SW1E 5JA London", "price": "£20 – £45", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "45.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/garry-starr-classic-penguins-tickets/2026/10/26/2", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy", "literature"], "description": "Garry Starr: Classic Penguins is an award-winning comedy show at The Other Palace. It was created by and stars Damien Warren-Smith as Garry Starr, directed by Cal McCrystal and designed by takis. In it, Garry Starr tries to save books from extinction by performing every Penguin Classic ever written, mostly naked but with flippers. The show lampoons iconic works of fiction from The Little Prince to Moby Dick in a breakneck literary adventure.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/garry-starr-classic-penguins-39522/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c622c8cdb4477c25998873cee7cad0e7a13fb6d6fa46dd315ea3ccc2bde23aac-600.webp"}, {"title": "Terror At The Haunted Starbucks: a Weirdos Comedy Halloween Special", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Museum of Comedy", "address": "The Undercroft, St Georges Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.museumofcomedy.com/visit-us/booking-information/", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/sketch", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Terror At The Haunted Starbucks: a Weirdos Comedy Halloween Special is the annual Hallowe'en show from Weirdos Comedy, part arthouse comedy farce and part terrifying horror pantomime. It is written and directed by Adam Larter and stars him alongside Beth Story, Cerys Bradley, Charlie Miller, Charlie Vero-Martin, Ellen Turnill Montoya, Jen Zheng, Kat Cade, Michael Brunström, Mikey Bligh-Smith and Yogie Belle. The show features the best character comedy, sketch and stand-up oddballs of the London comedy scene and is highly interactive, highly daft and very almost rehearsed, welcoming newcomers and fancy dress. It runs 110 minutes including interval, is for ages 18 and over, and carries warnings for horror themes, flashing lights and mild scares with optional interaction.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/terror-at-the-haunted-starbucks-a-weirdos-comedy-halloween-s-37195/", "official_url": "https://www.museumofcomedy.com/terror-at-the-haunted-starbucks-a-weirdos-comedy-halloween-special/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Signal-Man & Trial performed by James Swanton Halloween 2026", "start": "2026-10-30T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "From £25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://dickensmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/81275", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/horror", "literature/classics"], "description": "A live one-man performance of two Charles Dickens ghost stories, 'The Signal-Man' and 'The Trial for Murder', staged in a room of the Charles Dickens Museum like a gathering in Dickens's own drawing room. 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": "Knightmare Live", "start": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £22 (ticket prices include a £2 venue restoration levy)", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/visit-us/ticketsolve-protect/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "comedy"], "description": "A comedy stage show that brings the cult 1990s TV dungeon adventure to life, where a contestant might don the Helmet of Justice and battle Lord Fear's goblins and word puzzles under dungeon master Treguard. It is created and performed by Tom Bell (The Mash Report), Paul Flannery and a host of guest comedians. This one-off Halloween special features new puzzles, more monsters than ever, a talking wall and prizes for best audience costumes. It is a family-friendly, award-winning homage to the iconic TV show, recommended for ages 8 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/knightmare-live-49183/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/knightmare-live/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/04fe8e8fba34cacea161220a2313df89064ff35cbf3e351858671272b48d65ac-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-10T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Other Palace", "address": "Palace Street 12, SW1E 5JA London", "price": "GBP 24", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": "42.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/feeling-afraid-as-if-something-terrible-is-going-to-happen-tickets/2026/11/19/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "A darkly funny one-man show where stand-up comedy meets theatre, following a thirty-six-year-old chronically single, professionally neurotic comedian who finally meets Mr Right, only to do everything wrong. It is written by Marcelo Dos Santos, a Fringe First Award-winning hit returning to London for the first time in three years, and stars West End favourite Steven Webb as the hapless, unhinged comedian. From the Olivier Award-winning producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, it explores vulnerability, intimacy, ego and truth with razor-sharp, fast-paced and filthy humour. The show runs 1hr 5min with no interval and is for ages 14+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/feeling-afraid-as-if-something-terrible-is-going-to-happen-63513/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a893a037c38046a433901b641eb2c0e84379e06761d3ac54cf73171f3db7fafe-600.webp"}, {"title": "Neon Frights With Lou Sanders", "start": "2026-10-31T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Soho Theatre", "address": "Dean Street 21, W1D 3NE London", "price": "From £20.5", "price_from": "20.50", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://sohotheatre.com/book-online/1533603", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A spooky comedy showcase presented by Soho Theatre Walthamstow, with superstar headliners, established favourites and rising stars from the comedy circuit. Headliner Lou Sanders, known from Taskmaster, Last One Laughing UK and Live at the Apollo, is joined by Two Hearts, Dan Tiernan, Frankie Thompson and Sam Eley as Basil Crumbwick. Hosting is Ayoade Bamgboye, winner of the Chortle Award for Best Newcomer 2026 and the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2025. The line-up is subject to change.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/neon-frights-with-lou-sanders-38666/", "official_url": "https://sohotheatre.com/events/neon-frights-with-lou-sanders/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/76005c9a2199c3941d0ed45be3dff1cf3eaff41d822d7043b47cfb6174f03898-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Tim Key: Halloweeny WIP", "start": "2026-10-31T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Bill Murray", "address": "Queen's Head Street 39, N1 8NQ London", "price": "£6.74 + 82p booking fee + £2.00 waiting list surcharge", "price_from": "6.74", "price_to": "6.74", "tickets_url": "", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "This is a comedy show called Tim Key: Halloweeny WIP, an 18+ work-in-progress evening. Tim Key reads out some Hallowe'en poems, with a pumpkin expected, and says he would be staggered if it lasts more than thirty five minutes. Audience members are invited to bring a scary artefact along, and there is no harm in dressing up as a witch. It is presented by Angel Comedy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tim-key-halloweeny-wip-40890/", "official_url": "https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/tim-key-halloweeny-wip-thu-29th-oct-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202610292145", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d8ab75d917e5556444cee5701177f3fc9c13374961776c3172730b0c69bb932b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Comedy Spooktacular", "start": "2026-10-31T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T21:30:00Z", "place": "South London Theatre", "address": "Norwood High Street 2A, SE27 9NS London", "price": "£8/10", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.com/slt", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "stage/variety"], "description": "Comedy Spooktacular is a Halloween-themed variety evening of sketches and songs, with a few fearsome and familiar faces. It is directed by Nancy Stapleton and Lensey O'Grady, with a cast including Jordan Leith, Zoë Slack, Helena Raeburn and David Kors. The show is aimed at ages 14 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/comedy-spooktacular-38724/", "official_url": "https://www.southlondontheatre.co.uk/event/comedy-spooktacular/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/146e89988e1a54af6a0a04c5f97ccb29fc36af838aefbf2bc8803615a0c2128a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "TO BE FRANK", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "King's Head", "address": "Upper Street 115, N1 1QN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/spektrix/ChooseSeats?EventInstanceId=502602ALSNPTRRKCKRCBLRKLBRPSCCNNG", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "TO BE FRANK is a non-verbal physical comedy show loosely inspired by Mary Shelley's classic gothic novel, blending high-energy physical theatre, slapstick and clowning with an original punk-inspired live score performed on electric guitar. It was created in New Zealand in 2022 by performer Michael Hockey, joined by multi-instrumentalist Alanna Hall and produced by Charlotte Pleasants. The show follows the freshly reanimated monster 'Frank' as he learns to manoeuvre his monstrous body, create a life of his own and discover what it means to be alive, exploring themes of loneliness, love and coping with the emotional intensity of life. Fresh from a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run, it arrives for a one-night-only Halloween Special, with Halloween costumes encouraged.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/to-be-frank-43416/", "official_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/to-be-frank-x5l6", "image": "https://noky.io/images/379191b0f0692780e13ec7ea806d3c0350b01d30d58e5e54d4ac5db94de944c2-1200.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": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketlab.app/series/2886#/", "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": "The Dark", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Battersea Arts Centre", "address": "SW11 5TN London", "price": "Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £15)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/the-dark/#book", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/childrens-theatre"], "description": "The Dark is a family theatre show for children aged 4 and over, adapted from Lemony Snicket's picture book, about a boy called Laszlo who is afraid of the dark until the night it visits his room and he journeys to meet it. 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"}]}