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It was written by Kimberly Belflower, a Tony Award-nominated work, and is directed by Tony Award-winner Danya Taymor. After a sold-out Broadway run, the production brings the Salem Witch Trials to the modern age in a witty story about feminine rage. 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A father still on Earth struggles to maintain his relationship with his daughter, who is building a new life on Mars, as they attempt to build a dialogue through very long-distance calls. It is an intimate, inventive play by Portuguese playwright and director Tiago Rodrigues, current director of the Festival d'Avignon, where it was first performed, exploring separation, hope and the bond between parent and child within a collapsing world. Original cast members Alison Dechamps and Adama Diop reprise their roles as father and daughter.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/la-distance-63386/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/17e7659591cddc3c7f1e66a66d0d883adbae838ac47fa63a58d027619c0ddf2f-600.webp"}, {"title": "Mean Girls", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-28T00:00:00Z", "place": "New Wimbledon Theatre", "address": "The Broadway 93, SW19 1QG London", "price": "GBP 71", "price_from": "71.00", "price_to": "71.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/new-wimbledon-theatre", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical/comedy-musical"], "description": "Mean Girls is a stage musical comedy about high school drama, friendship and self-identity, coming to London's West End. 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Cast as Julius Caesar in the students' end-of-term production, Malik faces Zoe, who is determined to turn her classmates against him. As rehearsals intensify, Shakespeare's tale of ambition, betrayal and conspiracy begins to mirror the students' own lives, and performance and reality collide.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/julius-caesar-remixed-41783/", "official_url": "https://www.omnibus-clapham.org/whatson/julius-caesar-remixed", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1707474bf1d9ae8fba61cad19d493f99056b988969098089c4d4dc415ba0885f-1200.webp"}]}