{"title": "Great Expectations", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Brockley Jack Theatre", "address": "Brockley Road, SE4 2DH London", "price": "£17, £15 conc", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": "17.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/brockleyjackstudio/events", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "literature/classics"], "description": "Great Expectations is a stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel, presented at the Jack Studio Theatre. VandL Productions present this new adaptation, adapted and directed by Liz Love. It follows Pip, a pilot in the Second World War, who finds himself back at the crumbling Satis House and takes the audience through his childhood in the marsh country and early adulthood in London. 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Directed by Rachel Valentine Smith and performed by BA Acting and Actor Musicianship students, it follows Maggie Tulliver, a passionate young woman in rural nineteenth-century England whose longing for freedom clashes with her family and society. The play blends lyrical storytelling and ensemble performance in an exploration of love, loyalty, identity and the struggle for self-determination. 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It has book, music, and lyrics by Lionel Bart and adapts Charles Dickens' novel, telling of the orphan Oliver Twist, who escapes a grim workhouse and falls in with the duplicitous Fagin and his gang of pickpockets in the seedy underbelly of Victorian London. The show is packed with lively choreography, dynamic sets, and songs like Food, Glorious Food, Consider Yourself and I'd Do Anything, with a cast including Simon Lipkin as Fagin, Ava Brennan as Nancy, Aaron Sidwell as Bill Sikes and Aaron MacGregor as the Artful Dodger. 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It was adapted by Dominic Gerrard and is performed by Adam Cunis. The programme includes 'Sikes and Nancy', Dickens' brutal adaptation of the murder scene in Oliver Twist; 'The Lawyer & The Ghost', about a young lawyer confronting an unearthly visitor in his lodgings; and 'The Dead Hand', one of Wilkie Collins' rarer ghost stories of suspense and humour. 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It was written by original Mischief team members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the Olivier Award-winners behind The Play That Goes Wrong. The ill-fated Cornley Amateur Drama Society stages Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but hilarious problems with miscommunications, delays, missing actors and a fight over the lead role destroy the much-loved story of Ebeneezer Scrooge. 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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": "Mr Loverman", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-24T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Lyttelton - National Theatre", "address": "South Bank, SE1 9PX London", "price": "GBP 30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/mr-loverman-tickets/2027/02/25/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "literature/adaptation"], "description": "Mr Loverman is a stage adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo's best-selling novel, coming to the stage for the first time. Adapted by Natasha Gordon and directed by Paulette Randall, it follows seventy-four-year-old Barrington Walker, an upstanding member of his Hackney community who has secretly been in a relationship with his best friend Morris for sixty years. Spanning six decades from Antigua to modern-day London, it explores the British Caribbean community in a funny, heartwarming, and life-affirming story of family, love, and choosing yourself. Danny Sapani stars as the charming Barry, with Jo Martin as his wife Carmel and Gary Beadle as Morris.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mr-loverman-63404/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/51501377e841f48c326c85b326b59058a7e2d25fb891991e410eab963057f0d7-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Seagull", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-27T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Sam Wanamaker Playhouse", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "GBP 7", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/the-seagull-tickets/2027/01/17/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "The Seagull is a play by Anton Chekhov staged at the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London. Director Caroline Steinbeis and translator Rory Mullarkey, who together made the 2025 production of Three Sisters, reunite for this timeless story of ambition and desire, inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. On a rural estate, the lives of four people intersect: the middlebrow writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue Nina, the washed-up actress Irina Arkadina, and her son Konstantin Treplev, a brooding experimental playwright. When Konstantin falls in love with Nina while staging a play on his uncle's estate, but she is drawn to Trigorin, his mother's lover, a thrilling psychological drama follows.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-seagull-63524/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/25e9b6bb190dd82d3939273b1d03f7d3ea96b8a8f8892a32a7f27350d3607255-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Hunger Games: On Stage", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-02-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Troubadour Canary Wharf", "address": "Water Street, E14 5GX London", "price": "GBP 22", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "22.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/hunger-games-tickets/2026/10/28/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["film/drama/science-fiction-drama", "stage/musical"], "description": "The Hunger Games: On Stage is a musical stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling dystopian saga, staged at the purpose-built Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre. Conor McPherson, working with Matthew Dunster and in collaboration with Suzanne Collins herself, brings the story to life. It follows heroine Katniss Everdeen as she volunteers to take her sister's place in the Hunger Games, a brutal televised fight to the death in the dystopian world of Panem, and is swept into a rebellion against the Capitol. The show is told through dazzling musical numbers, breathtaking choreography and an immersive purpose-built venue replicating the Games' arena.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-hunger-games-on-stage-63536/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ebe39065a5f4806617ca8f01fc82fab5a1473a15707e7cba7df2ccd2946c8e26-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Greatest Showman Musical", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-10-02T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Theatre Royal, Drury Lane", "address": "Catherine Street 57, WC2B 5JF London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/drury-lane-theatre-royal", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical"], "description": "The Greatest Showman Musical is a new West End stage adaptation of the 2017 film The Greatest Showman, playing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. It is produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, adapted by director Casey Nicholaw with a book by Jenny Bicks, and stars Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks. The story follows American showman P.T. Barnum and his ambitious journey to found his famous travelling circus of freaks and outcasts, while he struggles to balance his dreams with his family. It features beloved songs like 'This Is Me' and 'Rewrite the Stars' alongside brand-new music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-greatest-showman-musical-63482/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1f76e1dff1668e794a4136d189c1d5385229a21e1773be6f24ab9698b6c14bc2-600.webp"}, {"title": "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-09-18T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "London Coliseum", "address": "St Martin's Lane 32-35, WC2N 4ES London", "price": "GBP 17", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-tickets/2027/06/04/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical"], "description": "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory is a stage musical based on Roald Dahl's beloved children's book, staged at the London Coliseum. The new production is directed by Nikolai Foster with a book by David Greig, and stars Michael Ball as the eccentric Willy Wonka, with songs from the 1971 film adaptation like Pure Imagination alongside an original score by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Young Charlie Bucket wins a golden ticket to visit Wonka's world-famous chocolate factory and, alongside his Grandpa Joe and other lucky children, embarks on the adventure of a lifetime into a world where chocolate rivers flow, Oompa-Loompas sing, inventions defy imagination and every room holds a delicious surprise. Running 2hr 30 min including one interval, the wickedly funny and whimsically charming musical is recommended for families.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-63437/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a99c3f52054fa9f2d31457029b595c9cf2fb42db8747d0e042953f6f1f23df44-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Traitors - Acts of Betrayal", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-07-31T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Gillian Lynne Theatre", "address": "Drury Lane, WC2B 5PW London", "price": "GBP 30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/the-traitors-tickets/2027/05/11/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "film/reality-tv"], "description": "The Traitors - Acts of Betrayal is a stage adaptation of the BBC mega-hit series The Traitors, coming to the stage for the first time. It is made by Studio Lambert together with Sam Mendes' Neal Street Productions, written by John Finnemore and directed by Olivier Award winner Rob Hastie, with Nick Mohammed announced as host. The play brings to life the series's mix of whodunnit mystery and psychological drama, in which contestants compete for a cash prize while trying to weed out the traitors in their midst. It forms a cycle of five new plays sharing the same premise but diverging into different narratives, with Saturday performances letting audiences determine which character becomes a Traitor.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-traitors-acts-of-betrayal-63465/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a7adcb9a773cb60a0c577f0573fbbfe0efbd92b5acbc0c2422f414dba3919e19-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Snowman", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-03T00:00:00Z", "place": "Peacock Theatre", "address": "Portugal Street 35, WC2A 2HT London", "price": "GBP 22", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "55.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/the-snowman-tickets/2026/11/21/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/christmas", "stage/childrens-theatre"], "description": "The Snowman is a stage adaptation of a beloved picture book, playing at the Peacock Theatre. Based on the picture book by Raymond Briggs and the film directed by Dianne Jackson, it is presented by Sadler's Wells and Birmingham Rep and directed by Will Tuckett, with music by Howard Blake including 'Walking in the Air'. It tells the heartwarming story of a young boy named James who befriends a snowman that comes to life and steps into a wonderland of winter magic and Christmas miracles. Full of friendship, imagination and childlike wonder, it is a perfect holiday show for the whole family.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-snowman-63398/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cd3fbe2630e4d719e59d24214f69f6e6570ba34c9235cbdde4549f2bc5bbbd98-600.webp"}, {"title": "Time Travelling with Dickens. With Elly Griffiths.", "start": "2026-11-11T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://dickensmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/83533", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/crime"], "description": "A free talk at the Charles Dickens Museum, held in person and on Zoom with a live Q&A. Author Elly Griffiths joins Lucinda Hawksley, Dickens's great great great granddaughter, in conversation. She discusses her new novella The Case of the Christmas Card, in which Charles Dickens travels to 2024 and visits his former home at 48 Doughty Street, along with time travel, crime fiction, her series 'The Frozen People' and writing about Christmas. The event lasts about 60 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/time-travelling-with-dickens-with-elly-griffiths-35244/", "official_url": "https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/in-conversation-with-elly-griffiths", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ab5b9d6ffab9f0d3aafd0c16e954b99dc8594c1fb1969ea0542060b83be5ba45-600.webp"}, {"title": "Oliver!", "start": "2026-10-29T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Gielgud Theatre", "address": "Shaftesbury Avenue 35, W1D 6AR London", "price": "from £20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "99.50", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.delfontmackintosh.co.uk/tickets/series/GIEOLI", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical"], "description": "Oliver! is a musical playing at the Gielgud Theatre in Soho, booking until 14 March 2027. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, with songs by Lionel Bart, it tells of a young orphan on the run who falls in with a pickpocket and a gang led by a dodgier man, a tale from Dickens wrapped in timeless songs. The performance lasts approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes including a 20 minute interval and includes gunfire and smoke. The age recommendation is 7+; children under 16 must sit next to a ticketholder aged at least 18, and children under 3 will not be admitted.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/oliver-60634/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4a88e7d31583af551186111cfc8360a1ff376301429d4d18c34b03046a3ce388-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", "start": "2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Boston Manor", "address": "Boston Manor Road, TW8 9JX Brentford", "price": "£13.50 – £19", "price_from": "13.50", "price_to": "19.00", "tickets_url": "https://theartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "literature/classics"], "description": "A gothic theatre piece staged inside Boston Manor House, running as an intimate thriller for ages 11 and up. The Arts Centre Hounslow presents Jack Fairey's new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic. In London in 1886, Dr Henry Jekyll hosts a dinner while two brutal crimes point to the mysterious Edward Hyde, and as the evening unfolds his respectable world begins to fracture.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-35026/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fea32b37b9d0cd12f3120dbc2f2221ca342a9da0dc0da64e98c54b238149ef46-1200.webp"}]}