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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": "Much Ado About Nothing", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-24T00:00:00Z", "place": "Globe Theatre", "address": "21 New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT Bankside", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/globe-theatre", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "Much Ado About Nothing is Shakespeare's wittiest comedy, staged at the Globe Theatre in Bankside, London. Director Chelsea Walker brings the play to life as part of the Globe's 'Imagine Together' summer season. 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It is written by Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham and directed by multi-award-winner Nicholas Hytner, with set design by Olivier Award winner Bob Crowley. As Britain faces severe financial instability, Keynes navigates the corridors of Whitehall while maintaining relationships with a radical circle of artists and lovers determined to live outside the box. The play explores Keynes not only as an economist but as a husband, lover, friend, and visionary, with Rory Kinnear starring as Keynes and Royal Ballet Principal Natalia Osipova making her West End debut as his wife, the ballerina Lydia Lopokova.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-standard-of-living-46111/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/82e2cf24fd2b6717531eee7e02c3bea7f98ac9cb5789570161ebad68fad60be5-2000.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": "Hamlet Hail to the Thief", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-23T00:00:00Z", "place": "Barbican Theatre", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS London", "price": "GBP 36", "price_from": "36.00", "price_to": "36.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief-tickets/2026/10/31/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "music/rock"], "description": "Hamlet Hail to the Thief is a unique theatrical experience that retells Shakespeare's greatest tragedy through theatre, music and movement, with Shakespeare's words illuminated by Radiohead's music. It was co-created by Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke together with directors Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones, with the album Hail to the Thief re-worked by Yorke and performed live by a cast of musicians and actors. The fast-paced distillation of the play follows the Prince of Denmark, charged with revenge against his uncle by the ghost of his murdered father, and features Samuel Blenkin as Hamlet, Ami Tredrea as Ophelia, Paul Hilton as Claudius/Ghost and Claudia Harrison as Gertrude. Following sold-out runs at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Aviva Studios, the production runs for 1 hour 40 minutes without an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief-63420/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c49e0e84e3993640c8b963592565392d41c769513f32e28524db197e9a10f962-600.webp"}, {"title": "Plenty", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-05-31T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Lyttelton - National Theatre", "address": "South Bank, SE1 9PX London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/lyttelton-national-theatre", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Plenty is a new production of David Hare's award-winning play about post-war disillusionment, staging the story of Susan Traherne, a former secret agent who struggles to adjust to a mundane life after the Second World War. Emilia Clarke, known for Game of Thrones, makes her National Theatre debut in the leading role, while former National Theatre Director Richard Eyre directs, marking a celebrated reunion between Eyre and Hare. The play is staged ahead of its 50th anniversary and Hare's 80th birthday, in a powerful revival that feels deeply resonant with modern Britain.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/plenty-63406/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6391a4a30b3c05ec4193a6eac74a7a5db2b42a1cbaec59ba9da575e67df432de-600.webp"}, {"title": "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", "start": "2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-09-05T23:30:00+01:00", "place": "Palace Theatre", "address": "Cambridge Circus, W1D 5AY London", "price": "GBP 25–175", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "175.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketing.nimaxtheatres.com/shop/tickets/series/PAHAR02M", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a stage play performed at the historic Palace Theatre in London's West End, recommended for theatre lovers, families and visitors. It is based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, and is a new play by Jack Thorne, having received its world premiere at the Palace Theatre in summer 2016. Nineteen years after Harry, Ron and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they return for an extraordinary new adventure, joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The production features spectacular spells, a mind-blowing race through time and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces while the future hangs in the balance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-37384/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/50e8ca1f55d178e21b4e3511a42c9c774fb75024bf33dfdbc68b84d1e91ed97b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Youths That Thunder", "start": "2026-10-29T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sam Wanamaker Playhouse", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£5.00", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://basket.shakespearesglobe.com/57811/57830", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/classics", "society/racism"], "description": "An evening of new research talks on Shakespeare, race and performance, held at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Dr Eli Cumings of King's College London examines a 1961 production of Macbeth staged in colonial Zimbabwe, and Dr Lydia Valentine of Shakespeare's Globe explores the racial meaning of bastardy in The Winter's Tale. The two scholars present work shaping the next generation of early modern race studies, as part of the Shakespeare and Race Festival 2026. The event runs for one hour and ten minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/youths-that-thunder-38529/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/youths-that-thunder/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ccf49238bf285676c3a6309c310281e14fede14a2dd30c203d7dccb655e9855c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Jungle Book", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-02-06T00:00:00Z", "place": "Olivier - National Theatre", "address": "South Bank, SE1 9PX London", "price": "GBP 24", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/jungle-book-tickets/2026/11/13/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books", "stage/theatre"], "description": "The Jungle Book is a new stage adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's stories, running at the Olivier theatre on the South Bank. Olivier Award winner Hiran Abeysekera stars as Mowgli, a wild child raised by the jungle animals, in this new play by Anupama Chandrasekhar, directed by Indhu Rubasingham. The epic, colourful production brings Kipling's jungle setting to life with jaw-dropping, life-sized puppets by Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, as Mowgli faces the tiger Shere Khan. Recommended for ages seven and upwards, it explores themes of family, courage and belonging for the whole family.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-jungle-book-63470/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e1d2d4367965be62788dfcc0c1259129ddf6b59858acd639e1f8956e9cb67e82-1200.webp"}, {"title": "MakeBeth", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "Adult £19, Child £14 (includes a £3 per order transaction fee and a £1 per ticket restoration levy)", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "89.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/pinocchio/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/family-show"], "description": "MakeBeth is an interactive, make-along retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth for families and young audiences aged 7+, brought to life with recycled cardboard, live music and puppetry. It was created by award-winning playwright Hannah Khalil with designer Sam Wilde, and directed by Ian Nicholson. The production comes from Cardboard Adventures and Shakespeare's Globe, in partnership with Chichester Festival Theatre and Leeds Playhouse, and runs for 1 hour 10 minutes in the Wolfson Lecture Theatre.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/makebeth-38525/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/makebeth/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b4a2cf3c6b2af380e27f9cb9b1e40fcdbd9046b96e22d49a5f160a693057bbc7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The History Boys", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-07-24T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Theatre Royal Haymarket", "address": "Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HT London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/theatre-royal-haymarket", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "The History Boys is a stage play returning to the West End for the first time in two decades. Written by Alan Bennett, it is directed by its original director, Nicholas Hytner, with set design by Bob Crowley. Set at an all-boys grammar school in Sheffield in the 1980s, it follows eight schoolboys preparing for the Oxbridge examinations. Voted Britain's favourite play in 2013, it explores sexuality, adolescence, the nature of history and the value of education.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-history-boys-46108/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cedbe09c09f69039a92bc86bd66b0fc9080233b876a7a8757fd0ae4e2a30ed01-600.webp"}, {"title": "Outer Limits – Robin Hood Rehearsal Observation", "start": "2026-11-06T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Queen's Theatre", "address": "RM11 1QT Hornchurch", "price": "Pay What You Can", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://queens-theatre.co.uk/book?pid=19891&iid=393002", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/pantomime"], "description": "An Outer Limits behind-the-scenes session where visitors can observe a rehearsal for the pantomime Robin Hood. The theatre's team of Actor-Musicians bring the story to life under director Kash Arshad, and the producing team answers questions. 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Theatre Company, four actor-writers from the comedy show NewsRevue, with Pleasance, and features the voice of Stephen Fry as narrator. Expect hilarious songs, forbidden love and explosive action in this ridiculously camp show, which follows a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and is described as having the feel of Operation Mincemeat and SIX combined.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/remember-remember-63898/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/remember-remember", "image": "https://noky.io/images/17bb07deb8050f263737fcef624f41b80f847c795377df5bf7613a114c74ede9-1200.webp"}]}