{"title": "Legend of Kaliakra", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£16.45 (Incl booking fees)", "price_from": "16.45", "price_to": "16.45", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/Shows/voila-festival-2026/legend-of-kaliakra", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Legend of Kaliakra is a theatre piece blending poetic text and music, performed in Bulgarian with English subtitles. It is produced and presented by the Legend of Kaliakra Collective and directed by Elitsaa Yovcheva, who has directed at the National Theatre and the Youth Theatre in Bulgaria. Inspired by the legend of forty maidens who chose death over slavery, it explores the hidden emotional lives of the women behind one of Bulgaria's most enduring stories. Through four interconnected female perspectives, it reimagines a historical narrative as a story of choice, dignity, and freedom, and premiered in Sofia in 2023 before touring cities along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/legend-of-kaliakra-39101/", "official_url": "https://theatre-play.com/kaliakra-2", "image": "https://noky.io/images/550d216a98f950adb077672d65f9c328c824a89b0a31d2a66ed4505cdd1b562a-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Gorgon Syndrome", "start": "2026-11-06T15:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T16:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/gorgon-syndrome/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/violence-against-women", "stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "'Gorgon Syndrome' is a piece of physical theatre blending ritual, original music and sign language, part of the VOILA! 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It runs at the Etcetera Theatre at 265 Camden High Street.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gorgon-syndrome-voila-festival-60524/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/gorgon-syndrome/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9634f0d4deb05bc0a6de7c62232d05bd8abebbd7dab1ec149527f4a77f8a2527-1200.webp"}, {"title": "L’Arche Drama Group presents Vasilisa the Br...", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T21:00:00Z", "place": "South London Theatre", "address": "Norwood High Street 2A, SE27 9NS London", "price": "£12/8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.com/slt", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre", "literature"], "description": "L’Arche Drama Group presents \"Vasilisa the Brave\", a visiting show at South London Theatre. The play is based on a traditional Russian folk tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev, with a script adapted by director Laura Blundo, and is performed by a group of people with and without learning disabilities. It tells of Vasilisa, who after losing her mother sets off into a mysterious forest with her magical doll and meets Baba Yaga, the fearsome witch who can control time itself. 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Created by the company Hilanderas, directed by Stephanie Prieto and performed by Stephanie Prieto and Esmeralda Sears, it draws an analogy between butterflies' lack of a physical voice and how trauma silences parts of the human body. The narrative follows a woman and her therapist on a regressive journey into childhood to uncover a secret held within the flesh, triggering a metamorphosis in which other women listen to the protagonist within the sound of her silence. After the 45-minute performance, offered in Latin American Spanish with English surtitles for ages 14 and over, Hilanderas hosts a Q&A and a Roy Hart-based workshop.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-voice-of-butterflies-60519/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/the-voice-of-butterflies/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0e53b6b5efb173a3ed6ab8b18e3bd1a35a7ec13e53e468e751ee3a3fd1318a0a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Girls", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Young Vic", "address": "66 The Cut, SE1 8LZ London", "price": "GBP 26", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/the-young-vic", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Girls is an award-winning play performed at the Young Vic in London. Ewa Dina, winner of the 2026 JMK Award, makes her Young Vic debut directing Theresa Ikoko's play, about the 2014 kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian girls by the extremist group Boko Haram. Best friends Tisana, Haleema, and Ruha must rely on each other to survive, while fear and religious differences strain their friendship and hope for escape. Based on horrifying true events, it is a powerful story of friendship, survival, and the impossible choices we're faced with.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/girls-63385/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/be696a14d6f1fbd31e42caf227f4129951e8f69029932842e4429828ebe32211-600.webp"}, {"title": "Long After the Labyrinth", "start": "2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "Upstairs at the Gatehouse", "address": "North Road, N6 4BD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://upstairsatthegatehouse.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173675580/events", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "history/wwii"], "description": "\"Long After the Labyrinth\" is an epic new play inspired by the Minotaur and the true tale of the lost Jews of Crete. Set in 1944, it follows Rena Depas, a young girl who watches her family rounded up before falling into a labyrinthine quest for peace in the wake of violence. The story is told through text, movement and shadow-play by NMT Automatics, with a creative team who have worked with companies including 1927, Gecko, Theatre Re and Les Enfants Terribles.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/long-after-the-labyrinth-40031/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6743f2acf29a6ea237af14a083ba79859af2e1fa2c5952907408e4283dbab8d5-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Pelicot Trial", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "London County Hall", "address": "Belvedere Road, SE1 7PB London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/london-county-hall", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/documentary-theatre", "society/feminism"], "description": "The Pelicot Trial is a one-off piece of documentary theatre staged at London County Hall. Created by Milo Rau and Servane Dècle, it explores the true events of Gisele Pelicot's rape trial, drawing on trial testimonies, police files, social commentary and psychiatric reports of the 51 men prosecuted. A company of 30 actors and public figures performs it, including Alfred Enoch, Juliet Stevenson, Adjoa Andoh and Rosie O'Donnell. The play is a tribute to a woman whose bravery sparked a global reckoning with sexual violence.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-pelicot-trial-63518/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6a320a53b26af2ddd0e475f7e7df1e5b6b0833e138ea0c6ed76911a8b61f4bc2-600.webp"}, {"title": "Caligula", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Broadway Theatre", "address": "Catford Road, SE6 4RU London", "price": "£30.95 - £100.95", "price_from": "30.95", "price_to": "100.95", "tickets_url": "https://www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/performance?id=129601", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "A stage production of Albert Camus' Caligula, presented as powerful contemporary theatre about tyranny, dictatorship, power and morality. Ivan Uryvski's acclaimed production, premiered at the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre, uses striking visual imagery and Petro Bogomazov's award-winning set design to explore the abuse of power, surveillance, fear and human responsibility. It is performed in Ukranian with English Surtitles and is appropriate for audiences 16+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/caligula-60134/", "official_url": "https://www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/caligula", "image": "https://noky.io/images/30abe80180d5c7066b2b37996138333af231e30aa65ecd1004dd5149663b236d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "John Proctor Is the Villain", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-24T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Wyndham's Theatre", "address": "32-36 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA London", "price": "GBP 24", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/john-proctor-is-the-villain-tickets/2027/02/02/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/feminism"], "description": "A bitingly funny and urgent play that revisits Arthur Miller's The Crucible through five high school girls in small-town Georgia who study the classic while navigating sexual politics and gender inequality. 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. The running time is 1hr 45min with no interval, and the show is suitable for ages 12 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/john-proctor-is-the-villain-63426/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f70e049ec3ee2929d60a46a95b75492d11ca6342d718742c695ae4f74e708d38-600.webp"}, {"title": "OVERFLOOD (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-09T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T22:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£11", "price_from": "11.00", "price_to": "11.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/overflood/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "OVERFLOOD (VOILA! 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The show is in English and non-verbal, is recommended for ages 12 and up, and carries warnings for mentions of violence, reference to guns, and loud noises including sirens.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/overflood-voila-festival-60528/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/overflood/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8273de4aad53bffe0771a0de9d7215cbc9e006720387d14b0d278f2bf709072b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Girl", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/feminism"], "description": "\"The Girl\" is a contemporary translation and feminist adaptation of Lorca's Yerma. Translator and dramaturg Carlota Baker, director Anna Rose, adapter Tristan Delnevo and producer and designer Nika Kamaeva set the piece in Margaret Thatcher's England amid Second Wave Feminism, asking whether there is really any space for your own wants in a world full of expectations. Drawing on the team's personal experiences and interviews, it unpacks the stereotypes pushed upon women in the 1980s, including the pressure to be the \"Supermum\", and links them to the modern trend of \"tradwives\".", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-girl-65908/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/the-girl/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d3ddcea6fd63b1bead1672e10af804a57ed3623edde5d2acb98211d269d7ef2a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Pick of Voila!", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£ 5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/voila-festival-2026/pick-of-voila", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Pick of Voila! is the opening night of the Voila! Theatre Festival, an evening of handpicked excerpts from shows taking part in this year's festival, each followed by a short Q&A with the artist. It is produced and presented by The Cockpit and offers a taste of innovative pan-lingual theatre. The programme features Binary lives - Where fate takes us by Dis Equilibre, Windows of Displacement by Toussaint To Move/Akeim Toussaint Buck, We Are All Fish by YA-TA Collective, Fiasko! by Angela Poulima and The View by Chloe Shyan. The night runs 90 minutes, for ages 14 and up, with welcome drinks, a sneak peek of the shows, and mingling with the artists in the bar.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pick-of-voila-39126/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/pick_of_voila", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7153772816ae8e03a84acf2dd93db0f815bdc0984bee90a17e7ee8c18cd47b4b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "H2E+ (Heaven to Earth Plus)", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["history/war/ukraine-war", "music/folk", "stage/theatre"], "description": "An autobiographical performance based on the lived experiences of a Ukrainian soldier, combining storytelling, music, poetry, and traditional Ukrainian folk songs. Director Sandra Topolska and a cast of performers tell a story of courage, resilience, and the enduring roots of Ukrainian culture, as people faced with constant death search for meaning and discover unexpected strength within themselves. It asks timeless questions: what is there to be afraid of, and what does it mean to be confronted with something no one was ever meant to witness, for technology may transform the battlefield but does not alter human nature.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/h2e-heaven-to-earth-plus-65905/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/h2e-heaven-to-earth-plus/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d512dcdfe51224f89864c2e7f02af72ce82d8fdbbfd12642ce7d56db4815cf04-1200.webp"}, {"title": "House of Shame (VOILA! 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Expect cringy memories, ass-shaking and slutty nuns, with references to alcohol, sex and sexual abuse; recommended for ages 16+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/house-of-shame-voila-festival-60521/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/house-of-shame/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3646fc40002ce4cdb47f6706ec2293371f6a6b0f1f51c5e6c449b9c5d3196cde-2000.webp"}, {"title": "How To Cry In A House Full of Children", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "\"How To Cry In A House Full of Children\" is a play performed at The Space. Originally from Uruguay and brought to the UK by True Life Productions, it is a powerful and intimate portrait of a mother driven to the brink of emotional collapse. Through memory, confession and raw vulnerability, this poetic work explores the invisible labour of motherhood and the longing to be truly seen. Playwright and director Victoria Vera and performer and choreographer Carolina Piñeyro Duarte lead a creative team including UK producer Rosina Piovani.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/how-to-cry-in-a-house-full-of-children-65904/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/how-to-cry-in-a-house-full-of-children/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/918076b8608160d31b4a7ebde935543f7ab63016fe31f4b59ca1674788187b1b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Girls", "start": "2026-10-22T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Maria Theatre", "address": "", "price": "GBP 36", "price_from": "37.00", "price_to": "37.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Girls is a play set in Nigeria in 2014, in which teenagers Tisana, Haleema and Ruha are best friends. When they are kidnapped by militant insurgents and forced towards an uncertain future, they have only each other to turn to. As fear and religious differences begin to fracture their bond, their friendship is tested to see how far it can stretch before it breaks. The play is by Theresa Ikoko, winner of the Alfred Fagon Award and the George Devine Award, and is directed by Ewa Dina, winner of the 2026 JMK Award.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/girls-46130/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0aee017b0cd7ac112d84560b0a553725902457f1d5537cf45b222f5be10fb4aa-2000.webp"}]}