{"title": "Locomotive For Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Queen's Theatre", "address": "RM11 1QT Hornchurch", "price": "Tickets £18.70 | £22.70 | £26.70, concessions £18.70, under 26s £10 (inc. 70p QNext fee)", "price_from": "18.70", "price_to": "26.70", "tickets_url": "https://queens-theatre.co.uk/book?pid=19564&iid=316802", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["comedy/improv"], "description": "Pinch Punch present 'Locomotive For Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit', a fully improvised murder mystery comedy. Four characters board a train, not everyone survives, and a world-famous detective is onboard to crack the case. Only the murderer knows who did it, and the audience helps solve the crime using their stories and suggestions, making each show unique. 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It is the sequel to the award-winning show The Murdér Express, which won the DesignMyNight Awards 2019 Best Experience in London, and is produced by Funicular Productions. In the story, Britain's most famous archaeologist, Dr. Errol Earhart, has unearthed the world's most valuable diamond, the Jewel of the Empire, which is being transported via the Murdér Express to the Von Cleethorpes estate; the diamond goes missing, bodies pile up, and guests must help catch a killer. 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Winner of the 2019 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and Family, the show has filled venues since 2008 and also inspired a BBC Radio 4 series.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/showstopper-the-improvised-musical-46099/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0f3c29e7a57e57d06379bb0820c8439ba1ed07efa5f244d4543983cf582eb181-600.webp"}, {"title": "Mousetrap", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-07-17T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "St Martin's", "address": "Vicar's Road, NW5 4NN London", "price": "GBP 18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/mousetrap-tickets/2026/10/28/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/crime"], "description": "Mousetrap is a murder mystery play in which five guests snowed in at a rural hotel are warned by a policeman that a murderer is on the run, and are investigated until a cunning trap reveals the killer. It was written by Agatha Christie, first opening as a stage play in 1952, and keeps audiences guessing with suspense, misdirection and a twist ending that no one who has seen it reveals. The current cast includes Lara Lemon, Harry Bradley, Richard Leeming, Rekha John-Cheriyan, Owen Oakeshott, Grace Darling, Alasdair Buchan and Daniel Rainford. The show runs for about 2 hours and 20 minutes, including a 20-minute interval, and is recommended for ages 7 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mousetrap-63413/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6c6ac705dd884e11c638a9c1a2960acccf2f778341e0ae17d3fad972a9226be5-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Comedy Store Players", "start": "2026-11-01T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Comedy Store", "address": "Oxendon Street 7, SW1Y 4EE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/the-comedy-store-players-sunday-25th-april-2027-tickets-GWK9VM?ref=thecomedystore", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/improv"], "description": "The Comedy Store Players are an improvisational comedy team who have been performing their unique shows every Sunday in the heart of London's West End for many years, wowing audiences with their improvisational skills. The concept is simple: the team asks the audience for suggestions of locations, genres and characters, then improvises hilarious scenes and sketches around those ideas. No two performances are ever the same and the only limit is your imagination. The Players hold the Guinness World Record for the longest running comedy show with the same core team and were presented with the Legend of Comedy Award at the 2025 Leicester International Comedy Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-comedy-store-players-60327/", "official_url": "https://london.thecomedystore.co.uk/event/the-comedy-store-players/2026-11-01_19-30", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fe1add3244b1b3c2cb7b494923a7cc4e73eead2bbe161f48a66af38ed2070ef5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Showstopper! 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The show runs about 60 minutes and returns for an October half-term run after a hit Christmas run last year.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/showstopper-the-kids-show-38662/", "official_url": "https://sohotheatre.com/events/showstopper-the-kids-show/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d230434d6c4abf65d022ae8333bbe2b4fd081293c52c276411a9c5c8a4a6ba3b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Murder Mystery Halloween Edition", "start": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "price": "£30 (Adults), £27 (Concession)", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://ornc.digitickets.co.uk/category/61042", "category": "quiz-games", "tags": ["occasion/halloween"], "description": "A Halloween murder mystery experience set in the historic Admiral's House, where teams of detectives explore the building at night to solve a séance that ended in a death. The Old Royal Naval College invites players to hunt for clues and interrogate suspects such as a medium, a widow, a clergyman, a clerk and the Admiral, with 90 minutes to crack the case. The story follows Detective Inspector Josiah Marsh, who arrives expecting to expose a fraudulent medium and finds a murder instead. 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Double or Nothing follows a Las Vegas trip with gambling, romance and personal stakes; Suspect turns a theft into a police interview with a suspect insisting 'I didn't do anything'; and Fleece sends Jason and a crew on an Ancient Greek heist to steal the Golden Fleece. 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The performance offers an African Caribbean spin on classic detective mysteries, mixing slapstick comedy, tropical takes on Victorian fashion, projected backdrops and dance scenes blending Caribbean tradition with street swagger. It also uncovers forgotten Black British history, including entrepreneurs of the 1700s-1800s and stories of resistance to racism, presented through the living art of Caribbean storytelling. The show is rated PG and all proceeds go back into making it bigger and better.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/who-poisoned-the-salt-fish-fritter-49021/", "official_url": "https://chatspalace.com/events/who-poisoned-the-salt-fish-fritter/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/40413ed4b8de70cb0db7ef8a293ce598632c9c70d4d2154094011f875c98cb3e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "New Wimbledon Theatre", "address": "The Broadway 93, SW19 1QG London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/new-wimbledon-theatre/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/mystery"], "description": "A staging of the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at New Wimbledon Theatre. The theatre's own announcements describe it as a thrilling mystery, with a sneak peek inside rehearsals shared ahead of its arrival. It runs in the second week of November.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-37345/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/050f5f8d1782e27f07ff0adaf008b1255f355b783275fa68404164c46c1e8af0-1200.webp"}]}