{"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. 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It follows Hannah Arendt, artist Charlotte Salomon and teenage Communist Eva Daube, three Jewish women interned in 1940 at Camp Gurs, the largest French internment camp near the Spanish border, from their arrest to their escape. Drawing on testimony, archival research and Arendt's own interviews, and weaving cabaret, physical theatre, satire and Brechtian theatricality, it uncovers the little-known story of thousands of refugees fleeing Hitler who were interned by the French state. 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Perfect for the whole family, with some elements best enjoyed by young explorers aged 2-9, it was originally commissioned by The British Library and supported by The Leeds Storytelling Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-lost-property-library-41349/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/837056f1b340fe11c7a7c87a5bd507a2c4a06c039a28dc2fe489a43c2be0974c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Boys Who Dance", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Other Palace", "address": "Palace Street 12, SW1E 5JA London", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Boys Who Dance is a work-in-progress scratch performance of a new play, running for one hour and recommended for ages 14 and up. It was written by Grant Corr and is produced by Mai Elphinstone and Raquel Cipriano, with development guidance and facilitation from R Creatives, an organisation supporting emerging playwrights, and dramaturgical advice from Melissa Syversen. Set in modern-day East Belfast, it follows Val Fitzpatrick, who fled Afghanistan decades ago and runs a pet shop with two teenage assistants, whose ordered life is thrown into chaos when her nephew Rafi appears desperate for refuge. Against rising anti-migrant sentiment and mob mentality, the play explores the human lives these events affect, with funding from Arts Council England.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/boys-who-dance-39523/", "official_url": "https://theotherpalace.co.uk/boys-who-dance/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2888bc0d7aefe916408b77b6aaa86ebf1293a8a1f203cb2491083c5607668512-600.webp"}, {"title": "Lightstreams", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T00:00:00Z", "place": "Theatre503", "address": "The 503Studio, Moat Street, Nine Elms, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://theatre503.com/whats-on/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/migration"], "description": "Lightstreams is a stage play about a migrant couple, Maurice and Hermia, who have made their home in the UK. Written by Mary Mazzilli and directed by Richard Bland, it follows care worker Maurice as he is torn between the residents of an elderly care home and his own family when a global crisis forces him to live there full-time. Developed through interviews with migrant health and social care workers across London, Essex and the South East, the play explores migration, care, racism, mental health and belonging. Lumenis Theatre and Turnpike Productions present this production, whose 2 November performance is followed by a post-show Q&A with the writer.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lightstreams-65426/", "official_url": "https://theatre503.com/whats-on/lightstreams/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5f4ecd42d2a9e8b8e517dc7a1a8b7ea6e2cfa4c15e83384c23034d0afe896f72-2000.webp"}]}