{"title": "Marilyn/God", "start": "2026-11-13T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-13T14:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/marilyn-god/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "Marilyn/God is a darkly comic, surreal new play that imagines an impossible encounter between Marilyn Monroe and God. Through sharp dialogue and unexpected humour, it explores the price of fame, the search for identity, and the tension between public myth and private truth. The play asks who Marilyn really was beyond the image the world created, and whether redemption, understanding, or simply honesty is possible in the afterlife. It runs as part of the VOILA! 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Blending absurdity with wit, the play explores emotional labour, race, identity and modern intimacy, asking what remains of human connection when our most intimate relationships become transactional.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/much-crazy-about-nothing-65856/", "official_url": "https://www.theplaygroundtheatre.org.uk/projects/much-crazy-about-nothing", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a68e758dcd484026d5167c2aced76a39390b2b5a09d50cf68fd3c9de2b683f99-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Speculations", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-17T00:00:00Z", "place": "Marylebone Theatre", "address": "Park Road 35, NW1 6XT London", "price": "GBP 22", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "22.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/speculations-tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/thriller"], "description": "Speculations is a new political thriller on stage at the Marylebone Theatre. Written by Torben Betts and directed by Trevor Nunn, it stars Janie Dee as journalist Dorothy Kilgallen in its world premiere. Set in New York in 1965, it follows Kilgallen as she investigates the deaths of Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald, refusing to accept the answers America has been given. Her search leads from Hollywood to the White House and the New Orleans underworld, while threats close in on her at home.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/speculations-37133/", "official_url": "https://www.marylebonetheatre.com/productions/speculations", "image": "https://noky.io/images/49bda56a8fe406bfb9b4619d87c709a75273485199263ea72e7fe825a47f643c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "SPECTACLE (VOILA! 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Theatre Festival and The Playground Theatre present the show, whose cast plays multiple roles in a surreal battle to rewrite destiny and reclaim their stories from their tyrannical creator. 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Writer, director and performer Nadia Larina uses light, sound, body and voice to show 6-year-old Kiddi through the body of a 45-year-old woman: Act I is Kiddi's subjective, distorted inner reality, Act II retells the same events objectively as a neutral narrator. The play asks what happens when an insufficiently attuned environment meets a highly sensitive nervous system.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sensitive-is-not-crazy-or-the-world-through-the-eyes-of-a-hi-60520/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/sensitive-is-not-crazy-or-the-world-through-the-eyes-of-a-highly-sensitive-child/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2b5662abfe2ab52a7e06eafdf8d112f95f4765ca9a00caf7675208cc934e8b72-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Love vs Fear and My Mother's Prayers", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£16.45", "price_from": "16.45", "price_to": "16.45", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/voila-festival-2026/love-vs-fear-and-my-mothers-pr", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/immersive-theatre"], "description": "An immersive one-woman play in which your smartphone becomes part of the show. Written by Bunmi Aworanti, directed by Estelle Uba and performed by Samantha Kanu, it is produced and presented by Mudhut IO as part of the Voila! Theatre Festival. It follows Kike, a woman in her mid-20s navigating modern dating and family expectations while her mum prays hard for a husband to appear. The audience makes decisions about her love life, spots red flags and competes in games, exploring romantic love, family approval and cultural expectations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/love-vs-fear-and-my-mothers-prayers-39100/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/love_vs_fear_and_my_mothers_prayers", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2414ad5468ad247cc93f57745a070b34a756c786c4590c34a331ad99771ee991-1200.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": "54.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/john-proctor-is-the-villain-tickets", "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": "Voila! Theatre Festival", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "Double Bill Passes £23; Full Festival Pass £105", "price_from": "23.00", "price_to": "105.00", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/theplaygroundtheatre/2279205", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Voila! Theatre Festival is a multilingual, multicultural theatre festival running from 3rd to 21st November, celebrating bold new voices and stories on stage with a curated series of double shows. It is presented by Voila! Europe together with The Playground Theatre, which welcomes the festival back to its venue. The programme includes shows such as Much Crazy About Nothing, a contemporary dark comedy about a professional breakup service, alongside pieces on masculinity, migrant mothers and Shakespeare's characters in revolt. Multi-show passes are available, including Double Bill Passes at £23 and a Full Festival Pass at £105 giving access to every show at the venue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/voila-theatre-festival-65862/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a7c89cee2e65a0ce02de96b9948fac810fa28fdab35854da5b763995234588f7-1200.webp"}, {"title": "My Mother Tongue Wants To Disown Me (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-02T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T18:00:00Z", "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/my-mother-tongue-wants-to-disown-me/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "My Mother Tongue Wants To Disown Me is a dramatic comedy, one woman show staged as part of the VOILA! Festival. Written and performed by Briana Croitoru and directed by Saphira Wing, it follows Madalina, a Romanian girl strained by her relationship with her culture and mother. Trying to erase parts of herself by changing her name and speaking only English, she clashes with her mom, then uncovers photos and letters revealing stories her mum never told her. The 60-minute play, recommended for ages 16+, is about the deep nostalgia we feel for home despite not being connected to it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/my-mother-tongue-wants-to-disown-me-voila-festival-60514/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/my-mother-tongue-wants-to-disown-me/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e9642c8b6cd87d3116c676b04706f3511b5e0e7bed20052247216c27cc872852-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Proud Mary (VOILA! 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The 50-minute show blends music, physical storytelling, singing, a little audience participation, and a lot of silliness.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/proud-mary-voila-festival-60515/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/proud-mary/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5aeb5c459b2e41fabe91acbd1cd1c9322b69eb84f59b964bf58121b340ae8c8b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Act of God", "start": "2026-11-09T19:15:00Z", "end": "2026-11-26T00:00:00Z", "place": "Riverside Studios", "address": "Queen Caroline Street 101, W6 9BN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/gender/masculinity", "stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "\"Act of God\" is a stage play running at Riverside Studios. It is the debut play from Manchester writer Jacob O'Connor, following a young man from Wythenshawe sent on a ten-week poetry therapy course, exploring masculinity and class.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/act-of-god-74659/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Do You Know Where To Go From Here?", "start": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy", "society/migration"], "description": "Do You Know Where To Go From Here? is a one-woman dark comedy about grief in relation to family, faith and migration. Sophie wakes up in a strange space surrounded by clothes, with no way out, and tries to escape by tidying up, facing old wounds about love and loss. It is based on real events and tells a story about reframing our way of being in this world and the humour and resilience it takes to live well. It is part of the VOILÀ! Theatre Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/do-you-know-where-to-go-from-here-40973/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/do-you-know-where-to-go-from-here-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6d67e5a5545583366fe7a8d9c59047fac0529fb5a18dc31a8541ace7df6b7e6b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Dünyada", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/solo-show"], "description": "Dünyada, meaning \"on earth\", is a formally adventurous solo theatre performance that tears the fabric of the one-person play through cinematic camera work, visual extension and sound design. Internationally acclaimed actor and director Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu brings it to Voila! Theatre Festival, reimagining Will Eno's celebrated monologue Title and Deed. A man arrives with a suitcase, a camera, and a voice that seems sad somehow, offering an evocative exploration of alienation and belonging and an existential look at love and death in a digital age. Nuroğlu manages lighting and soundscapes in real-time, creating a parallax between his physical body and his digital ghost; the result is intimate, funny, unsettling, and deeply human.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dunyada-39749/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/dunyada/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b520d680fd8e97572b2c73547e935c6af4b68eb985ef6c03ffff15264603d95a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Devour", "start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£14", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.etceteratheatrecamden.com/events/devour-93dxc", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "society/sex-work"], "description": "Devour is a comedy theatre show by Lady Wentworth, part of the VOILA! Festival. In it she mixes personal experience with mischievous storytelling, taking a bold feminist look at the realities of sex work and the social norms we are taught to swallow. Inspired by Nigella Lawson and served with innuendo, whipped cream and a latex-clad gimp, it stirs the pot on desire and dismantles stigma around fetish and kink. The show lasts 55 minutes and is for audiences aged 18 and over, with content warnings for adult themes and references to domestic abuse.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/devour-60526/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/devour/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9634f0d4deb05bc0a6de7c62232d05bd8abebbd7dab1ec149527f4a77f8a2527-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Racists, Recessions and Revolutions", "start": "2026-11-12T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Theatre503", "address": "The 503Studio, Moat Street, Nine Elms, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://theatre503.com/whats-on/racists-recessions-and-revolutions/#tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "A 60-minute comedy play with no interval, recommended for ages 10 and up, that traces the untold birth of Fake News. It is written by Isabella Heaver, directed by Harry Conway, and presented by DBN Productions LTD/Harry Conway, with Heaver also playing Nadica. Nadica is a driven young Macedon/Brit who stops at nothing to build an empire of lies, defying tech giants, Covid lockdowns and a crumbling economy. DBN Productions is a new writing company staging cutting contemporary theatre that has toured Britain and Ireland and appears often at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/racists-recessions-and-revolutions-65430/", "official_url": "https://theatre503.com/whats-on/racists-recessions-and-revolutions/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c05d00dd2b9ac75502a93607f8843495de4d6cae6decf3499e3e3f32ab5969b1-2000.webp"}]}