{"title": "Monolithic Theatre FOUR Fathers", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sunbeam Theatre", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "26.00", "price_to": "26.00", "tickets_url": "https://patrons.ladbrokehall.com/event/106771/tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["art/photography", "literature", "stage"], "description": "An evening of four intimate theatre performances exploring fatherhood, family, identity, memory and what we inherit, with a special bonus performance. It is curated and directed by Justin Marosa, produced by Erycka Morales and Xolani Annakie, and comes from Monolithic Theatre, an actor-centred performance platform. The evening presents four works by Olivia Bennett, Isaiah Weekes, Roger Robinson and Yomi Sode, performed by actors, plus an extract from James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time. A photographic collaboration with Eddie Otchere extends the themes with his series FATHER.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/monolithic-theatre-four-fathers-60848/", "official_url": "https://ladbrokehall.com/live-programme/theatre-dance/monolithic-theatre-four-fathers/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8a8b2884ed62032953024996220e8d88001cdae5c74a05199caee13b3214152b-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sunbeam Theatre", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "(M)Others Between Shores", "start": "2026-11-05T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "£17.00 (General Admission, including £1.00 booking fee); concessions from £13.50", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://offwestend.com/tag/tickets-under-20/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/migration", "stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "(M)others Between Shores is a movement-led ethnodrama exploring migrant motherhood and belonging. 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Through intimate storytelling, movement and music, it explores forms of resistance, struggle and survival that have shaped generations, with stories of friendship, family and community at its heart. The work reflects on the strength carried within Black older bodies and the histories they hold, honouring voices that have too often gone unheard. Bold, moving and deeply human, it is a celebration of endurance, memory and collective care.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-weight-of-standing-69596/", "official_url": "https://www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/the-weight-of-standing", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b28e7b626949218210950801f1b0893b66d480e9adfac6f5b48980033b1e2db4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Boy Blue: 25 Stories", "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T19:30:00Z", "place": "Stratford East", "address": "Gerry Raffles Square, E15 1BN London", "price": "from £10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-shows/boy-blue-25-stories", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["dance/hip-hop-dance", "music/hip-hop", "stage/dance-theatre"], "description": "Boy Blue: 25 Stories is a world-premiere hip-hop dance theatre show marking 25 years of Boy Blue, staged at Stratford East. It is created by the company's co-founders, Michael 'Mikey J' Asante MBE and Kenrick 'H2O' Sandy MBE, together with poet and playwright Inua Ellams. Drawing on voice notes, letters, films and raw conversations from generations of Boy Blue dancers and alumni, it turns real lived experiences into a high-octane stage memoir. Ellams' poetry fuels Asante's new score and Sandy's choreography in a show of sound, word and movement.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/boy-blue-25-stories-65394/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3aa818228b0ad640188ef5dd62960f5ebb70891eff544f254638c85a0f4a29b2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited", "start": "2026-11-05T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Woolwich Works", "address": "No 1 Street 11, SE18 6HD London", "price": "Cabaret Seats: £27 | Standard Seats: £22 (all prices include a £2 booking fee per ticket)", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "27.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited is a one-night spoken word show gathering radical and exceptional voices in performance poetry, never seen together on stage before. 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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/9140b4599bd8610668339eb535f9407d9f79f9bfe3ed7e8bdf4b91ed311e59ac-1200.webp"}, {"title": "TWO PLAYS. 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Ben Stower's Natural Affairs, directed by Livia Sardão, follows the guests, staff and resident ghosts of a rundown English B&B as secrets become scandals and beliefs are tested. The evening runs 80 minutes with an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/two-plays-one-night-39970/", "official_url": "https://uniontheatre.biz/show/two-plays-one-night/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5baf4aa9fd9bc72e190263d89cc7471bce2d86eff624f1b407bf54ac3ff5414a-1200.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": "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"}, {"title": "Storm: An Irish Nigerian Family Story", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Irish Cultural Centre", "address": "5 Black's Road, Hammersmith, W6 9DT", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://irishculturalcentre.co.uk/whats-on/?_sft_event_type=book", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "society/queer"], "description": "An evening of storytelling, poetry, photography, film and music at the Irish Cultural Centre. Two London Irish Nigerian brothers, the poet and playwright Gabriel Gbadamosi and the retired storyteller David Gbadamosi, evoke the life of their older brother Storm, a gay black Irishman, and pay tribute to their younger brother Nick. Blending family memories and London lives with humour, tenderness and honesty, it is part memoir, part performance and part celebration of identity, belonging and bonds that endure across loss, with musicians The Quiery Brothers, Nessan and Eoin, with Gary Lilburn and friends.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/storm-an-irish-nigerian-family-story-41565/", "official_url": "https://irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/storm-an-irish-nigerian-family-story/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7252f457e1657c92c2d0e762b559c5591eb34a07693dcc27b753c4bb9e49c1a3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Boyhood", "start": "2026-10-14T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £20.00", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/via/tickets/33%3A315212", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/coming-of-age", "music/hip-hop"], "description": "A new theatre play at the Pleasance London Main House Cabaret, performed by two actors with a live hip-hop score. Written by Conor Hunt with music by Conrad Murray and directed by Tom Bellerby, it is produced by Attic Theatre Company. It follows Jay, a 17-year-old Londoner who, on the edge of adulthood, faces an unplanned pregnancy and navigates mates, masculinity, grief and loyalty in a coming-of-age story developed with local young people. The show is for ages 14+ and runs 70 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/boyhood-63883/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fd68da93afddc7a09700450876b969e1d3d5fef2cd509b4cd56fb48858f728bb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Three Creative Legends: One Actor", "start": "2026-11-10T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T19:30:00Z", "place": "Bridge House Theatre", "address": "High Street 2, SE20 8RZ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-bridge-house-theatre", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/biography", "stage/solo-show"], "description": "A repertory theatre season in which writer and performer Mark Farrelly brings together, for the first time, his three acclaimed solo portraits of major creative figures: Quentin Crisp, Derek Jarman and Patrick Hamilton. Each evening is a one-man show, directed by Linda Marlowe or Sarah-Louise Young, celebrating the lives and courage of these artists.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/three-creative-legends-one-actor-35085/", "official_url": "https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/three-creative-legends-one-actor/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5e856756aaa98454dd0cec57a4b9a39bc29916218d5fe63ef4b128c3269a65c4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Mother There Art Thou", "start": "2026-10-30T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T13:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://events.humanitix.com/mother-there-art-thou", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Mother There Art Thou is a play staged at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden. It follows oddball siblings Charlie and Murphy, who don't remember a world outside their remote home and are strictly governed by \"The Rules\". When their mother meets an untimely demise, the siblings must figure out which parts of their reality to keep and which to break. Writer Thomas Kirby won the WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing for this play at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival in 2022, and this production is fully restaged for its London debut by director Olivia Cole.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mother-there-art-thou-60511/", "official_url": "https://www.etceteratheatrecamden.com/events/mother-there-art-thou", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5e9d41d630e09bd0bc935dab3ad987494f71ec03afba8e0f1327c9ab223759c8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Off-Key", "start": "2026-11-12T14:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T00:00:00Z", "place": "Theatre Peckham", "address": "Havil Street 221, SE5 7SB London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://theatrepeckham.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173694521", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/coming-of-age"], "description": "Off-Key is a coming-of-age drama about Black girlhood, ambition and friendship, set at a Birmingham grammar school where best friends Sabrin and Ruqqiyah are free-falling to their futures. It is staged by Side eYe, the award-winning collective behind Dugsi Dayz (2022) and Desperate Times (2023), which stages stories by Black Muslim women and their allies. Written by Fatima Ali Omar and directed by Neetu Singh, it features Salma Muse as Ruqqaiyah and Mannan Guled as Sabrin. Note this performance takes place at Canada Water Theatre, not at Theatre Peckham.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/off-key-38973/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/169cc399dbe7ce11786387969d455b7568dec36601b320bcc7453a56c4b3debc-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": "The Bridge", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T00:00:00Z", "place": "Bush Theatre", "address": "Uxbridge Road 7, London", "price": "GBP 12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/the-bridge-tickets/2026/10/28/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy", "history/colonialism"], "description": "The Bridge is a solo theatre play at the Bush Theatre blending storytelling, stand-up and physical comedy. Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa Shehada, whose debut The Horse of Jenin won a Scotsman Fringe First award, returns with this tale of family and connection, hope and joy. He follows a journey from Jenin to Amman across the Jordan Valley, carrying a leaking container of olive oil, on a funny and moving road trip that explores the realities of the Palestinian struggle and the impacts of colonialism.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-bridge-63505/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b9eb66771b897e7f3ec164c00372f0ad307a9fd45e7703134cf4b4be016eada3-600.webp"}, {"title": "Our Adoption Project: A Soft Inheritance Launch Event", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:00:00Z", "place": "The People Speak", "address": "Aberfeldy Street 27, London", "price": "Free - Booking required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/family", "art"], "description": "The launch of Soft Inheritance, an adoptee-led, multidisciplinary arts exhibition that explores adoption, featuring the Talkaoke talk show, which is spontaneous and open to all. The People Speak collaborate with Our Adoption Project on the event, which aims to challenge traditional narratives around adoption through reflection, storytelling and creative perspectives. The project foregrounds lived experience, examining family and identity beyond conventional framing and letting multiple viewpoints coexist. The exhibition will run at PINK, Hilton House, Stockport, after the launch.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/our-adoption-project-a-soft-inheritance-launch-event-42615/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e5fba018d492792d34739a75e9ee4b06b8297324fbbc0bb0821bf78010fc5f58-2000.webp"}]}