{"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. Created by Resonant Shore Theatre from the lived experiences of migrant mothers, it blends physical theatre, puppetry, live music and multilingual performance to show how migration reshapes motherhood, identity and belonging. The devised production traces journeys of displacement, resilience and rebuilding home across borders, transforming personal testimony into poetic theatrical language. From the creators of the award-winning Mothering Voices, this intimate ensemble piece celebrates the strength, care and courage of mothers forging new lives.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mothers-between-shores-46242/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/22bbe87cd86c7f26618b7746b099c606c47af9378007858aed374e073964279f-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"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. 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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": "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"}, {"title": "Do You Know Where To Go From Here? at VOILÀ! 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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": "The Seat of Me (VOILA! 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Recommended for ages 14 and up, it lasts 50 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-seat-of-me-voila-festival-60525/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/86aa3f85a863dfe9c2b5ec0840a61e69c0e2f4cdd9e5826757fb5bbffbd76910-1200.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/9140b4599bd8610668339eb535f9407d9f79f9bfe3ed7e8bdf4b91ed311e59ac-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Radical Wedding Engine", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "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/the-radical-wedding-engine", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "The Radical Wedding Engine is a playful theatre piece about marriage, chosen family and artistic partnership. Five East Asian migrant artists from Ensemble Not Found take the wedding apart and put it back together, testing vows, rituals, traditions and expectations. It moves between sincerity and absurdity as they explore ways of caring, committing and belonging while building a ceremony of their own. It was developed through The Yard Theatre's Live Drafts programme and a Making Space residency at Battersea Arts Centre.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-radical-wedding-engine-39102/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/the_radical_wedding_engine", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2dc6814570f8d1cb38b7cd03aae09333a5208c91701521e32a9a1c531c5fb94c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Roundhouse Rising If I Were To Say It In English by Thea Lungu", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Roundhouse", "address": "Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH London", "price": "£10.75", "price_from": "10.75", "price_to": "10.75", "tickets_url": "https://booking.roundhouse.org.uk/73140/73141", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/migration", "stage"], "description": "'If I Were To Say It In English' is a theatre piece by Thea Lungu, presented as part of Roundhouse Rising at the Roundhouse's Davey Studio. It follows Nathalie, who, failing to translate every emotion into English, recounts her experience as an immigrant to untangle her contradictory feelings towards her country. Blending Romanian and English, the words are fascinating, funny, and fierce, patching up wounds where the strongest emotions should sit. The show asks: where do you feel love, rage, or dor?", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/roundhouse-rising-if-i-were-to-say-it-in-english-by-thea-lun-64949/", "official_url": "https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/if-i-were-to-say-it-in-english/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ecdcf2d3099cc5be6a0b85000411b3fa4241c191bcd39ca5a37011f319751bcc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "LIBERATING: She Dances (in Chains)", "start": "2026-11-11T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T22:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/liberating-she-dances-in-chains/", "category": "dance", "tags": ["stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "LIBERATING: She Dances (in Chains) is a visceral physical theatre work about discipline, masking and the paradox of agency within constraint. Created, produced and performed by Xiaoyao Luo, it uses chains, masks, movement and multilingual text to move through the roles a woman is taught to inhabit, from daughter and student to lover and mother. It sketches a world of internalised surveillance where social scripts become muscle memory, asking what freedom might be when conduct is measured from within. Recommended for ages 16+, it runs 50 minutes and contains chains, masks, physical restraint, intense movement and swearing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/liberating-she-dances-in-chains-60529/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/liberating-she-dances-in-chains/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6640f6fc327901363f441d2edd7391d65daa7568bcfbd3e3f1ab7c8d2e116e53-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Proud Mary (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T20:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/proud-mary/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "\"Proud Mary\" is a solo theatre piece at the Etcetera Theatre, part of the VOILA! Festival. Written and performed by MJ Lee, it is a love letter to an immigrant's complex relationship with her immigrant mother, tracing their journey from Korea to Canada. Set during her mother's celebration of life, Mary makes three traditional offerings - food, money, and shoes - each revealing an aspect of their bond and the unattainable endeavour to simply make mom proud. 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": "The Weight Of Standing", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Broadway Theatre", "address": "Catford Road, SE6 4RU London", "price": "£10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/a-place-at-my-table", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/black-culture"], "description": "The Weight Of Standing is a world premiere theatre performance celebrating the lives, resilience and enduring legacy of Black older people in Britain. 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"}]}