{"title": "OLRS: Social and Community Group – NICK CASSENBAUM on MUSIC, MISCHIEF AND MATZAH BALLS", "start": "2026-11-15T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue", "address": "Oaks Lane 8, IG2 7RS Ilford", "price": "£5 (Free for Under 19s)", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/jewish-culture"], "description": "An afternoon talk by the Social and Community Group at Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue, welcoming theatre-maker Nick Cassenbaum to speak on music, mischief and matzah balls. Cassenbaum is a playwright and participatory artist whose work seeks to build a whole world through storytelling, collaboration and humour. He describes his output as unforgivingly Jewish and undeniably British. His three hit Jewish pantos at JW3 have won him many plaudits.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/olrs-social-and-community-group-nick-cassenbaum-on-music-mis-46236/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3ddda2e7d3f573dc6c0270135490d3696891e34cd3d2c2d3e3a27933914545ce-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-15T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue", "address": "Oaks Lane 8, IG2 7RS Ilford", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Melody Makers @ Mosaic", "start": "2026-11-11T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Mosaic Reform Synagogue", "address": "Bessborough Road 39, HA1 3BS Harrow", "price": "£5 or more (suggested voluntary contribution)", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["music/singing"], "description": "Melody Makers @ Mosaic is a singing get-together where people sing, smile and socialise, from timeless classics to modern favourites. It runs on the second Wednesday of each month, and everyone is welcome – everyone can sing. The music is led by David Pollak on guitar, accompanied by Steve Noble on banjo. To register interest, email Angela@choosemosaic.org or call the Synagogue on 020 8864 0133.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/melody-makers-mosaic-46189/", "official_url": "https://choosemosaic.org/event/melody-makers-mosaic-13/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/744eb74d962b68b26d0c31f8bf0524a81be5673e853988b395dc4109d4969c54-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Mosaic Creative Writing Course", "start": "2026-11-16T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Mosaic Reform Synagogue", "address": "Bessborough Road 39, HA1 3BS Harrow", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Mosaic Creative Writing Course is a creative writing session held at Mosaic Reform Synagogue. It is led by Sue Krisman, a member of Mosaic Jewish Community, who is a novelist, playwright and lecturer, formerly Creative Writing Fellow at Reading University and a lecturer at Limmud and Spiro's Ark. Attendees are asked to email admin@choosemosaic.org to say they are coming. A charge of £5 is payable on the day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mosaic-creative-writing-course-46183/", "official_url": "https://choosemosaic.org/event/mosaic-creative-writing-course-11/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Lunch Club – booking essential!", "start": "2026-11-10T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T14:30:00Z", "place": "Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue", "address": "Oaks Lane 8, IG2 7RS Ilford", "price": "£10 per person", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/jewish", "history"], "description": "Lunch Club is a lunch with a talk at Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue. Ruth Konzon, an active member of the Oaks Lane Community, tells her maternal grandfather's story in 'Comrade Greenspon: My Surprising Jewish Grandad', taking listeners to early twentieth-century Belfast. She has researched the story for the past 20 years. Lunch is served from 12.15pm to 1.00pm, with the talk from 1.30pm to 2.30pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lunch-club-booking-essential-46232/", "official_url": "https://swesrs.org.uk/event/lunch-club-booking-essential-13/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Nathan Cassidy: Unbearable Tragedy of Being Happy", "start": "2026-11-20T18:15:00Z", "end": "2026-11-20T19:15:00Z", "place": "Camden Comedy Club", "address": "100 Camden High St, NW1 0LU London", "price": "GBP 7", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "7.00", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "A stand-up comedy show, 'Nathan Cassidy: Unbearable Tragedy of Being Happy', at the Camden Comedy Club in London, open to audiences aged 18 and over. It stars Nathan Cassidy, a critically acclaimed, multi-award winning comedian and host, presented by The Rat Pack Productions. The show is about Cassidy being happy, which he calls a disaster for his stand-up career, since audiences want their comedians troubled and tortured rather than content in a loving relationship.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nathan-cassidy-unbearable-tragedy-of-being-happy-61455/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/92e0d8cdd900fdd6b2c7c95b9b3685e49b6d60d2c4967bd809f808406c664016-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sam Coade: JAZZ RUINED MY LIFE - Work in Progress", "start": "2026-11-18T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £9.50", "price_from": "9.50", "price_to": "9.50", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "This is a work-in-progress hour of offbeat stand-up comedy. Rising star Sam Coade (HBO Max, BBC Radio 4, BBC Scotland) brings his debut show, directed by Sam Eley, to The Pleasance. The show asks why he used to play music and then stopped, contains audience participation and strong language, and is recommended for ages 16 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sam-coade-jazz-ruined-my-life-work-in-progress-63938/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/sam-coade-jazz-ruined-my-life-work-progress", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68b5f1383070509f2d2c80deee79470acb625bd5a346429e18ce25e9eaddd6af-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Shabbat Tol’dot – Kol Hamishpachot Musical Family Service", "start": "2026-11-14T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T12:00:00Z", "place": "Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue", "address": "Oaks Lane 8, IG2 7RS Ilford", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/jewish"], "description": "Shabbat Tol’dot – Kol Hamishpachot Musical Family Service is a musical family Shabbat service. Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue invites the whole family, led by Rabbi Jordan, Monica Jaye and the synagogue's younger members, who lead the community in prayer. Attendees can join in person, on Zoom or via live stream, with chocolate for those celebrating October birthdays, and the Torah reading is Genesis 27:1-29.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/shabbat-toldot-kol-hamishpachot-musical-family-service-86115/", "official_url": "https://swesrs.org.uk/event/shabbat-toldot-kol-hamishpachot-musical-family-service/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/aa7e3545ffb7ebc7eddc6d74f3323a8f9b41e2f0410bc8f3359cc8e4e244bf61-600.webp"}, {"title": "Jewish and in business? You’ll feel right at home at Le’karev Jewish Business Network", "start": "2026-11-16T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T21:30:00Z", "place": "Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue", "address": "Oaks Lane 8, IG2 7RS Ilford", "price": "Tickets start at £15 (Earlybird discounts apply)", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/jewish", "society/business"], "description": "An evening meeting of Le'karev Jewish Business Network, a network for Jewish business owners and professionals, hosted at Oaks Lane Reform Synagogue. It is aimed at business owners and professionals at Oaks Lane who have heard of Le'karev Jewish Business Community or have been thinking about giving it a try. Tickets are available at www.lekarev.network, with questions answered by email at enquiries@jewishbusiness.network.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jewish-and-in-business-youll-feel-right-at-home-at-lekarev-j-86117/", "official_url": "https://swesrs.org.uk/event/jewish-and-in-business-youll-feel-right-at-home-at-lekarev-jewish-business-network-9/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1fa96eb2192626de84b37de6abab3071ff365b705c8d48dfc0e6809f2301d9b4-600.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, "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"}]}