{"title": "Out of the Box", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Queen's Theatre", "address": "RM11 1QT Hornchurch", "price": "Adults £10.70, Children £8.70 (prices inc. 70p QNext fee)", "price_from": "10.70", "price_to": "10.70", "tickets_url": "https://queens-theatre.co.uk/book?pid=19210&iid=339801", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "Out of the Box is a multi-award-winning family show offering an hour of joyful chaos, jaw-dropping skill and irresistible fun, fresh from five-star success at the Edinburgh Fringe and named Best Family Show at Brighton Fringe. Its creator, Darryl J Carrington, draws on over 20 years of circus and clowning experience to transform everyday objects into extraordinary adventures, with a toothbrush starring in a balancing act, a string sparking a heist and a tea party landing on someone's head. His silent comedy blends world-class juggling, inventive physical theatre and heartwarming audience interaction, with humour that transcends age and language, captivating children, parents and grandparents alike. Critics have praised it as 'chaotic and hugely enjoyable' (London Theatre1, five stars) and 'utterly absorbing, charming and great fun' with 'sublime' crowd control (The Scotsman, four stars).", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/out-of-the-box-64302/", "official_url": "https://queens-theatre.co.uk/shows-items/out-of-the-box/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7c270d39288e2e1a950f2005a3f91a6df8141b0d7069ad538dd596c81ed2aae3-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Queen's Theatre", "address": "RM11 1QT Hornchurch", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "EGGBOX", "start": "2026-11-10T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "£9.50", "price_from": "9.50", "price_to": "9.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/via/tickets/33%3A315366", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy", "film"], "description": "EGGBOX is a night of short comedy films and live script readings performed by a cast of comedy performers. 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It is headlined by ventriloquist Nina Conti, known for performing with her Monkey puppet and for TV shows such as Live at the Apollo and Taskmaster. She is joined by Bridget Christie, Elis James, Julia Masli and John Tothill. 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With his trademark hard-hitting 'take no prisoners' comedy, he will be hilariously pontificating on subjects like middle aged dating, social media, the insanity of modern politics and the fact that his daughters love him but don't respect him. His last tour was extended four times and he's one of a select number of comics to have done Live At The Apollo three times and the Royal Variety twice, with TV also including Have I Got News For You, The Apprentice You're Fired, Bake Off Extra Slice and Would I Lie To You.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/outside-the-box-comedy-hal-cruttenden-65527/", "official_url": "https://the-fighting-cocks.co.uk/events/outside-the-box-comedy-hal-cruttenden-2/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Super Spooky Circus Cabaret for Kids", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Jacksons Lane", "address": "Archway Road 269a, N6 5AA London", "price": "£10.00 - £22.50", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "22.50", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "stage/circus"], "description": "The Super Spooky Circus Cabaret for Kids is a Halloween circus show for children aged four and over, an hour of juggling, circus skills, magic and audience fun that is spooky rather than scary. It is presented by Jacksons Lane and curated by Abi Collins with the Jacksons Lane team. The cast are Abi 'The Cackling' Collins, 'The Jinxed' Jo Foley, Ian 'The Mischievous' Marchant and 'The Fiendish' Felipe Reyes. 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The show travels to the skies, dives beneath the oceans and journeys through lush jungles, using dance, physical theatre, intriguing soundscapes and tactile props to bring the natural world to life. 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It was nominated for Best Show at the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy and the Queer Performers Award at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, and was named one of the best reviewed shows of Edinburgh Fringe. 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It is produced and presented by Dis Equilibre and blends visual, poetic performance with physical theatre and contemporary circus, turning boredom into play and shared silence into an unexpected encounter. The show won the 'Best Direction' award at the Rome Fringe Festival, was selected for the Thessaloniki Fringe, and has been touring Italy for two years.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/binary-lives-where-fate-takes-us-39098/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/binary_lives_-_where_fate_takes_us", "image": "https://noky.io/images/91cc466c7e1d64deacbde3d4b07158d717e837640e5824c0c8df6c7d2164eafa-1200.webp"}, {"title": "To Be Frank", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "King's Head Theatre", "address": "Upper Street 116P, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/spektrix/ChooseSeats?EventInstanceId=502602ALSNPTRRKCKRCBLRKLBRPSCCNNG", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "TO BE FRANK is a non-verbal physical comedy inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, telling the story of 'Frank', a monster newly thrust into existence who tries to discover why. It blends high-energy physical theatre, slapstick and clowning with an original punk-inspired live electric guitar score. The show was created in New Zealand in 2022 by actor Michael Hockey, who performs it with musician Alanna Hall, and comes to London for one night after a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run. The 60-minute solo show explores loneliness, love and coping with the emotional intensity of life, and Halloween costumes are encouraged.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/to-be-frank-60842/", "official_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/to-be-frank-x5l6", "image": "https://noky.io/images/379191b0f0692780e13ec7ea806d3c0350b01d30d58e5e54d4ac5db94de944c2-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Balance", "start": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/circus/contemporary-circus"], "description": "Balance is a contemporary circus and physical theatre show in which two performers turn a cellar full of beer kegs, bottles and planks into an acrobatic playground. It is created, co-produced and performed by the duo ich-duO, Jared and Toffy, with music curated by the pair. The show pairs gravity-defying hand-to-hand acrobatics with the tension of balancing on glass, exploring trust and the joy of finding a partner to help carry the load. Visually stunning, funny and full of heart, it also carries subtle environmental themes through its repurposing of everyday discarded objects.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/balance-65906/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/balance/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8d20cb00ab773b08a22eada1b482eca05e8507d6337b68ad7baf02b87fa5c9bc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Henry Paker: Pencil Case", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Soho Theatre", "address": "Dean Street 21, W1D 3NE London", "price": "From £28", "price_from": "28.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "art"], "description": "A stand-up comedy show that mixes sharp jokes with live drawing on stage. It is created and performed by Henry Paker, an award-winning comedian, writer, illustrator and cartoonist who has written for television comedy shows and published cartoons in books and newspapers. The show invites the audience to look inside a cartoonist's pencil case, a genre-defying evening that leaves old ideas about comedy and illustration behind.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/henry-paker-pencil-case-38665/", "official_url": "https://sohotheatre.com/events/henry-paker-pencil-case/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a7e976154c0f41c732b5de4a1104770a2fc068e88ba3fd4112169a4c17b6d91d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Live Magic/Theatre: The Great Divinator: Touched by Spirits", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Puppet Theatre Barge", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/artofthepuppetltd/2408581/select-date?modal_widget=true&widget=true", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/magic", "comedy"], "description": "A magic and theatre performance called 'The Great Divinator: Touched by Spirits', which is not a puppet show and is for ages 12 and up. It stars Katie Tranter, a multi award-winner and member of the Magic Circle, as a celebrated 19th-century spirit medium returning to the stage after a 106-year career break to prove he can communicate with spirits. The show combines vintage mind reading, outrageous audience participation, comedy Victorian seance, drag, mentalism and spooky paranormal happenings. It runs 1h30 including a 20-minute interval and has won awards including Best Variety Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2025.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/live-magictheatre-the-great-divinator-touched-by-spirits-39614/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/07ef7c545b7f28f6380edb93625c3758ae47a9e0caf1c32ff50b8f2fdcf0cd7b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "TO BE FRANK", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "King's Head", "address": "Upper Street 115, N1 1QN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/spektrix/ChooseSeats?EventInstanceId=502602ALSNPTRRKCKRCBLRKLBRPSCCNNG", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "TO BE FRANK is a non-verbal physical comedy show loosely inspired by Mary Shelley's classic gothic novel, blending high-energy physical theatre, slapstick and clowning with an original punk-inspired live score performed on electric guitar. It was created in New Zealand in 2022 by performer Michael Hockey, joined by multi-instrumentalist Alanna Hall and produced by Charlotte Pleasants. The show follows the freshly reanimated monster 'Frank' as he learns to manoeuvre his monstrous body, create a life of his own and discover what it means to be alive, exploring themes of loneliness, love and coping with the emotional intensity of life. Fresh from a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run, it arrives for a one-night-only Halloween Special, with Halloween costumes encouraged.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/to-be-frank-43416/", "official_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/to-be-frank-x5l6", "image": "https://noky.io/images/379191b0f0692780e13ec7ea806d3c0350b01d30d58e5e54d4ac5db94de944c2-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Nina Conti (And Friends)", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-03-19T00:00:00Z", "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £37 (includes a £2 venue restoration levy)", "price_from": "37.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/visit-us/ticketsolve-protect/", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Nina Conti (And Friends) is a comedy show hosted by the award-winning comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti, joined by other acts. It is a monthly night featuring some of the acts she loves most, with more acts still to be confirmed. Conti has been seen on Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard's Good News, Sunday Night at the Palladium and QI. 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Written by Ben Everett Riley, who also performs as Will, it is presented by BeWry Productions and directed by Ryan Graham Hinds. Will is a booked-out professional who sticks to his \"10 commandments\", until his boss makes him train a gorgeous twinky newbie and his firm routine starts to wobble. Loosely based on real experiences, the filthy comedy features Australian daddies, pretentious kids and bubbles.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/thou-shalt-sit-the-f-down-43417/", "official_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/thou-shalt-sit-the-f-down-7y68", "image": "https://noky.io/images/23579311567195c28b5c3310e62bbe13e277a5a28d48dc3157049b4f76342d22-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Comedy Store Players", "start": "2026-11-01T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Comedy Store", "address": "Oxendon Street 7, SW1Y 4EE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/the-comedy-store-players-sunday-25th-april-2027-tickets-GWK9VM?ref=thecomedystore", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/improv"], "description": "The Comedy Store Players are an improvisational comedy team who have been performing their unique shows every Sunday in the heart of London's West End for many years, wowing audiences with their improvisational skills. The concept is simple: the team asks the audience for suggestions of locations, genres and characters, then improvises hilarious scenes and sketches around those ideas. No two performances are ever the same and the only limit is your imagination. The Players hold the Guinness World Record for the longest running comedy show with the same core team and were presented with the Legend of Comedy Award at the 2025 Leicester International Comedy Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-comedy-store-players-60327/", "official_url": "https://london.thecomedystore.co.uk/event/the-comedy-store-players/2026-11-01_19-30", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fe1add3244b1b3c2cb7b494923a7cc4e73eead2bbe161f48a66af38ed2070ef5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Dark", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Battersea Arts Centre", "address": "SW11 5TN London", "price": "Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £15)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/the-dark/#book", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/childrens-theatre"], "description": "The Dark is a family theatre show for children aged 4 and over, adapted from Lemony Snicket's picture book, about a boy called Laszlo who is afraid of the dark until the night it visits his room and he journeys to meet it. It is made and performed by Peut-Être Theatre, whose shows merge vibrant physicality with live music, and it runs about 50 minutes. Every show includes creatively integrated audio description and touch tours, making it accessible for blind and visually impaired children. It is an empowering adventure about facing one's fears.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-dark-60013/", "official_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/the-dark/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7cb2ea06a1835ddf43b30c66b272f0dd6614e53991eb2e18a138271a29cfe61-2000.webp"}]}