{"title": "Panel Talk: Staging the (Un)translatable: Global...", "start": "2026-11-17T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "Pay what you decide: £3, £5, £10, £15", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/translation", "stage"], "description": "A panel talk bringing together theatre-makers, dramaturgs, translators, publishers and researchers to examine the interrelation between (un)translatability, (un)stageability and (un)performability. It is produced and presented by The Cockpit and UAL Wimbledon College of Arts as part of the Voila! Theatre Festival. The discussion addresses panlingualism in the theatre, making work in languages other than English or the creatives' mother tongue, what it means to be an exophonic artist, and how migration challenges the notion of the 'native speaker'. It includes a short reading from a contemporary play as a prompt, moderated by Dr Jozefina Komporaly, an academic and translator at UAL Wimbledon College of Arts, and tickets are by donation supporting migrant artists in the UK.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/panel-talk-staging-the-untranslatable-global-39129/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/panel_talk_staging_the_untranslatable_global_voices_and_panlingual_dramaturgies", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-17T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "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": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "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"}, {"title": "VOILA! 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It mixes live music, spoken word, scenes and movement, drawing on ritualistic theatre and the horror genre, with an original score played and sung live and text in English and the performers' native languages. It is written and directed by Gabrielle Hofmann, composed and musically directed by Ciara Cogley, with assistant producers Arne van der Esch and Karol Stanisz, and is an Out of Place Theatre production.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mother-tongue-65912/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/mother-tongue/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/72b0ea1ec39b5a4a41f52dde188db2434406315dddddbdacc0ee07b2bcd3ae92-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Three Little Pigs", "start": "2026-11-12T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£20.57, concessions £18.51 (incl booking fees)", "price_from": "20.57", "price_to": "20.57", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Three Little Pigs (or Chronicles of the Building Site) is a play at The Cockpit Theatre, part of the VOILA! Theatre Festival. 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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": "Re-Enchant: November", "start": "2026-11-15T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£12 full price, £10 concessions (including booking fees)", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "Re-Enchant: November is a live literature evening of readings, recitations and incantations, with open mic slots. It is produced and presented by The Cockpit, curated and introduced by Nick Moss in collaboration with the venue, under the banner 'Poetic Experiments For A New World'. It features Gale Burns reading from his new book As It Must, Luigi Coppola, and Nadia Larina, a spoken-word artist who dissects human identity and the distortions society imposes on our inner worlds.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/re-enchant-november-39105/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/re-enchant_november_0", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3f90e804ad5d1d92d338a50abda93dae1d483083f9b094e4c13e0ff46a63c5e6-600.webp"}, {"title": "Theatre in The Pound: November", "start": "2026-11-16T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£1", "price_from": "1.00", "price_to": "1.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/new-writing"], "description": "Theatre in The Pound: November is a not-for-profit scratch night at which performers or groups try out 10-15 minutes of new work on stage. It is produced and presented by The Cockpit as part of Theatre Maker, with support from their backstage and tech crew. The November line-up includes I'M DAFT by Nikki Simon, War Crimes, Saladin's Saga by David AL-Fahmi, Defective Altruism by Alex Rowntree and Stark Raving by Beth Noonan-Roberts. For audiences it offers a cheap, fun night out with the chance to see new work and share thoughts directly with the performers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/theatre-in-the-pound-november-39128/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/theatre_in_the_pound_november_0", "image": "https://noky.io/images/838301e155dda2ab7e15eaf19524a1622a6a237f31376c4d238df2aaa34c21f1-1200.webp"}]}