{"title": "Royal Academy Opera - Dress Rehearsal of Richard Strauss' Capriccio", "start": "2026-11-20T16:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-20T20:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Academy of Music", "address": "Marylebone Road 1, London", "price": "Suggested donation of £20 to the Royal Academy of Music", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["history/germany", "stage/opera"], "description": "A dress rehearsal of Richard Strauss' opera Capriccio, staged by the Royal Academy of Music, opened by a talk for members of the British-German Association. Dr Christopher White, Head of Royal Academy Opera, introduces the opera and its place in the German cultural story before the rehearsal begins. Capriccio, Strauss' final opera, was completed in August 1941 and looks back to eighteenth-century debates over the primacy of music over text in musical theatre. 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To secure food and shelter, Eurydice signs away her life and becomes a worker in Hadestown, Hades' underground factory. Orpheus follows her to the Underworld and vows to save her, rallying the workers until Hades offers him a chance to win back Eurydice's human life.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hadestown-69941/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2d72d0c5962a188d28f7571cd2fc04f72842fe119f17e196fb7f90d444fd8774-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Phantom of the Opera", "start": "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-03-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "Leicester Square", "address": "", "price": "££", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical"], "description": "The Phantom of the Opera is a long-running West End musical, now in its 32nd record-breaking year, staged at His Majesty's Theatre. 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The production stars Dean Chisnall as The Phantom, Lily Kerhoas as Christine Daaé and Joe Griffiths-Brown as Raoul.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-phantom-of-the-opera-69950/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9380b09bf9fa50823cec49971e0d3b5ca8e898995790e2a08dd2ce5c88df66dc-600.webp"}, {"title": "Les Miserables", "start": "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-03-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "Leicester Square", "address": "", "price": "££", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical"], "description": "Les Miserables is a stage production running at London's Sondheim Theatre, which critics have hailed as \"Les Mis for the 21st Century\". Set in 19th-century France, it tells the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict seeking redemption after years of imprisonment, whose path collides with Javert, a police inspector obsessed with enforcing the law. As revolution brews in Paris, themes of love, sacrifice and the struggle for justice run through the show, building to a climactic fight for freedom.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/les-miserables-69951/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7fc0a2f6bd09eccbe98219ec63faaf4ab041356fb0be1a021f2f080559cae873-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Paranormal Activity", "start": "2026-08-08T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-27T00:00:00Z", "place": "Ambassadors", "address": "West Street, London", "price": "GBP 44", "price_from": "44.00", "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/horror"], "description": "Paranormal Activity is a new story live on stage, inspired by the iconic, terrifying film series. Written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett, visionary Artistic Director of Punchdrunk and the international hit Sleep No More, it is based on the films first written and directed by Oren Peli and brought to screen by Blumhouse and Solana Films, and produced in association with Paramount Pictures. James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren't haunted, people are. 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It stars Darren Day as Sam Phillips, the visionary producer who discovered the sound of rock 'n' roll, alongside a sensational cast and live band.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/million-dollar-quartet-34785/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/47d64ae7fd8716745d1981cd544b9116da7ebbb962b054ef6873d4f7028f116c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", "start": "2026-09-21T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-19T00:00:00Z", "place": "@sohoplace", "address": "Soho Place 4, W1D 3BG London", "price": "Tickets from £40.00", "price_from": "40.00", "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "A new production of Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, set in the round, runs at @sohoplace in the West End. Directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Marianne Elliott, it stars Gillian Anderson as Martha and Billy Crudup as George. In the early hours on an American college campus, Martha has invited new professor Nick and his wife Honey for after-party drinks, and the young couple are drawn into George and Martha's toxic games as dawn approaches. Produced by Sonia Friedman Productions for a strictly limited run, the evening culminates in a moment of devastating truth-telling.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-38659/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3611a750947aa92a1805dba3181683b49706390ae1b10517a0760e1b320fa666-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Hay Fever", "start": "2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-12T00:00:00Z", "place": "Leicester Square", "address": "", "price": "££", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy/farce"], "description": "Hay Fever is a comedy of bad manners by Noël Coward, staged at Wyndham's Theatre in a new production directed by Emily Burns. Stage and screen icons Christine Baranski, making her West End debut as Judith Bliss, and Richard E. Grant star in it. The retired actress Judith, missing the applause, invites a young fan for a weekend at the family's country home, unaware each of the self-involved Blisses has a guest of their own arriving too. Unsuited to hosting and allergic to compromise, the house erupts into a chaos of parlour games, put-downs and unrequested encores.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hay-fever-69939/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3fd349ae9296403e2e771b58c4c906298b7e6a22dcd6a799bdef138c5c90d5dc-1200.webp"}]}