{"title": "SAT Conference 2026", "start": "2026-11-22T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Marylebone Theatre", "address": "Park Road 35, NW1 6XT London", "price": "£50 (free introduction in the morning)", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/classics"], "description": "The SAT Conference 2026 is a day of talks on the Shakespeare Authorship Question, the debate over who wrote the works attributed to Shakespeare. It is presented by Sir Mark Rylance, with an introduction led by him and Dr. Ros Barber. The afternoon brings talks from different potential contributors to the Shakespeare works, including Peter Dawkins, Edward De Vere, Christopher Marlowe and Francis Bacon, plus the results of the SAT's inaugural essay competition. A free morning introduction to the authorship enquiry precedes the conference itself.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sat-conference-2026-37135/", "official_url": "https://www.marylebonetheatre.com/productions/sat-conference-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3b0de97226bf2094adafa9a9ab73d9b513b14fbcb3b458fd941101121e45df9e-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-22T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Marylebone Theatre", "address": "Park Road 35, NW1 6XT London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "CricklePlayers Presents - A Midsummer Night's Dream with Mary Chater", "start": "2026-11-21T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T16:00:00Z", "place": "Cricklewood Library", "address": "NW2 6UY London", "price": "", "price_from": "4.70", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "CricklePlayers Presents - A Midsummer Night's Dream with Mary Chater is a series of practical workshops at Cricklewood Library exploring Shakespeare's comedy. 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The Poetry Society hosts the evening, with extended readings from contributors to the autumn issue, including Maura Dooley and Hannah Lowe, as well as the winners of the 2026 Poetry London Prize. It takes place at The Poetry Café. 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It is co-created by Thom Yorke and directors Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones, with Yorke reworking the band's sixth album into a deconstructed score performed by live musicians. Elsinore has a new ruler, and the show centres on Hamlet and Ophelia's awakening to the lies and corruption infecting their war-like state. Originally produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Factory International, it runs at the Barbican for a strictly limited season.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief-46116/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/887ec008afb9e6669e51da31810f447a10bf81e849e5c3ed8ab34db17b95c3db-2000.webp"}]}