{"title": "Shakespeare’s Cousin", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-28T00:00:00Z", "place": "White Bear Theatre Pub", "address": "", "price": "£23 Standard, £18 Concessions", "price_from": "23.00", "price_to": "23.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "'Shakespeare’s Cousin' is a theatre production presented by AMDG Productions. It runs at the White Bear Theatre Pub, which The Stage calls 'South London's New Writing Powerhouse'. The play is staged Tuesday to Saturday, with a running time of 2 hours including the interval. 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It runs about two hours and fifteen minutes with an interval and is recommended for ages 11 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/romeo-and-juliet-64391/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/48bcf0474bd548fc53a73a7bfbd5e94e539db9aa57e14f11fd2ce144bba7b1ba-2000.webp"}, {"title": "(Un)Shakespearean Nightmares", "start": "2026-11-07T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "£16, concessions £14", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/theplaygroundtheatre/2274667", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "(Un)Shakespearean Nightmares is a fast-paced comedy in which Shakespeare's forgotten and iconic characters rebel against the Bard himself. Voila! 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This show's line-up includes Bamph, Shawn Uyosa, Sam Adamson, Louis Collenette, Esteve Tomas Hernandez, Maple Zuo, Peter Jones and Manraj Bahra. The show lasts about 90 minutes, has unreserved seating, and is an 18+ event requiring valid photo ID.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/saturday-afternoon-comedy-44724/", "official_url": "https://jkcomedyclub.co.uk/comedy-show/saturday-afternoon-comedy-4pm-soho-31oct26/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/61a7e1b2aaf1f53c0585d6ded40252fac4b1af279871e9b1e8d68a1decfd76a8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Shakespeare's True Crimes Walking Tour", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£25.00", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/shakespeares-true-crimes-walking-tour/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "Shakespeare’s Walking Tour is an outdoor guided walk through Bankside, London’s original theatre district. 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The two scholars present work shaping the next generation of early modern race studies, as part of the Shakespeare and Race Festival 2026. 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It is run by Shakespeare's Globe and led by one of the Globe's highly experienced practitioners, who include actors, teachers and directors. Games and activities draw out elements of the play's language, characters and themes, bringing families together to discover this enchanting and chaotic tale in a rehearsal room. It is aimed at children aged 5-8 and their grown-ups, and tickets include entry to the exhibition about the history and magic behind Shakespeare's Globe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/twelfth-night-family-workshop-5-8-years-38512/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/twelfth-night-family-workshop-5-8-years/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2384bd898d4bdc0ff6d816197987a80aeb1956c19678a34ff2ea661fe5d9ce2b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "TWO PLAYS. ONE NIGHT.", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T00:00:00Z", "place": "Union Theatre", "address": "Old Union Yard Arches", "price": "£17", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": "17.00", "tickets_url": "https://uniontheatre.savoysystems.co.uk/UnionTheatre.dll/TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_836.TcsWebTab_837", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Two Plays. One Night. is a double bill of two new plays celebrating original writing and emerging talent, presented by Actor's Instinct Studio Productions after a sold-out run at the King's Head Theatre. Jamie Davis's Beginners, directed by Richard Winsor, unfolds in real time over the thirty minutes before the curtain rises on the most important night in a small group of actors' lives, asking whether pursuing the arts is worth it. Ben Stower's Natural Affairs, directed by Livia Sardão, follows the guests, staff and resident ghosts of a rundown English B&B as secrets become scandals and beliefs are tested. The evening runs 80 minutes with an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/two-plays-one-night-39970/", "official_url": "https://uniontheatre.biz/show/two-plays-one-night/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5baf4aa9fd9bc72e190263d89cc7471bce2d86eff624f1b407bf54ac3ff5414a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Playground Sessions", "start": "2026-10-31T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "General Admission at £20 or PAY WHAT YOU CAN from £10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/theplaygroundtheatre/2404215", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "literature/spoken-word", "stage/theatre"], "description": "The Playground Sessions is a night of comedy, drama, music and spoken word at The Playground Theatre. Ray Shell and the theatre present new work from Bruno Ribelo, Aaron Barschak, David Rubin, Ollie Adewusi, Lee Payne and Ray Shell, with special guest readers Deserne Dekker, Ian Pierce and Donna King and musical guest Claudia Cadette. It is also a fundraiser for The Playground Theatre, and donations are collected at the end of the evening. The show runs 100 minutes with a 15-minute interval and is recommended for ages 14 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-playground-sessions-65855/", "official_url": "https://www.theplaygroundtheatre.org.uk/projects/gala-evening-the-playground-sessions", "image": "https://noky.io/images/19624684d312d9729dbf3288248a41f780b52e456b7bb7b21866f0d560dd8d50-1200.webp"}, {"title": "As You Like It", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "Globe Theatre", "address": "21 New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT Bankside", "price": "GBP 30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/globe-theatre", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "\"As You Like It\" is Shakespeare's light-hearted comedy, staged in the open-air Globe Theatre in Bankside. It follows young lovers Rosalind and Orlando, who flee to the Forest of Arden, where Rosalind hides in disguise as a man while their romance blooms amid secret love notes, mistaken identities and a wise fool. The staging is co-directed by Sean Holmes and Charlie Josephine and fills the theatre with live music, revelry and a happily ever after. The production runs about two hours and forty minutes, including a twenty-minute interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/as-you-like-it-63483/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/14e41cd8f78b4e2c8826f813adaad338f92d699ac47df5d1ee4caf7c8a3696fd-600.webp"}, {"title": "White Rabbit Red Rabbit", "start": "2026-06-08T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-30T23:30:00Z", "place": "Duchess Theatre", "address": "Catherine Street 3-5, WC2B 5LA London", "price": "GBP 25–60", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketing.nimaxtheatres.com/shop/tickets/series/DUWRR01C", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/experimental-theatre"], "description": "White Rabbit Red Rabbit is a theatrical experiment in which a different performer each night opens an envelope with a script they have never seen, performing it without rehearsal or a director. It was written by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour, who was forbidden to leave his country at the time of writing, and it asks questions about obedience, choice and freedom of expression. Since its 2011 premiere it has been translated into more than 30 languages and performed over 3,000 times, and this London season celebrates its 15th anniversary. On 8 June the performer is Lucian Msamati, with other dates featuring names such as David Tennant and Riz Ahmed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/white-rabbit-red-rabbit-37387/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7a4542b29c14ae3c8d2f80b804d8fd29e618ef9b3a75cbefbcdf32c6a735defb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "New Wimbledon Theatre", "address": "The Broadway 93, SW19 1QG London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/new-wimbledon-theatre/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/mystery"], "description": "A staging of the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at New Wimbledon Theatre. The theatre's own announcements describe it as a thrilling mystery, with a sneak peek inside rehearsals shared ahead of its arrival. It runs in the second week of November.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-37345/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/050f5f8d1782e27f07ff0adaf008b1255f355b783275fa68404164c46c1e8af0-1200.webp"}]}