{"title": "Signal-Man & Trial performed by James Swanton Halloween 2026", "start": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "From £25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://dickensmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/81275", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/horror", "literature/classics"], "description": "A live one-man performance of two Charles Dickens ghost stories, 'The Signal-Man' and 'The Trial for Murder', staged in a room of the Charles Dickens Museum like a gathering in Dickens's own drawing room. Actor James Swanton, known for screen and BBC horror roles, tells the tales, which follow a railway signal-man haunted by a warning figure and a man tormented by a murdered enemy's spectre. The horror writer Ramsey Campbell called the double bill an unforgettable experience. The performance lasts 60 minutes and is recommended for ages 12 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/signal-man-trial-performed-by-james-swanton-halloween-2026-35243/", "official_url": "https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/signal-man-trial-performed-by-james-swanton-halloween-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/caf17ca2c05715588b81c7699569f2b54932f1f75b95e282409e08f025423c66-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "The Signalman", "start": "2026-10-27T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T22:00:00Z", "place": "Bridewell Theatre", "address": "Bride Lane 14, EC4Y 8EQ London", "price": "£20-£16 + booking fee. 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Anton Lesser, known for Wolf Hall, Endeavour, Harry Potter and Andor, performs Dickens' teeming cast of characters, accompanied by on-stage musicians of Orchestra of the Swan with David Le Page. Directed by Judy Reaves and produced by Hambletts, it comes from the creative team behind Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words and Music and A Beautiful Thread: Thomas Hardy in Words and Music. Running two hours including an interval, it is a fitting start to the season's celebrations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-christmas-carol-in-words-and-music-40345/", "official_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/a-christmas-carol-in-words-and-music/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4c79c75778aadc1e81f5dbab52768592f331933024b79ca7f3df21fd639e3997-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Time Travelling with Dickens. With Elly Griffiths.", "start": "2026-11-11T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://dickensmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/83533", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/crime"], "description": "A free talk at the Charles Dickens Museum, held in person and on Zoom with a live Q&A. Author Elly Griffiths joins Lucinda Hawksley, Dickens's great great great granddaughter, in conversation. She discusses her new novella The Case of the Christmas Card, in which Charles Dickens travels to 2024 and visits his former home at 48 Doughty Street, along with time travel, crime fiction, her series 'The Frozen People' and writing about Christmas. 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Matthew Warchus directs the production, adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne, with Giles Terera playing the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. Now in its tenth consecutive year, the show follows Scrooge on a ghostly journey through time with the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future in Victorian London. 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In London in 1886, Dr Henry Jekyll hosts a dinner while two brutal crimes point to the mysterious Edward Hyde, and as the evening unfolds his respectable world begins to fracture.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-35026/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fea32b37b9d0cd12f3120dbc2f2221ca342a9da0dc0da64e98c54b238149ef46-1200.webp"}, {"title": "TALES FROM THE SHADOWS", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lantern Arts Centre", "address": "Tolverne Road, London, SW20 8RA", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.lanternarts.org/book-tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "\"Tales from the Shadows\" is an evening of spooky Gothic stories performed at the Lantern Arts Centre's Studio Theatre. In a place with no name, a down-on-their-luck narrator strives to fathom the nature of horror, in adaptations of a fairy tale, the first detective story and an original chilling tale. The show marks the directorial debut of several members of the Lantern community, with pieces directed by Edward Hebbourn, Phoebe-rose Redman, Danny Welsh and Nadia Williams. Tickets cost £12, the recommended age is 12+, and the running time is approximately two hours including an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tales-from-the-shadows-60916/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a9466f300445748ef8ab0962df3a7aee190dee685b949440d8fd67255a31f824-600.webp"}, {"title": "KEEPSAKE OF A KILLER", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Union Theatre", "address": "Old Union Yard Arches", "price": "£20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://uniontheatre.savoysystems.co.uk/UnionTheatre.dll/TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_836.TcsWebTab_837", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/immersive-theatre"], "description": "KEEPSAKE OF A KILLER is London's interactive murder mystery play. Written and directed by Ben Woodthorpe, it is set in March 1889, four months after the Ripper's reign of terror, when a mutilated woman is found beneath Fenchurch Street Station and the question is whether Jack has returned. As students of social reformer Henrietta Barnett at Toynbee Hall, the audience helps the police investigation, examining the victim's belongings, studying police reports and interviewing witnesses to find the killer. The two-hour performance with an interval also features a virtual reality crime scene.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/keepsake-of-a-killer-39967/", "official_url": "https://uniontheatre.biz/show/keepsake-of-a-killer/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c34a1d0259494d4a90adbf08873456ca953d845e496562bd8844c16ec2a61e08-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Speak Shakespeare’s Ghosts at Brompton Cemetery Chapel", "start": "2026-11-01T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Brompton Cemetery", "address": "", "price": "£16.95", "price_from": "16.95", "price_to": "16.95", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/classics"], "description": "A playful workshop exploring Shakespeare's ghostly speeches, from Hamlet and Macbeth to Julius Caesar and Richard III, at Brompton Cemetery. It begins with a visit to Shakespeare-related graves in the Cemetery before moving into the Chapel for spoken voice exercises in its resonant space. Voice coach Matthew Collins leads the session, which is non-thespian, non-academic and open to complete newcomers as well as Shakespeare aficionados; children aged 12 and over are welcome with a parent. Tea, biscuits and mineral water are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/speak-shakespeares-ghosts-at-brompton-cemetery-chapel-69600/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ed98b07e5e037be3d959b3822b308842cd2391981fe7bd963468a57f3815af55-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Garth Marenghi – This Bursted Earth", "start": "2026-10-31T21:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £32 (including a £2 venue restoration levy)", "price_from": "32.00", "price_to": "32.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/visit-us/ticketsolve-protect/", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["literature/horror", "comedy"], "description": "This is a live stage show in which horror author Nick Steen's imagination bursts out of his brain and threatens to destroy the entirety of Stalkford. It features a sinister Black Steeple, eerie lights in the sky that are not a Catherine wheel, and a giant skeleton with a moustache. The show is the work of Garth Marenghi, self-described Horror Fiction's Grand Frightener and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome and Garth Marenghi's Incarcerat. It offers three freshly rancid tales from This Bursted Earth, possibly the grand finale of a three-book trilogy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/garth-marenghi-this-bursted-earth-49184/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/garth-marenghi-this-bursted-earth/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/95fb2ef17fbaa8d479f49fe88399b5d455a581cc6c7c59f5b956007bb802bd2b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Spooky Storytelling", "start": "2026-10-31T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T20:30:00Z", "place": "Benjamin Franklin House", "address": "Craven Street 36, WC2N 5NF London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spooky-storytelling-tickets-1998899066918?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "An evening of eerie storytelling held in the historic Benjamin Franklin House, featuring ghostly tales and chilling poems performed under candlelight. The night includes a special demonstration of Franklin's Glass Armonica. It takes place at the world's only remaining home of Benjamin Franklin, and dressing up in Georgian-inspired attire is encouraged but not required. Performers for the night include Alexandra Beaumont, Bessie Fallon, Catrin Lawrence, Cyn Grace Sylvie, Georgia Nicholson, Grace-Marie, Jay Rose Ana and Lara McClure.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spooky-storytelling-34934/", "official_url": "https://benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spooky-storytelling/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4b9b87247fe15222b8a09f29116f7607517df05fcff4b9fa241437356973154f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "First Scares", "start": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "place": "The Cinema Museum", "address": "Dugard Way 2, SE11 4TH London", "price": "£22.50 – £40", "price_from": "22.50", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketlab.app/series/2886#/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["film/horror"], "description": "First Scares is a two-show event in which broadcaster and writer Matthew Sweet explores what film or TV moments genuinely terrified stars of stage and screen. The 14:00 session features interviews with Peter Straughan (Conclave), BAFTA-winning Best Actress Joanna Scanlan (After Love) and Angela Allen; the 17:00 session features Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen), Lesley Manville (The Crown, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune) and Carol Morley (The Falling, Typist Artist Pirate King). Expect favourite scares, childhood nightmares and plenty of debate about what really gets under our skin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/first-scares-39074/", "official_url": "https://cinemamuseum.org.uk/scheduled/first-scares/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ebfb7bc7dfa7390977add9f248e9b3ad2d4a1460661cafeefc340e263f69f84d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-09-19T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "London County Hall", "address": "Belvedere Road, SE1 7PB London", "price": "GBP 20", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "123.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/witness-for-the-prosecution-by-agatha-christie-tickets/2026/10/28/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution is a gripping courtroom drama performed in the immersive setting of London County Hall, whose octagonal chamber and galleries create a courtroom-like atmosphere. The story follows Leonard Vole, arrested for the murder of his wealthy older lover Emily French, whose wife Romaine testifies for the prosecution as part of a complex plan, with shocking twists right up to the final verdict. The tale began as a short story published in 1925 and reached book form in 1933. Jury seat members can take part in deciding Vole's fate, and the production is recommended for ages 10 and above.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/witness-for-the-prosecution-by-agatha-christie-63517/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b13b3d96ceeb187e00394c857e21bde69cdd8fe04e33ce21854cadb5b742323d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Christmas Carol Goes Wrong", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-23T00:00:00Z", "place": "Wyndham's Theatre", "address": "32-36 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA London", "price": "GBP 30", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": "198.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/christmas-carol-goes-wrong-tickets/2026/12/18/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy/farce", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is a laugh-out-loud comedy that turns the beloved holiday classic into a chaotic disaster full of mishaps and mayhem. It was written by original Mischief team members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the Olivier Award-winners behind The Play That Goes Wrong. The ill-fated Cornley Amateur Drama Society stages Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but hilarious problems with miscommunications, delays, missing actors and a fight over the lead role destroy the much-loved story of Ebeneezer Scrooge. With brilliant physical comedy and unexpected twists, it is recommended for ages 8 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/christmas-carol-goes-wrong-46101/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/600e26132d720b5b231da294aaf9854ea26e0b0d33ac44ce9f9fb798941cbb64-600.webp"}, {"title": "Spooky Storytelling with John Dougherty", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Discover Children's Story Centre", "address": "High Street 383-387, E15 4QZ London", "price": "£3", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": "3.00", "tickets_url": "https://discover.org.uk/select-your-tickets/2026-10-31/482601ALDLRRKDNDMRSPBDCLJQBPRHKDH?post_id=18147", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Spooky Storytelling with John Dougherty is a spooky storytime event on Halloween at the Discover Children's Story Centre. Author and poet John Dougherty reads from his new picture book Something in the Darkness, accompanied by music and lots of interactive fun. The event asks what is out there in the dark, as strange whispers seem to follow your every step. It is for ages 4 and up and lasts 60 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spooky-storytelling-with-john-dougherty-60430/", "official_url": "https://discover.org.uk/event/something-in-the-dark-with-john-dougherty/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/84dff37012e6d04c194ccbbf32c76bf7af50c4b3b2392bf82576f21943332160-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Murder Mystery Halloween Edition", "start": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "price": "£30 (Adults), £27 (Concession)", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://ornc.digitickets.co.uk/category/61042", "category": "quiz-games", "tags": ["occasion/halloween"], "description": "A Halloween murder mystery experience set in the historic Admiral's House, where teams of detectives explore the building at night to solve a séance that ended in a death. The Old Royal Naval College invites players to hunt for clues and interrogate suspects such as a medium, a widow, a clergyman, a clerk and the Admiral, with 90 minutes to crack the case. The story follows Detective Inspector Josiah Marsh, who arrives expecting to expose a fraudulent medium and finds a murder instead. Recommended for ages 16 and above.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/murder-mystery-halloween-edition-37527/", "official_url": "https://ornc.org/whats-on/murder-mystery-halloween-edition/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/01abd341a6092ad6eb4436fc4633a8d2eca4599803b8d4797129d7b898e0936b-2000.webp"}]}