{"title": "Storytelling Residency Day 2: Shadows & Secrets with Diana Olutunmogun", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T12:30:00Z", "place": "Valence House", "address": "Becontree Avenue, RM8 3HT Dagenham", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "history/local-history", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A storytelling event for ages 5 and up, held in the historic Parlour of Valence House, with two immersive sessions of spooky tales and a hands-on craft workshop afterwards. Storyteller and heritage artist Diana Olutunmogun leads her final residency day, closing a month-long exploration of Villainy, the Other, and the Unknown. Session one, Legends of the Shadows, shares ancient tales and mysterious lore, while session two, Tales from Beyond, brings forgotten stories and cultural myths to life, each followed by a messy craft session making a creepy souvenir to take home. Entry is first-come, first-served, children must be accompanied by an adult, and the spaces are wheelchair accessible.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/storytelling-residency-day-2-shadows-secrets-with-diana-olut-40056/", "official_url": "https://valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/storytelling-residency-day-2-shadows-secrets-with-diana-olutunmogun/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T12:30:00Z", "place": "Valence House", "address": "Becontree Avenue, RM8 3HT Dagenham", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-10-31T13:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T15:00:00Z", "place": "Valence House", "address": "Becontree Avenue, RM8 3HT Dagenham", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Dark Fairy Tales From Around The World, with Viktor Wynd – LIVE", "start": "2026-11-09T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History", "address": "Mare Street 11, E8 4RP London", "price": "Early Bird £15, full price £20", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/absinthe-parlour/reservations/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fairy-tales"], "description": "An in-person storytelling evening at the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History, with tickets including a complimentary glass of Devil's Botany Absinthe. 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Children take part in multicoloured shadow play, invent languages using gestures and shapes, intervene in the space, and craft costumes and lanterns to play with and take home. Drawing on Arabic calligraphy, poetry and storytelling, the session suits ages 0-11 and runs 11am-6pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/play-lab-luma-half-term-special-70612/", "official_url": "https://ma.to/event/half-term-play-lab-luma-2026-10-29", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4dc9753d145b06061e54c6ea4d1f80c8cf3797631a1f946e460b21f389821511-1200.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": "So This Is What Happened", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Omnibus Clapham", "address": "Clapham Common North Side 1, SW4 0QW London", "price": "£13 Standard, £11 Concession", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "13.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling"], "description": "SO, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED is a popular storytelling night where six people tell a true story from their lives. The evening invites the audience to laugh, cry and celebrate stories from the lives of real people. 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Participants are guided through exercises using sound, film, props and other creative tools to kickstart creativity and generate early-stage material through free writing. This Samhain edition focuses on pagan Samhain practices, the Essex witch trials, and applying magic, folk horror and ritual imagery to contemporary storytelling.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/flow-state-samhain-special-41801/", "official_url": "https://www.oxfordhouse.org.uk/event/flow-state-samhain-special-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6cb7d18451e101f56c184cf506d3cc0b55da2d618791952a5f115ce6f841c34f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kids Story Club LIVE", "start": "2026-11-03T15:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hackney Showroom", "address": "", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling"], "description": "Kids Story Club LIVE is an interactive story session for children of all ages. Each month, Hackney Showroom curates an artist to bring a story to life. Kids are invited to contribute, building confidence in their ideas and how to express them, whilst having fun and firing up their imaginations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/kids-story-club-live-43301/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "FOTD: Witch, Hag, Crone - breakfast conversation", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Woodfield Pavilion", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.southlondonstorytelling.com/coming-up/witches-hags-and-crones-whats-in-a-name", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "A breakfast conversation over coffee and croissants with Prof. June Boyce-Tillman, held at The Woodfield Pavilion in London. It is a spoken word event, and attendance is free. Full information is available through the South London Storytelling pages.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fotd-witch-hag-crone-breakfast-conversation-42653/", "official_url": "https://www.thewoodfield.org/whatson-1/fotd-family-arts-and-storytelling-workshops-2964c-d4g4d", "image": "https://noky.io/images/abbdd1e9ed4ee2015a0aea027e817e97238b9ecd7974974ad5d8df1d86d5cb8b-1200.webp"}]}