{"title": "Study Tour: Backstage at the Old Vic", "start": "2026-11-04T08:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The London Centre", "address": "", "price": "Members Only - Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "A members-only study tour of Backstage at The Old Vic, a new extension at one of London's most historic theatres. It is organised by NLA in association with The Old Vic and hosted by Lucy Picardo of Haworth Tompkins and Laura Stevenson of The Old Vic. The project, designed by Haworth Tompkins and completed in 2025, expands the theatre's creative, learning and community facilities and improves accessibility. 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Hear how the original 1599 theatre survived plague, fire and political oppression and rose again in the 1990s as part of one man's radical vision. The tour also includes a walk-through exhibition space with seasonally curated displays, interactive costumes and props, and for a limited time face painting. 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Sessions cover a fresh focus each week, from improv and ensemble work to devising and cabaret, in a supportive, relaxed environment led by experienced facilitators including Phao May and Isaac Jordan, plus guest tutors, with guest tutors bringing expertise from different elements of theatre. No specific skills are needed, though it is most relevant to people who have done some theatre or dance before, and each session stands alone so you can drop in whenever you can. 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Talks, performances and collaborative activities throughout revisit this history with members of Broadside Mobile Workers Theatre and Lucas Workers sharing their stories, with scripts rewritten, objects remade and the play restaged.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sophie-huckfield-company-a-socially-useful-production-the-pa-42058/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c606f17ca361a8050baf2d028768869cdc8e22bbe21f63973721c67623c79058-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Roundtable: Designing and implementing Passivhaus at scale", "start": "2026-11-11T08:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The London Centre", "address": "", "price": "Members Only - Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "An invitation-only roundtable bringing together senior built environment leaders. 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