{"title": "Talking in Tongues", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-05-01T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Theatre Royal Stratford East", "address": "Gerry Raffles Square, E15 1BN Stratford", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Talking in Tongues is Winsome Pinnock's acclaimed comedy-drama, staged for the first time since its 1991 premiere at the Royal Court. Set between London and Jamaica, it follows friends and lovers trying to understand each other, and themselves, across cultures, continents and everything left unsaid. Leela struggles to process her husband's infidelity after witnessing his affair at a New Year's Eve party during a trip to Jamaica. It is directed by Olivier Award-winner and Stratford East Associate Artistic Director Jade Lewis and stars Tamara Lawrance as Claudette and Kayla Meikle as Leela.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/talking-in-tongues-112059/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4d03614f03217de5ee99857c32ed67db6dbf24e44b7f05524193b560dbf694f3-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-05-01T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Theatre Royal Stratford East", "address": "Gerry Raffles Square, E15 1BN Stratford", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Mother Tongue", "start": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/horror"], "description": "Mother Tongue is a theatre show about women whose identities have been altered or taken by violence, whose sisterhood emerges from the earth each full moon desperate to have their stories heard. 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It is written and directed by Gabrielle Hofmann, composed and musically directed by Ciara Cogley, with assistant producers Arne van der Esch and Karol Stanisz, and is an Out of Place Theatre production.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mother-tongue-65912/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/mother-tongue/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/72b0ea1ec39b5a4a41f52dde188db2434406315dddddbdacc0ee07b2bcd3ae92-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Truth", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-10-16T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Theatre Royal Haymarket", "address": "Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HT London", "price": "GBP 36", "price_from": "36.00", "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "The Truth is a razor-sharp, darkly witty marital comedy by Florian Zeller, staged at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in a West End revival directed by Lindsay Posner and adapted by Christopher Hampton. 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It is written by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Monique Touko, the team behind School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, and follows the women over one hot summer day as their dreams increasingly pit them against the city they love. The Tony Award-winning show first premiered on Broadway in 2023 before its critically acclaimed UK premiere in 2026, and runs for 1 hour 40 minutes with no interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jajas-african-hair-braiding-63497/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9cd0d94fabe924604820fe93c969add656508278b6bc9b10f464b645ac51b9f8-600.webp"}, {"title": "Hame. Teeth. CLUB.", "start": "2026-11-19T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Theatre503", "address": "The 503Studio, Moat Street, Nine Elms, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "Hame. Teeth. 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Written in a blend of colloquial Scots and English, it tackles how communities treat survivors of assault, complicity, and female friendship.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hame-teeth-club-65433/", "official_url": "https://theatre503.com/whats-on/hame-teeth-club/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/baa3fc6b19f18f931157b581fc0d9e036c29ff6e58bfd01f57dd9a91b30c13f9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mr Loverman", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-24T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Lyttelton - National Theatre", "address": "South Bank, SE1 9PX London", "price": "GBP 24", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": "43.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "literature/adaptation"], "description": "Mr Loverman is a stage adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo's best-selling novel, coming to the stage for the first time. Adapted by Natasha Gordon and directed by Paulette Randall, it follows seventy-four-year-old Barrington Walker, an upstanding member of his Hackney community who has secretly been in a relationship with his best friend Morris for sixty years. Spanning six decades from Antigua to modern-day London, it explores the British Caribbean community in a funny, heartwarming, and life-affirming story of family, love, and choosing yourself. Danny Sapani stars as the charming Barry, with Jo Martin as his wife Carmel and Gary Beadle as Morris.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mr-loverman-63404/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/51501377e841f48c326c85b326b59058a7e2d25fb891991e410eab963057f0d7-600.webp"}, {"title": "Blood of my Blood", "start": "2026-10-02T19:45:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T18:45:00Z", "place": "Royal Court Theatre", "address": "Sloane Square, SW1W 8AS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "history/slavery"], "description": "Blood of My Blood is a play spanning two time frames that explores the legacy of slavery, asking what we inherit, how we challenge injustice and what we need to belong. It was written by Joy Nesbitt and directed by Tatenda Shamiso. 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Written by Natasha Gordon and directed by Amit Sharma, it is a brand new production of her critically acclaimed debut play celebrating the humour and hardships of grief. When Gloria passes, her family gathers for the traditional Jamaican Nine Night, and that means the whole family. As more and more mourners gather bringing rum and curry and complaints, tensions build, and the family must face some uncomfortable truths.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nine-night-36783/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/71277085fe5d28a179e1f750c704f16247b473d324d6fed65ed946b6ba75e5ef-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Double Bill: tell me straight & aggy", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "King's Head", "address": "Upper Street 115, N1 1QN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/queer"], "description": "A double bill of two critically acclaimed queer plays, 'tell me straight' and 'aggy', performed in the Main House. Both are written by Paul Bradshaw, presented by SH Productions and telling tales, and follow a critically acclaimed run at the Park Theatre. 'tell me straight' is a fast-paced, semi-autobiographical coming-of-adulthood play about a man whose hookups are all straight, who sets out on a 30-day detox of no booze, no fast food and no men. 'aggy' is a bold one-act play about privilege, gender, race and creativity, following couple Lawrence and Mahlik as a fabricated alter ego for Lawrence's art brings uncomfortable truths to the surface.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/double-bill-tell-me-straight-aggy-43414/", "official_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/double-bill-tell-me-straight-and-aggy-t8hc", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ed022b5775129499d5df9e41f5eff795ce0c57f310cb2776c278d7f69e2894b1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Love vs Fear and My Mother's Prayers", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£16.45", "price_from": "16.45", "price_to": "16.45", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/immersive-theatre"], "description": "An immersive one-woman play in which your smartphone becomes part of the show. Written by Bunmi Aworanti, directed by Estelle Uba and performed by Samantha Kanu, it is produced and presented by Mudhut IO as part of the Voila! Theatre Festival. It follows Kike, a woman in her mid-20s navigating modern dating and family expectations while her mum prays hard for a husband to appear. The audience makes decisions about her love life, spots red flags and competes in games, exploring romantic love, family approval and cultural expectations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/love-vs-fear-and-my-mothers-prayers-39100/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/love_vs_fear_and_my_mothers_prayers", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2414ad5468ad247cc93f57745a070b34a756c786c4590c34a331ad99771ee991-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Off-Key", "start": "2026-11-12T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Theatre Peckham", "address": "Havil Street 221, SE5 7SB London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/coming-of-age"], "description": "Off-Key is a coming-of-age drama about Black girlhood, ambition and friendship, set at a Birmingham grammar school where best friends Sabrin and Ruqqiyah are free-falling to their futures. It is staged by Side eYe, the award-winning collective behind Dugsi Dayz (2022) and Desperate Times (2023), which stages stories by Black Muslim women and their allies. Written by Fatima Ali Omar and directed by Neetu Singh, it features Salma Muse as Ruqqaiyah and Mannan Guled as Sabrin. Note this performance takes place at Canada Water Theatre, not at Theatre Peckham.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/off-key-38973/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/169cc399dbe7ce11786387969d455b7568dec36601b320bcc7453a56c4b3debc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Panel Talk: Staging the (Un)translatable: Global...", "start": "2026-11-17T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "Pay what you decide: £3, £5, £10, £15", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/translation", "stage"], "description": "A panel talk bringing together theatre-makers, dramaturgs, translators, publishers and researchers to examine the interrelation between (un)translatability, (un)stageability and (un)performability. It is produced and presented by The Cockpit and UAL Wimbledon College of Arts as part of the Voila! Theatre Festival. The discussion addresses panlingualism in the theatre, making work in languages other than English or the creatives' mother tongue, what it means to be an exophonic artist, and how migration challenges the notion of the 'native speaker'. It includes a short reading from a contemporary play as a prompt, moderated by Dr Jozefina Komporaly, an academic and translator at UAL Wimbledon College of Arts, and tickets are by donation supporting migrant artists in the UK.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/panel-talk-staging-the-untranslatable-global-39129/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/panel_talk_staging_the_untranslatable_global_voices_and_panlingual_dramaturgies", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Literal Translation (VOILA! 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The show runs for 60 minutes and is recommended for ages 16 and up, contains some mild swearing, and is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-literal-translation-voila-festival-60544/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/the-literal-translation/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/abbf8c57494617636871f208b5545ec5ce0a76cebfd31253d112086f42d5e235-1200.webp"}, {"title": "DOLLY", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Omnibus", "address": "Clapham Common North Side 1, SW4 0QW London", "price": "TIER 1 - £25 Standard / £23 Concession; TIER 2 - £20 Standard / £18 Concession; £10 PREVIEWS", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/law"], "description": "\"DOLLY\" is a gripping new play blending razor-sharp comedy with devastating truth, weaving fiction with fact. Stand-up comic Dolly has never thought much about the criminal justice system, but after one night she is attacked and places her trust in the system to catch the man who did it, no one listens. It is developed and written by Charlotte Ashton through the Royal Court Writers' Groups, directed by Anthony Biggs, and produced by PlayGC Theatre Company, with award-winning Jessica Clark playing Dolly. Urgent and timely, the play asks what happens to women in the absence of justice.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dolly-41782/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7df14a0e4d2ce22bd71d56402d292b70999c82e11442d0d9cacb6b2f193521cc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Bridge", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T00:00:00Z", "place": "Bush Theatre", "address": "Uxbridge Road 7, London", "price": "GBP 13", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/play", "comedy/stand-up", "history/colonialism"], "description": "The Bridge is a play at the Bush Theatre, performed and co-written by Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa Shehada. It follows Alaa as he carries a leaking container of olive oil from his mother's home in Jenin to his aunt in Amman, crossing the bridge in the Jordan Valley, the only way Palestinians in the West Bank may leave or return. It mixes storytelling, stand-up and physical comedy, directed and co-written by Sam Beale, telling a human tale of family, connection, hope and joy against the impacts of colonialism and the broken promises of the British in Palestine.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-bridge-46132/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/215be5d94dd3f3c1555e54f5090243502e3d2d1183b0f45213115756cf7ba885-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Good Sex", "start": "2026-11-04T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "place": "Battersea Arts Centre", "address": "SW11 5TN London", "price": "Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £25)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Good Sex is a piece of theatre that asks how you have sex on stage. It comes from theatre makers Dead Centre with novelist and essayist Emilie Pine, and follows two strangers each night who perform a story of desire, betrayal and loneliness without having rehearsed together, guided by an Intimacy Director. Since premiering at Dublin Theatre Festival in 2022 it has toured Europe and New York, and now makes its UK premiere at Battersea Arts Centre. The Wednesday performance features Jack Gleeson and Phia Saban.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/good-sex-73825/", "official_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/good-sex/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5e4d98ab18e72912cc2ecf8c3ce55e557af40466d9da48ade733d08480ab262-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Purpose", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-02-27T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Court Theatre", "address": "Sloane Square, SW1W 8AS London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "A theatre show running at the Royal Court Theatre near Sloane Square, lasting 2 hours and 50 minutes including one interval. It stars Harry Lennix, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Phylicia Rashad. The show is recommended for ages 14 and up and contains strong language and discussions of suicide.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/purpose-129579/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/42801e5b9990eb187a7054f70761189bf9a2395ea42bfedec0e0ce4a2e7b9a88-600.webp"}]}