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From the creators of the award-winning Mothering Voices, this intimate ensemble piece celebrates the strength, care and courage of mothers forging new lives.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mothers-between-shores-46242/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/22bbe87cd86c7f26618b7746b099c606c47af9378007858aed374e073964279f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Cloud 9", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "Lyttelton Theatre", "address": "", "price": "GBP 32", "price_from": "32.00", "price_to": "117.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/44291-cloud-9", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "history/colonialism", "society/gender"], "description": "Cloud 9 is a landmark play by Caryl Churchill, a playful exploration of themes of gender, sexuality, and power, staged at the Lyttelton Theatre. Directed by Dominic Cooke, it portrays identity through time: the first half is set in Victorian colonial Africa, where administrator Clive rules his household with strict expectations, while desire and dissatisfaction seep beneath the family's orderly exterior. Churchill then sends the characters, aged only 25 years more, into 1970s London, where they must decide what parts of their traditional ways of life to leave behind. 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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": "Lightstreams", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T00:00:00Z", "place": "Theatre503", "address": "The 503Studio, Moat Street, Nine Elms, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://theatre503.com/whats-on/lightstreams/#tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/migration"], "description": "Lightstreams is a stage play about a migrant couple, Maurice and Hermia, who have made their home in the UK. Written by Mary Mazzilli and directed by Richard Bland, it follows care worker Maurice as he is torn between the residents of an elderly care home and his own family when a global crisis forces him to live there full-time. Developed through interviews with migrant health and social care workers across London, Essex and the South East, the play explores migration, care, racism, mental health and belonging. Lumenis Theatre and Turnpike Productions present this production, whose 2 November performance is followed by a post-show Q&A with the writer.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lightstreams-65426/", "official_url": "https://theatre503.com/whats-on/lightstreams/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5f4ecd42d2a9e8b8e517dc7a1a8b7ea6e2cfa4c15e83384c23034d0afe896f72-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Double Bill: Tell Me Straight & Aggy", "start": "2026-10-15T19:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-14T14:00:00Z", "place": "King's Head Theatre", "address": "Upper Street 116P, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "A double bill of two plays, tell me straight and aggy, presented at the King's Head Theatre after a critically acclaimed run at the Park Theatre. Written by Paul Bradshaw and staged by SH Productions and telling tales, the evening pairs two critically acclaimed queer shows about modern queer life in London. tell me straight is a fast-paced, semi-autobiographical coming-of-adulthood play about a man whose hookups are all straight, and whose friends think a 30-day detox may help him find love. aggy is a bold one-act play about privilege, gender, race and creativity, following a couple whose fabricated alter ego brings uncomfortable truths to the surface.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/double-bill-tell-me-straight-aggy-60841/", "official_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/double-bill-tell-me-straight-and-aggy-t8hc", "image": "https://noky.io/images/df60d02154c0e6e08ff3b5f600857785bafad1dd1036d4c4c8a1c87ea2d6c545-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Double Bill: tell me straight & aggy (Matinee)", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "King's Head", "address": "Upper Street 115, N1 1QN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/spektrix/ChooseSeats?EventInstanceId=492602AMBNLHBMBBNMGQRCBCTDBQNNHGM", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/play", "society/queer"], "description": "A double bill of two critically acclaimed queer plays, \"tell me straight\" and \"aggy\", staged in the theatre's Main House. 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Together they portray modern queer life in London with candour, wit and emotional honesty.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/double-bill-tell-me-straight-aggy-matinee-74246/", "official_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/double-bill-tell-me-straight-and-aggy-t8hc", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ed022b5775129499d5df9e41f5eff795ce0c57f310cb2776c278d7f69e2894b1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Global Majority", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-16T00:00:00Z", "place": "Bush Theatre", "address": "Uxbridge Road 7, London", "price": "GBP 12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/global-majority-tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre", "comedy"], "description": "\"Global Majority\" is a new dystopian stage play at the Bush Theatre, described as Black Mirror meets Succession, blending dark comedy, horror, and political satire. It is the latest work by Tony Craze award-winning writer Chris Fung, directed by Rupert Hands and part of the first season from the venue's artistic director Taio Lawson. The story follows Brian Tran, interviewed for the role of the world's most powerful leader, as the questions turn into brutal psychological warfare. It is a twisted tale of family loyalty, cabalistic elites, and what we're prepared to sacrifice for proximity to power.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/global-majority-63507/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8d254932b767b232489a644b3ea201d51b9e233113415972887c77048611723d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Off-Key", "start": "2026-11-12T14:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T00:00:00Z", "place": "Theatre Peckham", "address": "Havil Street 221, SE5 7SB London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://theatrepeckham.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173694521", "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. 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Four specials and 150,000 tickets sold later, the comedian returns to the stage with his most raw and personal Arabic stand-up special to date. Performed fully in Arabic, the show dives into identity, family, faith, and the social and political contradictions that shaped him, weighing the values and beliefs we inherit against the status quo that keeps us trapped in the system. The show includes difficult themes that may distress some audiences.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/john-achkar-63668/", "official_url": "https://www.academymusicgroup.com/o2shepherdsbushempire/events/john-achkar-tickets-ae1667055", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b03f5a6b6ff7db5cf1251006be5c47193b3e8849bc2f7dd453eea44589bd571a-2000.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": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/9052089/chk/1bcc34bd6b82a428ebf066a65fb917e7/?modal_widget=true&widget=true", "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"}]}