{"title": "The Café (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-17T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T18:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "The Café is a new piece of theatre set in a small café beneath London's ever-changing skies. Written by Roccia Zhang and directed by Siyao Wu, it follows four people living under different circumstances as they gather over coffee, uncertainty and the quiet pressure of London life. As money, visas and confidence begin to run out, they become one another's temporary shelter, sharing food, laughter and fear while searching for a place to belong. The play explores the human need for connection, asking what home can mean when it is no longer nearby, and who gets to feel safe in a city that is always moving.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-cafe-voila-festival-60540/", "official_url": "https://www.etceteratheatrecamden.com/events/the-cafe-pgxt6-bwlam", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e7f63fd79c915fa469317a682a5e11e40feb36f09d78653038b9a9c1dbced938-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-17T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T18:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "The Café (VOILA! 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It lasts 60 minutes, is suitable for all ages and is performed in Chinese, English, Farsi and Portuguese.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-cafe-voila-festival-60537/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/the-cafe/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e7f63fd79c915fa469317a682a5e11e40feb36f09d78653038b9a9c1dbced938-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Seat of Me (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-08T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T15:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/migration", "stage/solo-show"], "description": "The Seat of Me is an intimate autobiographical solo performance staged at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden as part of the VOILA! Festival. It is written and performed by Giulia A.Cryan and produced by Iter Pictures. Through storytelling, music and minimalist staging, it follows one woman's journey across Rome, New York, Los Angeles and London, exploring identity, migration and the search for belonging, with fragments of Edith Piaf's music woven through. Recommended for ages 14 and up, it lasts 50 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-seat-of-me-voila-festival-60525/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/86aa3f85a863dfe9c2b5ec0840a61e69c0e2f4cdd9e5826757fb5bbffbd76910-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Do You Know Where To Go From Here?", "start": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy", "society/migration"], "description": "Do You Know Where To Go From Here? is a one-woman dark comedy about grief in relation to family, faith and migration. Sophie wakes up in a strange space surrounded by clothes, with no way out, and tries to escape by tidying up, facing old wounds about love and loss. It is based on real events and tells a story about reframing our way of being in this world and the humour and resilience it takes to live well. It is part of the VOILÀ! Theatre Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/do-you-know-where-to-go-from-here-40973/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/do-you-know-where-to-go-from-here-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6d67e5a5545583366fe7a8d9c59047fac0529fb5a18dc31a8541ace7df6b7e6b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Before the Coffee Gets Cold", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-07-17T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Lyric Hammersmith", "address": "King Street, Lyric Square, W6 0QL London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "A stage adaptation of a novel about a small Tokyo cafe where customers can travel back in time, as long as they return before their coffee gets cold. Toshikazu Kawaguchi wrote the cosy, whimsical novel that the play is based on. Conor McPherson brings this beloved and best-selling story to the UK stage for the first time. It is a heartwarming, emotional story about love, regret, and missed connections.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/before-the-coffee-gets-cold-63503/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Pinned (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-15T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T22:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Pinned, part of the VOILA! Festival, is a bilingual theatre piece set in contemporary Paris about love, purpose and belonging. It follows Claire, a New Zealand academic finishing her master's in social anthropology, who meets Léo, a disillusioned Parisian cellist, as the two women form a bond that challenges them to face who they are and what they want. Written in English and French by Anthea Freya Hill and directed by Mia Leahy, it features Hill and Marie Gouault on stage with live music by Angèle Decreux. The show runs 60 minutes and is recommended for ages 14 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pinned-voila-festival-60535/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/pinned/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8369383894a0978695942aa0e8cd20ba1ebbb28ad4d29350741e90f259fdfe80-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Three Little Pigs", "start": "2026-11-12T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£20.57, concessions £18.51 (incl booking fees)", "price_from": "20.57", "price_to": "20.57", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Three Little Pigs (or Chronicles of the Building Site) is a play at The Cockpit Theatre, part of the VOILA! Theatre Festival. Written by Inna Cebotari and directed by Sava Cebotari, it is produced and presented by Kinth Square, with four performers moving between three interwoven theatrical worlds. On a British building site, three construction workers navigate inductions, deadlines and banter, while elsewhere Mummy Pig reads her three sons a book that blurs work, migration, family and ambition. The play combines contemporary writing, physical theatre, visual storytelling and humour to explore craftsmanship, migration, masculinity, loneliness and the idea of home.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/three-little-pigs-39104/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/63fc4e4ab2323be69539c0124b29e13de52b5a95c0e58d750ffd14ce285a6878-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Voila! Theatre Festival", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "Double Bill Passes £23; Full Festival Pass £105", "price_from": "23.00", "price_to": "105.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Voila! Theatre Festival is a multilingual, multicultural theatre festival running from 3rd to 21st November, celebrating bold new voices and stories on stage with a curated series of double shows. It is presented by Voila! Europe together with The Playground Theatre, which welcomes the festival back to its venue. The programme includes shows such as Much Crazy About Nothing, a contemporary dark comedy about a professional breakup service, alongside pieces on masculinity, migrant mothers and Shakespeare's characters in revolt. Multi-show passes are available, including Double Bill Passes at £23 and a Full Festival Pass at £105 giving access to every show at the venue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/voila-theatre-festival-65862/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a7c89cee2e65a0ce02de96b9948fac810fa28fdab35854da5b763995234588f7-1200.webp"}, {"title": "OVERFLOOD (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-09T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T22:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£11", "price_from": "11.00", "price_to": "11.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "OVERFLOOD (VOILA! Festival) is a 45-minute theatre piece set deep underground in a doomsday bunker, where three strangers thrown together by the tides of war have made themselves into a family. It is directed by Kylie Williams, who performs alongside devisers Hector Berenger and Hollie Milne, with sound design by Hollie Milne. Day after day their routine, repeated like a loop, becomes ritual dedicated to survival, until it begins to slip and the family starts to break apart. The show is in English and non-verbal, is recommended for ages 12 and up, and carries warnings for mentions of violence, reference to guns, and loud noises including sirens.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/overflood-voila-festival-60528/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/overflood/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8273de4aad53bffe0771a0de9d7215cbc9e006720387d14b0d278f2bf709072b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Overacting through song", "start": "2026-11-15T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T14:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical"], "description": "A comedy show at the VOILA! Festival combining songs with stand-up comedy. It tells of a Taiwanese actor chasing her musical theatre dream who struggles with life's challenges until she realises she does not have to prove her worth. It is written by and stars Yu-Ting Chen, with Gigi Kuo on piano and music by multiple composers. The show lasts 50 minutes and is recommended for ages 10 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/overacting-through-song-60533/", "official_url": "https://www.etceteratheatrecamden.com/events/overacting-through-song", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8d701e8f56df9da92b74ab6ae875803463117f247a16d6f3f9ce2790ca26944f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Friday Coffee in Soho & Diwali Dinner 🪔🪔", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T21:00:00Z", "place": "L’ETO CAFFE", "address": "155 Wardour St, London W1F 8WG, United Kingdom,, London, London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["occasion/diwali"], "description": "A weekly Friday-evening social meetup at the charming L’ETO Café in the heart of Soho, offering relaxed conversation over coffee, tea and indulgent cakes in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. It is hosted by Amber S. and Zainab on behalf of the London Social Connect group, which brings together locals and visitors to meet interesting, open-minded people. This Friday it is followed by a Diwali dinner at Covent Garden, with two tables booked from 9:30 PM for a limited 15 people, first come, first served, with everyone paying for their own food and drinks. Attendance at the café is free, though guests are kindly encouraged to purchase at least one drink to support the host café.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/friday-coffee-in-soho-diwali-dinner-110953/", "official_url": "https://www.meetup.com/london-muslim-social-group/events/314446687/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ba9ab51031ae697d611cca53b30e6858ecfff7bbc13e86f454dc25924c1b25a4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "International Cafe", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Dundonald Church", "address": "Kingston Road 577, SW20 8SA London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/christian"], "description": "International Café is a chance to practise your English in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Dundonald Church runs it, with fun activities, a simple meal shared together and a discussion of a short talk from the Bible. No booking or payment is needed, just come along.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/international-cafe-85753/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Boys Who Dance", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Other Palace", "address": "Palace Street 12, SW1E 5JA London", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Boys Who Dance is a work-in-progress scratch performance of a new play, running for one hour and recommended for ages 14 and up. It was written by Grant Corr and is produced by Mai Elphinstone and Raquel Cipriano, with development guidance and facilitation from R Creatives, an organisation supporting emerging playwrights, and dramaturgical advice from Melissa Syversen. Set in modern-day East Belfast, it follows Val Fitzpatrick, who fled Afghanistan decades ago and runs a pet shop with two teenage assistants, whose ordered life is thrown into chaos when her nephew Rafi appears desperate for refuge. Against rising anti-migrant sentiment and mob mentality, the play explores the human lives these events affect, with funding from Arts Council England.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/boys-who-dance-39523/", "official_url": "https://theotherpalace.co.uk/boys-who-dance/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2f1b8d857c57a9727202f641761ba1bcec10424ce615a064f308795a0daee02-600.webp"}, {"title": "Dünyada", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/solo-show"], "description": "Dünyada, meaning \"on earth\", is a formally adventurous solo theatre performance that tears the fabric of the one-person play through cinematic camera work, visual extension and sound design. Internationally acclaimed actor and director Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu brings it to Voila! Theatre Festival, reimagining Will Eno's celebrated monologue Title and Deed. A man arrives with a suitcase, a camera, and a voice that seems sad somehow, offering an evocative exploration of alienation and belonging and an existential look at love and death in a digital age. Nuroğlu manages lighting and soundscapes in real-time, creating a parallax between his physical body and his digital ghost; the result is intimate, funny, unsettling, and deeply human.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dunyada-39749/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/dunyada/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b520d680fd8e97572b2c73547e935c6af4b68eb985ef6c03ffff15264603d95a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Public Address & The Window", "start": "2026-11-17T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T20:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/housing/homelessness", "stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "A double bill of two short plays, \"Public Address\" and \"The Window\", staged at the Etcetera Theatre. Playwright J Ivanel Johnson (Canada) and Ben Anadolu (UK) tackle homelessness in big cities, raising uncomfortable questions people would rather ignore or run away from. In \"Public Address\", Johnson challenges whether we really listen to what we hear and see what we look at, and what we might miss when we do not pay enough attention. In \"The Window\", Anadolu revisits the famous meeting between Alexander the Great and Diogenes, asking whether we are only reliving the same scene with different actors in a new setting.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/public-address-the-window-60541/", "official_url": "https://www.etceteratheatrecamden.com/events/public-address-the-window", "image": "https://noky.io/images/21cc1d36f5f11de02c3732e91e72c31c0627436ccbebab7aa1b321aa3f004cc1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "House of Shame (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T20:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "House of Shame is an electric show about the dirty things women are told to keep to themselves, framed by the experience of growing up as a girl in Brazil. Created by Renata Garcia and Mariana Pereira, with Renata Garcia performing, it is a collective experiment in raw vulnerability and a liberating journey through a messy, irreverent, tropical ritual of soap and sweat. Expect cringy memories, ass-shaking and slutty nuns, with references to alcohol, sex and sexual abuse; recommended for ages 16+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/house-of-shame-voila-festival-60521/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/house-of-shame/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3646fc40002ce4cdb47f6706ec2293371f6a6b0f1f51c5e6c449b9c5d3196cde-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Deep, Deep Waters", "start": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "£16 (General Admission); £14 (Concession | Senior over 60; Access for All | Unemployed | Student)", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/class"], "description": "Deep, Deep Waters is a work-in-progress solo drama about a working-class British man, son of immigrants, who has built his life on control and starts to crack. Written and performed by Güni Koçak and directed by James Haddrell, the intimate play follows him as career, family and love begin to strain and his belief that control is safety fractures. It is a funny, tense and quietly moving piece about masculinity, class, silence and the emotional cost of becoming the kind of person the world rewards. Voila! Theatre Festival and The Playground Theatre present it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/deep-deep-waters-65863/", "official_url": "https://www.theplaygroundtheatre.org.uk/projects/deep-deep-waters", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b099e7696b806de7465c8f0fc5c4fe05eaef4dfff3eece38aca828ff24f69521-1200.webp"}]}