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Drawing on the myth of Medusa, the performance explores how sexual trauma settles in the body, reshapes everyday life and survives in silence, until trauma at last finds its voice.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gorgon-syndrome-60522/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/gorgon-syndrome/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/517811a8246d215b160b7fca3f58816f3fb50a8b77c0785b6f9cfe054b92669a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Samira", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-03-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "Dorfman - National Theatre", "address": "National Theatre, Upper Ground, SE1 9PX Ground South Bank, London", "price": "GBP 24", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": "56.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/samira-tickets/2027/02/04/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/politics", "stage/theatre"], "description": "Samira is a new stage play at the Dorfman theatre. British-Lebanese writer Carmen Nasr makes her National Theatre debut with this political play, directed by Emily Burns and starring May Calamawy. 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Written and performed by Briana Croitoru and directed by Saphira Wing, it follows Madalina, a Romanian girl strained by her relationship with her culture and mother. Trying to erase parts of herself by changing her name and speaking only English, she clashes with her mom, then uncovers photos and letters revealing stories her mum never told her. 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Playwright and director Victoria Vera and performer and choreographer Carolina Piñeyro Duarte lead a creative team including UK producer Rosina Piovani.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/how-to-cry-in-a-house-full-of-children-65904/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/how-to-cry-in-a-house-full-of-children/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/918076b8608160d31b4a7ebde935543f7ab63016fe31f4b59ca1674788187b1b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Devour", "start": "2026-11-08T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T21:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£14", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/devour/", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "society/sex-work"], "description": "Devour is a comedy theatre show by Lady Wentworth, part of the VOILA! Festival. 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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/1479feed8a97a1bf451f492e9a540ef57a16e96b7723c858e2ad5ee230ec7acb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Spitfire Girls", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-02-27T00:00:00Z", "place": "Park Theatre", "address": "Clifton Terrace, N4 3JP London", "price": "GBP 18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/spitfire-girls-tickets/2027/01/27/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "history/wwii"], "description": "Spitfire Girls is a play inspired by the true story of the female Spitfire pilots of World War II. Written by Katherine Senior and directed by Sean Aydon, it follows two women who meet again at the Spitfire pub on New Year's Eve 1959 and recall how, decades earlier, they defied expectations to take to the skies. Funny and heartwarming, it is an unflinching look at an overlooked part of history and a powerful story of strength, courage, loss and hope.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spitfire-girls-63491/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3407e731dc12badc069be6c59b3f02c072cda8aacfff4211a8bd86e102dde93f-600.webp"}]}