{"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": "10.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/theplaygroundtheatre/2404215", "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", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-31T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Roleplay", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Soho Theatre", "address": "Dean Street 21, W1D 3NE London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/soho-theatre", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Roleplay is a theatre show running at Soho Theatre in London. 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It is a Peut-Être Theatre production directed by Daphna Attias, exploring the funny and frustrating parts of trying to fall asleep. Instead of stressful bedtime, the show makes sleep fun, magical and wonderfully silly, with soft cosy vibes, eclectic music and a bedtime story coming to life on stage. The performance lasts 55 minutes, includes a stay and play session afterwards, and aims to spark gentle chats between kids and parents about why sleep matters.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-sleep-show-63959/", "official_url": "https://polkatheatre.com/event/the-sleep-show/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cec01a36d798deccaa2f7def3eda8cee75ceaf69c2ee7b1dd42dcd28e4032e4f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Autumn Term Theatre Drop In", "start": "2026-11-04T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-09T00:00:00Z", "place": "Roundhouse", "address": "Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH London", "price": "£2 Drop In - no need to book", "price_from": "2.00", "price_to": "2.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["stage/theatre/improvisational-theatre"], "description": "Theatre Drop In is a weekly theatre session for 18–25 year olds, offering space to act, dance and explore performance while building confidence. 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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Accompanied by Jordan Paul Clarke and a live band, she sings reworked local favourites in new ways while recording a live album for release in 2027. 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Voila! Theatre Festival and The Playground Theatre present the show. Built on a single deliberately bad joke, it becomes a dream-riff on families, intergenerational trauma, envy, hate, mothers and sons, and the theatre itself. Following a successful Camden Fringe run, it was the Camden New Journal's Pick of the Fringe of over 400 shows.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-gall-of-the-house-of-sud-the-perils-of-youth-play-65857/", "official_url": "https://www.theplaygroundtheatre.org.uk/projects/theperilsofyouthplay", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c9d2a388a03531c81fb4be307298c7ff47047d2fcc7afb2f270ac575373ce020-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Autumn Term Performance Makers: Theatre, Words & Movement", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-05T00:00:00Z", "place": "Roundhouse", "address": "Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH London", "price": "£25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word", "stage/theatre"], "description": "Performance Makers: Theatre, Words & Movement is an 8-week project for 15–17 year olds at the Roundhouse, where participants create original live performance from scratch. Led by industry professional practitioners with backgrounds in contemporary performance art, it explores theatre, spoken word, and live art through writing, movement, improvisation, and collaboration. No previous experience is required, and the project ends with a Scratch Night showcase for friends and family in a professional studio. Sessions take place at Roundhouse Works Backstage Studio.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/autumn-term-performance-makers-theatre-words-movement-64961/", "official_url": "https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/performance-makers-15-17-au26/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/39f7f2b5fa21f6f5ee4e106531fefa1e590fe7cb88540b018ade88f7fef02112-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Circus and play", "start": "2026-10-31T14:15:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T16:15:00Z", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking/parking-permits", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["stage/circus"], "description": "Circus and play is a circus skills and drama session for children aged 8 to 11. It is delivered by Splats Entertainment as part of the National Year of Reading special events. 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Written by Conor Hunt with music by Conrad Murray and directed by Tom Bellerby, it is produced by Attic Theatre Company. It follows Jay, a 17-year-old Londoner who, on the edge of adulthood, faces an unplanned pregnancy and navigates mates, masculinity, grief and loyalty in a coming-of-age story developed with local young people. The show is for ages 14+ and runs 70 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/boyhood-63883/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fd68da93afddc7a09700450876b969e1d3d5fef2cd509b4cd56fb48858f728bb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Thou Shalt Sit The F*** Down", "start": "2026-11-08T19:00:00Z", "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=502402APCGDJNJJHCLDVBMCVBDPPJLSSN", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy", "comedy/stand-up"], "description": "\"Thou Shalt Sit The F*** Down\" is a sharp queer one-person comedy drama about children's entertainment, running 60 minutes and recommended for ages 16 and over. Written by Ben Everett Riley, who also performs as Will, it is presented by BeWry Productions and directed by Ryan Graham Hinds. Will is a booked-out professional who sticks to his \"10 commandments\", until his boss makes him train a gorgeous twinky newbie and his firm routine starts to wobble. Loosely based on real experiences, the filthy comedy features Australian daddies, pretentious kids and bubbles.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/thou-shalt-sit-the-f-down-43417/", "official_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/thou-shalt-sit-the-f-down-7y68", "image": "https://noky.io/images/23579311567195c28b5c3310e62bbe13e277a5a28d48dc3157049b4f76342d22-1200.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": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/theplaygroundtheatre/2279205", "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": "Pick of Voila!", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£ 5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/voila-festival-2026/pick-of-voila", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Pick of Voila! is the opening night of the Voila! Theatre Festival, an evening of handpicked excerpts from shows taking part in this year's festival, each followed by a short Q&A with the artist. It is produced and presented by The Cockpit and offers a taste of innovative pan-lingual theatre. The programme features Binary lives - Where fate takes us by Dis Equilibre, Windows of Displacement by Toussaint To Move/Akeim Toussaint Buck, We Are All Fish by YA-TA Collective, Fiasko! by Angela Poulima and The View by Chloe Shyan. The night runs 90 minutes, for ages 14 and up, with welcome drinks, a sneak peek of the shows, and mingling with the artists in the bar.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pick-of-voila-39126/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/pick_of_voila", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7153772816ae8e03a84acf2dd93db0f815bdc0984bee90a17e7ee8c18cd47b4b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Comedy Club – November 2026", "start": "2026-11-11T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Queen's Theatre", "address": "RM11 1QT Hornchurch", "price": "Tickets £15.70, concessions £12.70 (inc. 70p QNext fee)", "price_from": "15.70", "price_to": "15.70", "tickets_url": "https://queens-theatre.co.uk/book?pid=19423&iid=372201", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "A stand-up comedy club night at the Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch. The biggest stars of stand-up performed here on their way to fame, and the bill presents the stars of tomorrow on your doorstep. Acts contain strong language and are for ages 16 and over. All acts are confirmed at the time of booking and subject to change without prior notice, as Off the Kerb reserves the right to alter line-ups.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/comedy-club-november-2026-64307/", "official_url": "https://queens-theatre.co.uk/shows-items/comedy-club-november-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9d55962231451e15bf5dbf4c28db4e4ca742c165b712e35ead83d7facb9c17bc-600.webp"}]}