{"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", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/the-seat-of-me/", "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", "dates": [{"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", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T20:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T20:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T20:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Do You Know Where To Go From Here? at VOILÀ! Theatre Festival", "start": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Austrian Cultural Forum", "address": "Rutland Gate 28, London", "price": "", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "", "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-at-voila-theatre-festival-40973/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/do-you-know-where-to-go-from-here-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6013b07ea1bc4850e1d15df9dc30b69bd2bafd8255459fa9fb119c36f6385c99-1200.webp"}, {"title": "My Mother Tongue Wants To Disown Me (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-02T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T18:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£11", "price_from": "11.00", "price_to": "11.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/my-mother-tongue-wants-to-disown-me/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "My Mother Tongue Wants To Disown Me is a dramatic comedy, one woman show staged as part of the VOILA! Festival. 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. The 60-minute play, recommended for ages 16+, is about the deep nostalgia we feel for home despite not being connected to it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/my-mother-tongue-wants-to-disown-me-voila-festival-60514/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/my-mother-tongue-wants-to-disown-me/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e9642c8b6cd87d3116c676b04706f3511b5e0e7bed20052247216c27cc872852-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Proud Mary (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T20:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/proud-mary/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "\"Proud Mary\" is a solo theatre piece at the Etcetera Theatre, part of the VOILA! Festival. Written and performed by MJ Lee, it is a love letter to an immigrant's complex relationship with her immigrant mother, tracing their journey from Korea to Canada. Set during her mother's celebration of life, Mary makes three traditional offerings - food, money, and shoes - each revealing an aspect of their bond and the unattainable endeavour to simply make mom proud. The 50-minute show blends music, physical storytelling, singing, a little audience participation, and a lot of silliness.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/proud-mary-voila-festival-60515/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/proud-mary/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5aeb5c459b2e41fabe91acbd1cd1c9322b69eb84f59b964bf58121b340ae8c8b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "House of Shame (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T20:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/house-of-shame/", "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": "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": "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", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/overflood/", "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": "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": "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, "tickets_url": "", "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": "The Voice of Butterflies", "start": "2026-11-04T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T18:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/the-voice-of-butterflies/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/violence-against-women"], "description": "The Voice of Butterflies is an artivistic performance originally created to commemorate the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, running as part of the VOILA! Festival at the Etcetera Theatre on Camden High Street. Created by the company Hilanderas, directed by Stephanie Prieto and performed by Stephanie Prieto and Esmeralda Sears, it draws an analogy between butterflies' lack of a physical voice and how trauma silences parts of the human body. The narrative follows a woman and her therapist on a regressive journey into childhood to uncover a secret held within the flesh, triggering a metamorphosis in which other women listen to the protagonist within the sound of her silence. After the 45-minute performance, offered in Latin American Spanish with English surtitles for ages 14 and over, Hilanderas hosts a Q&A and a Roy Hart-based workshop.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-voice-of-butterflies-60519/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/the-voice-of-butterflies/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0e53b6b5efb173a3ed6ab8b18e3bd1a35a7ec13e53e468e751ee3a3fd1318a0a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Voila Festival '26", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Voila! Festival '26 is a theatre festival running for two and a half weeks at The Space. It presents border-busting, multi-lingual and migrant-led productions, joined by 8 other venues across London. The programme includes solo theatre, dark comedy, acrobatics, adaptations and an autobiographical story by a Ukrainian soldier told through music and Ukrainian folk songs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/voila-festival-26-39748/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/voila-festival-26/", "image": ""}, {"title": "(M)Others Between Shores", "start": "2026-11-05T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "£17.00 (General Admission, including £1.00 booking fee); concessions from £13.50", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://offwestend.com/tag/tickets-under-20/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/migration", "stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "(M)others Between Shores is a movement-led ethnodrama exploring migrant motherhood and belonging. Created by Resonant Shore Theatre from the lived experiences of migrant mothers, it blends physical theatre, puppetry, live music and multilingual performance to show how migration reshapes motherhood, identity and belonging. The devised production traces journeys of displacement, resilience and rebuilding home across borders, transforming personal testimony into poetic theatrical language. 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": "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": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/dark-comedy"], "description": "'Do You Know Where To Go From Here?' is a one-woman dark comedy about grief, family, faith and migration. Written and performed by Stephanie Renae Lau, an actor and theatre maker from Hong Kong and Canada, and directed by Myriam Angela, it follows Sophie, who wakes in a strange space full of clothes with no way out and tries to escape by tidying up. Based on real events, the show confronts old wounds around love and loss, asking whether a lifeline can be found in a sea of clutter.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/do-you-know-where-to-go-from-here-65907/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/do-you-know-where-to-go-from-here/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5fa7d925a16a51e8f5766ca92994ccebeb1c6cb3dded36ecad99554066670ba5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Beneath Still Waters", "start": "2026-11-09T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T18:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/beneath-still-waters/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre", "comedy"], "description": "A solo theatre performance titled Beneath Still Waters, presented as part of the VOILA! Festival. Created and performed by Rebecka Öberg, a Swedish performer and theatre maker based in London, it was developed during an artist residency at WOMB, Mexico City, in 2024. The show blends storytelling, original music and absurd comedy, retelling the tale of the ugly duckling to explore identity, validation and beauty ideals.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/beneath-still-waters-60527/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/beneath-still-waters/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5fd240197e9722b0b106e5c959de9a49391d162ca43f88c200fc3403f956d55e-1200.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", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/voila-festival-2026/love-vs-fear-and-my-mothers-pr", "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/9140b4599bd8610668339eb535f9407d9f79f9bfe3ed7e8bdf4b91ed311e59ac-1200.webp"}, {"title": "VOILA! THEATRE FESTIVAL", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-22T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Voila! Theatre Festival is a multi-venue, panlingual fringe theatre festival taking place across London. It is produced by The Cockpit together with partner venues including Barons Court Theatre, Canal Cafe Theatre, Etcetera Theatre, The Playground Theatre, The Space Theatre, Theatro Technis and Upstairs at the Gatehouse. The 2026 edition presents 102 shows in 60 languages by 450 artists over three weeks, alongside scratch nights, live streams, workshops and events, spotlighting challenge and change. It invites audiences to see a show or join a discussion and grow London's transnational theatrical conversation, welcoming all languages, dialects and accents.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/voila-theatre-festival-39125/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/voilafestival", "image": "https://noky.io/images/61189eee67ebcc7ccd079f42dc9d1397d13e03b24a75765a7140c26674931911-600.webp"}, {"title": "Voila! at the Space - Launch Party", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["stage/theatre", "occasion"], "description": "An evening launch party at The Space marking its third year as a Voila! Theatre Festival venue and its first mini-season launch. The venue invites audiences to join its performing artists, who wanted to feel part of a venue community, in welcoming them to East London. Guests can see extracts of the shows programmed at the Space, meet the makers, and play mingle bingo with the international and migrant artists. Each ticket includes a free glass of fizz, alcoholic or non.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/voila-at-the-space-launch-party-39747/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/voila-launch-party/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5f0c016395adcd2dea775574feffa3bec5d8bc500e47526ddded8267c851424-1200.webp"}]}