{"title": "The Trojan Women of Today", "start": "2026-11-19T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["history/antiquity/greece", "stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "The Trojan Women of Today is a theatre piece anchored in Euripides' tragedy, interweaving it with current affairs to bring past and present together. It is directed and produced by Georgina Dimopoulou, with Giulia Rose, Funké Raji and Sanjeeb Kumar Dey also involved. The performance puts Euripides' ancient heroines Hecuba, Andromache and Cassandra in dialogue with the tragic figures of our own time, from Tigray, Syria and Iraq. The horror, it says, is the same whether it happens 2,500 years ago or in 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-trojan-women-of-today-65916/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/the-trojan-women-of-today/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c443ee9e6d88346f1ee3d596165bf5df38a9cb3daa49d1e6568e97163f9f76d1-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-19T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "H2E+ (Heaven to Earth Plus)", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["history/war/ukraine-war", "music/folk", "stage/theatre"], "description": "An autobiographical performance based on the lived experiences of a Ukrainian soldier, combining storytelling, music, poetry, and traditional Ukrainian folk songs. Director Sandra Topolska and a cast of performers tell a story of courage, resilience, and the enduring roots of Ukrainian culture, as people faced with constant death search for meaning and discover unexpected strength within themselves. It asks timeless questions: what is there to be afraid of, and what does it mean to be confronted with something no one was ever meant to witness, for technology may transform the battlefield but does not alter human nature.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/h2e-heaven-to-earth-plus-65905/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/h2e-heaven-to-earth-plus/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d512dcdfe51224f89864c2e7f02af72ce82d8fdbbfd12642ce7d56db4815cf04-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Girl", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/feminism"], "description": "\"The Girl\" is a contemporary translation and feminist adaptation of Lorca's Yerma. Translator and dramaturg Carlota Baker, director Anna Rose, adapter Tristan Delnevo and producer and designer Nika Kamaeva set the piece in Margaret Thatcher's England amid Second Wave Feminism, asking whether there is really any space for your own wants in a world full of expectations. Drawing on the team's personal experiences and interviews, it unpacks the stereotypes pushed upon women in the 1980s, including the pressure to be the \"Supermum\", and links them to the modern trend of \"tradwives\".", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-girl-65908/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/the-girl/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d3ddcea6fd63b1bead1672e10af804a57ed3623edde5d2acb98211d269d7ef2a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Gorgon Syndrome", "start": "2026-11-07T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T22:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£14", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/violence-against-women", "stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "'Gorgon Syndrome' is a piece of physical theatre blending ritual, original music and sign language, part of the VOILA! Festival. It was devised and directed by Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory and Nadzeya Sheibak, and performed by them alongside Nela Agrenich and Sonia Rosa. Four women tell real stories of violence — a journalist, a wife, a stripper and a witness — while the figure of Medusa draws out the truths they are too afraid to tell themselves. 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": "Girls", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Young Vic", "address": "66 The Cut, SE1 8LZ London", "price": "GBP 26", "price_from": "26.00", "price_to": "26.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Girls is an award-winning play performed at the Young Vic in London. Ewa Dina, winner of the 2026 JMK Award, makes her Young Vic debut directing Theresa Ikoko's play, about the 2014 kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian girls by the extremist group Boko Haram. Best friends Tisana, Haleema, and Ruha must rely on each other to survive, while fear and religious differences strain their friendship and hope for escape. Based on horrifying true events, it is a powerful story of friendship, survival, and the impossible choices we're faced with.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/girls-63385/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/be696a14d6f1fbd31e42caf227f4129951e8f69029932842e4429828ebe32211-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Pelicot Trial", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "London County Hall", "address": "Belvedere Road, SE1 7PB London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/documentary-theatre", "society/feminism"], "description": "The Pelicot Trial is a one-off piece of documentary theatre staged at London County Hall. Created by Milo Rau and Servane Dècle, it explores the true events of Gisele Pelicot's rape trial, drawing on trial testimonies, police files, social commentary and psychiatric reports of the 51 men prosecuted. A company of 30 actors and public figures performs it, including Alfred Enoch, Juliet Stevenson, Adjoa Andoh and Rosie O'Donnell. The play is a tribute to a woman whose bravery sparked a global reckoning with sexual violence.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-pelicot-trial-63518/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6a320a53b26af2ddd0e475f7e7df1e5b6b0833e138ea0c6ed76911a8b61f4bc2-600.webp"}, {"title": "THE DIONYSIA", "start": "2026-11-08T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Union Theatre", "address": "Old Union Arches, 229 Union Street, SE1 0LR London", "price": "£13.50", "price_from": "13.50", "price_to": "13.50", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "THE DIONYSIA is a theatre show at the Union Theatre, running about two hours with an interval and containing violence. It is presented by Metalore and consists of four new plays inspired by the ancient Greek classics, written by Anna Ebert, Carly Whittaker, Lucien von Schomberg and Max Quiney.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-dionysia-39968/", "official_url": "https://uniontheatre.biz/show/the-dionysia/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/50c89c3532cedfa62fb27bf64bb60f1b3adc45ce8a76c834b9d86ade7724bc42-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Legend of Kaliakra", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£16.45 (Incl booking fees)", "price_from": "16.45", "price_to": "16.45", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Legend of Kaliakra is a theatre piece blending poetic text and music, performed in Bulgarian with English subtitles. It is produced and presented by the Legend of Kaliakra Collective and directed by Elitsaa Yovcheva, who has directed at the National Theatre and the Youth Theatre in Bulgaria. Inspired by the legend of forty maidens who chose death over slavery, it explores the hidden emotional lives of the women behind one of Bulgaria's most enduring stories. Through four interconnected female perspectives, it reimagines a historical narrative as a story of choice, dignity, and freedom, and premiered in Sofia in 2023 before touring cities along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/legend-of-kaliakra-39101/", "official_url": "https://theatre-play.com/kaliakra-2", "image": "https://noky.io/images/550d216a98f950adb077672d65f9c328c824a89b0a31d2a66ed4505cdd1b562a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Autumn Season: The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe", "start": "2026-11-19T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Rose Bruford College", "address": "Burnt Oak Lane, DA15 9DF Sidcup", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "\"The Wolves\" by Sarah DeLappe is a play performed by BA Acting students at Rose Bruford College in collaboration with design and technical students, directed by Aaliyah McKay. It follows an American girls' soccer team on the training ground as they chat, debate, fight and bond, their talk ranging from teenage obsessions to global politics. As the weeks pass and they move from training sessions to crunch matches, they live through events of tragedy and overcoming. The production runs as part of the college's Autumn Season and lasts approximately 90 minutes without an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/autumn-season-the-wolves-by-sarah-delappe-83198/", "official_url": "https://www.bruford.ac.uk/event/the-wolves/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/42252f22e3849c125f2c900a116d3f5c52d12c4906fc1109cd755bb8605480f6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Some Woman", "start": "2026-11-07T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Dorfman Theatre", "address": "", "price": "GBP 60", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "99.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Some Woman is a new play about Julie Robson, a woman used to being overlooked, whose life changes when an encounter on a station platform goes wrong and she feels compelled to make a stand. It asks what happens when an ordinary woman refuses to be quiet and pits herself against the forces that shape the world. The play is by Helen Edmundson and directed by Blanche McIntyre, with Anne-Marie Duff playing Julie. It runs 1hr 50min with no interval and contains strong and misogynistic language.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/some-woman-46134/", "official_url": "https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/some-woman/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fe52fabfefdc48316071b91c3fbca2c8347164dedae539a015a1bc216d63ff42-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mother Tongue", "start": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Space", "address": "Westferry Road 269, E14 3RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/horror"], "description": "Mother Tongue is a theatre show about women whose identities have been altered or taken by violence, whose sisterhood emerges from the earth each full moon desperate to have their stories heard. It mixes live music, spoken word, scenes and movement, drawing on ritualistic theatre and the horror genre, with an original score played and sung live and text in English and the performers' native languages. It is written and directed by Gabrielle Hofmann, composed and musically directed by Ciara Cogley, with assistant producers Arne van der Esch and Karol Stanisz, and is an Out of Place Theatre production.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mother-tongue-65912/", "official_url": "https://space.org.uk/event/mother-tongue/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/72b0ea1ec39b5a4a41f52dde188db2434406315dddddbdacc0ee07b2bcd3ae92-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Plenty", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-05-31T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Lyttelton - National Theatre", "address": "South Bank, SE1 9PX London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Plenty is a new production of David Hare's award-winning play about post-war disillusionment, staging the story of Susan Traherne, a former secret agent who struggles to adjust to a mundane life after the Second World War. Emilia Clarke, known for Game of Thrones, makes her National Theatre debut in the leading role, while former National Theatre Director Richard Eyre directs, marking a celebrated reunion between Eyre and Hare. The play is staged ahead of its 50th anniversary and Hare's 80th birthday, in a powerful revival that feels deeply resonant with modern Britain.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/plenty-63406/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6391a4a30b3c05ec4193a6eac74a7a5db2b42a1cbaec59ba9da575e67df432de-600.webp"}, {"title": "Bones in the Desert", "start": "2026-11-12T16:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Half Moon Theatre", "address": "White Horse Road 43, E1 0ND London", "price": "£9", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "12.50", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Bones in the Desert is a 60-minute immersive play for ages 13+ and young adults, with no seating as audiences stand and move among the actors. Written by British-Armenian playwright Joe Nerssessian and staged by Half Moon, the UK's leading small-scale young people's venue and touring company, it is supported by The Benlian Trust. It tells of Artur, a 19-year-old refugee in Berlin in 2022 haunted by memories of fleeing the Syrian civil war, whose reunion with someone from that journey unravels into a reckoning with identity, belonging and the cost of silence. Spanning the deserts of 1915 to today, it confronts war's long shadows, mental well-being and racism in contemporary Europe, followed by an onstage Q&A with the company.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bones-in-the-desert-60684/", "official_url": "https://www.halfmoon.org.uk/events/bones-in-the-desert/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/872473832ae5f12a8b56fe5565ebc4e83f172f851d163c075363bb7d4af71f25-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Iphigénie en Tauride", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Coliseum", "address": "St Martin's Lane 32-35, WC2N 4ES London", "price": "Tickets from £15 (Ticket price includes all fees. All tickets subject to availability)", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Iphigénie en Tauride is Gluck's rarely performed opera about Iphigénie and her brother Oreste, children of a blood-soaked Greek dynasty, who are stranded apart and each fear the other is dead. Stranded on a remote island, forced to serve a terrifying ruler, Iphigénie dreams of home and of reuniting with her brother, until a mysterious stranger washes ashore with news of her family's collapse. English National Opera presents the work in a new staging by Olivier award-winning director Lyndsey Turner, with baroque specialist David Bates conducting and Christine Rice leading the cast as Iphigénie. The opera is sung in its original French libretto by Nicolas-François Guillard with English surtitles projected above the stage.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/iphigenie-en-tauride-60507/", "official_url": "https://www.eno.org/events/iphigenie-en-tauride/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7dd1a66cc123feb2f784ec9eb43691fa34487cdb080bfe64e50376724043e149-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Voice of Butterflies", "start": "2026-11-11T15:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T16:00:00Z", "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", "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"}]}