{"title": "Things can only get better! – Readings", "start": "2026-11-17T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Network Theatre", "address": "Lower Road 246a, SE1 8SJ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "An informal group reading of the script of the play 'Education, Education, Education', a comedy about a British secondary school in May 1997. The play is by The Wardrobe Ensemble and the reading is directed by Esme Sharpington, presented by the Network Theatre Company. 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Nadica is a driven young Macedon/Brit who stops at nothing to build an empire of lies, defying tech giants, Covid lockdowns and a crumbling economy. DBN Productions is a new writing company staging cutting contemporary theatre that has toured Britain and Ireland and appears often at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/racists-recessions-and-revolutions-65430/", "official_url": "https://theatre503.com/whats-on/racists-recessions-and-revolutions/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c05d00dd2b9ac75502a93607f8843495de4d6cae6decf3499e3e3f32ab5969b1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Hamish Lloyd Barnes: Stage Presence (WIP)", "start": "2026-11-19T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "from £10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/character-comedy"], "description": "A work-in-progress character comedy show at the Pleasance London Studio. It is by Hamish Lloyd Barnes, co-artistic director of the award-winning theatre company Spies Like Us and a Leicester Square Sketch Off finalist, directed by Ollie Norton-Smith. The show is a ghost story told by ghosts: the haunted Ableforth Theatre will be demolished tonight, but first it stages one hell of a show, featuring whispering curtains, pouting ghosts of leading men and musical theatre kids. 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It begins with a look inside the Globe Theatre and the history of Shakespeare's London, then moves to a rehearsal studio for an interactive workshop led by an experienced education practitioner, exploring the play's language, characters and themes through acting techniques and drama activities. The session lasts two hours, participants attend independently, and bursaries are available for those facing financial difficulties.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/romeo-and-juliet-gcse-revision-boost-38532/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/romeo-and-juliet-gcse-boost/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/50366ccd744387bd15769e691906becbe40d3ba639d8b5459eb89a1baad5eeca-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Theatre in The Pound: November", "start": "2026-11-16T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£1", "price_from": "1.00", "price_to": "1.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/new-writing"], "description": "Theatre in The Pound: November is a not-for-profit scratch night at which performers or groups try out 10-15 minutes of new work on stage. It is produced and presented by The Cockpit as part of Theatre Maker, with support from their backstage and tech crew. The November line-up includes I'M DAFT by Nikki Simon, War Crimes, Saladin's Saga by David AL-Fahmi, Defective Altruism by Alex Rowntree and Stark Raving by Beth Noonan-Roberts. For audiences it offers a cheap, fun night out with the chance to see new work and share thoughts directly with the performers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/theatre-in-the-pound-november-39128/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/theatre_in_the_pound_november_0", "image": "https://noky.io/images/838301e155dda2ab7e15eaf19524a1622a6a237f31376c4d238df2aaa34c21f1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Read, Write, Share at St. John's Wood Library", "start": "2026-11-13T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Church Street Library", "address": "Church Street 67, NW8 8EU London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/literacy"], "description": "Read, Write, Share at St. John's Wood Library is a relaxed, fun weekly session for children who want to practise their reading and handwriting skills. It is run by Westminster City Council's libraries, with children reading to volunteers and improving their penmanship through games and written exercises. Children of all ages are welcome, though it is best suited to 5 to 12 year olds. There is no need to book, just turn up, and it runs during term time only.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/read-write-share-at-st-johns-wood-library-73880/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster.gov.uk/event/read-write-share-st-johns-wood-library", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Gall Of The House Of Sud: The Perils of Youth Play", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "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/dark-comedy"], "description": "A play in which, in an ancient rotting house, an unseen visitor knocks and a poisonous crone and her pompous, disgraced son argue over who should answer the door. 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": "Twelfth Night: Family Workshop (9-11 Years)", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-03T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£13.00", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "13.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "A fun and practical family workshop exploring disguise, mischief and love in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, designed for children aged 9–11 and their grown-ups. Held in a rehearsal room, it uses activities and games to draw out the play's language, characters and themes. It is led by one of the Globe's highly experienced practitioners, including actors, teachers and directors. Tickets include entry to the exhibition about the history and magic behind Shakespeare's Globe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/twelfth-night-family-workshop-9-11-years-38527/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/twelfth-night-family-workshop-9-11-years/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6ca1db9d238291692b888504a56a945034af03e1ccefe62801e002521b978cfc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Shakespeare Schools Festival Nov 2026", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Questors Theatre", "address": "Mattock Lane 12, W5 5BQ London", "price": "£11.50 – £13.50", "price_from": "11.50", "price_to": "13.50", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "An evening of Shakespeare performed by local school students as part of the world's largest youth drama festival. It is presented by Coram Shakespeare Schools, a national cultural education charity, whose festival gives students from more than 350 schools a platform to develop oracy and teamworking skills, grow in confidence and perform abridged plays on a professional theatre stage for their community.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/shakespeare-schools-festival-nov-2026-70226/", "official_url": "https://questors.org.uk/event/shakespeare-schools-festival-nov-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/50ee5defd2e52ef00d19e65ab7407391351b316661d681d485676bfc109033f8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Off-Key", "start": "2026-11-12T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Theatre Peckham", "address": "Havil Street 221, SE5 7SB London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/coming-of-age"], "description": "Off-Key is a coming-of-age drama about Black girlhood, ambition and friendship, set at a Birmingham grammar school where best friends Sabrin and Ruqqiyah are free-falling to their futures. It is staged by Side eYe, the award-winning collective behind Dugsi Dayz (2022) and Desperate Times (2023), which stages stories by Black Muslim women and their allies. Written by Fatima Ali Omar and directed by Neetu Singh, it features Salma Muse as Ruqqaiyah and Mannan Guled as Sabrin. Note this performance takes place at Canada Water Theatre, not at Theatre Peckham.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/off-key-38973/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/169cc399dbe7ce11786387969d455b7568dec36601b320bcc7453a56c4b3debc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "What Are you Looking At?", "start": "2026-11-18T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T00:00:00Z", "place": "Alexandra Palace", "address": "Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/media"], "description": "Two performances staged in the Creativity Pavilion by the Alexandra Palace Young Actors Company, aged 16 to 28, and the Ally Pally Ensemble, aged 50 and over. One piece, written and directed by Martin Murphy with the Young Actors Company, follows residents celebrating the 90th birthday of a community pub called The Auntie, exploring how different generations use media for entertainment. The other is directed by Suzy Catliff, and together the intergenerational pieces look at media, memory and how rapid technological change and quick takes reshape public debate. The evening promises fun, drama and lots of laughs, running from 19:30 to 21:30.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/what-are-you-looking-at-34670/", "official_url": "https://www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/what-are-you-looking-at/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b2a58f3d7e79eb3818401141cdd03333f63cd3eebdd4e0fb2369fe066fa9882e-2000.webp"}]}