{"title": "To Be Frank", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "King's Head Theatre", "address": "Upper Street 116P, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/spektrix/ChooseSeats?EventInstanceId=502602ALSNPTRRKCKRCBLRKLBRPSCCNNG", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "TO BE FRANK is a non-verbal physical comedy inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, telling the story of 'Frank', a monster newly thrust into existence who tries to discover why. It blends high-energy physical theatre, slapstick and clowning with an original punk-inspired live electric guitar score. The show was created in New Zealand in 2022 by actor Michael Hockey, who performs it with musician Alanna Hall, and comes to London for one night after a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run. The 60-minute solo show explores loneliness, love and coping with the emotional intensity of life, and Halloween costumes are encouraged.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/to-be-frank-60842/", "official_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/to-be-frank-x5l6", "image": "https://noky.io/images/379191b0f0692780e13ec7ea806d3c0350b01d30d58e5e54d4ac5db94de944c2-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "King's Head Theatre", "address": "Upper Street 116P, London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "TO BE FRANK", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00Z", "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=502602ALSNPTRRKCKRCBLRKLBRPSCCNNG", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "TO BE FRANK is a non-verbal physical comedy show loosely inspired by Mary Shelley's classic gothic novel, blending high-energy physical theatre, slapstick and clowning with an original punk-inspired live score performed on electric guitar. 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It is written by Marcelo Dos Santos, a Fringe First Award-winning hit returning to London for the first time in three years, and stars West End favourite Steven Webb as the hapless, unhinged comedian. From the Olivier Award-winning producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, it explores vulnerability, intimacy, ego and truth with razor-sharp, fast-paced and filthy humour. 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It is made by Migraine Theatre Company and confronts the stigma of male fragility, exploring anxiety, societal expectations, depression and panic attacks through a comedic lens. The show contains loud music, live drums and strobe lights, and discusses sensitive topics including depictions of panic attacks. 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Its creator, Darryl J Carrington, draws on over 20 years of circus and clowning experience to transform everyday objects into extraordinary adventures, with a toothbrush starring in a balancing act, a string sparking a heist and a tea party landing on someone's head. His silent comedy blends world-class juggling, inventive physical theatre and heartwarming audience interaction, with humour that transcends age and language, captivating children, parents and grandparents alike. Critics have praised it as 'chaotic and hugely enjoyable' (London Theatre1, five stars) and 'utterly absorbing, charming and great fun' with 'sublime' crowd control (The Scotsman, four stars).", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/out-of-the-box-64302/", "official_url": "https://queens-theatre.co.uk/shows-items/out-of-the-box/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7c270d39288e2e1a950f2005a3f91a6df8141b0d7069ad538dd596c81ed2aae3-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Binary lives - Where fate takes us", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T20:00:00Z", "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "Full price: £16.45 (Incl. booking fees)", "price_from": "16.45", "price_to": "16.45", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/voila-festival-2026/binary-lives---where-fate-take", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "A wordless duet in which two strangers, stuck waiting on a station bench for a train that never arrives, fill the empty hours with increasingly absurd games. It is produced and presented by Dis Equilibre and blends visual, poetic performance with physical theatre and contemporary circus, turning boredom into play and shared silence into an unexpected encounter. The show won the 'Best Direction' award at the Rome Fringe Festival, was selected for the Thessaloniki Fringe, and has been touring Italy for two years.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/binary-lives-where-fate-takes-us-39098/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/binary_lives_-_where_fate_takes_us", "image": "https://noky.io/images/91cc466c7e1d64deacbde3d4b07158d717e837640e5824c0c8df6c7d2164eafa-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Derren Brown: Only Human", "start": "2026-10-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-30T19:30:00Z", "place": "Apollo Theatre", "address": "Shaftesbury Avenue 31, W1D 7EZ London", "price": "GBP 25–60", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketing.nimaxtheatres.com/shop/tickets/series/APDER02M", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/magic"], "description": "Derren Brown: Only Human is a live stage show by Derren Brown at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End, following a sold-out UK and Ireland tour. The multi-award-winning showman, who wrote the show with Stephen Long and Andrew O'Connor, combines mind-reading, psychological illusion and storytelling. Only Human explores what it means to be human, looking at our perceptions, beliefs and the fragile line between reality and illusion. Directed by Andrew O'Connor, the production runs for about 2 hours 25 minutes including one interval and is recommended for ages 12 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/derren-brown-only-human-37385/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/32d99f6bf46105e9df7f52d17288566340709b5f9c703f40c683201c771eace3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Terror At The Haunted Starbucks: a Weirdos Comedy Halloween Special", "start": "2026-10-29T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Museum of Comedy", "address": "The Undercroft, St Georges Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.museumofcomedy.com/visit-us/booking-information/", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/sketch", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Terror At The Haunted Starbucks: a Weirdos Comedy Halloween Special is the annual Hallowe'en show from Weirdos Comedy, part arthouse comedy farce and part terrifying horror pantomime. It is written and directed by Adam Larter and stars him alongside Beth Story, Cerys Bradley, Charlie Miller, Charlie Vero-Martin, Ellen Turnill Montoya, Jen Zheng, Kat Cade, Michael Brunström, Mikey Bligh-Smith and Yogie Belle. The show features the best character comedy, sketch and stand-up oddballs of the London comedy scene and is highly interactive, highly daft and very almost rehearsed, welcoming newcomers and fancy dress. It runs 110 minutes including interval, is for ages 18 and over, and carries warnings for horror themes, flashing lights and mild scares with optional interaction.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/terror-at-the-haunted-starbucks-a-weirdos-comedy-halloween-s-37195/", "official_url": "https://www.museumofcomedy.com/terror-at-the-haunted-starbucks-a-weirdos-comedy-halloween-special/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Grow: Highly Sprung", "start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T11:00:00Z", "place": "Jacksons Lane", "address": "Archway Road 269a, N6 5AA London", "price": "£12.50", "price_from": "12.50", "price_to": "12.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.offwestend.com/tag/tickets-under-15/", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "Grow by Highly Sprung is an immersive dance and physical theatre adventure for young children aged 3 to 7. It is created by the company Highly Sprung and directed by Emily-May Hyde. The show travels to the skies, dives beneath the oceans and journeys through lush jungles, using dance, physical theatre, intriguing soundscapes and tactile props to bring the natural world to life. It is suitable for children under 12.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/grow-highly-sprung-46240/", "official_url": "https://www.jacksonslane.org.uk/events/grow-highly-sprung/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/67ada2a015e75ec7fe777a18e36421099abc7ca5de47df11e9ad37ff70da74c2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Odd Frames Improv Presents: Horror Night", "start": "2026-11-11T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Aces and Eights Saloon Bar", "address": "Fortess Road 156-158, NW5 2HP London", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.com/the-odd-frames-improv/the-odd-frames-presents-horror-night/e-evmzbd", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/improv"], "description": "The Odd Frames Improv Presents: Horror Night is a comedy show mixing improvisation with horror, promising laughter and fear in equal measure. It is staged by the Odd Frames with improv acts from around the UK, featuring Liam Brennan-Brown's Scaredy Cat, set in a haunted manor with a dark secret, and Katy Schutte and Liam Webber's Nos, a folk and cosmic horror piece. The show has drawn praise from reviewers for its absurdity and inventiveness.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-odd-frames-improv-presents-horror-night-34633/", "official_url": "https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/the-odd-frames-improv-presents-horror-night/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/97185c20941618de29a8828174f4b37b4619e2901cfadea7b50d9ef6b2f74e6e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "MakeBeth", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "Adult £19, Child £14 (includes a £3 per order transaction fee and a £1 per ticket restoration levy)", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "89.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/pinocchio/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/family-show"], "description": "MakeBeth is an interactive, make-along retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth for families and young audiences aged 7+, brought to life with recycled cardboard, live music and puppetry. It was created by award-winning playwright Hannah Khalil with designer Sam Wilde, and directed by Ian Nicholson. The production comes from Cardboard Adventures and Shakespeare's Globe, in partnership with Chichester Festival Theatre and Leeds Playhouse, and runs for 1 hour 10 minutes in the Wolfson Lecture Theatre.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/makebeth-38525/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/makebeth/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b4a2cf3c6b2af380e27f9cb9b1e40fcdbd9046b96e22d49a5f160a693057bbc7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lachlan Werner: Sleeper Hit (WIP)", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Bill Murray", "address": "Queen's Head Street 39, N1 8NQ London", "price": "£8.54 + 96p booking fee", "price_from": "8.54", "price_to": "8.54", "tickets_url": "https://link.dice.fm/c2fac2bac16e", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy"], "description": "A work-in-progress comedy show billed as the world's first ventriloquial hypnotherapy session. It is performed by Lachlan Werner with Brew the Witch, a character who has lived inside his mind for 27 years. The hour features secrets, Punch and Judy love songs, magpies, clinically depressed frat bros, and a man called Ray. It is an 18+ event presented by Angel Comedy with unreserved seating.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lachlan-werner-sleeper-hit-wip-40894/", "official_url": "https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/lachlan-werner-sleeper-hit-wip-sun-1st-nov-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202611011900", "image": "https://noky.io/images/05778b13cc512b03bc70327aa83d5d531ec5b0921a895048e9cd4262ed97c1c1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Dark", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Battersea Arts Centre", "address": "SW11 5TN London", "price": "Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £15)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/the-dark/#book", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/childrens-theatre"], "description": "The Dark is a family theatre show for children aged 4 and over, adapted from Lemony Snicket's picture book, about a boy called Laszlo who is afraid of the dark until the night it visits his room and he journeys to meet it. It is made and performed by Peut-Être Theatre, whose shows merge vibrant physicality with live music, and it runs about 50 minutes. Every show includes creatively integrated audio description and touch tours, making it accessible for blind and visually impaired children. It is an empowering adventure about facing one's fears.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-dark-60013/", "official_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/the-dark/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7cb2ea06a1835ddf43b30c66b272f0dd6614e53991eb2e18a138271a29cfe61-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Spooky Boo and the Moonlight Friends Sensory Theatre 0-3years", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pickled Pepper Books", "address": "Middle Lane 10, London", "price": "from €11,56", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/collections/vendors?q=Pickled%20Pepper%20Books", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "stage/theatre"], "description": "A gentle Halloween sensory theatre adventure for babies and toddlers aged 6 months to 3 years. Pickled Pepper Books presents the story of Boo, a little ghost afraid of the dark who hides away when the moon comes out, while her friend the friendly witch throws a party for all her magical friends. The 30–40 minute show is softly spooky and full of light, packed with puppets, bubbles, songs, scarves and sensory play, never too scary for little ones.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spooky-boo-and-the-moonlight-friends-sensory-theatre-0-3year-41823/", "official_url": "https://www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/collections/events/products/spooky-boo-sensory-theatre-saturday-31st-october", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5df2556916c734872428ee266ee8684b01e619e52c4e863ec198db027cd1ae9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Garth Marenghi – This Bursted Earth", "start": "2026-10-31T21:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £32 (including a £2 venue restoration levy)", "price_from": "32.00", "price_to": "32.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/visit-us/ticketsolve-protect/", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["literature/horror", "comedy"], "description": "This is a live stage show in which horror author Nick Steen's imagination bursts out of his brain and threatens to destroy the entirety of Stalkford. It features a sinister Black Steeple, eerie lights in the sky that are not a Catherine wheel, and a giant skeleton with a moustache. The show is the work of Garth Marenghi, self-described Horror Fiction's Grand Frightener and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome and Garth Marenghi's Incarcerat. It offers three freshly rancid tales from This Bursted Earth, possibly the grand finale of a three-book trilogy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/garth-marenghi-this-bursted-earth-49184/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/garth-marenghi-this-bursted-earth/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/95fb2ef17fbaa8d479f49fe88399b5d455a581cc6c7c59f5b956007bb802bd2b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Spooky Storytelling", "start": "2026-10-29T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Benjamin Franklin House", "address": "Craven Street 36, WC2N 5NF London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spooky-storytelling-tickets-1998899066918?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "An evening of eerie storytelling held in the historic Benjamin Franklin House, featuring ghostly tales and chilling poems performed under candlelight. The night includes a special demonstration of Franklin's Glass Armonica. It takes place at the world's only remaining home of Benjamin Franklin, and dressing up in Georgian-inspired attire is encouraged but not required. Performers for the night include Alexandra Beaumont, Bessie Fallon, Catrin Lawrence, Cyn Grace Sylvie, Georgia Nicholson, Grace-Marie, Jay Rose Ana and Lara McClure.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spooky-storytelling-34934/", "official_url": "https://benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spooky-storytelling/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4b9b87247fe15222b8a09f29116f7607517df05fcff4b9fa241437356973154f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Scary Movies: Gigi and Crusty Play Literally Everybody", "start": "2026-10-30T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £15.00", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/via/tickets/33%3A315277", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/kabarett", "film/horror"], "description": "A cabaret show created by drag performers Gigi Zahir and Crusty. After four years of their sold-out Buffy the Vampire Slayer sing-along, they bring musical clown chaos featuring horror characters from Ghostface to Chucky. Expect parody songs, audience participation and sinister singalongs with strong language and strobe lighting.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/scary-movies-gigi-and-crusty-play-literally-everybody-63901/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/scary-movies-gigi-and-crusty-play-literally-everybody", "image": "https://noky.io/images/98841fea504888d71698f52b85d618d66c052fea0a04aa8eee6519980d0be28c-1200.webp"}]}