{"title": "(Un)Shakespearean Nightmares", "start": "2026-11-07T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Playground Theatre, Cafe and Bar", "address": "Latimer Industrial Estate 8, W10 6RQ London", "price": "£16, concessions £14", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/theplaygroundtheatre/2274667", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "(Un)Shakespearean Nightmares is a fast-paced comedy in which Shakespeare's forgotten and iconic characters rebel against the Bard himself. Voila! Theatre Festival and The Playground Theatre present the show, whose cast plays multiple roles in a surreal battle to rewrite destiny and reclaim their stories from their tyrannical creator. 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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. 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Voila! Theatre Festival and The Playground Theatre present the piece by Shhh Theatre, an emerging company making contemporary theatre around intimacy and modern relationships. As one employee begins to question the system they help sustain, the boundary between performance and genuine emotion starts to dissolve. Blending absurdity with wit, the play explores emotional labour, race, identity and modern intimacy, asking what remains of human connection when our most intimate relationships become transactional.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/much-crazy-about-nothing-65856/", "official_url": "https://www.theplaygroundtheatre.org.uk/projects/much-crazy-about-nothing", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a68e758dcd484026d5167c2aced76a39390b2b5a09d50cf68fd3c9de2b683f99-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Gall Of The House Of Sud: The Perils of Youth Play", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T00:00:00Z", "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", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/theplaygroundtheatre/2278748", "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": "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": "Twelfth Night: Family Workshop (5-8 years)", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£13.00", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "13.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/twelfth-night-family-workshop-9-11-years/", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "Twelfth Night: Family Workshop (5-8 years) is a fun and practical workshop bringing Shakespeare's whirlwind comedy of love and confusion Twelfth Night to life. It is run by Shakespeare's Globe and led by one of the Globe's highly experienced practitioners, who include actors, teachers and directors. Games and activities draw out elements of the play's language, characters and themes, bringing families together to discover this enchanting and chaotic tale in a rehearsal room. It is aimed at children aged 5-8 and their grown-ups, and 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-5-8-years-38512/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/twelfth-night-family-workshop-5-8-years/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2384bd898d4bdc0ff6d816197987a80aeb1956c19678a34ff2ea661fe5d9ce2b-2000.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": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/twelfth-night-family-workshop-5-8-years/", "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": "Keep Calm and Bring Back the Cricket! (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-03T15:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T16:00:00Z", "place": "Etcetera Theatre", "address": "265 Camden High Street, London, England, NW1 7BU, United Kingdom", "price": "£12.50", "price_from": "12.50", "price_to": "12.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/keep-calm-and-bring-back-the-cricket/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy/absurd-comedy", "sport/cricket"], "description": "A 45-minute absurd solo comedy playing as part of the VOILA! Festival. When World War III erupts under bizarre circumstances and the Cricket World Cup is cancelled, British couch potato Woodrow MacGuffin sets out to bring the cricket back. Propelled out of his Anglophone comfort zone, he navigates a world of languages and cultures he doesn't understand, racing against the clock across the globe as the war rages on. Recommended for ages 12 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/keep-calm-and-bring-back-the-cricket-voila-festival-60517/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/keep-calm-and-bring-back-the-cricket/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3cbbc45b0d8de5674439a9321652faf297f68682ec944dacc16acd2e9ea30d06-1200.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": "The Sleep Show", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Polka Theatre", "address": "The Broadway 238-244, SW19 1SB London", "price": "£14.00 +£2.50 booking fee per order", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://polkatheatre.com/book/?show=572147AMHPCDPJMVBBSJLNDSPRTMKQSRD", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/childrens-theatre", "dance"], "description": "The Sleep Show is a dreamy performance for children aged 3 to 6 that turns the mysteries of sleep into a playful adventure of dance and storytelling. 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": "Macbeth: On Stage Family Workshop (9-11 years)", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£15 (includes a £3 per order transaction fee)", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/twelfth-night-family-workshop-9-11-years/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare", "art/crafts"], "description": "A fun and practical family workshop where children aged 9-11 and their grown-ups bring Macbeth to life on the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse stage through activities and games exploring the play's language, characters and themes. The session is led by one of Shakespeare's Globe's highly experienced practitioners, who include actors, teachers and directors. Tickets include entry to the exhibition about the history and magic behind Shakespeare's Globe, and the workshop runs for one hour. All under 18s must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/macbeth-on-stage-family-workshop-9-11-years-38526/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/macbeth-on-stage-family-workshop-9-11-years/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2a4cfa7495ffd6f28d1b429285a36d5181f8eca42f6e75024910197282d67cdf-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Christmas Carol Goes Wrong", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-23T00:00:00Z", "place": "Wyndham's Theatre", "address": "32-36 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA London", "price": "GBP 30", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": "198.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/christmas-carol-goes-wrong-tickets/2026/12/18/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy/farce", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is a laugh-out-loud comedy that turns the beloved holiday classic into a chaotic disaster full of mishaps and mayhem. It was written by original Mischief team members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the Olivier Award-winners behind The Play That Goes Wrong. The ill-fated Cornley Amateur Drama Society stages Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but hilarious problems with miscommunications, delays, missing actors and a fight over the lead role destroy the much-loved story of Ebeneezer Scrooge. With brilliant physical comedy and unexpected twists, it is recommended for ages 8 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/christmas-carol-goes-wrong-46101/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/600e26132d720b5b231da294aaf9854ea26e0b0d33ac44ce9f9fb798941cbb64-600.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"}, {"title": "SPECTACLE (VOILA! Festival)", "start": "2026-11-06T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T22:00:00Z", "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/spectacle/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["comedy/character-comedy"], "description": "SPECTACLE (VOILA! Festival) is a solo show in which a world-famous rock superstar arrives before their fans to perform the greatest gig of all time. It is a piece by Finnish comedian Minttu-Maaria Makkonen, produced by HIT Helsinki, combining contemporary clowning, drag and character comedy. The show explores the imagery of stardom and fandom, and masculine charisma in a feminine body. It runs 55 minutes, is recommended for ages 16 and over, and carries warnings for nudity, swearing and flashing lights.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spectacle-voila-festival-60523/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/spectacle/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f3014ff354e1d9801e80f8efe803069111c6ff93ac21e54c8ec12f07dbfd2da7-1200.webp"}, {"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. It stars Hannah Reilly. The performance lasts 1 hour and 10 minutes and is restricted to ages 18 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/roleplay-63522/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7a59c6eef533f539ea84b8eec21204c42059807b2b6b281a167672fbb68a6677-600.webp"}, {"title": "Remember, Remember!", "start": "2026-11-04T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £14.00", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "19.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/via/tickets/33%3A315289", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical/comedy-musical", "history/early-modern"], "description": "A comedy musical that gives a deliberately misinformed and inaccurate retelling of the Gunpowder Plot, Britain's infamous tale of treason. It is by WIT? Theatre Company, four actor-writers from the comedy show NewsRevue, with Pleasance, and features the voice of Stephen Fry as narrator. Expect hilarious songs, forbidden love and explosive action in this ridiculously camp show, which follows a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and is described as having the feel of Operation Mincemeat and SIX combined.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/remember-remember-63898/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/remember-remember", "image": "https://noky.io/images/17bb07deb8050f263737fcef624f41b80f847c795377df5bf7613a114c74ede9-1200.webp"}]}