{"title": "Youths That Thunder", "start": "2026-10-29T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sam Wanamaker Playhouse", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£5.00", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://basket.shakespearesglobe.com/57811/57830", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/classics", "society/racism"], "description": "An evening of new research talks on Shakespeare, race and performance, held at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Dr Eli Cumings of King's College London examines a 1961 production of Macbeth staged in colonial Zimbabwe, and Dr Lydia Valentine of Shakespeare's Globe explores the racial meaning of bastardy in The Winter's Tale. The two scholars present work shaping the next generation of early modern race studies, as part of the Shakespeare and Race Festival 2026. 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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": "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": "Online CPD: Teaching Macbeth at Key Stage 4", "start": "2026-11-07T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Shakespeare's Globe", "address": "New Globe Walk 21, SE1 9DT London", "price": "£43", "price_from": "43.00", "price_to": "43.00", "tickets_url": "https://basket.shakespearesglobe.com/54403/54406", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "An online Continuing Professional Development session for teachers, run by Shakespeare's Globe, focused on teaching the tragedy Macbeth at Key Stage 4. Led by an expert Globe Education Practitioner, the two-hour Zoom workshop offers active and creative classroom techniques to help students engage with the play's characters, context, themes, imagery and language. It is aimed at Secondary English and Drama teachers and supports assessment objectives AO1, AO2 and AO3, and includes a take-away session plan.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/online-cpd-teaching-macbeth-at-key-stage-4-38544/", "official_url": "https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/online-continuing-professional-development-teaching-macbeth-at-key-stage-4/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/766a8a5a866d75dc4c153b96ac6461b95a06b09db7f62508efbdb3be2142d84a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Monolithic Theatre FOUR Fathers", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sunbeam Theatre", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "26.00", "price_to": "26.00", "tickets_url": "https://patrons.ladbrokehall.com/event/106771/tickets", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["art/photography", "literature", "stage"], "description": "An evening of four intimate theatre performances exploring fatherhood, family, identity, memory and what we inherit, with a special bonus performance. It is curated and directed by Justin Marosa, produced by Erycka Morales and Xolani Annakie, and comes from Monolithic Theatre, an actor-centred performance platform. The evening presents four works by Olivia Bennett, Isaiah Weekes, Roger Robinson and Yomi Sode, performed by actors, plus an extract from James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time. A photographic collaboration with Eddie Otchere extends the themes with his series FATHER.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/monolithic-theatre-four-fathers-60848/", "official_url": "https://ladbrokehall.com/live-programme/theatre-dance/monolithic-theatre-four-fathers/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8a8b2884ed62032953024996220e8d88001cdae5c74a05199caee13b3214152b-2000.webp"}, {"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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