{"title": "Show Trial", "start": "2026-10-15T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "The Tank", "address": "West 36th Street 312", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thetanknyc.org/EventAvailability?EventId=148401", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/historical-drama", "society/politics"], "description": "Show Trial is a political satire staged as a piece of theater, part of a run that begins on October 15th. It was written by Laura Zlatos and directed by Tom Costello, presented by Breakneck Productions with a cast of nine performers. The story follows one woman standing alone against an oppressive regime, turning state propaganda into farce with choreographed confessions and scripted testimony. It draws on the real transcripts of the 1950 trial of Milada Horáková, a Czechoslovak dissident accused of treason by a regime that had already written the verdict, and asks about the choices we make when history belongs to the victors.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/show-trial-56931/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fcf3ba204fea6e3d69b259902e92cd3ba27d759bfb95ce28612fdec6cd076f8b-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-15T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "The Tank", "address": "West 36th Street 312", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-10-16T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-09T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "The Tank", "address": "West 36th Street 312", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Cause Celebre Productions Presents: The People Versus Lenny Bruce", "start": "2026-10-30T14:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T16:00:00-04:00", "place": "New York Society for Ethical Culture Hall", "address": "West 64th Street 2, New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cause-celebre-productions-presents-the-people-versus-lenny-bruce-tickets-2003004125258?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/biographical", "society/law"], "description": "A thought-provoking stage play, The People Versus Lenny Bruce, followed by a Q&A discussion. It is presented by Cause Celebre Productions and the New York Society for Ethical Culture, written by Susan Charlotte and directed by Antony Marsellis, based on the case of lawyer Marty Garbus. The play tells the heart-breaking but humorous story of Lenny Bruce and his New York trial, and of his lawyer Marty Garbus, who tried to save Bruce from the system and from himself. The cast includes Johnny Anthony, Timothy Doyle, Dan Grimaldi, Ian Lithgow, Roberta Wallach and Jack Wetheral.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/cause-celebre-productions-presents-the-people-versus-lenny-b-54348/", "official_url": "https://ethical.nyc/events/cause-celebre-lenny-bruce/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ee5cdac7736c10dd8a98c5ade6746b03dcbee0f26c7ea7bd8fe0f002229fbc28-2000.webp"}, {"title": "12 ANGRY ELECTRICS", "start": "2026-11-09T00:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "La MaMa", "address": "East 4th Street 66, 10003 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ci.ovationtix.com/42/production/1294153", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/law", "stage"], "description": "\"12 ANGRY ELECTRICS\" is a solo theatre show, part of the Poetry Electric series, running about 70 minutes. Written and performed by Emmy Award winning William Electric Black (aka Ian Ellis James), it takes on Sidney Lumet's film \"12 Angry Men\" with one performer playing all 12 jurors. The show weaves in other real jury trials — Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Rittenhouse and more — to ask what justice in America means, with guest speakers leading a pre-show talk and a talkback after.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/12-angry-electrics-66704/", "official_url": "https://lamama.org/poetryelectric-12angryelectrics/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3ab6f299d8b600ec7dccd656323886e18cebfdfd217676d05a522e8419652a25-2000.webp"}, {"title": "i’m not even half", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T00:00:00-04:00", "place": "The Bushwick Starr", "address": "Eldert Street 419, 11237 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/monodrama", "society"], "description": "A darkly funny solo theater show about a woman glued to her phone watching an uprising in Iran, who gets hit by a car while crossing a Brooklyn street. Created and performed by Layla Khoshnoudi and directed by Machel Ross, it follows her character S on an odyssey of antics and self-discovery, as a physical impact forces her to confront what is worthy of faith. Produced in association with ¡OYE! 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The show is described as part satire, part reckoning, a comedy inspired by a viral tweet about Anne Frank and white privilege. Ben Brantley called it 'the most important new show around.'", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/slam-frank-71920/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/25cc973a18a3b9e7c06bedd3ca6f8aafb788ebacdaa19d1aac462b7282f8c01f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Inter Alia", "start": "2026-11-10T19:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Music Box Theatre", "address": "West 45th Street 239, 10036 New York", "price": "USD 67", "price_from": "67.00", "price_to": "67.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.todaytix.com/nyc/collections/fall-preview-2026", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Inter Alia is a courtroom drama play in which a celebrated Crown Court judge keeps her work and domestic life separate until her personal life collides with her professional principles. It was written by Olivier Award winner Suzie Miller, who previously wrote Prima Facie, and is directed by Justin Martin. The production stars Rosamund Pike, who won an Olivier Award for the role in London, as Judge Jessica Parks, whose teenage son is accused of rape. The play examines consent, young relationships, and the impact of a hyper-digital culture on today's teenage boys, relying on flashbacks, shifting sets, and Pike's performance to show a woman both unravelling and stitching together the truth of the unthinkable.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/inter-alia-71911/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b563ab4a9946b2f52217f3b27287258dbb90e38e1d994f4915ac64247a680408-1200.webp"}]}