{"title": "Paranormal Activity", "start": "2026-08-08T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-27T00:00:00Z", "place": "Ambassadors", "address": "West Street, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/paranormal-activity/ambassadors-theatre/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/horror"], "description": "Paranormal Activity is a new story live on stage, inspired by the iconic, terrifying film series. Written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett, visionary Artistic Director of Punchdrunk and the international hit Sleep No More, it is based on the films first written and directed by Oren Peli and brought to screen by Blumhouse and Solana Films, and produced in association with Paramount Pictures. James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren't haunted, people are. It runs at the Ambassadors Theatre and contains moments of high tension and strong language, with caution advised for audiences under the age of 15.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/paranormal-activity-34719/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/6d2089116a92dc8de23c462b4b4ce3e3e1158514dab905ecf330df9a37aae428-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-08-08T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-27T00:00:00Z", "place": "Ambassadors", "address": "West Street, London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Half term theatre: The Canterville Ghost", "start": "2026-10-29T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Fulham Palace", "address": "London", "price": "£12.00 child, £12.00 adult, £45.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "45.00", "tickets_url": "https://fulhampalace.digitickets.co.uk/pages/terms", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books", "stage/theatre"], "description": "An interactive storytelling theatre show adapting Oscar Wilde's classic spooky tale, where the ghost haunting Canterville Chase tries in vain to scare the new Otis family. It features ghostly goings-on, audience participation and plenty of theatrical fun, and is suited to children aged 7 and over. The performance takes place in the chaplain's garden marquee at Fulham Palace and runs for about 50 minutes.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/half-term-theatre-the-canterville-ghost-36207/", "official_url": "https://www.fulhampalace.org/whats-on/events/half-term-theatre-the-canterville-ghost/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/b0d510dc27642de7f480a456e2ebbf4207d69a1d851b1cb054a94e96862fff72-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", "start": "2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-09-05T23:30:00+01:00", "place": "Palace Theatre", "address": "Cambridge Circus, W1D 5AY London", "price": "GBP 25–175", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "175.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketing.nimaxtheatres.com/shop/tickets/series/PAHAR02M", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a stage play performed at the historic Palace Theatre in London's West End, recommended for theatre lovers, families and visitors. It is based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, and is a new play by Jack Thorne, having received its world premiere at the Palace Theatre in summer 2016. Nineteen years after Harry, Ron and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they return for an extraordinary new adventure, joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The production features spectacular spells, a mind-blowing race through time and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces while the future hangs in the balance.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-37384/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/50e8ca1f55d178e21b4e3511a42c9c774fb75024bf33dfdbc68b84d1e91ed97b-2000.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://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/derren-brown-only-human-37385/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/32d99f6bf46105e9df7f52d17288566340709b5f9c703f40c683201c771eace3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Penge West Halloween Special!", "start": "2026-11-01T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Bridge House Theatre", "address": "High Street 2, SE20 8RZ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-bridge-house-theatre", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "\"Penge West Halloween Special!\" is a spooky Halloween instalment of a theatrical soap opera, described as \"Spooky theatrical silliness\". It is written by Tim Connery, directed by Ellie Ward and produced by The Bridge House Theatre, with video and projection design by Luke Adamson. The continuing drama turns spooky as audiences find out what happens to the favourite Pengeites after the explosion of the Bleak House pub at the end of Season Two, what becomes of Scarlett Morden, whether Tony's heart holds up, and what secrets lurk beneath the streets of Penge.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/penge-west-halloween-special-35083/", "official_url": "https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/penge-west-2/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/4999a0a340a68fdf777324133552c78d3c78b4929327d5871517f0a454ac318e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Lives of Others", "start": "2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-09T00:00:00Z", "place": "Adelphi Theatre", "address": "Strand 409-412, WC2R 0NS London", "price": "Tickets from £25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ticketing.lwtheatres.co.uk/event/71460/performance/1119502", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["history/gdr/stasi", "stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "The Lives of Others is a stage play at the Adelphi Theatre. Adapted and directed by Olivier Award-winner Robert Icke and based on the Oscar-winning 2007 film, it is Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's story set in 1984 East Germany, where a writer and an actor are placed under state surveillance and their Stasi man listens for evidence of subversion from the attic above their apartment. It stars Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane and Luke Thompson and explores artistic censorship, state surveillance and the relationship between art and politics.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-lives-of-others-37308/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/c110bb1e1e49f9a83c00453dbd6893f6ffd48dcf83c219fa823555ed9f012799-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", "start": "2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Boston Manor", "address": "Boston Manor Road, TW8 9JX Brentford", "price": "£13.50 – £19", "price_from": "13.50", "price_to": "19.00", "tickets_url": "https://theartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "literature/classics"], "description": "A gothic theatre piece staged inside Boston Manor House, running as an intimate thriller for ages 11 and up. The Arts Centre Hounslow presents Jack Fairey's new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic. In London in 1886, Dr Henry Jekyll hosts a dinner while two brutal crimes point to the mysterious Edward Hyde, and as the evening unfolds his respectable world begins to fracture.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-35026/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/fea32b37b9d0cd12f3120dbc2f2221ca342a9da0dc0da64e98c54b238149ef46-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Spooky Stage Set Design", "start": "2026-10-29T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Polka Theatre", "address": "The Broadway 238-244, SW19 1SB London", "price": "£55.00 +£2.50 booking fee per order", "price_from": "55.00", "price_to": "55.00", "tickets_url": "https://polkatheatre.com/book/?show=577346AQBTLPPTKRCQQHBPHJRHDKMGPLR", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["diy/making", "occasion/halloween", "stage/theatre"], "description": "Spooky Stage Set Design is a child-only workshop where young creators aged 8 to 12 design and build their own miniature spooky scenes, from creaky haunted houses to ghostly hideaways. Using craft materials and techniques used by professional theatre designers, participants make set design model boxes that bring atmosphere, storytelling and a touch of Halloween magic to life. The workshop runs from 10am to 4pm and lasts six hours, taking place in the Clore Learning Studio. It is led by Elizabeth Wright, a professional set and costume designer based in South West London who has worked with theatres across the UK, including Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, the New Vic, Storyhouse, Theatre by the Lake, Octagon Theatre Bolton and Hull Truck Theatre, as well as on the Royal Ballet & Opera's Schools Programme.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/spooky-stage-set-design-38077/", "official_url": "https://polkatheatre.com/event/spooky-stage-set-design/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/6dd7f1bc2622af4314a6ca138b52db47d8092bbaeb54dcbeb189d3d612fdb233-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ghosts: The Possession of Button House", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Picturehouse", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/Booking?Booking=TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_605.TcsWebTab_606", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/comedy"], "description": "A feature film based on the smash hit BBC sitcom GHOSTS. Directed by Simon Hynd and starring Mathew Baynton, Charlotte Ritchie, Lolly Adefope, Laurence Rickard, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Ben Willbond, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas and Simon Farnaby, it follows the ghostly residents of Button House as they adjust to life without Alison and Mike. When protesters disrupt the construction of a planned hotel and an amateur séance goes awry, Julian seizes the chance to leave the grounds in the body of teenage ghost hunter Jack, but the temporary body switch risks permanent consequences.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/ghosts-the-possession-of-button-house-37753/", "official_url": "https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00018428/ghosts-the-possession-of-button-house", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/d3a08d734959e9375aaea19eebc14c83e950bf3076179cc66dbccb2540d8f55c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Hamlet Hail to the Thief", "start": "2026-10-31T19:45:00Z", "end": "2027-01-23T19:45:00Z", "place": "Barbican Arts Centre", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS London", "price": "From £34 (including a £4 transaction fee); £18 tickets for ages 16–29 from public booking date", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "music/rock"], "description": "A live theatre experience fusing Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet with Radiohead's album 'Hail to the Thief'. Elsinore has become a surveillance state where paranoia reigns and Hamlet and Ophelia awake to lies and corruption revealed by ghosts and music, with a deconstructed score by Thom Yorke performed live by musicians. Co-created by Thom Yorke, Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett, the production comes to the Barbican after sold-out runs in Manchester and Stratford-upon-Avon, presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Factory International.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief-34802/", "official_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/c05fba420aa2262e6b2b67accbe34b5ba59ccb29f859d144fa1ec2f09a96c83c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Nancy's Murder and Other Horrifying Tales performed by Adam Cunis", "start": "2026-10-28T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "From £25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://dickensmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/81272", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/ghost-stories", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A live performance of three horrifying and ghostly tales staged in a Drawing Room setting at the museum during the Halloween season, after it has closed to the public. It was adapted by Dominic Gerrard and is performed by Adam Cunis. The programme includes 'Sikes and Nancy', Dickens' brutal adaptation of the murder scene in Oliver Twist; 'The Lawyer & The Ghost', about a young lawyer confronting an unearthly visitor in his lodgings; and 'The Dead Hand', one of Wilkie Collins' rarer ghost stories of suspense and humour. The performance lasts 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 12 and over.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/nancys-murder-and-other-horrifying-tales-performed-by-adam-c-35242/", "official_url": "https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/nancys-murder-and-other-horrifying-tales-performed-by-dominic-gerrard", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/880b9a00034dc8e4f5f888d7b14e67681f5a28ac3531dcf90951531fbbb5050d-1200.webp"}, {"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. It was created in New Zealand in 2022 by performer Michael Hockey, joined by multi-instrumentalist Alanna Hall and produced by Charlotte Pleasants. The show follows the freshly reanimated monster 'Frank' as he learns to manoeuvre his monstrous body, create a life of his own and discover what it means to be alive, exploring themes of loneliness, love and coping with the emotional intensity of life. Fresh from a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run, it arrives for a one-night-only Halloween Special, with Halloween costumes encouraged.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/to-be-frank-43416/", "official_url": "https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/to-be-frank-x5l6", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/379191b0f0692780e13ec7ea806d3c0350b01d30d58e5e54d4ac5db94de944c2-1200.webp"}, {"title": "An Oak Tree", "start": "2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Other Palace", "address": "Palace Street 12, SW1E 5JA London", "price": "GBP 44", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "An Oak Tree is a theatre show in which a father who has lost his daughter in a car accident meets the stage hypnotist who was driving, when the father volunteers for the hypnotist's act. It was written by Tim Crouch, who calls each performance live with a new co-star who sees the script for the first time on stage, with no rehearsal and no safety net. The show is presented by the Olivier Award-winning producers of Fleabag, Baby Reindeer and Weather Girl. Critics have praised it, with The Guardian calling it a play that illuminates the manipulation and the wonder of the way stories transform us.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/an-oak-tree-39521/", "official_url": "https://theotherpalace.co.uk/an-oak-tree/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/010ed328807d0544e1a2b2a0beed45590d52ef70f77223239e2225b9f545965d-600.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://go-gnocchi.app/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://go-gnocchi.app/images/b5df2556916c734872428ee266ee8684b01e619e52c4e863ec198db027cd1ae9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Comedy Spooktacular", "start": "2026-10-31T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T21:30:00Z", "place": "South London Theatre", "address": "Norwood High Street 2A, SE27 9NS London", "price": "£8/10", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketsource.com/slt", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "stage/variety"], "description": "Comedy Spooktacular is a Halloween-themed variety evening of sketches and songs, with a few fearsome and familiar faces. It is directed by Nancy Stapleton and Lensey O'Grady, with a cast including Jordan Leith, Zoë Slack, Helena Raeburn and David Kors. The show is aimed at ages 14 and up.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/comedy-spooktacular-38724/", "official_url": "https://www.southlondontheatre.co.uk/event/comedy-spooktacular/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/146e89988e1a54af6a0a04c5f97ccb29fc36af838aefbf2bc8803615a0c2128a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ghosts: Possession of Button House", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Picturehouse", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/comedy/fantasy-comedy"], "description": "A feature film screening of 'Ghosts: The Possession of Button House'. Directed by Simon Hynd and starring Mathew Baynton, Charlotte Ritchie, Lolly Adefope and others, it is based on the BBC sitcom GHOSTS. The ghostly residents of Button House adjust to life without Alison and Mike; when an amateur séance goes awry, Julian seizes the chance to leave the grounds in the body of teenage ghost hunter Jack, but the temporary switch risks permanent consequences.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/ghosts-possession-of-button-house-37842/", "official_url": "https://2fwww.picturehouses.com/movie-details/017/HO00018428/ghosts-the-possession-of-button-house", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/bf7be1af74f4fc658fdb997d0b1d311d9d4ab7f4001ed4b6be50243b1b7af6e8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "KEEPSAKE OF A KILLER", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Union Theatre", "address": "Old Union Yard Arches", "price": "£20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://uniontheatre.savoysystems.co.uk/UnionTheatre.dll/TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_836.TcsWebTab_837", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/immersive-theatre"], "description": "KEEPSAKE OF A KILLER is London's interactive murder mystery play. Written and directed by Ben Woodthorpe, it is set in March 1889, four months after the Ripper's reign of terror, when a mutilated woman is found beneath Fenchurch Street Station and the question is whether Jack has returned. As students of social reformer Henrietta Barnett at Toynbee Hall, the audience helps the police investigation, examining the victim's belongings, studying police reports and interviewing witnesses to find the killer. The two-hour performance with an interval also features a virtual reality crime scene.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/keepsake-of-a-killer-39967/", "official_url": "https://uniontheatre.biz/show/keepsake-of-a-killer/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/c34a1d0259494d4a90adbf08873456ca953d845e496562bd8844c16ec2a61e08-1200.webp"}]}