Becoming Crystal Clear – Adventures in the Crystal Maze

The latest immersive experience to craze to hit London is a big one with adventure and challenges up to your eyeballs. It’s also a chance for fans of cult favourite British TV show The Crystal Maze to live out their dreams of participating in the show. A full building has been converted into a replica of […]

Game, set, match and more – The Time Portal

Beer Brewers (and Wimbledon Tennis sponsors) Stella Artois have teamed up with exceptional immersive theatre company Les Enfants Terribles to create The Time Portal, an immersive theatre brand experience in East London during Wimbledon 2016. It’s a strange concept, but a successful one. Those seeking deep, meaningful drama will inevitably leave unfulfilled. Those seeking adventure, laughter […]

It’s Alive – Goosebumps and Screams in the Vaults

There’s something spooky happening underground. An immersive theatre adventure is currently taking place in the cavernous tunnels located under London’s Waterloo station. The production takes the stories and concepts from R.L. Stine’s cult 90’s horror series Goosebumps, and brings them to life in a creative and creepy manner for an evening of wandering through tales […]

Through The Smoking Wardrobe – a Review of Lady Chastity’s Reserve

Lady Chastity’s Reserve, The Four Thieves Pub – Review Handmade Mysteries 4 stars For Lady Chastity’s Reserve, 2-5 players are locked in a small dusty room fully decked out as if a key has turned and preserved a time capsule to times gone by. You have one hour to search for clues, solve puzzles and uncover […]

A Fantastic Journey on the Gingerline – The Secret Island

The Secret Island is the newest offering from Immersive dining trailblazers Gingerline. It follows the premise of Gingerline’s previous events – at a designated date and time you need to be waiting by any station stop on a particular tube (or overground) line. A text will arrive with directions to a top secret location and […]

No Exit on The Exit Door – Sartre at the Lord Stanley pub

The Lord Stanley is a wonderful little theatre venue in North London. The food menu is nothing short of outstanding, and there’s currently plenty on the theatrical menu as well – including a strong performance of Jean-Paul Sartre’s excellent No Exit. There are no surprises in this performance of the classic Sartre piece, but it is […]

I’d Happily Wait Longer – Review of The Waiting Room

Harriet and Paul meet in the waiting room of a hospital. A chance encounter or so it seems. As the conversation flows, they realise they may have more in common than they thought, and that this meeting was no coincidence.  John Bowden’s The Waiting Room is a gem of a play. There’s tension, sympathy and an odd – but […]