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Interview: Arvind Ethan David on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Live Show
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which opens at Hammersmith's Riverstudio Studios later this month, is an immersive adaptation of Douglas Adams' classic five-part trilogy. Ahead of the show's opening, we spoke to Arvind Ethan David to find out more about why an immersive adaptation felt like the right format for the experience, how Arvind has balanced writing a show that appeals to both life-long and new fans, and where audiences can expect to find themselves once they'v


Review: Hexmoor Wizarding Prison by Inventive Productions
Hexmoor: Wizarding Prison is the latest show from Inventive Productions, the company behind Alcotraz, Avora and Moonshine Saloon, three of London's best-known immersive cocktail experiences. Based within the same venue as Alcotraz (a short walk from Hoxton Overground station), Hexmoor invites guests to serve their time behind bars under the watchful eye of Cordelia Constance-Xanthe, a sorceress who's said to dabble in the dark arts.


Interview: Richard Crawford and Gary Lloyd on The Nutcracker Noir
Ahead of The Nutcracker Noir's opening at Protein Studios in Shoreditch later this month, we sat down with Secret Theatre's Richard Crawford and choreographer Gary Lloyd to discuss their immersive adaptation of The Nutcracker, which is set to feature a cast made up of West End stars, alongside a menu designed by Fable + Feast's Jenny McNeill.


Review: Creature by Peter Broughton
Peter Broughton's adaptation of Frankenstein, which plays out for an audience of one each performance, is one of this year's most exciting new immersive productions.


Review: Colosseum - The Legendary Arena by Eclipso
Colosseum: The Legendary Arena is the latest immersive VR production from French producers Eclipso. Running alongside the hugely successful Titanic: Echos from the Past at their permanent Camden High Street venue, the 40-minute-long experience allows guests to explore virtual recreations of Ancient Rome and the infamous Colosseum alongside Caius, a teenager who idolises the arena's fighters, and Flamma, a Syrian-born gladiator who was one of the era's most famous warriors.


Review: DARKFIELD at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Following their residency at Shoreditch Town Hall earlier this year, DARKFIELD returns to London with a stellar line-up of four shipping container shows - ARCADE, FLIGHT, COMA and EULOGY. Taking over a corner of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park across October and early November, this collection of 360-degree sound experiences delivered through headphones in the pitch black invites guests to embrace the darkness and explore dream-like worlds that examine everything from free will


Colosseum: The Legendary Arena VR experience to open in London this October
Leading VR company Eclipso have announced its newest and boldest immersive VR experience to date -Colosseum: The Legendary Arena, giving you a front row seat to history’s most enticing show, opening October 24th.


7 Wonders of the World: An Immersive Experience to open in London this November
After welcoming over one million people at Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, a new immersive experience is taking over London’s Shoreditch: 7 Wonders of the World.


Review: COMA by DARKFIELD
COMA, which first premiered in 2019, invites guests to enter a collective dream as part of a collective medical experiment. Lying in a whitewashed bunk bed, barely big enough to stretch out in, each participant is prompted to ingest a white pill laid out by their bed and slip away into a state of unconsciousness.


Review: FLIGHT by DARKFIELD
Set within a cross-section of a commercial aeroplane cabin, complete with a laminated safety card, working seatbelts, tray tables and overhead luggage compartments, FLIGHT invites audiences to experience two parallel realities at once - one in which the plane lands safety, and one where it doesn't


Review: EULOGY by DARKFIELD
Sitting upon a single pillow inside individual laundry roll cages, EULOGY has audience members exploring the endless corridors and rooms of a labyrinthine hotel.


The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Live Show announce full cast
Ahead of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy opening at Riverside Studios this November, the full cast has been confirmed, including pre-recorded voices from Tamsin Greig, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Samira Ahmed.


Guide: London's Best Immersive Halloween Experiences (2025)
From family-friendly frights and immersive walking tours to intense experiences that promise big scares, here are our recommendations for London's best immersive experiences this Halloween...


Punchdrunk Enrichment announce cast for Fireside Tales
Punchdrunk Enrichment have announced the cast for the world premiere of their new show, Fireside Tales. An enchanting interactive adventure for children aged 7-11 and their grown-ups, running at Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores in Wembley Park, Brent, from 6th December 2025 to 4 January 2026.


Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience sets Guinness World Record
Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience has officially entered the history books as a Guinness World Record holder for the longest theatrical run of a musical immersive theatre production, with more than 31,000 performances (and counting) since its launch in 2019.


Review: Phantom Peak's Hallowed Peak (2025)
London's best open-world immersive experience returns with its fourth annual Halloween season, bringing with it another excellent batch of story trails for guests to sink their fangs into.
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