Alibi: Dead Air returns following sell-out debut at Theatre Deli
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Following a sell-out debut, Alibi: Dead Air returns to Theatre Deli for a four-week run from 22nd April to 16th May 2026. Alibi is an immersive murder-mystery experience inspired by the Jubensha game phenomenon; a format originating in China that has rapidly become one of the fastest-growing entertainment categories in the world.
A true crime podcast host is dead. She was closing in on a serial killer, but someone silenced her first. Twelve people have been brought together to figure out what happened. Everyone in the room had a motive. Everyone has something to hide. And one of them is the killer.
Named one of No Proscenium's top experiences of 2025 and nominated for the Audience Choice Award, the show brings back London's first Jubensha-inspired immersive murder mystery and this time, more audiences will get the chance to find out if they have what it takes to catch a killer. Or get away with murder...
Equal parts social deduction game, mystery solving and live theatre, Alibi places audiences at the centre of a criminal investigation where no one can be trusted, including themselves.
On arrival, each guest is assigned a character with their own secrets, motivations and relationship to the victim. They step into the evidence room, learn the details of the case, and then the game begins by interrogating fellow players, unravelling clues and deciding who to trust, who to expose, and what to conceal. When the time comes, each player makes their accusation. The killer, if they've played their hand well, may walk free.
Alibi's debut run sold out and generated significant word of mouth, with audiences returning to play again with different character assignments and new strategies. The four-week return run represents a significant expansion of access to the experience.
Alibi is created by Dean Rodgers and Tom Black, two of the most experienced names in immersive game design working in the UK today.
Dean is a producer and game designer behind some of London's most celebrated immersive experiences. His work spans across The Crystal Maze Live Experience, Time Run and The Perfect Crime. He is currently Experiential Director at Studio Secret Cinema.
Tom is a writer and performer specialising in highly interactive immersive work. He is a member of Parabolic Theatre, with whom he created shows including Crisis? What Crisis?, and is the co-founder of award-winning interactive mystery-makers Jury Games. He is currently Chief Operating Officer of Bridge Command.
Dean Rodgers, Co-Creator of Alibi, comments:
Jubensha has quietly become one of the biggest entertainment formats in the world, and almost nobody in the West has heard of it yet. We're adapting it and building a version of it that belongs in this city and for this audience.
Tom Black, Co-Creator, adds:
Selling out the original run meant every night brought completely different groups of people to crowd around the wall of evidence and attack the mystery differently. There’s a joy in seeing how they guard their own secrets while searching for everyone else’s. By the end, they’re trading tips and bits of evidence with others for information that might get them closer to the most important secret of all: the killer’s identity.
Alibi: Dead Air runs at Theatre Deli near Aldgate East from 22nd April to 16th May 2026. Tickets are priced from £35.20. For more information and to book tickets, visit alibi.london
