Photo: LUMINISCENCE Following a hugely successful opening run and exceptional audience demand, LUMINISCENCE has extended its London residency at Westminster Cathedral through to Saturday 30th January 2027. The extension will take audiences through the festive season, with a special ‘LUMINISCENCE at Christmas’ edition running from 25th November 2026 until 2nd January 2027, before the regular LUMINISCENCE show returns for the final weeks of the extended run. Throughout the Christmas edition, audiences will experience the immersive LUMINISCENCE show with a festive twist, culminating in a spectacular festive finale, featuring much-loved Christmas classics and a special new seasonal 360° video projection. Carol singers will welcome audiences into the cathedral with festive hymns, followed by an additional 10-minute Christmas finale featuring choral favourites including ‘O Holy Night’, ‘Come All Ye Faithful’, ‘Silent Night’ and ‘Carol of the Bells’. Photo: LUMINISCENCE On selected dates, audiences can experience an even more enhanced musical edition with 12 exclusive Christmas Orchestra Nights. On these nights, the 14-piece LUMINISCENCE Orchestra will join the Lux Aeterna Choir, creating a larger-scale live musical experience within the cathedral. The Christmas Orchestra Nights will take place on 28 November; 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd December. Already celebrated for its spectacular fusion of 360° projection mapping, spatial sound and live choral performance, LUMINISCENCE transforms the magnificent interior of Westminster Cathedral into an extraordinary canvas of light, music and storytelling. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville, the experience takes audiences on an emotional journey through the story of London. At the heart of the experience is Westminster Cathedral itself. Using cutting-edge projection technology, LUMINISCENCE brings the cathedral’s extraordinary architecture to life, illuminating its soaring columns, intricate mosaics and vast domes in breathtaking detail. With the ‘LUMINISCENCE at Christmas’ season running until 2nd January, and the full London run now extended through to Saturday 30th January 2027, audiences have even more opportunities to experience LUMINISCENCE at Westminster Cathedral - with the choice of the regular show, festive edition or one of the 12 special Christmas Orchestra Nights for the full orchestral and choral experience. LUMINISCENCE runs at Westminster Cathedral until 30th January 2027. Tickets are priced from £33.00 per person. For more information and to book tickets, visit luminiscence.com

Image: Lightroom Lightroom has confirmed its new major production, which will transport visitors into the vibrant work of the pioneering 20th-century artist Henri Matisse, will open in King’s Cross on 27th January 2027. From the makers of the critically acclaimed David Hockney: Bigger & Closer, Matisse: Joy will bring the artist’s groundbreaking work to life like never before. Audiences will be immersed in paintings such as Joy of Life and The Dance, with its whirling, ecstatic energy; the playful shapes and joyful colours of The Snail; and the serene, transcendent simplicity of the Blue Nudes. This new show explores Matisse’ joy in making and his determined, relentless search for self-expression over more than 60 years of working practice. His paper cut-outs are celebrated as the extraordinary reinvention that they are: a radical reapproach to colour, line and movement discovered at the very end of his life. As Matisse put it, ‘I am cutting directly into colour’ and ‘the sensation is equivalent to flying.’ The Sheaf (La Gerbe), 1953 by Henri Matisse (akg-images / Fine Art Images / HIP) From intimate photography of the man at work to a recreation of the breathtaking Matisse Chapel in Vence, Lightroom’s unique canvas of 11m high, 360° projection creates an unprecedented chance to see the works up close in astonishing detail, vibrancy and scale. For lifelong fans and those discovering Matisse for the very first time alike, Matisse: Joy represents a new opportunity to experience the work of one of the 20th Century’s greatest artists, accompanied by voice-over drawn from Matisse’s own writings: diaries, letters, notebooks and journals. The show is directed by Tom Wexler of Journey (David Bowie: You’re Not Alone), and has been created with meticulous care in consultation with art historian Ann Dumas MBE, who has curated exhibitions for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Royal Academy of Arts, London. In a generation-spanning dialogue, Matisse: Joy also presents artwork by British-Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist and designer, Yinka Ilori MBE, including a new piece created especially for Lightroom. Known for his bold, colourful visual language, rooted in his dual heritage, Ilori has been hailed as the 'Architect of Joy.' Through his work, he invites audiences to see Matisse anew - an artist who, toward the end of his life, was described as the 'painter of happiness'. Image: Diamond Rays by Yinka Ilori Through interviews recorded for the show, Ilori offers points of reflection and a contemporary lens through which to consider shared themes of colour and shape, deceptive simplicity, the hard work of being an artist, and the power of serenity and joy. Ilori’s perspective sheds light on how these ideas, so present in the work and life of Matisse, are held by the creative mind, with such considerations having shaped Ilori’s practice in other recent work including Chairman, his new book published in partnership with ORO Editions, and his first-ever solo exhibition Joy Through Resistance: He Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best at Cristea Roberts Gallery (2026). The visuals of the show are complimented by an energetic soundtrack and sound design by Sound Designer Pippa Murphy (Tracey Emin – A Second Life, Tate Modern), with Yinka Ilori’s sections featuring music selected by composer, sound artist and curator Peter Adjaye (Dialogues - Music for Architecture). Director Tom Wexler said: It was important for us to create a show that honours Matisse’s rigour and innovation whilst celebrating how accessible his art is. With Yinka Ilori’s stunning contributions, I feel we’ve created something truly inclusive for all ages; a story about pushing the expressive limits of visual art, and rendering emotions in pure colour. Lightroom’s Senior Producer, Anna Schmitz, said: Matisse is an artist whose work has touched the lives of so many, through countless exhibitions around the world. To take his work and offer a new experience, thanks to Lightroom’s unique production capabilities, is so exciting – and even more so to be offering a contemporary lens on the themes and challenges with which he wrestled thanks to the insight of Yinka Ilori. This is a show which celebrates one of our greatest artists and offers brand-new perspective on the creative process in a way which we hope will truly inspire. Matisse: Joy will run at Lightroom near King's Cross from 27th January 2027. Tickets are priced from £25.00 for adults and £15.00 for students and concessions. For more information and to book tickets, visit lightroom.uk

After a seven-year hiatus, the groundbreaking Waldorf Project returns this November with its most ambitious work to date. Photo: The Waldorf Project - Chapter Four/BARZAKH From 19th November 2026, 40 participants each night will be guided through a custom-built interactive environment at a secret London location as part of Waldorf Project's Chapter Five/KAIHOGYO. Over the course of the three-and-a-half-hour journey, they will encounter a series of physical experiences, culminating in a powerful finale designed to induce a transcendental 'flow state'. Waldorf Project founder Sean Rogg said: I've spent the last seven years researching how to access transcendental states of consciousness without the use of mind-altering drugs. Our latest chapter, KAIHOGYO, is inspired by the pilgrimage of the Tendai Buddhist monks of Mount Hiei in Japan, who undertake a 1,000-day walking practice in pursuit of enlightenment. I can't promise enlightenment, but I've distilled elements of their journey into an experience that uses meditation through movement to guide participants towards an elevated state of consciousness. As part of the experience, a vast 35,000-square-foot labyrinth has been created at a secret London location, inspired by the Tendai Buddhist monks' 1,000-day pilgrimage. The site will take the participants on a journey of discovery up a metaphorical mountain of enlightenment, moving through a series of purpose-built physical environments and transformative, mind-expanding experiences designed to challenge perception and expand awareness. Photo: The Waldorf Project - Chapter Four/BARZAKH Participants are led through the maze by a team of dancers who serve as guides and teachers through a sequence of disorientating environments. Remaining alongside the group throughout the journey, these dancers provoke emotional and physical responses while ensuring participants' safety at every stage. This moving meditation lies at the heart of the Waldorf Project and is designed to generate intense empathy between strangers before building towards a climactic finale in which the whole group becomes a single synchronised organism. At the beginning of the experience, participants will change out of their own clothing and into their Waldorf Project uniform within communal theatrical changing areas. To fully enter the experience, participants are asked to observe a few simple rules: No talking. No phones. No jewellery. No watches. No perfume. Photo: The Waldorf Project - Chapter Four/BARZAKH The performance is an intense physical and sensory experience and is not suitable for everyone. Participants should not attend if they experience nyctophobia (fear of the dark), aphenphosmphobia (fear of being touched), claustrophobia, asthma or light-sensitive epilepsy. Pregnant people cannot participate, and due to the physical nature of the experience and the design of the environment, we are unable to accommodate participants wearing casts, using wheelchairs, walking sticks or other mobility equipment. Sean Rogg comments: This is arguably the most intense immersive theatre experience in the world, and it's not for the faint-hearted. It will push the participants to the edge of their comfort zones, challenging them physically, mentally and emotionally. Photo: The Waldorf Project - Chapter Four/BARZAKH The Waldorf Project is an immersive art experience founded and led by Sean Rogg since 2012. Chapter One/MUSKMELON (2012) created a fine dining restaurant within a curated art space environment, where dancers interacted directly with diners. USA Today named it one of the top ten experimental restaurant experiences in the world. Chapter Two/COLOUR (2015) was a deeply immersive, multi-sensory psychological journey through monochromatic environments designed to explore the relationship between emotion and perception through light, sound, scent, and movement. Critics highlighted audience responses ranging from profound emotional resonance and tears to moments of vulnerability, discomfort and awe. Chapter Three/FUTURO (2016) was structured as a deliberately dystopian three-hour experience designed to strip away the pressures, anxieties and ego of the outside world. Participants were subjected to sensory extremes — moving through pitch darkness, experiencing involuntary physical interactions with performers, whilst being entirely disoriented. Participants were invited to confront their perceptions and move towards a heightened sense of connection. The intention was to provoke a euphoric state where guests would connect with themselves, the performers, and each other. Chapter 4/BARZAKH (2019) was staged in the colossal, cavernous Shredded Wheat Factory in Welwyn Garden City. The title, Barzakh, is derived from an Islamic philosophical concept meaning 'purgatory'; or a state of limbo between the earthly world and the hereafter. Participants moved through a sequence of intense sensory environments, including cult ritualistic encounters, being washed, cleansed and enticed into group physical interaction, and finally immersed in powerful strobe lighting at specific frequencies which induced psychedelic experiences. The intense journey lasted four hours, and the transformative, soul-cleansing passage was intended to evoke the feeling of being in the presence of a higher power. The experience sought to create a sense of transcendence and connection. The Waldorf Project's Chapter Five/KAIHOGYO runs from 19th November to 20th December 2026 at a secret London location. Tickets are priced from £85.00 per person. For more information and to book tickets, visit tickets.waldorfproject.com

For a limited time only, the ghosts of former prisoners return as Prison Island transforms into the ultimate immersive Halloween team challenge. Image: Prison Island Think you're brave? This Halloween, Prison Island is putting London to the ultimate test as Prison Island´s Horror Story comes to life after dark, beginning on 16th October. For a limited time and on select dates only, once the clock strikes 7pm, the ghosts of the prison´s past return after dark as teams have to battle their way through physical, mental and strategic challenges, all while trying to survive the night. The special event marks one year since Prison Island first launched in London, making it the perfect way to celebrate its anniversary. Brought to life by immersive entertainment specialists Make It Now and co-produced with Fever, the global live entertainment platform, Prison Island transforms for Halloween into a haunted world where guests become part of the story. Starting 16th October, on exclusive nights only, darkness falls, and eerie sounds haunt the halls of Prison Island as ghosts of the prison´s past return to their cells. The question is no longer whether you can beat the cells, but whether you can beat the horror. This is much more than a traditional haunted house. Beyond the prison doors, more than 30 cells offer different tests of strength, strategy, speed and skill. Teams of two to five players have 60 minutes to choose their own path to victory, moving cell to cell and deciding which challenges they want to take on. Photo: Fever Every challenge earns points, every decision shapes the experience, and every team has the same goal: beat as many cells as possible to climb the leaderboard. But during Horror Story, the cells are no longer the only thing teams have to worry about. Bringing a new layer of storytelling to Prison Island Horror Story transforms the prison from a place of competition into an immersive world of supernatural encounters. Teams will need to think fast and work together because when the ghosts arrive, only the bravest will survive. Horror Story Highlights: The Prisoners Have Returned: Ghostly prisoners roam the prison, appearing when teams least expect them and bringing the story of Prison Island´s Horror Story to life after dark. Cells After Dark: The cells remain intact, but a sinister new atmosphere descends upon the prison as multiple senses are activated with dimmed lights and frightening sounds. Survive the Night: Teams must rely on communication, strategy, and memory as they attempt to conquer the challenges while faced with unexpected, ominous barriers. New Night, New Horror: No two nights are the same as live performers and unscripted encounters take center stage. You never know what, or who, you might see next. Photo: Fever Your chance to enter the haunted prison is limited as Prison Island´s Horror Story will take over London for a limited time only, running between 7pm to 11pm on 16th and 17th, 23rd and 24th, and 28th to 31st October. Prison Island´s Horror Story is ideal for friends, corporate teams and team-building events, offering an experience beyond a traditional Halloween night out. Set to roll out globally this October, audiences from London to Mexico City will have the chance to not just watch a horror story, but instead, be part of one. Gather your fearless friends, choose your team, and prepare to enter a haunted prison like never before. Prison Island Horror Story runs at 5-7 Hornsey Street near Holloway Road from 16th to 31st October on select dates. Tickets are priced from £31.90 per person. For more information and to book tickets, visit feverup.com

Photo: Avery Brunkus Following its acclaimed runs in New York, Austin and São Paulo, where more than 500,000 guests experienced the trail, Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail is coming to the UK for the very first time, transforming Arley Hall & Gardens in Cheshire into the wonderful worlds of Halloween Town and Christmas Town from 22nd October 2026 to 3rd January 2027. Set against the backdrop of Arley Hall's historic grounds, which have welcomed more than 400,000 visitors to previous light trail experiences, the immersive nighttime experience will feature more than 1,700 dazzling light installations, bringing the iconic characters and scenes of Tim Burton's beloved 1993 film to life through interactive video projections, intelligent LED lighting, music and 3D-printed sculptures. Photo: Avery Brunkus Visitors will step into the story alongside Jack Skellington, Sally and Zero, journeying through a spectacular illuminated trail filled with familiar characters, spooky surprises and magical Christmas moments. The experience also features four brand-new scenes, immersing audiences even further into the world of Halloween Town and Christmas Town. Along the way, guests can enjoy seasonal food and drink and browse exclusive merchandise, adding to the sense of occasion, with on-site parking available for visitors. At the heart of the experience is the iconic visual language of Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Cutting-edge lighting technology, immersive video projection and sculptural installations combine to create a world that feels as though it has stepped straight out of the film, inviting visitors to walk through 24 sections featuring some of its most recognisable locations, characters and moments. From the eerie Halloween Town to the sparkle of Christmas Town, the trail is designed to evolve with the seasons, making it the perfect family experience for both Halloween and Christmas and the perfect reason to explore the Northwest this winter. Photo: Avery Brunkus Iñaki Fernández, Founder at LETSGO, comments: It's been so rewarding to bring to life the distinctive visual world of Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas into a real, immersive experience and share it with audiences across the globe. After seeing fans fall in love with the trail internationally, we can't wait to transform the beautiful grounds of Arley Hall & Gardens into Halloween Town and Christmas Town. It's a chance for families to create unforgettable memories alongside the characters they love, and a welcome escape to the countryside where everyone can switch off from daily life and enjoy the perfect day out together. We're particularly excited to give families across the region the chance to experience Tim Burton's extraordinary world in a completely new way. Whether you're looking for a spooky Halloween adventure, a magical Christmas outing or a family day out with a difference, Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail is set to be one of the North West’s must-visit seasonal experiences this winter. Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail runs at Arley Hall & Gardens near Northwich, Chester, from 22nd October 2026 to 3rd January 2027. Tickets start at £32 for adults, with discounted tickets available for children and seniors. For more information, visit thenightmarebeforechristmaslighttrail.com

Photo: The Traitors Live Experience More dates. More deception. And plenty more betrayal. The Traitors: Live Experience has announced a brand-new season of tickets, extending through to Spring 2027. The latest ticket release for the award-winning live experience is giving even more fans the chance to take their seat at the Round Table, with dates available to book from September through to 11th April 2027. Those looking to add a little treachery to their Christmas celebrations, can book festive dates now, inviting friends, families and colleagues to swap the traditional get-together for an evening of missions, mind games and betrayal. Following a sell-out festive season last year, and with limited availability across key Christmas dates, fans are encouraged to secure their place at The Round Table early. Nestled in London’s Covent Garden, The Traitors: Live Experience plunges players right into the heart of the drama in the ultimate game of betrayal. Based on the BAFTA and Emmy award-winning TV show, The Traitors (produced by Studio Lambert for BBC in the UK and NBC in the US), The Traitors: Live Experience promises an action-packed experience where absolutely everyone is under suspicion. Photo: Grant Walker Guided by a dynamic live host, players will take a seat at ‘The Round Table’ and participate in a high-stakes game of deception, strategy and teamwork as they engage in missions and embark on a quest to uncover the Traitors amongst them. Much like the renowned TV show, the stakes reach their peak in a dramatic endgame as the remaining players compete to win and earn a coveted place on the leaderboard, celebrating the game’s sharpest strategists and most cunning deceivers. The experience is also home to its own bar, The Cloak & Dagger, where guests can debrief after the game over an extensive selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. For the festive season, the menu will feature suitably suspicious specials including ‘Tis the Treason’ and ‘Frankincense and Myrrh-der’, alongside everyone’s festive favourite, mulled wine. Photo: The Traitors Live Experience The Traitors: Live Experience offers a range of booking options for groups, with eight Round Table rooms each accommodating up to 14 players per game. Groups of up to 28 can book two Private Round Tables online, including a welcome drink for each player. For groups of 30 or more, corporate and private hire options are available, including half and full venue hire. With the festive season approaching, dedicated Christmas packages are also available from £59 per person, offering colleagues the chance to swap the traditional office party for an evening of suspicion, strategy and betrayal at the Round Table. Tickets for the next season of The Traitors: Live Experience, with dates through to 11th April 2027, are on sale now. The Traitors: Live Experience is located at 60 Short's Gardens near Covent Garden. Tickets are priced from £32.50 per person. For more info and to book tickets, visit thetraitorslive.co.uk

Pallbearers pictured carrying a vampire coffin past the Cutty Sark as world famous horror attraction The Nightmare Realm lands in London for the first time. Photo: The Nightmare Realm Creepy figures were pictured carrying a coffin past the iconic Cutty Sark ship in Greenwich before ending up on the banks of the Thames overlooking Canary Wharf. The spooky scenes come as The Nightmare Realm, Ireland’s best-known immersive horror attraction, prepares to land in London for the first time this Halloween. Pictured before sunrise, the characters were seen stalking past the Cutty Sark with the coffin and 'measuring up' members of the public to see whether they would fit inside. One of The Nightmare Realm’s best-known characters, Molly Mayhem, led the procession, with wild red hair, sinister make-up and theatrical costume. Other images show the group gathering menacingly around the coffin, before playfully “measuring up” unsuspecting Londoners to see whether they would fit inside. Photo: The Nightmare Realm Opening in Avery Hill, SE9 in October, award-winning The Nightmare Realm will bring its signature mix of immersive horror, live performers and terrifying experiences across the Irish Sea for a limited run in the capital. Visitors can brave two large-scale immersive horror attractions combining storytelling, live performers and elaborate sets, alongside five experiences, from an exorcism to a Ouija board. Set within the historic Avery Hill Mansion, The Nightmare Realm has been created specifically for a UK audience, with original characters, environments and scares forming a brand-new story. This year's London debut features two brand-new headline experiences. Avery Hill Asylum invites guests inside a Victorian institution where the brilliant but dangerously obsessive Dr Thorne has pushed medical experimentation beyond the limits of humanity. Sundown Manor follows an ancient Irish bloodline that has crossed the Irish Sea in search of fresh victims, bringing a distinctly Irish horror story to London's Halloween season. Photo: The Nightmare Realm Connecting both experiences is Halloween Town, The Nightmare Realm's own supernatural midway. More than simply a space between attractions, it is a living village where stories spill into the streets and every resident has their own history, rivalries and secrets. Guests may overhear conversations, uncover hidden mysteries and even discover secret rooms concealed within the town. Halloween Town isn't a break between stories - it is the story, alive, unpredictable and never quite the same twice. Across the site, more than 70 live actors bring the world to life through theatrical performances, cinematic set design, practical illusions, adrenaline-fuelled moments, immersive storytelling and special effects designed to blur the line between theatre and horror. Photo: The Nightmare Realm Karl O’Connor, Founder and CEO at The Nightmare Realm, said: We’ve spent 16 years terrifying people in Ireland, and now we’re finally bringing the nightmare across the Irish Sea. Making a quiet entrance isn't quite our style, so what better way to introduce ourselves to London than with a funeral procession past some of the city's most historic landmarks? We’ve created a completely new Nightmare Realm for London, and we can’t wait to open the doors. We’ve got plenty of surprises waiting inside; the only question is whether Brits will be brave enough to give it a go. The Nightmare Realm will run at Avery Hill Mansion, Greenwich, between 9th October and 1st November 2026. Tickets start from £38.00 per person. For more information and to book tickets, visit thenightmarerealm.com

The show is inspired by the ‘Unlucky Mummy’, an Ancient Egyptian artefact brought to London in the late 19th century. Photo: The London Dungeon The London Dungeon has just announced that its new horrifyingly historical Halloween show, Curse of the Mummy, will run from Saturday 17th October to Sunday 1st November 2026. Based on the terrifyingly true history of the ‘Unlucky Mummy’, guests are transported to the delivery bay of a museum in 1800's London where the infamous mummy board has just arrived - along with something far darker. During the Victorian era, Egyptomania was a booming trade, with wealthy elites importing Egyptian mummies to London. According to myth, the trouble began in the 1860’s when four young English travellers returned home with the ‘Unlucky Mummy’ after visiting the mummy pits of Deir el-Bahri in Egypt. A rapid trail of disaster was said to have befallen those who had crossed paths with it. One traveller was accidentally shot and lost his arm, another suffered financial ruin, while others reportedly died in poverty or mysteriously disappeared. And the curse continued as the mummy was passed from one owner to another; so too did the misfortune that followed it. Photo: The London Dungeon In one of the London Dungeons' biggest ever Halloween takeovers, three immersive theatrical shows unwrap this chilling story, utilising sensory effects to horrifying effect. Guided by real historical figures, including Victorian clairvoyant Madame Helena Blavatsky, guests uncover the chilling story behind the curse and why some tombs were best left undisturbed. Catherine Pritchard, General Manager for The London Dungeon said: This Halloween, it's a curse we're up against. The Curse of the Mummy has been blamed for ruination and death, so naturally, we thought let's bring it to The London Dungeon this Halloween. Guests will come face to face with Victorian London's darkest obsession - ancient Egypt, the occult, and a mummy that really doesn't like being disturbed. You'll be so scared you'll want your mummy! Photo: The London Dungeon Curse of the Mummy is available from Saturday 17th October to Sunday 1st November 2026 and is included in the London Dungeon ticket. Advance booking tickets start from £29.00 for adults and £23.50 for children. For more information and to book tickets, visit thedungeons.com/london

Photo: Harry Johnson From Saturday 17th October to Sunday 1st November, families are invited to enjoy a limited-time Trick-or-Treat adventure at London’s award-winning immersive attraction, The Paddington Bear Experience, located at the iconic County Hall on the South Bank. As part of their Halloween celebrations, Windsor Gardens will get a seasonal makeover, glowing in autumnal colours and filled with festive fun. Guests can upgrade their visit with a special Trick-or-Treat package (£15 per child), which includes: a souvenir pumpkin bucket, a selection of sweet treats given throughout the experience, a delicious Paw biscuit, a pair of exclusive Paddington Bear ears and a Halloween Paddington Postcard. Children will meet beloved characters from the Paddington stories who will be handing out treats along the way, ending in a safe and joyful Halloween celebration in Windsor Gardens. The Paddington Bear Experience is a unique and fun-filled interactive experience inspired by the nation’s favourite bear, spanning more than 26,000 square feet of London’s iconic County Hall on the riverside of the Southbank. Photo: Harry Johnson As visitors step into Paddington’s world and embark on an exciting immersive adventure through some of the most memorable locations from the Paddington stories, they begin with the hustle and bustle of Paddington Station, greeted by a friendly Station Master and taken on a lively train journey through London’s most famous landmarks all the way to the Browns’ charming house at No. 32 Windsor Gardens. Once inside the famous tree-adorned hallway, the Brown family whisk guests into a whirlwind of multi-sensory activities as they need to help Paddington and his family prepare for a very special occasion – The Marmalade Day Festival! With numerous themed rooms to explore, interactive games, character interactions, and lots of surprises along the way, the adventure culminates in a very special Windsor Garden Street party where visitors have the chance to enjoy the Marmalade Day festival. A range of food (including Paddington’s famous marmalade sandwich!) and beverages are available to all, as well as an opportunity to enjoy fun and games with the Brown family. The Paddington Bear Experience will capture the hearts of the entire family, no matter the age. Photo: Harry Johnson The Paddington Bear Experience is creatively produced by The Path Entertainment Group, directed by Tom Maller for Immersive Octopus, written by Katie Lyons (Peaky Blinders: The Rise, Camden Stables Market), designed by Rebecca Brower (Doctor Who: Time Fracture, West End), with costume design by Stewart J Charlesworth (Respect La Diva, West End), lighting design by Terry Cook (Dubai World Expo 2020) for Woodroffe Bassett, sound design by Luke Swaffield (SAW: Escape Experience London, Tower Hill) for Autograph, video design by Novak (Lumiere Festival, London, Durham and Derry-Londonderry) and production managed by Gary Beestone Associates. The Paddington Bear Experience is currently running at County Hall on South Bank. To find out more and book tickets, visit paddingtonbearexperience.com

Image: Immersive Octopus/Battersea Arts Centre Room 13, an original immersive horror experience from Tom Maller (director of Peaky Blinders: The Rise, Doctor Who: Time Fracture, The Paddington Bear Experience and Secret Cinema's Casino Royale, Blade Runner, and Romeo + Juliet), is set to launch at Battersea Arts Centre this October for a two-week limited run. Inspired by the 2015 fire at Battersea Arts Centre, the spine-chilling 35-minute-long production blurs the lines between local history and imagined unreality, and promises to shock and thrill. With a combination of live performers, special effects and immersive design offering jump scares aplenty, Halloween at BAC has never been more terrifying. The show's description is as follows: In the days following the devastating fire in Battersea Arts Centre on Friday 13 March 2015, a team of builders uncovered a sealed chamber in the original stone structure. When they opened the chamber, what they found was so disturbing that the renovation came to an immediate halt. 11 years later, the door is unsealed once again. The door to Room 13… Room 13 runs at Battersea Arts Centre from 16th October to 1st November. Tickets are priced from £20.00 per person. For more information and to book tickets, visit bac.org.uk

The production has also been officially selected for the Venice Immersive competition at the 83rd Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica. Image: Eclipso/Small Creative Leading immersive entertainment company Eclipso will bring its newest immersive experience, Everest: The First Ascent, to Venice later this month, where it has been officially selected for the Venice Immersive Competition at the 83rd Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica. The experience will have its world premiere in Venice from 2nd to 12th September 2026, before opening in Eclipso's Camden Town venue on 30th September 2026. The experience's inclusion in the festival is a landmark success for Eclipso, marking recognition for a project that lets audiences experience from within one of the most extraordinary episodes in the history of exploration: the first ascent of Everest in 1953. Created by Jean Dellac and Benjamin Auriche, the experience transports audiences directly into the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Rather than simply watching the story or looking at photos of the first ascent, audiences are placed at the heart of the expedition. From Kathmandu and the culture of the Sherpa people, to the high-altitude camps, glaciers and the final summit approach, visitors follow the journey of Hillary and Norgay, experiencing the scale and challenges of their historic mission first-hand. The experience reveals the physical and psychological realities behind the photographs and documentaries that have told their story for generations. Through immersive VR, audiences can now experience the altitude, the vastness and the reality of the Himalayas, gaining a new perspective on what it takes to conquer the world's highest mountain. Everest: The First Ascent is the latest addition to Eclipso's collection of historical and educational immersive experiences. Following journeys from beneath the ocean with Titanic to beyond the stars with its space exploration experiences, Eclipso now takes audiences to the roof of the world, combining cutting-edge technology with some of the most compelling stories in exploration history. Founder and CEO Antoine Lieutaud says: It is an honour to be selected and recognised by Venice Immersive, and we’re looking forward to showcasing our latest virtual experience to festival audiences and competing within the XR space. We love transporting viewers to extraordinary places, and Everest is all about letting people feel what it meant to stand where no one had stood before. We can't wait to share that with audiences at our world premiere in Venice, and soon after, in London. Jean Dellac says: The first ascent of Everest in 1953 is one of the greatest human adventures of the 20th century, and we wanted audiences to experience it from within. Through the perspectives of Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay and the Sherpa team, we bring this extraordinary expedition to life, from the beauty of the Himalayas to the physical and emotional challenges of the climb. We’re thrilled to see this story recognised by the Venice Immersive competition and look forward to sharing it with audiences around the world. Everest: The First Ascent will launch at Eclipso's Camden Town venue on 30th September 2026. Tickets are on sale from 16th September, with the waitlist for tickets available here.

Wake The Tiger and Transport for London transform one of the capital’s most familiar sights for Europe’s largest immersive art experience at Westfield London. Photo: Andre Pattenden TfL’s iconic Routemaster London bus will get an immersive makeover as it pulls into Absurd City, as part of a new partnership with Wake The Tiger, which is getting ready to open its brand new immersive attraction in Westfield London on Thursday 15th October. The latest edition of the recognisable TfL bus has been re-imagined and installed inside the 80,000 sq. ft. experience, where visitors will be able to step aboard and walk through it as part of their journey through Absurd City, turning an everyday sight on London’s streets into a surreal parallel world. The installation plays with one of the central ideas behind Absurd City: taking the everyday architecture, rituals and familiar sights of urban life and twisting them into something strange, surprising and entirely new. Luke Mitchell, Chief Creative Officer and Co-founder of Wake The Tiger, said: Britain has always done eccentricity brilliantly. We’re surrounded by these amazing cultural icons, red buses, red phone boxes, the Underground, things that are instantly recognisable all over the world. At Wake The Tiger, we love taking that familiarity and pulling it apart a bit. So rather than simply putting a London bus into Absurd City, we wanted to ask: what happens when you drag it through the portal and let the world get hold of it? That’s where the fun starts. You recognise it immediately, but it’s not behaving in the way you expect. The Routemaster isn’t the only bit of classic Britishness that’s made its way into Absurd City, all twisted into something stranger. We want people to look at things they think they know and suddenly see them differently. The collaboration, which was facilitated by IMG Licensing, could also find its way onto the menu at Wunderground, Absurd City’s underground-inspired bar at Westfield London, which will be open to the public without a ticket for the Amazement Park®. Photo: Andre Pattenden The two organisations are exploring TfL-inspired food and drink ideas, including exclusive cocktails that put an Absurd City spin on the capital’s transport network. Meanwhile, Londoners may hear some familiar sounds in an unfamiliar setting during After Hours, Absurd City’s programme of adult-only evening events. Ellen Sankey, Brand Licensing Manager at Transport for London, said: Our red buses are recognised around the world, so seeing one take an unexpected detour into Absurd City is a fun way to celebrate an unmistakable part of London in a completely new setting. From food and drink to entertainment and more, Absurd City is bringing a new way for people to experience London’s diverse culture and heritage. We’re working together to explore where the partnership could go next, including opportunities to showcase some of the more creative elements of our network. Photo: Andre Pattenden Opening on Thursday 15th October, Absurd City will take over an 80,000 sq. ft. space at Westfield London and become Europe’s largest immersive art experience. Daytrippers will journey through a portal into a sprawling cityscape made up of four distinct districts, filled with unfolding stories, secret passageways, tactile installations and unexpected discoveries. Absurd City is Wake The Tiger’s biggest project to date and its second permanent attraction, following the success of its award-winning Bristol Amazement Park® The Dream Factory, which has welcomed more than half a million visitors since opening in 2022. The London experience expands the parallel world of Meridia first introduced in Bristol. A certified B Corporation, Wake The Tiger combines counter-culture art and storytelling with a commitment to environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Wake The Tiger's Absurd City will open at Westfield London near Shepherd's Bush station on 15th October 2026. For more information and to book tickets, visit wakethetiger.com Follow Immersive Rumours on Instagram for more coverage of Wake The Tiger's Absurd City, including a behind-the-scenes preview of the experience with Luke Mitchell.