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Fireside Tales, the latest immersive production from Punchdrunk Enrichment, is a love letter to the power of storytelling, our imaginations, and the importance of community. It's also utterly magical, for children and parents alike.

Christmas at Backyard Cinema is the latest festive offering from long-running 'alternative cinema experience' company Backyard Cinema. Previous events have seen them take over spaces within venues such as Mercato Metropolitano, Winter Wonderland and Camden Market, but they're perhaps best known for their much-loved Romeo + Juliet live cinema experience, which sees Baz Luhrmann's 1996 cult classic screened alongside performances from a live choir and band.

NEON in partnership with Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiques and the Egyptian Museum has announced that Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold, a spectacular international exhibition celebrating the reign, power, and legacy of Ramses the Great.

A new adrenaline-pumping gaming experience is debuting in the UK this month. Located in London’s buzzling Shoreditch, Boom Lab opens its door on 18th December, inviting thrill seekers of all ages to dive into a world of challenges, puzzles and high stakes fun.

The much-loved Backyard Cinema has returned to London bigger, bolder, and more spectacular than ever with an all-new Christmas experience that promises to celebrate the festive season in true West End style. 

The Nutcracker Noir, produced by Secret Theatre and DesignScene, is an immersive dining experience at Protein Studios, a short walk from Shoreditch High Street. Running until 21st December, it combines immersive elements, live on-stage performances from a cast of West End talent and a five-course meal designed by Feast & Fable's Jenny McNeill to create an experience that's indulgent, classy and, most of all, incredibly entertaining.

Hot on the heels of its recent Halloween season, Phantom Peak returns with its annual festive offering, Wintermas. Running until 18th January 2026, this Christmas edition of the open-world immersive experience brings with it 11 new story trails, a festive retheme to the town, and the latest developments in its three-year-long overarching storyline, which is beginning to reach a climax ahead of the much-teased 'Great Undoing'.

In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which has just taken over Studio 2, Studio 3, and the connecting corridors of Hammersmith's Riverside Studios, has guests join Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect as they hitch a ride off a soon-to-be destroyed Earth and begin their search for the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. Our review of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Live.

Next year, The Vaults returns to in-house productions with a new immersive parody musical, Ancient Grease, a dirty love-letter to the hit movie musical Grease, re-imagining the iconic characters and setting them amongst the Gods of Mount Olympus. The wine will flow, fate will be rewritten, and Grease gets the ending it always deserved.

Gameshow LIVE! - the world’s first live, interactive gameshow experience - will launch in Central London in Spring 2026. Inspired by classic TV gameshow nostalgia fused with cutting-edge tech and a dose of Vegas showbiz, 200 players in 40 teams compete for crazy prizes in a night out filled with competitive buzzer-bashing fun.

Santa is propping up the bar in his Santa has been propping up the bar in his favourite watering hole and is lacking in Christmas spirit. Can we save the holiday season and get him back on his sleigh, or has he hung up his boots for good? Our review of Humbug: Santa's Christmas Dive Bar Experience

New production photography has been released giving a first look at the world premiere of Punchdrunk Enrichment’s 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 4th January 2026.