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The mayhem in the dining room is as chaotic as ever, but behind the scenes at the President Hotel in London, things have never been more precise. Faulty Towers The Dining Experience have confirmed that acclaimed chef Jonathan Bradley has joined the team as the new Head Chef at the President Hotel in London, ushering in a refined new chapter for the show’s much-loved three-course dining experience.

Lemon Difficult Studios, the company behind the critically acclaimed ‘The Locksmith’s Dream’ and ‘The Key of Dreams’, has announced new dates starting May 2026 for the second season of ‘The Key of Dreams: Shadows Lengthen’. With a distinctive style that blends luxury, theatre and game mechanics, Lemon Difficult has carved out a unique space in the immersive landscape. Known for their 24-hour, open-world mystery adventures set in heritage venues, the studio offers guests deepl

The Last Stronghold: An Epic Medieval Adventure is the latest immersive VR production from French producer Excurio. Running alongside Machu Picchu: Journey To The Lost City inside the W12 Shopping Centre in Shepherd's Bush, the 45-minute-long experience allows guests to explore a virtual recreation of 14th-century Carcassonne alongside Simon de l’Estang, a young noble who travels to the city to help defend it under the guidance of his Uncle, Geoffroy de Varenne.

This Easter, Baby Shark’s first interactive immersive experience in the UK is coming to Central London, with families able to enjoy the unique show for free. Baby Shark’s Easter Splash will be at Outernet, next to Tottenham Court Road Tube station, from 30th March to 10th April, running from 9am to midday. The show will feature an interactive Easter Egg Hunt, along with the characters from the Baby Shark universe.

Later this month, Chronic Insanity will take over all five floors of Nottingham's People Hall for Apple of Discord, a multi-hour, free-roaming immersive experience based around the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, which kick-started the Trojan War. Ahead of the show's opening, we caught up with Chronic Insanity's Artistic Director, Joe Strickland.

As part of Barbican's Scene Change season, Landmark Productions and Octopus Theatricals' Theatre for One has arrived in the UK for the first time. Taking over a space within the lobby of the Barbican Centre, this free-to-attend experience does exactly what it says on the tin, offering up a five-minute-long play for one audience member at a time on a first-come, first-served basis.

Groundbreaking immersive theatre company Punchdrunk have announced that LANDER 23 will make its final current mission on 10th May 2026 at its home base in Woolwich. Originally scheduled for a limited run, the production, which has captivated audiences with its unique blend of immersive theatre and live-action gaming, added additional dates in January, extending its run to May 2026. Audiences now have only a few weeks left to experience the groundbreaking production before its

Enjoy an egg-citing seasonal adventure this Spring at The Paddington Bear™ Experience at County Hall on London’s South Bank with an Easter Special Ticket. Available daily from midday onwards between Saturday 28th March and Sunday 12th April, each Easter Special Ticket includes a charming Easter Basket, Paddington ears, Paddington stickers, a selection of Easter treats including a delicious Paw Biscuit, plus access to a marmalade-fuelled Easter Egg Hunt around Windsor Gardens.

Over a thousand years on from the Viking age, Vikings: The Immersive Experience, a new immersive exhibition detailing the story of Queen Kraka, King Ragnar Lodbrok and their sons, has arrived at Dock X in Canada Water, fresh off a successful debut in Hamburg. The exhibition combines 360-degree immersive projections with virtual reality, and interactive elements alongside more traditional displays of replicas and a detailed audio guide.

This spring, London will welcome an extraordinary immersive art experience as Luminarium: Myriad opens in the capital for the very first time at London’s best-connected cultural venue, Woolwich Works. Created by the internationally acclaimed Architects of Air and world-renowned artist Alan Parkinson, the monumental inflatable sculpture will offer groups a magical opportunity to step together into a world shaped entirely by light, colour and architectural form.

In a landmark cultural moment for 2026, London’s Lightroom have today announced Larger Than Life: Starring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun and More will open at their King's Cross site this October. This brand-new 360° immersive experience marks the 50th anniversary of the four-time Oscar-winning Aardman studio, inviting audiences to step directly into the anarchic, joyful worlds of the likes of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Morph. 

This March, as part of the Barbican’s Scene Change season, a series of transformative performances and gatherings in unexpected places, the Barbican is host to the UK premiere of Landmark Productions/Octopus Theatricals one-of-a-kind production, Theatre for One. Part confessional, part peep-show booth, Theatre for One is a free, five-minute performance that showcases the best of Irish writing, performed by one actor for one audience member.

Studio Zweklos is a London-based performance studio working between immersive theatre, comedy, live art and nightlife culture. The collective was co-founded by performer and producer Theodora van der Beek, whose six solo shows have toured internationally, alongside immersive experience-maker Nathan Ess and producer/curator Morgan Brame.

What if the future isn’t something that happens to us, but something that we can collectively imagine? This summer, Barbican Immersive presents In Other Worlds, the first major UK solo exhibition experience created with BAFTA-nominated film maker, artist, and speculative futurist Liam Young. Spanning three locations within the Barbican Centre, the exhibition transforms the Silk Street Entrance, The Curve and Car Park 5 into a sequence of cinematic future provocations.

This year Outernet London, the UK’s most visited cultural attraction, is proud to unveil its biggest ever programme of exhibitions and installations across the giant Outernet screens, all celebrating International Women’s Month. With everything completely free to enter, the programme will launch on International Women’s Day on March 8th and run throughout the rest of the month.

Horizon of Khufu: Journey to Ancient Egypt, an immersive virtual reality expedition back in time over 4,500 years ago, is set to make its debut in Manchester on 2nd April at Transmission House on Tib Street. This award-winning VR experience, created by Excurio and presented by Fever, offers audiences an unprecedented opportunity to explore the mysteries of the Great Pyramid from within.