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As part of Theatre-Rites 30th anniversary year, the company will premiere a new immersive promenade production, Return to the Forest, at Manchester's Aviva Studios, before moving to Sadler's Wells East this May. In a celebration of heritage and our connection to the natural world, Return to the Forest blends dance and puppetry to create an immersive production for families and children aged 8+. Audiences are invited into a museum where precious objects are kept to be seen but

Lightroom has today announced Bowie Nights; a series of cross-disciplinary Spring and Summer events celebrating the life and work of David Bowie, featuring major artists influenced by his work, from Anna Calvi to Jonathan Barnbrook to Adam Buxton. The season will run from May to September 2026.

DARKFIELD - acclaimed producers of innovative, immersive experiences at the forefront of technology and theatre - have announced their Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 line-up, featuring three of their most critically acclaimed shipping container experiences - FLIGHT, COMA and ARCADE - and a move to a brand new site at Assembly George Square.

A Morte do Corvo, Lisbon’s grand necromantic immersive show, died last month after an impressive three-year run. The cause of death in this case was entirely natural: after several extensions, the production finally announced that the end was nigh.

The Key of Dreams is a 24-hour-long immersive experience that takes place at Treowen, a 17th-century manor house in Monmouthshire, Wales. The experience combines fine dining, puzzle and escape room elements, improvised interactive performance and branching narratives to create a one-of-a-kind, occult-infused immersive experience that's driven by the audience and their choices. We sat down with Lemon Difficult's Ivan Carić to discuss the show's design, audience agency and writ

Enigma Quest's Escape Arcade is a competitive escape-room style experience located near Chancery Lane for teams of up to 4 players. Within it, groups have 60 minutes to earn as many points as possible across a number of the experience's 30 different 'simulation' rooms. While it's similar in design to Prison Island, with both experiences offering players the freedom to choose which rooms to tackle in any order they like and the ability to replay rooms if they choose, the two e

Following a sell-out debut, Alibi: Dead Air returns to Theatre Deli for a four-week run from 22nd April to 16th May 2026. 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...

New images have been released of a giant Paddington-themed Easter egg installation at The Paddington Bear™ Experience, offering audiences an egg-citing seasonal adventure until Sunday 12 April 2026. With an Easter Special Ticket, guests can enjoy an Easter egg hunt set within the world of Paddington, with seasonal decorations and rewards.

Voidspace has announced the full line-up for Strange Play, a week-long showcase of grassroots experimental games and playable art taking place online and in-person at Theatre Deli from 13th April to 19th April 2026 as part of London Games Week.

From races across the city against the clock and inflatable structures with winding tunnels to expeditions into the darkest depths of Peru, here are our recommendations for the best family-friendly immersive experiences in London this Easter break...

The life of Cleopatra VII, the final ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, has been mythologised and misrepresented more than most. She was said to be an astute leader who helped Egypt prosper during her reign, yet the narratives surrounding her in the aftermath of her death - largely at the hands of the Romans - recast her as something of a self-serving femme fatale willing to do anything to secure power. Our review of Cleopatra: The Experience at Immerse LDN.

Following in the footsteps of the much-loved Crystal Maze Live Experience, which heralded the beginning of the UK's competitive gaming craze, Prison Island is London's latest interactive escape-room-style experience to focus on providing not only a huge variety of different challenges but a huge number of them too.

Greenwich Peninsula is set to become the long-term home of Secret Cinema, as the global immersive entertainment company lays out plans for a proposed flagship venue in the heart of the riverside neighbourhood, opening in late 2026.

This summer, Secret Cinema will welcome audiences back to Rydell High once more with the return of the critically acclaimed, smash hit Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical, following its sold-out run in 2025. The production will open at Evolution London in Battersea Park for a strictly limited run from 22nd July to 13th September 2026.

Boom Lab is an immersive gaming experience based in Shoreditch for groups of 2-8 people. Part arcade, part escape room, the 75-minute-long experience consists of six interactive challenges that test everything from your reaction times and communication skills to your balance and dexterity.

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.