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FIRST LOOK: Groundbreaking immersive theatre company Punchdrunk have revealed first look images at the premiere of their new project LANDER 23 at its home base in Woolwich, London. www.immersiverumours.com/post/first-l...
First Look: LANDER 23 by Punchdrunk - Immersive Rumours
Groundbreaking immersive theatre company Punchdrunk have revealed first look images at the premiere of their new project LANDER 23 at its home base in Woolwich, London. A live action video game, LAND...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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A show as big as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera Masquerade needs more than one take to encompass it.

So we sent Allie Marotta & @nickfortugno.bsky.social to bring back the first ever NoPro Review Duet on NYC's most important #immersive show in years.
'Masquerade' Transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'Phantom' Into An Intimate Immersive Hit (A NoPro Review Duet)
Our review of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera Masquerade from NoPro's NYC Curator Allie Marotta and NYC staff correspondent Nicholas Fortugno
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December 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
REVIEW: Fireside Tales, the latest immersive production from Punchdrink Enrichment, features big-hearted performances, stunning set design and plenty of opportunities for younger guests to get involved. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: Fireside Tales by Punchdrunk Enrichment - Immersive Rumours
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,...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
REVIEW: With an hour-long pre-show featuring hidden rooms, a trio of singers, and an aerialist, Christmas at Backyard Cinema is the company’s most ambitious season of enhanced film screenings yet. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: Christmas at Backyard Cinema - Immersive Rumours
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 suc...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
NEWS: Boom Lab, a new immersive gaming experience that will have guests dodging lasers, solving puzzles and racing against the clock to trigger a paint-filled explosion, is set to open in Shoreditch later this month. www.immersiverumours.com/post/boom-la...
Boom Lab to launch in Shoreditch this December - Immersive Rumours
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 d...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
FIRST LOOK: Christmas at Backyard Cinema, based on Tanner Street near London Bridge, features festive cabaret, live music, and secret theatrical moments alongside screenings of festive films including Home Alone, Elf and The Muppets Christmas Carol. www.immersiverumours.com/post/first-l...
First Look: Christmas at Backyard Cinema - Immersive Rumours
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...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
REVIEW: Secret Theatre’s The Nutcracker Noir combines immersive elements, performances from a cast of West End talent and a five-course meal designed to create an experience that's indulgent, classy and, most of all, incredibly entertaining. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: The Nutcracker Noir by Secret Theatre - Immersive Rumours
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 combine...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
REVIEW: Phantom Peak caps off the year with another set of exceptionally fun festive trails in their top-tier Christmas offering, Wintermas. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: Phantom Peak’s Wintermas (2025) - Immersive Rumours
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 e...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
REVIEW: With Earth due to be destroyed to make way for the construction of a Hyperspace Bypass, audiences have to hitch a ride to the outer reaches of the galaxy in this immersive staging of Douglas Adams' much-loved sci-fi series. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live at Riverside Studios - Immersive Rumours
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 ...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
NEWS: A new live game show experience from the co-founder of Sherlock: The Game is Now and TimeRun is coming to Central London next Spring. www.immersiverumours.com/post/gamesho...
Gameshow LIVE! coming to Central London in Spring 2026 - Immersive Rumours
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 do...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
NEWS: The Vaults have confirmed a return to producing shows in-house and will debut Ancient Grease, an immersive parody musical, next March at their Waterloo venue. www.immersiverumours.com/post/immersi...
Ancient Grease - Immersive musical parody coming to The Vaults in March 2026 - Immersive Rumours
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 s...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
REVIEW: Santa has been propping up the bar in his favourite watering hole and is lacking in Christmas spirit. Can we help to save the holiday season, or has he hung up his boots for good? Our review of Humbug: Santa’s Christmas Dive Bar Experience. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: HUMBUG! Immersive Christmas Dive Bar (2025)
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,...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Re-upping for the morning crowd: I'm organising a Jubensha Convention in London for 8-9th May 2026!

Come and play jubensha, meet top game designers, and learn how it's designed. It's *probably* the first jubensha English-language convention in the world...

Tickets will be around £15!
Pre-announcing my Jubensha Convention
Come to my Jubensha convention in London on 8-9th May 2026!
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November 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
NEWS: Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience is set to receive a major overhaul in Spring 2026
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Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience to receive major overhaul in Spring 2026 - Immersive Rumours
After more than 31,000 performances, six years of record-breaking success, over 20,000 five-star reviews, and 300,000 visitors, Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience is about to...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
REVIEW: The Last Days of Pompeii: The Immersive Exhibition combines traditional museum exhibits with VR, projections and interactive displays to create an engaging and over-the-top experience that’s as far from the British Museum as you can get. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: The Last Days of Pompeii - The Immersive Exhibition - Immersive Rumours
In 79AD, the city of Pompeii was destroyed following the eruption of the nearby Mount Vesuvius. A cloud of ash and toxic gases engulfed the city, killing nearly all of its inhabitants, and the volcani...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
REVIEW: The festive edition of CityDay’s Race Across the World experience has groups racing against the clock through Mayfair, Soho and Covent Garden amid some of the capital’s best Christmas lights. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: Race Across The World The Experience (West End) - Immersive Rumours
Race Across The World: The Experience (West End) is the latest city-wide scavenger hunt experience from CityDays. Following hot on the heels of the original race, which launched back in May and had ra...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
REVIEW: Aaron James Oliver's immersive storytelling experience, What We Must, has guests traversing a post-apocalyptic London in an attempt to warn their settlement of impending danger. It's an emotionally charged experience that's as powerful as it is bleak. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: What We Must by Aaron James Oliver - Immersive Rumours
If you survived the end of the world, what would you be willing to do in order to stay alive? What would you hold sacred? Would you be able to live with the decisions you had to make? Those are the qu...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
NEWS: An immersive exhibition based on Disney Pixar's films, including Toy Story, Monsters Inc. and Cars, is coming to Wembley Park in February 2026. www.immersiverumours.com/post/immersi...
Mundo Pixar Experience coming to London in February 2026 - Immersive Rumours
Step into the vibrant world of Pixar like never before. Mundo Pixar Experience is a multi-sensory exhibition which offers fans of all ages a chance to enter the universes of Pixar’s most iconic films....
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November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
INTERVIEW: Ahead of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy opening at Riverside Studios later this month, we sat down with the show's co-creator and writer, Arvind Ethan David, to discuss the immersive stage show. www.immersiverumours.com/post/intervi...
Interview: Arvind Ethan David on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Live Show - Immersive Rumours
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which opens at Hammersmith's Riverstudio Studios later this month, is an immersive adaptation of Douglas Adams' classic five-part trilogy. Ahead of the show's ope...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
REVIEW: Hexmoor Wizarding Prison, the latest show from Inventive Productions (Alcotraz, Moonshine Saloon, Avora), once again proves why they’re London’s leading producers of immersive cocktail experiences. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: Hexmoor Wizarding Prison by Inventive Productions - Immersive Rumours
Hexmoor: Wizarding Prison is the latest show from Inventive Productions, the company behind Alcotraz, Avora and Moonshine Saloon, three of London's best-known immersive cocktail experiences. Based wit...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
INTERVIEW: Ahead of The Nutcracker Noir opening in Shoreditch later this month, we sat down with co-directors Richard Crawford and Gary Lloyd to discuss the show’s inspiration, immersive design, and festive five-course menu. www.immersiverumours.com/post/intervi...
Interview: Richard Crawford and Gary Lloyd on The Nutcracker Noir - Immersive Rumours
Ahead of The Nutcracker Noir's opening at Protein Studios in Shoreditch later this month, we sat down with Secret Theatre's Richard Crawford and choreographer Gary Lloyd to discuss their immersive ada...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
REVIEW: Peter Broughton's Creature is a fiercely original immersive experience that’s unlike anything else out there. It’s one of the year’s best new immersive shows. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: Creature by Peter Broughton - Immersive Rumours
Peter Broughton's adaptation of Frankenstein, which plays out for an audience of one each performance, is one of this year's most exciting new immersive productions.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
REVIEW: Eclipso’s latest VR experience invites guests to enter the Colosseum alongside famed gladiator Flamma. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: Colosseum - The Legendary Arena by Eclipso - Immersive Rumours
Colosseum: The Legendary Arena is the latest immersive VR production from French producers Eclipso. Running alongside the hugely successful Titanic: Echos from the Past at their permanent Camden High ...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
REVIEW: Following a takeover of Shoreditch Town Hall earlier this year, DARKFIELD return to London with four of their audio-based shipping container experiences: www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...
Review: DARKFIELD at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - Immersive Rumours
Following their residency at Shoreditch Town Hall earlier this year, DARKFIELD returns to London with a stellar line-up of four shipping container shows - ARCADE, FLIGHT, COMA and EULOGY. Taking over ...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM