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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · 4d

NEWS: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy immersive show has announced its full cast ahead of opening at Riverside Studios this November. www.immersiverumours.com/post/the-hit...

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy experience announce full cast - Immersive Rumours

Ahead of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy opening at Riverside Studios this November, the full cast has been confirmed, including pre-recorded voices from Tamsin Greig, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Samira ...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · 4d

GUIDE: From family-friendly frights and immersive walking tours to intense experiences that promise big scares, here are our recommendations for London's best immersive experiences this Halloween... www.immersiverumours.com/post/guide-l...

Guide: London's Best Immersive Halloween Experiences (2025) - Immersive Rumours

From family-friendly frights and immersive walking tours to intense experiences that promise big scares, here are our recommendations for London's best immersive experiences this Halloween...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · 7d

NEWS: Punchdrunk Enrichment have announced the cast for their upcoming festive family show, Fireside Tales: www.immersiverumours.com/post/punchdr...

Punchdrunk Enrichment announce cast for Fireside Tales - Immersive Rumours

Punchdrunk Enrichment have announced the cast for the world premiere of their new show, Fireside Tales. An enchanting interactive adventure for children aged 7-11 and their grown-ups, running at Punch...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · 10d

NEWS: Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience has set the Guinness World Record for longest run of a immersive musical production. www.immersiverumours.com/post/jeff-wa...

Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience sets Guinness World Record - Immersive Rumours

Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience has officially entered the history books as a Guinness World Record holder for the longest theatrical run of a musical immersive theatre pr...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · 14d

REVIEW: London's best open-world immersive experience returns with its fourth annual Halloween season, bringing with it another excellent batch of story trails for guests to sink their fangs into. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...

Review: Phantom Peak's Hallowed Peak (2025) - Immersive Rumours

London's best open-world immersive experience returns with its fourth annual Halloween season, bringing with it another excellent batch of story trails for guests to sink their fangs into.

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · 15d

INTERVIEW: We recently sat down with Peter Broughton to discuss Creature - their new one-audience-member experience based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein that fuses life-sized puppetry, binaural audio and immersive techniques. www.immersiverumours.com/post/intervi...

Interview: Peter Broughton on Creature and immersive puppetry - Immersive Rumours

Ahead of Peter Broughton's one-audience member show Creature debuting at COLAB Invitation Theatre Festival, we sat down to discuss the show, their love of puppetry, and why Kermit has the power to mak...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · 18d

NEWS: A new immersive exhibition depicting the last days of Pompeii will open at Immerse LDN this November. www.immersiverumours.com/post/the-las...

The Last Days of Pompeii - The Immersive Exhibition to Open in London this November - Immersive Rumours

Following huge success globally, the award-winning The Last Days of Pompeii: The Immersive Exhibition will make its UK debut this November at Immerse LDN, and take visitors on an unprecedented journey...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Sep 11

NEWS: Jurassic World: The Experience has extended its run at NEON Battersea Power Station until January 2026. www.immersiverumours.com/post/jurassi...

Jurassic World The Experience extends its run at NEON at Battersea Power Station - Immersive Rumours

Jurassic World: The Experience at NEON Battersea Power Station has extended its run until 4th January 2026.

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Sep 9

NEWS: Race Across The World - The Experience is set to launch a festive race through London’s West End this Autumn. www.immersiverumours.com/post/race-ac...

Race Across The World - The Experience London to launch a festive race through the West End - Immersive Rumours

This autumn, CityDays will be adding a touch of festive magic to its popular adventure game with the launch of a brand-new route for Race Across the World: The Experience London. Building on the huge ...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Sep 4

NEWS: A new family-focused immersive Christmas experience direct from Australia is opening this November near Borough Market. www.immersiverumours.com/post/wundrfu...

Wundrful World of Christmas coming to London this November - Immersive Rumours

Having fully sold out last year and delighted thousands of families in Australia, Wundrful World of Christmas is now coming to the UK for the very first time. This immersive, festive adventure will op...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Sep 4

NEWS: Punchdrunk Enrichment announces full creative team for their upcoming Fireside Tales. www.immersiverumours.com/post/punchdr...

Punchdrunk Enrichment announces full creative team for Fireside Tales - Immersive Rumours

The full creative team has been announced for the world premiere of Punchdrunk Enrichment’s Fireside Tales, an enchanting interactive adventure for children aged 7-11 and their grown-ups.

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No Proscenium @noproscenium.com · Aug 29

Ten Years.

500 Episodes.

One incredible journey.

It all leads here.

The weekend long celebration of the end of the No Proscenium Podcast’s first season has begun.

Parts I & II are live NOW.

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Episode 500: Ten Years of The NoPro Podcast

A MegaSode In Many, Many Parts

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Aug 28

NEWS: Till Death Us Do Party, a new immersive comedy set at a chaos-filled wedding, is set to open in London next month. www.immersiverumours.com/post/immersi...

Immersive Wedding Comedy 'Till Death Us Do Party' to open this September - Immersive Rumours

Till Death Us Do Party, a new immersive production directed by Paddy Doherty that centres around the wedding of bride Florence and groom Tom, will open at One NinetyFour Picaddily this September.

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Aug 22

INTERVIEW: We sat down with Owen Kingston and Tom Black from Bridge Command to discuss the show’s launch, growth and future. www.immersiverumours.com/post/intervi...

Interview: Owen Kingston and Tom Black on Bridge Command Season 2 - Immersive Rumours

We sit down with Owen Kingston and Tom Black from Bridge Command to discuss the past, present and future of their immersive starship experience, which has now entered its second season.

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Aug 20

NEWS: An immersive horror pop-up based on ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ is coming to Shoreditch this September, ahead of the film's release. Tickets are free and will be available later today. www.immersiverumours.com/post/the-con...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Aug 19

NEWS: Festive immersive dining experience The Nutcracker Noir, which launches in Shoreditch this November, has confirmed its cast ahead of tickets going on sale.https://www.immersiverumours.com/post/the-nutcracker-noir-immersive-dining-experience-confirms-cast

The Nutcracker Noir immersive dining experience confirms cast - Immersive Rumours

This Christmas, globally-acclaimed scene makers DesignScene and immersive storytellers Secret Theatre will present The Nutcracker Noir - a brand-new immersive dining experience and modern reimagining ...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Aug 14

NEWS: The team behind Alcotraz, Moonshine Saloon and Avora are launching a new immersive cocktail experience next month. In Hexmoor, guests will don jumpsuits, rub shoulders with notorious wizards, and enjoy three cocktails made by in-house hexologists.
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Hexmoor: Wizarding Prison to open this September - Immersive Rumours

This September, London opens the iron gates to Hexmoor, an immersive cocktail adventure like no other - where dark magic runs deep, potions flow freely, and you become part of the story. From the mind...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Aug 12

NEWS: Punchdrunk announce live-action video game experience 'LANDER 23' for September 2025 in Woolwich. www.immersiverumours.com/post/punchdr...

Punchdrunk announce LANDER 23 for September 2025 - Immersive Rumours

Groundbreaking immersive theatre company Punchdrunk announces its new project LANDER 23 at its home in Woolwich, London, previewing from 17 September 2025. A live action video game, LANDER 23 sees the...

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Aug 7

REVIEW: Deep in the Sussex countryside for three weekends a year, The Loxwood Joust appears, ready to welcome guests into its hugely engaging immersive medieval world. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...

Review: The Loxwood Joust - Immersive Medieval Festival - Immersive Rumours

Deep in the Sussex countryside for three weekends a year, the Kingdom of Loxwood appears, ready to welcome guests into its hugely engaging immersive world.

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Aug 6

REVIEW: Secret Cinema’s latest adaptation of Grease is an all-singing, all-dancing immersive spectacle, and radically different to every other production they’ve ever done. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...

Review: Secret Cinema's Grease The Immersive Movie Musical - Immersive Rumours

Secret Cinema's long-awaited return brings with it a brand new format, but retains all of the scale and spectacle that they're known for.

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Jul 29

REVIEW: Yannick Trapman-O’Brien’s exceptional, once-in-a-lifetime experience invites us to grapple with what we really want from life. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...

Review: Undersigned by Yannick Trapman-O'Brien - Immersive Rumours

We grapple with what we want out of life in this true once-in-a-lifetime experience by Yannick Trapman-O'Brien.

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Emily Carding @emilycarding.bsky.social · Jul 28

Ten years after our multi- award winning Richard III (a one person show) followed by Hamlet (an experience), Brite Theater have a new solo interactive Shakespeare show... TIMONOPOLY

"Whose shoes will you tread this board in? Perhaps our beloved Timon himself..."

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Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Jul 21

REVIEW: This immersive exploration of Elvis’s life not only lacks the scale and ambition of previous Layered Reality experiences, but also tells us nothing new about the King of Rock and Roll. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...

Review: Elvis Evolution by Layered Reality - Immersive Rumours

This immersive exploration of Elvis's life not only lacks the scale and ambition of previous Layered Reality experiences but tells us nothing new about the King of Rock and Roll.

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Jul 19

REVIEW: In their most ambitious experience yet, Minimum Labyrinth deliver an utterly surreal journey through Lambeth in this walking tour-cum-promenade theatre show. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...

Review: Doin' The Lambeth Walk (Oi!) by Minimum Labyrinth - Immersive Rumours

The latest show from Minimum Labyrinth is as much a walking tour as it is a piece of bewilderingly surreal promenade theatre.

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Immersive Rumours @immersiverumours.com · Jul 11

REVIEW: We embrace our Dark Passenger and step into the shoes of the Miami-based serial killer in Dexter: The Experience. www.immersiverumours.com/post/review-...

Review: Dexter The Experience - Immersive Rumours

To coincide with the release of Dexter: Resurrection on Paramount+ this week, Dexter: The Experience has opened in London for a four-day run at 83 Rivington Street in Shoreditch. The promenade immersi...

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