Immersive theatre in London

In many ways, Punchdrunk’s latest show ‘The Burnt City’ is a lot like Punchdrunk’s old shows: you put on a spooky mask; you wander through a dark, cavernous, hyper-detailed world full of eerie hidden rooms; you follow sexy dancer-slash-actors around as they enact the show’s diffuse plot; you spend an improbable amount of time trying to find a huge but almost impossible-to-locate bar…

Despite being an unofficial tribute to John Cleese’s legendary ’70s sitcom, this interactive dinner show captures the show’s spirit surprisingly well.

This lavish new immersive theatre attraction from the Tower of London is, in essence, a 100-minute theme-park ride…

Think the past couple of years have been rough? Try surviving a Martian invasion only to be captured by an enormous fighting machine and having your blood harvested, ‘The Matrix’-style, in a stifling capsule.

Yes, really: it’s a gigantic Monopoly board, allowing you and a group of fellow players to live out your dreams of rampant landlordism in the flesh. 

If you’re in the market to pay north of £50 to attend a ‘Peaky Blinders’-themed fancy dress party then you will doubtless enjoy ‘Peaky Blinders: The Rise’ and there’s no need for you to read the rest of this review…

This ‘fully immersive Western town open-world adventure’ basically sets you free to roam around a 30,000 square foot steampunk-influenced Wild West town, interact with its inhabitants, get involved in its mysteries and sample the food and drink at its various watering holes.

As far as we can tell, this adventure-game spin-off of the beloved computer game series is a not dissimilar idea to ‘The Crystal Maze’, albeit in this puzzle-based game you’re supposed to be helping Alicia Vikander’s re-recorded Lara Croft save the entire world.