Bridge Command, 2024
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Immersive theatre in London

Step into immersive theatre worlds with our guide to the best and most boldly interactive London shows

Andrzej Lukowski
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Whether you call it immersive, interactive or site-specific, London is bursting with plays and experiences which welcome you into a real-life adventure that you can wander around and play the hero in.

From big ‘serious’ plays by legendary companies like Punchdrunk to deliciously frivolous dinner-theatre shows and plenty of points in between, the content and execution of each of these shows may very wildly – but each is guaranteed to let you step into a whole new world.

The best new London theatre shows to book for right now.

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  • Immersive
  • Elephant & Castle

‘Bridge Command’ put you and a group of pals on the bridge of a spaceship tasked with saving humanity. Work together and tackle various missions – and if you come back for more you’ll be able to continue the same story rather than simply repeat…

  • Immersive
  • Wembley

Punchdrunk Enrichment – aka immersive theatre legends Punchdrunk’s family spin-off – return with the first show in its brand new Wembley home Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores..

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  • Immersive
  • South Bank

The previous absence of a major permanent Paddington Bear attraction in London can possibly be attributed to the fact that in its own way, London itself is a major permanent Paddington Bear attraction…

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  • Immersive
  • Canada Water

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.

  • Comedy
  • Bloomsbury
Faulty Towers the Dining Experience
Faulty Towers the Dining Experience

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

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  • Things to do
  • Food and drink events
  • West Kensington

Dinner theatre specialists The Lost Estate return with a theatrical dining experience themed around classic Sherlock Holmes adventure ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’. 

  • Immersive
  • Spitalfields

This ‘Murder on the Orient Express’-homaging immersive dinner show casts you as train passengers in the glamorous golden age of rail, with a mystery to be solved. Menus comes from two Michelin Star-holding chef Niall Keating.

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