Now in its sixth year, the Wilma Awards celebrate the best that West End musicals (and other plays) have to offer – both in terms of productions and performances. All the winners are voted on by the theatre-going public, and what is particularly gratifying to see is a focus not just on the biggest Theatreland […]
The Great Gatsby – Immersive London – Review
To me, it seems the core theme of The Great Gatsby is complicity. It asks, relentlessly, how far you would go to get something you want or need, and what you would turn a blind eye to. It’s this subject that makes the story so potent for an immersive experience: Alexander Wright’s production invites theatregoers […]
CULT at the Pleasance Theatre | Review
It is a cheap trick for a stand-up comic to tell the audience that they are great, but of course it works every time. Cheaper still for an audience member to declare this. But at CULT at the Pleasance Theatre we were a great audience. The secret, of course, to a successful immersive, interactive show […]
Interview with Leo Kesner – Unstuck Presents
Unstuck Presents is putting together immersive club nights, where a dance music party includes an interactive walkthrough immersive element. The Heist is their first show, opening its doors for the first time on 4th October, into the early hours of Saturday morning. Visitors enter the King of Thieves club, where they’re invited to take part […]
House of Kittens – Amatory Asylum – Immersive Theatre Erotica
It’s not often as a critic that you find yourself wondering if you’re at the theatre or in a strip club. That’s the game that House of Kittens’ Amatory Asylum plays with you. For one thing, we are after all in an underground club – albeit a swanky private members’ club in Mayfair. For another […]