The City Adventurers headed to Brighton for a relaxing day by the sea. No sooner had we arrived than our help was needed to save the world (again). We raced to The Brunswick pub, just off the seafront, and were met by Dr Hazard, who explained the situation….. “The Masternet 9000 (a rogue artificial intelligence) has… More Judgement D.A.V.E
The European premiere of Studio Ghibli’s Oscar-winning film Spirited Away, now re-imagined for the stage, is being performed at the London Coliseum this summer. It is performed in Japanese with an English translation visible from all seats. Spirited Away review Some of the City Adventurers saw Spirited Away years ago as a film and loved… More Spirited Away (Review)
The frost of Wintermas had melted away as the City Adventurers headed to Phantom Peak to see the towns celebrations for their first Festival of Innovation. We had heard our adventure would be part treasure hunt, part immersive theatre, part escape room. What happens in Phantom Peak? This was our first time in Phantom Peak… More Phantom Peak – Festival of Innovation (Review)
The City Adventurers attended an Evening of Unnecessary Detail at the Royal Institution. The Royal Institution of Great Britain is an organisation for scientific education and research, founded in 1799. In the basement there is the Faraday Museum which is free to visit. After looking around the museum we headed upstairs to the library, then… More An Evening of Unnecessary Detail
The City Adventurers headed to Hampstead Theatre for another World Premiere. This time we were seeing April De Angelis’ backstage comedy “The Divine Mrs S”. The play tells the story of Mrs Sarah Siddons and the origins of celebrity culture in the 18th-century. About The Divine Mrs S Drury Lane, 1800. Mrs Sarah Siddons, universally… More The Divine Mrs S
The City Adventurers attended a different type of online murder mystery event at Easter. MurderedforMoney now offers a Logical Mystery Night. If you are a fan of logical puzzles like Murdle, you will love these events. First, you’ll need to examine the clues, weapons, and locations to figure out who had what and where. Then,… More Freeze or the Bunny Gets It
The City Adventurers were lucky enough to get tickets for Priscilla The Party. This is an all-singing, all-dancing immersive musical theatre event at HERE at Outernet in London’s Soho. That’s right, 30 years after the film Priscilla Queen of the Desert hit our screens it is now a Party! Getting there and venue We were only saying the other week… More Priscilla The Party
The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks is a new immersive experience at The Lightroom in Kings Cross in London. Now running until 13 October 2024, the City Adventurers were lucky enough to visit it in February 2024. The show tells the stories of the Apollo missions, reflecting their gripping journeys at spectacular scale. Newly… More The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks
The City Adventurers headed off to the Gillian Lynne Theatre to see Standing At The Sky’s Edge. This show won the 2023 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, the UK Theatre Award for Best Musical Production and was the winner of the South Bank Sky Arts Award. It received eight Olivier Awards while playing at… More Standing at the Sky’s Edge
William ‘Billy’ Tallon was the Queen Mother’s devoted servant for 51 years. Now a play has been written about this “fabulously camp, larger-than-life character”. Background The Queen Mother’s household was quite unlike any other that survived into the early 21st century, retaining an Edwardian splendour. A very grand household, it employed more than a dozen full-time… More Backstairs Billy