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Switzerland

by Biancaon 3 May 202021 February 2022Leave a Comment on Switzerland

Switzerland 12 November 2018 Ambassadors Theatre Being in lockdown due to the corona virus pandemic, I thought I’d use the time to work on my backlog of shows I never …

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The Adventure Is Real

by Biancaon 8 March 202022 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Adventure Is Real

The Adventure Is Real 05 March 2020 Grow Studios On Thursday night I was invited to try out the new immersive game by The Adventure Is Real, a combination of …

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Immersive Live On Stage

Secret Cinema – Stranger Things

by Biancaon 3 January 202022 February 2022Leave a Comment on Secret Cinema – Stranger Things

Stranger Things 14 November 2019 A secret location in London I have been to a few Secret Cinema events before, so when I heard they were doing a Stranger Things …

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Escapology Immersive Live On Stage London

Variant 31

by Biancaon 14 October 201923 February 2022Leave a Comment on Variant 31

Variant 3114 October 2019 Central London On Saturday evening I headed up to central London to give the newly opened Variant 31 a whirl. They’ve had a lot of technical …

Children's Shows Live On Stage Stage

Dinosaur World Live

by Biancaon 25 August 201923 February 2022Leave a Comment on Dinosaur World Live

Dinosaurs In The Wild 14 August 2019 Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre A week ago I got to see Dinosaur World Live with the children I nanny (2.5yrs and 4yrs), I …

Comedy Live On Stage Musical Stage

The Rocky Horror Picture Show – 2019 World Tour

by Biancaon 14 February 201927 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Rocky Horror Picture Show – 2019 World Tour

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 12 February 2019 New Wimbledon Theatre We all know that the Rocky Horror Picture Show is a spectacle not to be missed, so when the …

Live On Stage Musical Stage

SIX

by Biancaon 23 January 201927 February 2022Leave a Comment on SIX

SIX 22 January 2019 Arts Theatre I finally got to see it! I’ve heard SO MUCH about SIX, everyone and their mum recommended it to me, and I finally grabbed …

Escapology London

Omescape – VR Huxley

by Biancaon 23 November 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Omescape – VR Huxley

VR Huxley 20 November 2018 London I was asked by Love Popups London to try out Omescape‘s newest VR Game, Huxley, in return for a blog post, so I headed …

Escapology London

Omescape – Mind Horror

by Biancaon 14 August 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Omescape – Mind Horror

Mind Horror 13 August 2018 London The brilliant Love Pop Ups London has invited me to return to Omescape to try their new VR horror experience. Mind Horror is a …

Children's Shows Live On Stage Musical Stage

Sleeping Beauty In The Wood

by Biancaon 25 July 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Sleeping Beauty In The Wood

Sleeping Beauty In The Woods 24 July 2018 Little Angel Theatre We won tickets to the Little Angel theatre, and decided to go see Sleeping Beauty In The Wood, another …

Escapology London

Escape London – Witchcraft And Wizardry

by Biancaon 22 June 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Escape London – Witchcraft And Wizardry

Witchcraft And Wizardry 10 June 2018London The fantastic Love Pop Ups London has invited me along on her team to play Escape London‘s Witchcraft & Wizardry room. After having done …

Immersive Live On Stage

The Great Gatsby

by Biancaon 18 June 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby 17 June 2018 Gatsby’s Drugstore Warehouse I had heard a lot about The Great Gatsby immersive experience, so I grabbed three friends and we headed out to …

Children's Shows Live On Stage Stage

Peter Pan

by Biancaon 24 May 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Peter Pan

Peter Pan 23 May 2018 Open Air Theatre The Regents Park Theatre’s production of Peter Pan is back and has had so many great reviews, I just had to check …

Escapology London

Escape London – Taken

by Biancaon 3 May 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Escape London – Taken

Taken 03 May 2018 Escape London Courtesy of Love Pop Ups London I got to try Escape London‘s Taken room at their Shadwell location. We did this one the same …

Immersive Out And About

Secret Cinema – Blade Runner

by Biancaon 30 April 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Secret Cinema – Blade Runner

Blade Runner 30 April 2018 A Secret Location in London I have a complicated relationship with Secret Cinema. Some of their events are amazingly immersive, others just lack in engagement …

Escapology London

Locked In A Room – Timelock

by Biancaon 30 April 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Locked In A Room – Timelock

Timelock 30 April 2018 Locked In A Room London To warm up for the Secret Cinema Blade Runner evening, I assembled a group of players to try out Locked In …

Live On Stage Musical Stage

Kinky Boots

by Biancaon 30 March 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots 28 March 2018 Adelphi Theatre I finally had a chance to see Kinky Boots, after having wanted to see it for months now! And it was definitely worth …

Escapology London

The Cabin – Escape London

by Biancaon 26 March 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Cabin – Escape London

The Cabin 26 March 2018 Escape London I was invited to join Love Popups London to test out the brand new escape room The Cabin at Escape London. This exit …

Children's Shows Live On Stage Musical Stage

Aladdin

by Biancaon 21 March 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Aladdin

Aladdin 20 March 2018 Prince Edward Theatre I’ve been wanting to see Aladdin for a while now, so when Today Tix offered their spring sale, I just had to grab …

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A Long Day’s Journey Into Night

by Biancaon 9 March 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on A Long Day’s Journey Into Night

A Long Day’s Journey Into Night 08 March 2018 Wyndhams Theatre While Long Day’s Journey Into Night at the Wyndham’s Theatre is a very long play, it also sounded intensely …

Escapology London

Modern Fables – The Escapist

by Biancaon 8 March 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Modern Fables – The Escapist

The Escapist 07 March 2018 Modern Fables London Last night I was treated to another brilliant escape game experience through love popups london, this time we were headed to Modern Fables in South …

Live On Stage Musical Stage

Eugenius

by Biancaon 1 March 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Eugenius

Eugenius 28 February 2018 The Other Palace I read about the short run of the brand new Eugenius – The Eunique Musical at the Other Palace theatre and found it …

Escapology Worldwide

Exit2Life – Miami Reloaded

by Biancaon 28 February 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Exit2Life – Miami Reloaded

Miami Reloaded 25 February 2018 Exit2Life Hamburg During a trip back to Germany, I got to introduce my family to escape roomage by booking us all in to try out …

Escapology London

The Lifeboat

by Biancaon 29 January 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Lifeboat

The Lifeboat 28 January 2018 Vaults Festival Part of the Vault Festival was The Lifeboat, an escape room experience based on sci-fi classics, so I had to get a small …

Escapology London Out And About

Cluedupp Manhunt – Covent Garden

by Biancaon 28 January 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Cluedupp Manhunt – Covent Garden

Manhunt 24 January 2018 Covent Garden, London A friend recommended Cluedupp Manhunt to me as an outdoor escape room like murder mystery game, so I assembled a small group and …

Comedy Live On Stage Stage

Police Cops In Space

by Biancaon 27 January 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Police Cops In Space

Police Cops In Space 26 January 2018 The Vaults While scrolling through show names for this year’s Vault Festival I came across Police Cops In Space by The Pretend Men, which sounded …

Escapology London

Unlock Parliament

by Biancaon 7 January 201827 February 2022Leave a Comment on Unlock Parliament

Unlock Parliament 06 January 2018 Palace Of Westminster An escape room type experience in the Palace of Westminster? Secret agent and spy themed twist to a session teaching the progression …

Children's Shows Live On Stage Musical

A Heart At Sea

by Biancaon 17 November 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on A Heart At Sea

A Heart At Sea 16 November 2017 Drayton Arms Theatre This small production of Half A String’s A Heart At Sea sounded quite interesting, advertised as “And Epic Musical Folktale …

Comedy Live On Stage Stage

House On Haunted Hill

by Biancaon 12 November 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on House On Haunted Hill

House On Haunted Hill 10 November 2017 Leicester Square Theatre Last night I got to see House on Haunted Hill, after the 1959 horror film, performed by The Lampoons at …

Live On Stage Musical

When Midnight Strikes

by Biancaon 21 October 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on When Midnight Strikes

When Midnight Strikes 20 October 2017 Drayton Arms Theatre After having really enjoyer Birds Of Paradise, I was looking forward to seeing MKEC Productions‘ newest release, When Midnight Strikes, at the cute …

Immersive Live On Stage

Hammer House Of Horror – The Soulless Ones

by Biancaon 20 October 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Hammer House Of Horror – The Soulless Ones

The Soulless Ones 17 October 2017 Hoxton Hall I read about this event in the Guardian, and though their review was very tepid, I had to give it a go. With LovePopupsLondon and JoJoExplora, …

Immersive Live On Stage

Beauty And The Feast

by Biancaon 11 October 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Beauty And The Feast

Beauty And The Feast 10 October 2017 The Vaults When the Beast invites you to a magical feast at his castle, you have to attend! I was able to secure …

Live On Stage Musical

The Toxic Avenger

by Biancaon 6 October 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger 05 October 2017 Arts Theatre I’ve been wanting to see this musical when it first opened, but only now got around to it. A cheesy B-movie about …

Out And About

GoBoat

by Biancaon 24 September 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on GoBoat

GoBoat 23 September 2017 Regents Canal, London Yesterday I was invited for a boat trip along Regents Canal courtesy of Love Popups London and GoBoat with refreshments provided by Fentimans.  GoBoat is the only self-drive …

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The Old Operating Theatre

by Biancaon 3 September 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Old Operating Theatre

The Old Operating Theatre 13 August 2017 Old Operating Theatre Last month I gathered a group of friends to go to the Old Operating Theatre to see their weekly talk …

Live On Stage Stage

Briefs – Close Encounters

by Biancaon 31 August 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Briefs – Close Encounters

Close Encounters 30 August 2017 Udderbelly Festival After having seen the Briefs troup a few times before, so obviously I had to attend their new show at the Underbelly festival, …

Escapology London

Popup Escapes

by Biancaon 15 August 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Popup Escapes

The Case Of The Dynamo Diamonds 14 August 2017 Popup Escapes at The Dynamo We got to preview the new Putney based puzzle room Popup Escapes to beta-test the setup and story. …

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Paris Catacombs

by Biancaon 13 August 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Paris Catacombs

Paris Catacombs 12 August 2017 Paris While on my trip to Paris, I managed to get into the Catacombs, which I’ve been wanting to do for a while! The catacombs …

Escapology London

clueQuest – Operation BlackSheep

by Biancaon 10 August 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on clueQuest – Operation BlackSheep

Operation BlackSheep 10 August 2017 clueQuest London Last night we got to play clueQuest‘s Operation BlackSheep through Love Popups London, I have previously played their Plan 52 room and it was fantastic, so I …

Comedy Live On Stage

Hans: Mein Camp

by Biancaon 26 July 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Hans: Mein Camp

Hans: Mein Camp 25 July 2017 Udderbelly Festival I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but I booked tickets to see Hans: Mein Camp anyway, I mean, with a title like that, …

Children's Shows Live On Stage

The Hunting Of The Snark

by Biancaon 26 July 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Hunting Of The Snark

The Hunting Of The Snark 26 July 2017 Vaudeville Theatre The delightful children’s story The Hunting Of The Snark made a stop in London and I just had to go and see …

Live On Stage Musical

The Quentin Dentin Show

by Biancaon 19 July 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Quentin Dentin Show

The Quentin Dentin Show 28 July 2017 Tristan Bates Theatre I got to see the Quentin Dentin Show during its short run at the Tristan Bates Theatre. The show sounded interesting and I’m …

Comedy Live On Stage

Great British Mysteries? 

by Biancaon 30 June 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Great British Mysteries? 

Great British Mysteries? 29 June 2017 Pleasance Theatre I was given tickets to this and it sounded like fun, so off we went! The Cloak & Dagger Club‘s comedy show is …

Live On Stage Stage

Angels In America 

by Biancaon 29 June 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Angels In America 

Angels In America 28 June 2017 National Theatre I missed out on the first batch of Angels In America tickets due to their abysmal booking system and the weirdness of having more …

Children's Shows Live On Stage Musical

The Wind In The Willows – The Musical

by Biancaon 26 June 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Wind In The Willows – The Musical

The Wind In The Willows 23 June 2017 London Palladium Oh, to walk down nostalgia lane! It’s always fun to remind us of our childhood passions, so here I was, …

Escapology London

EscapeLand – Da Vinci’s Exploration

by Biancaon 21 June 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on EscapeLand – Da Vinci’s Exploration

Da Vinci’s Exploration 21 June 2017 EscapeLand London Thanks to the tireless efforts of Love Popups London, I was able to try out the Da Vinci’s Exploration room at EscapeLand in Oxford Street. …

Out And About

Hampton Court Palace

by Biancaon 18 June 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace 18 June 2017 London On a gorgeous, sunny day, I struck out towards Hampton Court Palace to walk in the footsteps of history. Just a short train ride away …

Comedy Live On Stage Musical

Holy Crap

by Biancaon 18 June 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Holy Crap

Holy Crap 17 June 2017 The King’s Head Theatre I love pub theatres! The King’s Head theatre is a decent little example of a perfectly acceptable pub theatre that hosts quirky little …

Live On Stage Musical

Our Ladies Of Perpetual Succour

by Biancaon 14 June 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Our Ladies Of Perpetual Succour

Our Ladies Of Perpetual Succour 13 June 2017 Duke Of York’s Theatre I was given the chance to see Our Ladies Of Perpetual Succour with seats right on the stage, so obviously …

Live On Stage Musical

Bat Out Of Hell

by Biancaon 7 June 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Bat Out Of Hell

Bat Out Of Hell 06 June 2017 London Colliseum When I heard that the new Bat Out Of Hell musical was coming to town, I jumped to book tickets. I …

Escapology Immersive Live On Stage London

Death Of The King

by Biancaon 5 June 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Death Of The King

Death Of The King 02 June 2017 Colab Factory This ImmerCity event, organised through Love Popups London, sounded like an amazing murder mystery, so we had to try it out! Here’s how they …

Escapology London

Hint Hunt – JMs Office

by Biancaon 26 May 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Hint Hunt – JMs Office

JM’s Office 24 May 2017 Hint Hunt London I was invited by Love Popups London to participate in Hint Hunt‘s JM’s Office escape game. We gathered at Euston station and walked over to …

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Dover Castle

by Biancaon 24 May 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on Dover Castle

Dover Castle 21 May 2017 Dover After a long day at the white cliffs, our next destination was Dover Castle. We arrived rather late, so only had a little over an …

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White Cliffs Of Dover

by Biancaon 24 May 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on White Cliffs Of Dover

White Cliffs Of Dover 21 May 2017 Dover I had been planning a trip to Dover for a while now and the date finally rolled around! Luckily the weather was …

Live On Stage Musical

The Addams Family

by Biancaon 17 May 201727 February 2022Leave a Comment on The Addams Family

The Addams Family 17 May 2017 New Wimbledon Theatre During my trip to Canterbury, I saw a poster advertisement for The Addams Family musical, I immediately researched tour dates and bought tickets …

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