SEE IT. LIVE IT. FEEL IT.
Make lasting memories when you escape a Martian invasion with Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience.
What on Earth is it?
WHAT IS THIS EXPERIENCE?
Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience transports you to 1898 Victorian steampunk London and to the heart of the Martian invasion!
This isn't just theatre. It's immersive theatre, live actors, movie-quality sets, virtual reality, augmented reality, holograms, cutting-edge tech, and multi-sensory effects, all set to Jeff's iconic score, woven together into something you've never experienced before.
This isn't just hearing the album—it's living inside it!
A maximum of 14 people per each timeslot enter the performance every 10 mins, journey through 24 extraordinary interactive scenes in a breath-taking 1 hour 50 minute experience (including a 20 minute interval) in The City of London.
STEP INTO A REAL MARTIAN INVASION
For nearly two hours, you'll escape into a steampunk Victorian England during the 1898 Martian invasion, all set to Jeff Wayne's iconic 1978 double-platinum album, which sold over 16 million records worldwide, and was remixed exclusively for this production.
Follow George Herbert, The Journalist, and his fiancée Carrie through:
- Holographic encounters and abandoned Victorian houses
- A heart-pounding VR boat ride down the Thames as 300-foot Martian Fighting Machines attack Westminster and Big Ben
- The trenches to London and slide down the claw of a Martian Handling Machine
- An epic journey to Mars in a hot air balloon
- The climactic naval battle between HMS Thunder Child versus the Martians
- An exclusive intermission in the secret Red Weed Bar
WITH STUNNING MULTI-SENSORY EFFECTS
Your Layered Reality™ experience is enhanced with the very latest technology and multi-sensory special effects that include:
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Volumetric Holograms
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Projection mapping
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Binaural and ambisonic sound
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Motion simulation
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Haptics / vibration
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Pyrotechnics
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Aroma
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Temperature, airflow and weather simulation
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Virtual reality
300 FOOT MARTIAN FIGHTING MACHINES
360° Virtual Reality creates spectacular experiences you’ll never forget including:
- Seeing 300 foot Martian Fighting Machines open fire on Parliament
- Sailing out to sea and witnessing the battle between the Martians & HMS Thunder Child
- Seeing inside a Martian Handling Machine
- Flying to Mars in a hot air balloon
- Our steampunk bar and restaurant the Spirit of Man, features the world's only 300ft Martian Fighting Machine!
LIVE ACTORS LEAD YOU THROUGH THE WAR OF THE WORLDS STORY…
Live actors and detailed sets make you feel like it’s really happening and you’re part of the story.
You’ll meet a cast of 17 characters played by 12 live actors and a mix of holograms, projections and virtual reality.
Talk and interact with the live cast and get up close to some of your favourite characters from the story.
Digital cast features West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher, Tom Brittney, Anna-Marie Wayne and David Burnett.
ALL SET TO JEFF WAYNE’S ICONIC SCORE
Step into one of the biggest selling records of all time: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds.
You’ll experience 9 tracks from the iconic 1978 double album brought to life, including classic hits ‘The Eve of the War’ and ‘Forever Autumn’.
Jeff Wayne created brand new sound design and music for this unique event, and has been integral to the production. Every element has been approved by him!
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