Immersive experiences for kids in London

Dinosaurs in the Wild, Greenwich Peninsula

Families are invited to travel through time to witness Dinosaurs in the Wild. Part live action theatre and part theme park, the immersive experience delivers thrills through the use of scripted actors, high-end digital graphics, and animatronics.

Harmonics in Space, NOW Gallery

Science and art combine in Harmonics in Space, transporting you through a candy-coloured wonderland designed to combat SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Wander through the calming gallery space to experience the full colour spectrum, reimagined through geometric sculptures.

Junk, Little Angel Theatre

This immersive puppetry production teaches tiny audience members the importance of environmentalism. Children embark on a tour of a recycling plant, moving through the reimagined Little Angel Studios to a world where rambunctious egg cartons, lively milk bottles, and spirited newspapers run rampant.

Rainforest Adventure, Sea Life London Aquarium

Calling all intrepid explorers: this is your chance to traverse the dense canopy of the Amazonian jungle. The London Aquarium presents Rainforest Adventure, a new immersive experience. Complete with all manner of formidable beasties, including poison dart frogs and snapping turtles, this experience is not for the faint-hearted.

Family Easter Programme at The Place

The Place has an extensive series of family-friendly workshops happening over Easter, but we're particularly fond of Rustle. This interactive theatre show has been devised especially for 0-2 year-olds. Led by the Swedish dance collective Räserbyrån, Rustle invites babies, toddlers, and their adult carers to embark on a sensory journey exploring movement and paper.

Sensacional, Unicorn Theatre

Take playtime to the next level. Sensacional begins when children don special white suits, blending in with the stage. Then, the interactive sound and light show begins. Projected technicolour lights create a digital world, filled with colours, shapes, and squiggles. Toddlers can run, dance, and chase ladybirds across the fictional landscape.

The Potion Room, Cutter & Squidge

The Potion Room is an immersive experience that promises to treat students to a delicious afternoon tea, and teach them how to brew their very own edible potions. Kids (and kidults) above the age of eight can find out if they have what it takes to become the the next Half Blood Prince in the trendiest teatime London has to offer.

Transbook Exhibition, Discover Children's Story Centre

Enter a world inside a book via an incredibly unusual route: with 3D glasses, sensory materials, and immersive experiences. The exhibition aims to promote the digital transition of the children's publishing industry. Authors, illustrators, and developers have curated this innovative display that aims to connect people with literature in new and exciting ways.

Small Wonders, Punchdrunk

Founded 20 years ago by ex-teacher Peter Higgin, theatre company Punchdrunk has pioneered immersive theatre as we know it. Small Wonders, their brand new show, has been designed specially for families. Venture inside Nanny Lacey's flat to explore the wonders of her world: her homemade collection of miniatures. Each touching, tiny tableau depicts a memory she shares with her daughter, Bella. The flat unfolds like a beautiful, 3-D photo album, curated around stories and treasured moments in time.

Alien: Escape, Madame Tussauds

Would you kill to be Sigourney Weaver for a day? Now you can – although Madame Tussauds' new immersive survival game may not be quite what you had in mind. The VR experience brings big budget terror to anyone over the age of 15.

A World Inside a Book: Gruffalos, Dragons & Other Creatures, Discover Children's Story Centre

Gruffalos, dragons, and other creatures roam the Discover Children's Story Centre in an exhibition dedicated to transporting tots inside the pages of their favourite Julia Donaldson book.

Immersive Star Wars pop-up

Journey to a galaxy far, far away and star in your very own Star Wars adventure with this immersive pop-up experience. Forget The Force Awakens – journey through cutting edge virtual reality technology and save the Rebellion yourself.

Thu, Mar 29, 2018 - Tue, Jun 19, 2018