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• New for 2019: Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience will take audiences to another world through immersive theatre, virtual reality, holograms and other state-of-the-art technology
• Opens 31 May with tickets from £49.50 - www.dotdot.london/TWOTW
• Featuring never-before-seen Victorian set design, virtual reality environments and multi-sensory immersive theatre surprises
• The experience lasts 110 minutes including a 20 minute intermission in the immersive Red Weed Bar
• Opening on Leadenhall Street in the City, nearest tube Aldgate

 

New for 2019: Book early to be the first to live through HG Well’s Martian invasion of 1898 in Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience opening on Friday 31 May.

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds, the all-time best-selling double album that terrified generations, has been transformed into a never-before-seen interactive 110 minute adventure. The multisensory experience will combine Jeff’s Musical Version, immersive theatre, virtual reality, augmented reality, holograms and other cutting-edge technology giving audiences the chance to survive the Martian invasion of 1898. Live and virtual actors will lead groups of up to 12 to walk, crawl and travel into the heart of the story from the moment they step inside. The show is split into two-acts and includes an interval in the immersive Red Weed bar where you can enjoy a drink and listen to extended versions of Jeff Wayne’s The Red Weed.   

 

The journey will encompass key aspects of Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds, the scenes include:

 

The Theatre

Meet George and Carrie in hologram form and travel back into George’s memories through the use of a magic lantern, a zoetrope and 360 degree projection mapping.

The Observatory 

Walking in Head Astronomer Professor Ogilvy’s shoes, audiences are taken on a dazzling tour of the Royal Observatory to experience the magic of constellations and planets whilst spotting a peculiar object heading straight to Earth. 

Horsell Common 

Smell the freshly cutgrass, and feel the misty chill that hangs in the air as you walk across Horsell Common. Approaching a silver cylinder, you are suddenly met with slithering, animatronic tentacles as the powerful baseline of Jeff Wayne’s iconic soundtrack kicks in. As you try to escape a deathly pyrotechnic Martian Heat Ray, you experience everything from the scent of burning flesh to writhing dead bodies.

George Herbert’s House

Considered the ‘Horror Room’ of the experience, this room is not for the faint hearted. Audience members will break into George Herbert’s house and enjoy tea and biscuits before being plunged into complete darkness and immersed in terror as the Martians slowly close in. The scene climaxes in a terrifying flash of strobe lighting and ambisonic surround audio, it’s the first interaction with the Martians, and by no means the last.

Journey to London 

Get ready to battle through war-zone England as you encounter fully animated 300ft Martian Fighting Machines. All players travel through large-scale social VR environments as you try to reach London. The volumetric-captured actors mean that everyone in the group will have a different experience.

Forever Autumn/Thunder Child

The first act ends with a climactic naval battle as audiences are placed in boats with motion simulators – as you try to flee the attacking Martians you’ll be able to feel the water, wind and chill in the air, as you escape down the River Thames in a steamer chasing HMS Thunderchild.

Dead London

In the final scene of the show, audiences are taken on one unforgettable journey. By jumping into hot-air balloons the audience will feel themselves soaring over England in Virtual Reality. The wind and smoke billows in your face where the biggest surprise is saved until last the final moments of the show, all scored by the iconic final song on Jeff Wayne’s album.   

Tickets start from £49.50 and are available to book now at www.dotdot.london/TWOTW. The experience lasts 110 minutes including a 20 minute intermission in the immersive Red Weed Bar. 

 

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For more information, images and interviews please contact Kallaway on thewaroftheworlds@kallaway.com or +44 20 7221 7883

 

Event location

Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience

56 Leadenhall Street

London

EC3A 2BJ

 

The attraction will have a 12+ age restriction.

 

Notes to Editors

About dotdotdot

dotdotdot uses Layered Reality to take you to other worlds. 

The first experience, SOMNAI was launched in London in March 2018 and received widespread praise for its level of innovation. 

Opening in May 2019, Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience is a layered reality multi-sensory immersive experience set across a vast 22,000 sq ft. setting that combines Jeff Wayne’s music, immersive theatre, virtual reality, augmented reality, holograms and other cutting-edge technology.

Each visitor will STEP WITHIN and participate in the story of The War of The Worlds which has inspired and terrified generations. dotdotdot have transformed the story into a pioneering immersive experience for all to enjoy.

 

About Jeff Wayne

Born in Forest Hills, New York, Jeff Wayne is an award-winning composer, arranger, conductor and producer. 

Jeff’s musical interpretation of HG Wells’ ‘The War of The Worlds’ has achieved international acclaim, winning two UK 'Ivor Novello' Awards and the USA’s 'Best Recording in Science Fiction and Fantasy', (with Alfred Hitchcock, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg judging). With multi-million sales, it’s one of the longest running albums in UK chart history, ranking No 32 in the UK’s favourite albums of all time. 

2019 sees a dramatic new virtual reality experience of Jeff’s musical version launching in June within a 22,000+ square feet space at London’s Old Metal Exchange.