ENTERTAINMENT
Retro, interactive experience based on a fun TV show. Participants work in groups to solve mental and physical puzzles against the clock, aiming to build up time for the ultimate challenge in the Dome. Please check for times and prices. www.the-crystal-maze.com. 22-32 Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 7EJ. T: 0161-791 0727. E7. Station: Piccadilly Circus.
held outdoors, in Hyde Park, while most events take place in the Royal Albert Hall. Please check for times and prices. www.bbc.co.uk/proms. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP. T: 020-7589 8212. F4. Station: South Kensington.
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Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Seventies-style dining and interactive comedy combine in this hilarious theatrical experience based on the cult TV comedy. Tickets include a three-course meal. Please check for times. Tickets £75-£80. www.faultytowers-uk.com. Radisson Blu Edwardian, 9-13 Bloomsbury St, WC1B 3QD. T: 0845-154 4145. D7. Station: Tottenham Court Road/Goodge Street.
A Right Royale Tea Enjoy an afternoon tea with a royal theme (p. 52). Join the fictitious Lord and Lady Right and their servants as they try to raise funds to save their crumbling castle during this two-hour comical dining experience. Enjoy unexpected 1920s elegance and a stiff upper lip during a delightful traditional afternoon tea including scones, sandwiches and cakes. With mischievous maids, boisterous butlers, a magical daughter and a diva songstress, what could possibly go wrong? Please check for times and prices. www.aright royaletea.co.uk. Amba Hotel Charing Cross, The Strand, WC2N 5HX. T: 0800-330 8397. E8. Station: Embankment/Charing Cross.
The War of the Worlds Experience the Martian invasion from HG Wells’ 1898 science-fiction novel The War of the Worlds, which was reinvented as a musical by Jeff Wayne. In groups of 12, you’ll be guided by live and virtual actors as you walk, crawl and slide through scenes of Victorians sipping tea at home, while Martians roam outside and a Martian Fighting Machine rises above them. Thanks to virtual-reality headsets and holograms, the experience will seem real, especially when you feel the ground shake as the first cylinder lands. Please check for times and prices. www.dotdot.london. Old Metal Exchange, 56 Leadenhall St, EC3A 2BJ. D11. Station: Aldgate.
This annual summer festival of outdoor film screens classic films and blockbusters. Enjoy Dreamgirls, Ghostbusters and The Rocky Horror Picture Show under the stars at iconic venues around London and the UK, from the beautiful Alexandra Palace near Wood Green to Crystal Palace Park in south London (p. 50). Check for times and prices. www.thelunacinema.com. Various locations. T: 0844-858 6767.
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Every summer you can enjoy shows under the stars. This month you can watch Evita (from 2 Aug; p. 56). Check for times and prices. www.openair theatre.com. Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, NW1 4NU. T: 0844-826 4242. C6. Station: Baker Street.
Summer by the River
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
An annual festival of free events around the Scoop near City Hall, which includes mass karaoke, salsa lessons by the Cuban Dance School and Bollywood dance. www.londonbridgecity.co.uk. London Bridge City, SE1 2DB. E11. Station: London Bridge.
BBC Proms
Underbelly Festival
An annual, historic celebration of classical music that caters to all budgets and tastes (p. 58). In recent years other genres and venues have been included in the programme. The grand finale is
Comedy, circus, cabaret and family shows. Please check for times and prices. www.under bellyfestival.com. Belvedere Rd Coach Park, SE1 8XX. T: 0844-545 8252. E8. Station: Waterloo.
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