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We have 2 projects remaining one in December which will run over two weeks of Christmas and New Year and one in February. This is an excellent project if you enjoy doing art and craft in your own home. Mischief Theatre begin their year-long residency at the Vaudeville Theatre with Groan Ups. Groan Ups runs from 20 Sept. - 1 Dec. 2019. 2019: Magic Goes Wrong at Vaudeville Theatre

Concerts are also getting the immersive treatment. Designed by Stufish, the ABBA Arena opened in east London in 2022 as the venue for Swedish pop group ABBA’s virtual reunion tour. In ABBA Voyage, Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid perform as digital versions of themselves. Elsewhere, Hologate and Sony Pictures are using VR to provide the new Ghostbusters VR Academy experience. The immersive training simulator is set in the world of Ghostbusters. In one game, players can take on high-risk ghost encounters. In another, they can drive a new version of the Ecto car. Elsewhere, the Dalí Museum in Florida opened an exhibition called ‘The Shape of Dreams’. Here, guests can see their own dreams transformed into works of art. The ‘Dream Tapestry’ experience lets visitors generate images based on their own dreams through an AI system called DALL-E. Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Minds over Matter collaborated on ‘Dream Tapestry’, as well as OpenAI, a research company founded by Elon Musk that created DALL-E.Peter Pan Goes Wrong is the first Mischief Theatre play to be adapted for TV. Peter Pan Goes Wrong is broadcast on BBC One on New Year’s Eve. 2017: Mischief Movie Night opens in the West End Our Pathways to Health and Well-being course offers a range of information and skills sharing, to support positive well-being. Over 8 weeks we will explore topics including: food and mood, sleep and relaxation, loneliness, anxiety connected to money, and more. We take Salvador Dalí’s own interest in science and technology to revolutionize the museum experience. To make his paintings, Dalí invented a way of waking himself from his dreams and then drawing what had passed through his mind. We wondered, how can we give people direct access to their dreams like this?” Immersive theatre experiences The films are directly followed by a question and answer discussion in the David Lean bar with representatives from Croydon Council, NHS Croydon CCG and Ekanem Hines, writer and director of So you think I’m crazy. They will explore the stigma of mental health and the challenges of accessing services and care. A television series, The Goes Wrong Show is commissioned by BBC. The first episode airs on 23 Dec. 2019. A second season is commissioned, airing from 27 Sept. 2021. 2020: Mischief Theatre podcast

If you are attending the performance, but do not wish to attend the touch tour, please visit the Orange Box in the Social a staff member will ensure you have a headset for the performance. In 1999, we were offered a simple choice: red pill or blue pill? Blissful ignorance in a simulated world or a chance to jump down the rabbit hole into the unknown. The Matrix made us question reality. What is human after all? Who’s really in control? Sightlines 2021 was a two week online festival, exploring the conversation surrounding the relationship between performance and wellbeing, inspired by the thoughts and experiences of the many artists involved, with varied events including performances, workshops, talks and panels focused on the subject of mental health and wellbeing in its many forms. Lionsgate’s Jenefer Brown said: “Immersive is everything, whether it’s a walk-through experience, dining, shopping. There is such a focus right now on how we can bring fans and consumers into a story or a world.” TV starsAnother popular series, Bridgerton, was the inspiration for The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience. This unique fan attraction immerses attendees in the lavish world of the Netflix show. The experience combines free-roam immersive spaces and a theatrical performance to create a unique offering. It features elaborate costume and set designs, live dance and quartet performances and innovative technology, as well as theatrical characters that interact with guests. Gaming brands Two live stage performances of So you think I’m crazy, performed by the Know My Mind Theatre Company, will take place at Matthews Yard on Saturday 13 October. When Erin Wamsley joined Bob’s lab in 2007, researchers knew that sleep supported memory evolution by processing new memories from the day before. But they didn’t know if or how dreaming contributed to this process.

The day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.Ubisoft also resurrected its classic video game Prince of Persia as a VR escape room. Its third VR escape room came after two Assassin’s Creed-themed rooms. “Ubisoft’s Escape Games are tapping into two popular and growing entertainment trends – combining escape rooms and location-based VR in highly immersive, one-of-a-kind experiences,” said Cyril Voiron, executive producer for Ubisoft’s Escape Games. Soundscapes

Mischief Theatre return to the stage with Lights! Camera! Improvise! at the Canal Cafe Theatre in July. Lights! Camera! Improvise! is an improvisational show inspired by films. A month after, they head to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Lights! Camera! Improvise! 2012: Mischief Theatre present their first playIrresistible has toured London’s Southbank Centre, National Theatre, Olympic Park, Bradford, St Helens, Unity Festival Cardiff, Berne, Geneva, Basel, Zurich and Reutlingen, performing in an array of different venues such as indoor and outdoor theatres, a quarry, a library, and a stairwell! Writing for blooloop on the importance of sonic authenticity, Ben Herrington of Sound Sculpture Inc said: It’s not just about being an escape room. And it’s not just about being a horror attraction like you might see in a seasonal space. Instead, we want you to feel like you are part of the film, part of the game, part of the franchise. We’re going to pull out all the stops to allow you to have fun, but also to scare you.” Individual lighting effects are less intense – we have taken out strobes and fast moving lights, as well as ‘blinder’ lights that would normally shine at the audience.