2022 is the year that normality has really started to return, and this couldn’t be more true for the film and TV industry.
With a backlog of releases due to the pandemic, we have been treated to a wide array of projects including the beautifully dark approach of Matt Reeve’s The Batman and the immense 4th season of Stranger Things through to the mixed reception of this year’s MCU silver and small screen offerings.
However, it’s not just the films and TV shows themselves that we have been entertained by, the experiences and events that these shows and films have spawned have been ground-breaking this year.
From getting to become a Vought employee and experience the aftermath of a supe gone rouge to the Upside Down opening up across the world, we have been spoiled for choice.
Although the year is soon coming to an end, that won’t stop us from making the most of it and with that in mind, let’s see all the experiences that you have to try in 2022.
Backyard Cinema
Arguably one of the most fantastical and mesmerising ways to experience both your favourite classics and brand new releases. Backyard cinema transports you to a whole new world.
After their amazing summer experience coming to a close that took you abroad to the famous Miami beaches, get excited for their Christmas experience that promises to take you through magical winter forest and the enchanting snow kingdom.
Backyard cinema’s winter experience offers the perfect festive adventure as you sip on some Christmassy cocktails, feast on delicious food and curl up to your favourite Christmas movie.
Secret Cinema
Are you ready to step into the world of the Guardians Of The Galaxy?
Secret Cinema is about to officially enter the MCU with their next project as you enter the world of the Guardians as a ravager and experience what it is like to survive as you get your crew together to explore a multitude of planets and live out the life of a ravager.
Secret Cinema offers the one and only immersive experience in London that cannot be reviled. Since their cult beginnings, they have since created magical sets from the likes of Dirty Dancing, Casino Royale, 28 Days Later and even Stranger Things.
As you feel you have stepped into the world of your favourite film, you live out the life of a character and explore new events and not just watch but truly become an integral part of the story.
Electric Cinema
Take a step back in time with the ever-beautiful Electric Cinema.
This cinema is the only place where you can truly fall in love with film, with its classic setting, it truly captures old Hollywood unlike anything else.
Met with large leather and fabric seats and surrounded by beautiful architecture served along some stunning dishes and classic cocktails. Truly get lost in your film and enjoy modern classics unlike anywhere else.
Gaucho Film Club
Have you ever watched a film and seen the mouth-watering food on display and just dreamed of what it might taste like and spent the rest of the movie with food envy and felt like you had missed out.
Gaucho film club offers a tasting experience like no other, as you watch your favourite classics all the while enjoying meals from or inspired by the movie. No longer will you be jealous of the food you see on screen but instead get to experience exactly what it was like all the while savouring your favourite classic film.
Park Row
Enter the world of Gotham as you have never seen it before with Park Row.
A place for those that want to see their favourite dark and infamous city come to life for an evening will be hard-pressed to find a better experience than Park Row.
Offering a unique spin on some of DC’s most famous characters in the Batman universe from the Pennyworth Bar to the Iceberg Lounge, your food and drink become an experience.
Those wanting to truly immerse themselves can take part in Park Row’s Monarch theatre, an evening that pays homage to DC’s most infamous villains in its food and surroundings as you dine in front of a 360 screen which highlights all the comics’ dark tones have to offer.
Immersive Gamebox
Since the phenomenon Squid Game hit our screens, People in their millions flocked to watch what all the hype was about. Since then, many have pondered and debated how they would fair in the child setting games.
With many claiming they have the perfect, fool-proof strategy can finally put that to the test as later this year Immersive Gamebox team up with Netflix to offer guests the chance to take part in their very own Squid Game.
Set over 60 minutes, you will play all 6 games to survive and finally, end on the Squid Game to declare a champion. So gather your friends together and discover who has what it takes because we finally have the green light.
Immersive Gamebox offers the chance to play games with your friends using the latest technology as you control the screen with fun and exhilarating challenges. Squid Game will be their first team-up experience with a film or show and here is hoping it won’t be their last.
Stranger Things: The Experience
After the explosive fourth season of Stranger Things, we finally get the opportunity to not just watch it but be part of the Hawkins gang.
After successfully launching in New York, Stranger Things: The Experience is making its way to London. Promising a step into the town of Hawkins and the upside down, you will be immersed by the experience, all the while enjoying some themed cocktails and refreshing ice cream from the one and only Scoops Ahoy!
Saw: The Experience
Looking for the perfectly spooky Halloween experience?
You can’t get any better than by stepping into the world of one of the most infamous and gory horror films. Saw: The Experience offers an immersive live escape room game taking place between 27th-31st October.
Do you think you have what it takes to take on the infamous Jigsaw, there are two paths you can take with this experience, the spiral route or the jigsaw, each offering its own unique take on a frightfully thrilling experience. So, let the games begin.
Outdoor/Rooftop Cinema
Despite the summer coming to an end, there is still plenty of sunshine and good times to be had at an outdoor or rooftop cinema.
Why not make a day of it by getting some friends together, enjoying some games such as baseball batting, mini golf and practice your singing with karaoke at roof east in Stratford. Filled with an amazing selection of fun, food and drink. Followed by an evening watching your favourite 90’s and noughties films.
For those looking for a truly scenic experience with friends and family, The Luna Cinema is the one for you, set in some of the most iconic locations across the country, from Kew Gardens to Cardiff and Warwick castle, and with tickets still available before the summer season comes to a close now is the perfect time to watch your favourite classic under the stars.
Sherlock: Live Escape Game
Think you have what it takes to be the world’s greatest detective?
Enter the famous 221B Baker Street and put your skills to the test in the Sherlock: Live Escape Game. Embark on a whole new adventure and come face to face with some familiar foes and figure out some intriguing puzzles in order to escape.
And once you have escaped triumphantly and proved yourself to the famous detective, enjoy an experimental cocktail in his mind palace bar but remember that even if you escape that the game is on.
Mamma Mia: The Party
Mamma Mia is one of those rare films so many of us never get bored of.
The music, the setting, it is something you can only dream of, and being honest since the first film hit our screens in 2008, who hasn’t fantasised about just packing up and running off to a Greek island to live your best life.
Well, now you can…well kind of. For one night, transport yourself to a Greek island and watch Mamma Mia as you have never seen it before with Mamma Mia: The Party.
An evening that offers quite literally dinner and a show as you are served themed food on the set as the musical is performed right in front of you.
Get involved as much as you want and experience the life of an islander as you feast, drink and dance the night away while watching the classic ABBA songs you know and love be performed.
