The Gunpowder Plot review – hit-and-miss history in subterranean London
by Arifa Akbar from Technology | The Guardian on (#6074C)
Tower Vaults, London
A thrilling live adventure is marred by moments of bewildering VR in this immersive voyage back to 1605
It may set Harry Potter fans' hearts aflutter to know that Tom Felton - best known as Draco Malfo - is playing Guy Fawkes in this immersive experience written by Danny Robins and directed by Hannah Price. He is part of the digital cast though, appearing on our VR headsets, even if the show is partly sold on his starry presence.
It turns out this production, which takes us into labyrinthine vaults adjacent to the Tower of London, has a more-than-able live cast playing Catholics and Protestants, plotters, spies, double agents and upholders of the crown, to immerse us in Fawkes' tumultuous underground world.
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