Necropolis: London's Journey of the Dead
Apocalypse Events have a reputation for doing things a little bit different. They started their operation with Zombie SWAT, an indoor survival experience based at Bunker 51 in London's Docklands, then a few years ago, they wowed us with the very inventive Zombie Blitz 1940. This extended show combined some great scares, some evil Nazis and and some very impressive set pieces. If we are to be honest - we still have nightmares about the zombie racing along the ceiling upside down towards us!
Last year, Zombie Blitz found a new home in a different part of Waterloo station, and the smaller tunnels and tighter spaces created an even scarier event, but also gave the team to chance to build some more permanent sets and enhance the atmosphere even more. Last Halloween they opened Necropolis, and before they have to hand the site back to Network Rail this June, the team decided to resurrect the Necropolis line for one last set of scares. So this is why on 7pm on a Bank Holiday weekend we were stood queuing outside a non-descript door in an underground tunnel clutching our tickets and some simple directions. What could possibly go wrong?
Necropolis: London's Journey of the Dead starts out quite simply as a history based piece of interactive theatre. Whether the tale of the Necropolis railway is true or not, the opening scenes have a real sense of believable history about them and the whole group listened closely to stories and situations from the past. The opening scenes were very reminiscent of something that the Dungeon attractions do so well - disseminating facts and historical details in an inventive but irreverent manner. Although on edge at the level of gore and horror being discussed, guests played along and became more invested in the overall story.
Very soon we were passing from scene to scene finding out more about some of the things that had happened underground, and, as we have now learnt to expect - not everything was quite as it seemed. The show throws a number of different styles at its audience. Sudden noises? tick. Actors appearing from no-where? tick. A complete story change and point of view that is both daring and audacious? tick. By the time we escaped through the final doors we had been pursued by plague doctors, threatened by modern day tube staff, chased by a ghost train, and in the big finale - navigated our way round a tight and claustrophobic scare maze.
All in, the show was a great mix of theatrics, history, scare and humour. The different styles throughout the 20/25 minute performance created a real hybrid of a show that would appeal to a broad audience range. Certainly the audience was one of the oldest we have seen for a scare event and they all seemed to be loving it (even if they weren't expecting something quite that scary!)
It's a shame that the Necropolis Railway has now been closed again for the immediate future, hopefully the Apocalypse team might get a chance to resurrect it again in their new location!
Last year, Zombie Blitz found a new home in a different part of Waterloo station, and the smaller tunnels and tighter spaces created an even scarier event, but also gave the team to chance to build some more permanent sets and enhance the atmosphere even more. Last Halloween they opened Necropolis, and before they have to hand the site back to Network Rail this June, the team decided to resurrect the Necropolis line for one last set of scares. So this is why on 7pm on a Bank Holiday weekend we were stood queuing outside a non-descript door in an underground tunnel clutching our tickets and some simple directions. What could possibly go wrong?
Necropolis: London's Journey of the Dead starts out quite simply as a history based piece of interactive theatre. Whether the tale of the Necropolis railway is true or not, the opening scenes have a real sense of believable history about them and the whole group listened closely to stories and situations from the past. The opening scenes were very reminiscent of something that the Dungeon attractions do so well - disseminating facts and historical details in an inventive but irreverent manner. Although on edge at the level of gore and horror being discussed, guests played along and became more invested in the overall story.
Very soon we were passing from scene to scene finding out more about some of the things that had happened underground, and, as we have now learnt to expect - not everything was quite as it seemed. The show throws a number of different styles at its audience. Sudden noises? tick. Actors appearing from no-where? tick. A complete story change and point of view that is both daring and audacious? tick. By the time we escaped through the final doors we had been pursued by plague doctors, threatened by modern day tube staff, chased by a ghost train, and in the big finale - navigated our way round a tight and claustrophobic scare maze.
All in, the show was a great mix of theatrics, history, scare and humour. The different styles throughout the 20/25 minute performance created a real hybrid of a show that would appeal to a broad audience range. Certainly the audience was one of the oldest we have seen for a scare event and they all seemed to be loving it (even if they weren't expecting something quite that scary!)
It's a shame that the Necropolis Railway has now been closed again for the immediate future, hopefully the Apocalypse team might get a chance to resurrect it again in their new location!
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Links:
Apocalypse Events website - http://zombieapocalypselondon.co.uk/
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