Weâre casting for an exciting immersive brand experience running throughout June. đ
Immersive Octopus is currently looking for a Japanese male-identifying actor, UK based, with a playing age of 40+.
Dates required:
5th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th June.
If this sounds like you, or someone you know, weâd love to hear from you.
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If you ever feel like youâre being shuffled through a showâŚ
somethingâs gone wrong.
The best immersive experiences feel effortless, like youâre just exploring.
But behind that is a lot of thinking. Movement, timing, space, routes.
All designed so you never feel stuck.
Meet Joe, Senior Producer at Immersive Octopus đ
But thatâs only half the story.
Joe is also our resident games designer.
With a background in computer science and designing tabletop mystery games, Joe brings the perfect blend of analytical thinking and creativity.
Turning big ideas into experiences that are as smart as they are immersive.
April looked a bit like thisâŚ
đ New projects in motion,
đ Site visits across the UK (and a quick stop in Florence),
đ Bringing the energy to a private party in London.
A lot behind the scenes we canât share just yetâŚ
but some very exciting things in the works đ
The best premieres start before the film even begins.
We create worlds around the launch.
Turning buzz into something you can step into.
From red carpets to fully immersive experiences, this is how stories come to life.
Hands up if youâve been to one of our experiential premieres đââď¸
When it comes to murder mysteries, we know what weâre talking about.
Weâve created them for dinner parties, in castles, and on the River Nile (yes, really)⌠and no matter the setting, every great murder mystery needs the same key ingredients.
A detective with authority.
A storyline with twists.
Characters you canât quite trust.
Clues to uncover and decisions to make.
A world detailed enough to feel real.
And that moment when the penny drops.
Get these right and guests donât just watch the story⌠they become part of it.
The best murder mysteries arenât just entertaining, theyâre immersive from beginning to end. đđŻď¸
Sitting down with our founder Tom, whoâs got big dreamsâŚ
The idea of building something of his own had been brewing for a while.
Years in immersive theatre.
From actor to creative director.
Learning how worlds are made, and how audiences move through them.
And then one evening, the name just landed.
âI feel like an⌠Immersive Octopus.â
And in our experience, thatâs often how the best ideas arrive.
Full and detailed character development is vital for building a successful murder mystery.
We weave the structure - combining a twisting storyline, mechanics of character deception, red-herrings, real-time gamification and relevant contextual details.
Then the actors arrive.
In the rehearsal room we rehearse the core tracks before workshopping actors to breathe instinctive life into the characters theyâre portraying.
This allows for detailed improv, personalised and accurate interactions that ring true every single time.
This is what we mean when we say theatrical adventureâŚ
A cruise down the River Nile with Howard Carter.
A trunk full of artefacts.
A boat full of Cairo socialites, each with something to hide.
And a story unfolding all around you...
Weâre proud of the team who brought this to life, from writers and actors to producers, prop designers and directors.
Sitting down with our Managing Director, StephenâŚ
For him, it always comes back to people.
Because none of the work matters if the team behind it havenât had a brilliant time making it.
Looking after people, building the right environment, making sure everyone feels supported, thatâs what creates great work.
And you can feel the difference.
When a team has enjoyed the process, it shows.
This was from our Peaky Blinders experience, a show that no longer runs, but one that really pushed how we think about audience and story.
The idea was simple on paper.
Give the audience choice. Let them move through the world, pick a side, and shape how things play out.
In reality, that takes a lot of structure.
Three gangs. Multiple pathways. Different endings. All running at the same time, but still needing to land as one coherent story.
That balance between freedom and control is where most of the work sits.
A huge amount of testing went into getting that flow right, and even more credit to the cast who held it all together in the moment.
One of those projects where everyone had to be completely in sync.
Youâre greeted by Howard Carter, his dig assistant, and a cast of curious socialites, all ready for an evening of discovery.
But the moment you step on board, itâs clear not everyone is who they claim to be.
This was never going to be an ordinary expeditionâŚ
