The Upcoming
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Cinema
      • Movie reviews
      • Film festivals
    • Food & Drinks
      • News & Features
      • Restaurant & bar reviews
      • Interviews & Recipes
    • Literature
    • Music
      • Live music
    • Theatre
    • Shows & On demand
  • Fashion & Lifestyle
    • Accessories
    • Beauty
    • News & Features
    • Shopping & Trends
    • Tips & How-tos
    • Fashion weeks
  • What’s On
    • Art exhibitions
    • Theatre shows
  • Tickets
  • Join us
    • Editorial unit
    • Our writers
    • Join the team
    • Join the mailing list
    • Support us
    • Contact us
  • Interviews
  • Competitions
  • Special events
    • Film festivals
      • Berlin
      • Tribeca
      • Sundance London
      • Cannes
      • Locarno
      • Venice
      • London
      • Toronto
    • Fashion weeks
      • London Fashion Week
      • New York Fashion Week
      • Milan Fashion Week
      • Paris Fashion Week
      • Haute Couture
      • London Fashion Week Men’s
  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • Instagram

  • YouTube

  • RSS

CultureCinema

Secret Cinema: 020

Secret Cinema: 020 | Review
28 May 2013
Anne Higgins
Avatar
Anne Higgins
28 May 2013

Secret Cinema has been shrouded in mystery since its inception in 2007. “Tell no one” is its powerful motto and you would be hard-pressed to find anyone willing to divulge their secrets prematurely. The organisers have garnered a cult following that means they are able to sell tickets to screenings around London without ever revealing the name of the film they will be showing. The success of this venture is due to the sheer scale and individual planning that goes into each immersive event. The founder, Fabien Riggall, has stated that his aim is to create an experience that allows the audience to connect with one another.

The current show is epic and the dedication that has been put into the experience is astounding – a commendable effort by the performers, production team, caterers and anyone with a creative input. The secret location is sprawling in size and no detail has been left untouched, leaving visitors to roam free within the recreated setting of the film. Drama school students pour their heart and souls into convincing you that they are characters from the film. Indeed, one gets the feeling that perhaps they are having more fun than the ticket holders themselves!

Tickets are not cheap to Secret Cinema, neither are the prices on site. The place is awash with couples on quirky anniversary dates out. Rightly so, as this is probably one of the wackiest experiences available in London: ordering alcohol is made possible via humans that are locked inside vending machines, there are rooms where telephones mysteriously ring and you have no idea who is on the other end, and others where you can bottle your secrets and unravel other people’s wishes in exchange.

In fact, there is so much activity going on and so many hidden gems around every corner (including interpretive dancers) that you hardly have the time to sit still until you watch the actual film. Secret Cinema has filled 13 floors of abandoned space for your wildest dreams and nightmares to come true! But the real triumph is its mammoth size. We should feel extremely glad that, in today’s economic climate, Secret Cinema has created such a vast form of escapism for so many people to enjoy.

★★★★★

Anne Higgins

Secret Cinema 020 is on until 9th June 2013. For further information visit the Secret Cinema website here.

Watch the trailer for Secret Cinema here:

Related Itemsreview

More in Cinema

Assassins: Exclusive new clip

The editorial unit
Read More

Schemers

★★★★★
Jake Cudsi
Read More

The Queen of Black Magic

★★★★★
Musanna Ahmed
Read More

Coded Bias

★★★★★
Ghazaleh Golpira
Read More

Synchronic

★★★★★
Guy Lambert
Read More

The Capote Tapes

BP Flanagan
Read More

The Dig

★★★★★
BP Flanagan
Read More

The Filmmaker’s House

★★★★★
Ella Satin
Read More

Assassins

★★★★★
Dan Meier
Read More
Scroll for more
Tap
  • Popular

  • Latest

  • TOP PICKS

  • We Still Fax at ANTS Theatre Online
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • We Ask These Questions of Everybody: An interview with Amble Skuse and Toria Banks
    Theatre
  • Start the year right with these eco-friendly vegan and vegetarian food deliveries
    Food & Drinks
  • Hello Cosmos – Dream Harder
    ★★★★★
    Album review
  • Identifying Features
    ★★★★★
    Cinema
  • Assassins: Exclusive new clip
    Cinema
  • Identifying Features
    ★★★★★
    Uncategorised
  • Schemers
    ★★★★★
    Cinema
  • Away: An interview with animator Gints Zilbalodis
    Interviews
  • The Queen of Black Magic
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Identifying Features
    ★★★★★
    Uncategorised
  • Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams
    ★★★★★
    Album review
  • Identifying Features
    ★★★★★
    Cinema
  • We Still Fax at ANTS Theatre Online
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • WandaVision: Marvel’s charming sitcom proves an astounding success
    ★★★★★
    Cinema
The Upcoming
Pages
  • Contact us
  • Join mailing list
  • Join us
  • Our London food map
  • Our writers
  • Support us
  • What, when, why

Copyright © 2011-2020 FL Media

As One in the Park 2013 | Live review
The Rooftop Bar Launch Party at Queen of Hoxton