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Lamplighters review – audience takes centre stage in chaotic spy spoof

Old Red Lion, London
This improvised John le Carré parody is only as clever and funny as its liveliest participants

Lamplighters is a thriller set in the mould of John le Carré’s cold-war spy fiction but with one vital difference: its action-packed drama is largely sourced from the audience that has come to watch it.

This is interactive theatre at its most interactive, co-created by its narrator-performer, Neil Connolly, and director, Dean Rodgers, who are stalwarts of immersive entertainment – Rodgers’ successes include The Crystal Maze Live Experience and Heist.

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