Crystal Maze LIVE Experience moves to bigger London location

The brand-new Crystal Maze LIVE Experience location sees the classic Channel 4 game show move to London’s Shaftesbury Avenue.

The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience dome.

“The past few years has seen success beyond our wildest expectations and the culmination of this, is launching our new flagship venue on Shaftesbury Avenue. To be opening an attraction in the Trocadero, that I went to as a kid, feels like a dream… we believe this will set a new standard for entertainment in London and we can’t wait to show it off to people.” – Tom Lionetti-Maguire, Co-Founder of Little Lion Entertainment

The popular Crystal Maze LIVE Experience has today announced that in Spring 2019 it will be launching the largest maze yet in the West End. To spread the word the national treasure has brought in another British favourite to let the public know, Dom Joly.

Comedian and writer, Joly, best known for creating and starring in the iconic hidden camera show, Trigger Happy TV, is back up to old tricks, catching bystanders off guard. With the LIVE Experience moving, the Maze is having a clear out and tasked Dom with off-loading a number of time crystals around London. To get the word out, Dom adopted several characters and let everyone know… with mixed results as you’ll see in the video below.

Richard O’Brien original telly host of The Crystal Maze.

The new site at the London Trocadero will cater for the unprecedented demand experienced by the Islington venue since 2016 with 32 all-new games, a new Maze Bar and, for the first time, all day opening hours and on-the-day ticket purchases. The Maze will also open up to a younger audience by offering games for 13 years old and up.

The move to Shaftesbury Avenue follows the success of the attraction since launching via Indiegogo back in 2015. The project’s popularity was initially proven by a sold out run of eight months, with fans of the cult TV series eager to take part themselves. Since launch, the experience has gone on to create its own fanbase distinct from the show and has now outgrown its North London setting.

The Aztec, Industrial, Future and Medieval zones have proved popular with not just the UK public but also tourists looking to enjoy a piece of authentic British eccentricity. Since opening, amongst the more than 300,000 visitors to the maze have been public figures from the likes of Cara Delevingne, Skepta and the England Rugby team to Liam Gallagher, Jonathan Ross and Rio Ferdinand. Approximately 225,000 Crystals have been claimed to date and roughly 75,000 people have found themselves locked in.

Richard Ayoade is the show’s fourth, and current, host.

Though the Maze is relocating the current games will not be going with them as all of the challenges in Shaftesbury Avenue will be brand new. Meaning this is the last opportunity for fans to enjoy all the original games in one place.

The new maze can be found at 22-23 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 7EJ with early booker prices starting at £49.99 per person. For more information and to book the new West End location as well as the last chance to visit the Islington venue, visit https://the-crystal-maze.com/