The Drop by Swamp Motel Review

From the makers of the smash-hit trilogy – Plymouth Point, The Mermaid’s Tongue and The Kindling Hour –
comes a brand new live show in central London this Autumn… 

For those who don’t know who Swamp Motel are, Swamp Motel is an immersive entertainment company which design & create immersive theatre productions all over the world. Over lockdown, they created the Isklander trilogy which over 65,000 players across the UK & US have experienced in the last eighteen months. 

We recommend if you haven’t already, to check these out and if you want to know how our experience went, see our reviews below….

The Kindling Hour by Swamp Motel – Thrill Nation
The Mermaid’s Tongue Review by Swamp Motel – Thrill Nation
The Kindling Hour by Swamp Motel Review – Thrill Nation

The Drop is a Swamp Motel live experience and is our first chance to experience a live production, compared to the virtual experiences we enjoyed over lockdown. 

“In 1912, two London bookbinders were commissioned to create a luxurious jewelled binding for a book that became known as The Great Omar. Hugely valuable, the book was purchased by a buyer and was packed safely aboard a boat bound for New York. On the 15th of April 1912 the RMS Titanic sank along with the book and a sea of secrets were never recovered. Until now…”

With limited information on this secretive new experience, all we knew to expect was the unexpected. As Swamp Motel’s most ambitious production to date, they plan for this exhilarating experience to blur the reality between fantasy and reality. 

From the promotional images, videos and the name, we had a funny feeling we’d be entering a lift as part of our experience. Whilst expected, what happened within the lift was far from expected. Blurring the lines immediately between reality & fantasy, with moments of uncertainty across the group of what was actually happening. The detailed storyline carried us through some tense moments as in true Swamp Motel style, we had to solve puzzles and escape from some explosive unwanted guests who clearly wanted something. 

Shortly after our experience in the lift, we experienced a back office which was pretty destroyed and wrecked from the explosions. Having to become detectives and find our way out, we had to use our brains and work together in escape room style to work our way out of this one. 

We also experienced a perfume shop but, things got very interesting from this point onwards. So interesting that explaining anything more would ruin the mysteries of the experience. The only way to know the true secrets and understand the full truth of the story is to go and experience this yourself…

The Drop by Swamp Motel is certainly one of the most genuine immersive theatre productions out there. We’ve seen how others blur the reality between what is real and fake but nothing on the scale compared to this experience. They use techniques we’ve not seen before and take you on a journey, personalised to your small group. We were in awe from start to finish and were just shocked to see the scale of this real life production. We wish we could experience this again, without knowing what to expect!

The Drop tickets can be purchased now up until the end of December in a limited run. Located in Aldgate in London, it is easy to get to via public transport. The experience is for 2, 3 or 4 guests and each booking has their own private experience. Tickets can be as little as £39.95 per person with limited timeslots available through the week. 

We highly recommend you experience this in London before 2021 is up. Further information on times, availability and tickets can be found on The Drop Experience website or via the Swamp Motel socials. 

A huge thank you to the Swamp Motel & PR team for inviting us to experience this unique journey during their press night. We can only look forward to what 2022 brings for Swamp Motel…

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