SPORE Press Release | Immersive Horror Theatre Show — COLAB Theatre
SPORE
COLAB Theatre
For Immediate Release
London, 24 September 2026
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COLAB Theatre presents

SPORE

SPORE opens in a former dental school

The Last of Us meets Arrival: COLAB Theatre sends audiences through six floors of live horror to investigate an outbreak that may be trying to communicate.

The containment box — a survivor sealed inside.
The containment box — a survivor sealed inside.

LONDON, 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 — COLAB Theatre opens SPORE on Saturday 17 October at The Dentist, 123 Gray’s Inn Road. In the 90-minute immersive horror experience, audiences pull on protective suits and enter a quarantined former dental school where a fungal growth has taken hold.

Two investigation teams have already disappeared. Participants become the next team, moving through treatment rooms, labs and corridors to recover evidence, collect samples and establish a communication network. Live performance turns the search into an encounter with the outbreak and those it has changed.

The question is whether the organism is a danger to contain or something trying to make contact. As the team uncovers what happened to those before them, it must decide what happens next.

Set across six floors, SPORE brings together site-specific theatre, interactive mystery and live horror. Up to 30 people take part in each 90-minute performance.

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The containment box — a survivor sealed inside.
The containment box — a survivor sealed inside. Save
The holding floor — the outbreak contained behind glass.
The holding floor — the outbreak contained behind glass. Save
The infected — what the spores leave behind.
The infected — what the spores leave behind. Save
A containment suit — and the thing wearing it.
A containment suit — and the thing wearing it. Save
A survivor in the containment box.
A survivor in the containment box. Save
An infected survivor blocks the fire exit.
An infected survivor blocks the fire exit. Save
A quarantined office — the growth has reached the upper floors.
A quarantined office — the growth has reached the upper floors. Save
Reception — Wing C intake, now abandoned.
Reception — Wing C intake, now abandoned. Save
Wing C — the flooded lower corridor.
Wing C — the flooded lower corridor. Save
A quarantine office — something waits behind the blinds.
A quarantine office — something waits behind the blinds. Save
The holding room.
The holding room. Save
The records office.
The records office. Save

Listings Information

Opening
Saturday 17 October 2026; selected dates thereafter
Times
7pm and 9pm; 90 minutes, no interval
Venue
The Dentist, 123 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8WD
Tickets
From £38.50
Booking
Book direct on the SPORE website

Content guidance:Darkness, haze, flashing lights, loud sounds, confined spaces, body horror, themes of infection and jump scares.

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Short · 50 words

The Last of Us meets Arrival in SPORE, COLAB Theatre’s immersive horror experience. Pull on a hazmat suit and descend through six floors of a quarantined London dental school, where a fungal outbreak is spreading — and trying to communicate. Ninety minutes of live horror. Can your team survive the outbreak?

Long · 200 words
The Last of Us meets Arrival in SPORE, a heart-pounding immersive horror experience from COLAB Theatre. A forgotten London dental school has been sealed under quarantine. Deep beneath its anatomy labs, an intelligent fungal network has begun to spread — communicating through bone, radio interference and living tissue. Two investigation teams have already vanished inside. You and your team are next. Pull on a protective suit and descend through six floors of decayed, atmospheric playing space. Gather samples, decode the organism’s language, place transmitters and piece together what happened to those who came before you. Along the way you’ll meet the survivors the spores have already changed — and confront one terrible question: is this outbreak a threat to contain, or something trying to make contact? Blending live performance, interactive mystery and genuine scares, SPORE puts small teams at the very centre of the story for 90 unforgettable minutes. You won’t just watch the horror unfold — you’ll decide how it ends. Suitable for ages 16+. Contains darkness, haze, loud sounds, confined spaces and jump scares. SPORE plays at The Dentist, 123 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8WD. Book now — performances sell out fast.

Credits

Written & directed byBertie Watkins
Dramaturgy byBen Chamberlain
Produced byCOLAB Theatre

About COLAB Theatre

COLAB Theatre is a London-based company making immersive performances that place audiences inside the story. Its work combines live performance, game design and detailed, site-specific worlds.

Press & access enquiries

producer@colabtheatre.co.uk 07724 633985

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