World premiere of THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Immersive Adventure announced
From 15 November 2025 - 15 February 2026, step into Douglas Adams’ mindblowingly imaginative world at London’s Riverside Studios for an all new adventure based on Douglas Adams’ novels and the Touchstone Pictures film, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
The show will transform Riverside Studios 2 & 3, the connecting corridors, loading docks and bar space into Douglas Adams’ improbable and wondrous universe. The beloved London venue has a long history in British science fiction dating back to early Doctor Who and, in recent years, has been a launching pad for West End hits like Operation Mincemeat.
Head of Programming at Riverside Studios, Rhys Williamson, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to Riverside Studios. This production is set to use the building in ways no show has ever done before – creating a truly out-of-this-world experience for audiences. As a venue with deep sci-fi roots, Riverside feels like the perfect venue to premiere this immersive adventure, before it takes over the galaxy.”
Immersive experience powerhouse and co-director of the show, Simon Evans of Myriad Entertainment, said: “My introduction to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a (slightly battered) cassette of the radio version, which I borrowed from my school library and listened to on an old Walkman. I remember hearing the voice of the Guide, then The Eagles’ “Journey of the Sorcerer”, and I was hooked. From an immersive perspective, it is such an incredible world to build and pull an audience into: strange and expansive, silly and moving, filled with unique characters and tackling things which are still very much relevant today with a quintessentially British sense of humour.”
Join Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Fenchurch and the most unlikely crew in the history of galactic adventure as you escape the destruction of Earth with seconds to spare and begin a search for answers to the mystery of Life, the Universe and Everything, armed only with a towel and one VERY depressed robot.
The night begins in a rather unusual pub as you settle in, drink in hand, for an evening of storytelling and spectacle. From there, the story lifts off – quite literally – as you hitch a ride on a passing spaceship, discover the meaning of life, and join a quest to persuade a group of inter-dimensional mice to give the Earth a second chance.
The show is created by award-winning writer, producer and protégé of Douglas Adams, Arvind Ethan David, and Emmy Award-winning stage designer Jason Ardizzone-West. It is co-directed and choreographed by Lorin Latarro and co-directed by Simon Evans, Georgia Clarke-Day, and David Frias-Robles for Myriad Entertainment.
Upon being reached in his maximum security prison cell on Frogstar Planet B, former Galactic President Zaphod Beeblebrox responded “A show about me? It’s going to be big. Mind bogglingly-big. The biggest thing since the big bang! Wait a minute, am I getting paid royalties on this?”
Warning: Side effects may include sudden existential dread, unexpected hyperspatial detours and a burning desire for a really good cup of tea.
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