London's Death Trap is a live horror show in Waterloo, unassumingly sandwiched between the sea-life centre and the London Eye ticket office. Last weekend I braved the experience with a few friends...
Once the tickets were bought, we were posed (in typical tourist-baiting fashion) for a snapshot they could sell us after the show. The staff were funny and friendly, handing out various limbs and bloodied weapons to use as props and counting down with a slightly awkward "3... 2... 1... scream!"
After a quick run through the ground rules, the show began. We were led into a darkened laboratory and told the patients had escaped their cells. We needed to escape ourselves, before they could infect us...
I find that to enjoy yourself in these sorts of situations you have to forget about how ridiculous the whole thing is. Unless you genuinely suffer from a fear of the dark or confined places, it would be quite easy to simply stand around and drum your fingers as you're grabbed and lunged at. But why do that? Let yourself go, and jumpy - at times hilarious - fun is on its way.
I'm not going to walk you through the whole experience, because it's well worth your time to try it for yourself. I would point out that perhaps the price is too high, especially considering the length of time spent in the show (it can't have been more than ten minutes). Then again, vouchers are easy to come by, so full price admission is probably a rarity. Also, the finish was somewhat abrupt. It feels in need of a crescendo, rather than simply an end.
But despite these couple of complaints, it was a fun experience that's left me wanting to sample other similar offerings around London.
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