Nightwatchers

An immersive night-time experience at the Tower of London

“It’s after dark. The Tower of London is off limits to visitors. Not to you, Operative 341.”

Step into the shadowy world of state surveillance as messages and phone calls guide you through one of London’s most notorious historic sites — the Tower of London.

Blending immersive storytelling with real-world exploration, Nightwatchers takes you on a night-time journey through the battlements and hidden spaces of England’s oldest fortress.

The experience weaves together contemporary themes of security and surveillance with the dramatic origins of the secret service under Elizabeth I. Faith, power, and violence intersect as you navigate a story shaped by code-breakers, law enforcers, and radical belief systems.

Set against the backdrop of modern global tensions, Nightwatchers asks a timely question:
Where is the line between security and oppression — and who watches the watchers?

“Cunning and subversive, constantly makes you question the veracity of memory.”

Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

“A brilliantly beautiful political piece that gives you both sides of the story.”

Sarah Ellis, Head of Digital at Royal Shakespeare Company

“Curiosity and suspense begin to build as ANAGRAM ensnare you in a few days of unsolvable anticipation… [Nightwatchers is] a journey through the past while being fully immersed with technology and your own thoughts which creates an intense and powerful personal experience.”

Katie Walsh, The Metropolist

“Hugely effective – particularly terrific that you managed to turn a phone from the usual mind-numbing vortex of passivity into something that encouraged you to engage actively and to experience surroundings in a transformed way.”

John Harte, Chief Executive of Aurora Orchestra

“One of the best cultural things I've ever done. I stared out at the river in the city I've spent my whole life in a whole new way, it was just mesmerising - and I felt history concertina and close to these people who in my head until then were characters in the story of London, but not real and frail.”

Tom Mustill, Filmmaker