AN INTIMATE HALLOWEEN TRIAL
ASH — The Witch Trials of Drudenhaus. The best immersive Halloween theatre experience in London 2026. A scary, most intimate witch trial for an audience of just two at COLAB Theatre, London Bridge.
The Witch Trials of Drudenhaus
Can you prove you're not a witch?
“Confess, and you can die clean.”
— BERTIE WATKINS, THE INQUISITOR
what?
A live trial. You are the accused. Step inside a candlelit interrogation where history feels close enough to breathe on you. Face the Inquisitor. Uncover the town's dirty secret. Find the key hidden in the story. Escape before the House names you.
- Face the Inquisitor
- Uncover the town's dirty secret
- Find the key hidden in the story
- Escape before the House names you
For large group / private bookings please email producer@colabtheatre.co.uk with your preferred date and performance times.
Please note tickets cannot be refunded less than 24 hrs before the performance start time.
Before The Inquisitor
“Give me your hand. Give me your name. Give me the truth.”
— The Inquisitor
BAMBERG · 1627
real history. real fear.
Rooted in the Bamberg trials
Inspired by the Drudenhaus / Malefizhaus — Bamberg's purpose-built witch prison, opened in 1627 during one of Europe's most intense witch persecutions.
Not fantasy horror.
THE SIGNATURE DEVICE
the table becomes the village
A small dolls-house world sits between the audience: church, healer's cottage, ash roads. Every mark that looks like witchcraft is revealed as proof the village came to her for help.
The ash is not a curse. It is a bandage.
where?
The Cottage — a Tudor house at COLAB, London Bridge
169a Borough High Street, London, SE1 1HR
(a short walk from London Bridge & Borough stations)
COLAB's new venue, built for atmosphere rather than heavy set: one table, candlelight, sound, darkness and the characters' costumes. An audience of just two sit close enough to be personally accused.
an audience of two · one performer · deeply intimate
Halloween 2026
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THIS HALLOWEEN
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Choose your night. Choose who to trust. Leave before the House names you.
— Court Record of Sittings —
Halloween 2026
sold out
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content guidance
ASH is a close-contact horror experience for a two-person audience. Please read before booking.
Blindfolds
Audience members will be blindfolded at points during the performance.
Physical contact
You will be handled by the performer — led, held, guided and, at moments, restrained.
Close quarters & darkness
Candlelight, near-total darkness and sudden sound. Not suitable for those with severe claustrophobia or light-sensitive conditions.
Adult themes
Themes of persecution, interrogation, religious violence and shame. There is no explicit gore.
A safeword is available at all times. Blindfolds and physical contact can be opted out of at the door — the trial will adapt around you. If you have specific access needs, email producer@colabtheatre.co.uk before booking.
WHISPERS FROM THE ACCUSED
“Terrifying, intimate and unlike anything I have ever sat through.”
— Tester Audience
“The Inquisitor looked me in the eye and I forgot how to breathe.”
— Tester Audience
“History pressed right up against your face. Genuinely unsettling.”
— Tester Audience
“A tiny room, one table, and forty of the most nerve-wracking minutes of my year.”
— Tester Audience
“I was accused. I was nearly convinced I had done something wrong.”
— Tester Audience
“Candlelit, whispered, cruel and beautiful. Do not go alone if you scare easily.”
— Tester Audience