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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy experience opens at Riverside Studios

November 26, 2025

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy experience has officially opened its doors and is now inviting guests to get ready for cosmic adventure and unexpected surprise at Riverside Studios.
Running until February 15th 2026, guests can join Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Fenchurch and the most unlikely crew in the history of galactic adventure as they escape the destruction of Earth and set out on a quest to uncover the mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything, armed with little more than a towel and one VERY depressed robot. Featuring an immersive pub scene; impossible bureaucratic puzzles to solve at the Vogon Intergalactic Complaints Deck (beware of the leopard); try and cheer up Marvin the perennial depressed robot, sample Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters,Perfectly Normal Beast Sandwiches and other treats from Dentrassi Catering; and an exclusive visit to the tantric Temple of Eccentrica Gallumbits.

Guests will also meet Arthur Dent on the day his house is demolished, Fenchurch at the moment she (almost) has her astonishing revelation, meet a very badly disguised Zaphod Beeblebrox (count the heads) and be insulted by Bowerick Wowbagger the infinitely prolonged.

Co-Created by Arvind Ethan David, protégé of Douglas Adams, this immersive experience invites audiences into a brilliantly imaginative universe unfolding across a series of interconnected spaces.  Moving from pub to spaceships to alien planets across the whole of Riverside Studios, room to room, participants encounter paranoid androids, all knowing AIs, exotic aliens and are offered the chance to find their own ultimate meaning (which may or may not be, 42).
A story infused with Adams’ razor-sharp wit and surprising emotional depth, paired with unexpected song and dance, the experience delivers laughter, connection and an unforgettable adventure for longtime admirers of Douglas Adams and newcomers alike.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy experience features a mix of pre-recorded celebrity voices and live performers including well-loved British talent including actor and comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar as the voice of Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz, the infamous alien bureaucrat with a mission to destroy the Earth. Lenora Crichlow voices Tricia McMillan, also known as Trillian, while journalist Samira Ahmed appears as a newsreader reporting on the planet’s impending doom. BAFTA nominee Tamsin Greig is the voice of The Guide, the ever-present source of wisdom and guidance throughout the story.
Accompanying the line-up of celebrity voices includes a stellar cast of live actors including Benjamin Durham (101 Dalmatians, UK Tour) and Robert Thompson (Unforgivable, ITV) as Arthur Dent, Oliver Britten (Down Cemetery Road, Apple TV+) and Matt Colyer (Phantom Peak) as Ford Prefect, Kat Johns-Burke (Peaky Blinders: The Rise) and Tamara Saffir (Grease, Secret Cinema) as Fenchurch, Andrew Evans (The Polar Express) as Marvin the Paranoid Android, Lee VG (Only Fools and Horses: The Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket) as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Richard Costello (Death of England, National Theatre) as Slartibartfast, Angelis Hunt (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych) and Aya Elmansouri (Cinderella, Gatehouse) as Humma Kavula, Briony Scarlett as Eccentrica Gallumbits,Tom Bowen as Wowbagger, and Alex Anthony Fevrier (Jesus Christ Superstar, Watermill) as Acolyte and Succubus.
“Douglas Adams’ was a genius of both comedy and big ideas, and it has been the privilege of my career to bring his amazing universe to life and watch both old fans and new ones, grandfathers and grandkids, be moved to deep joy and loud laughter here at Riverside Studios”: – said co-creator Arvind Ethan David
With its combination of sharp comedy, deep thinking  and immersive storytelling, this is a production that will appeal to long-time fans of Adams’ work as well as those discovering its joyful madness for the very first time.

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