Bridge Command

  • 63 reviews
  • COLAB Factory

Description

  • Immersive, Something A Little Different and Theatre/Arts
  • Tickets from £25.00 - £35.00
  • 11+
  • This event has taken place.
  • Multiple start times (see ticket info)

Have you ever dreamed of commanding your own Starship?

In Bridge Command, you can do just that. As the bridge crew of your own vessel, you and your team will boldly go where no immersive theatre audience has gone before.

The world of Bridge Command is a terrifying glimpse into a possible future. Earth is dead, the victim of climate catastrophe and societal collapse. Only a fraction of humanity has escaped from its dying home, and the uneasy peace between the survivors is decaying fast. All of the old tensions and rivalries are re-emerging in the face of desperate circumstances. The clock is ticking on the human race. 

Awoken early from Cryo-sleep, you have been pressed into service on board a Talavaar-class destroyer. You are thrust into a world of conspiracy and conflict. The Commonwealth Stellar Navy needs you to report for duty. 

The bridge is yours. 

Fusing gaming technology with theatrical performance, Bridge Command offers a variety of scenarios testing your collective competence in problem solving, diplomacy, bargaining and space combat as you strive to keep your ship operational through a range of trying circumstances and moral issues designed to keep the whole team fully engaged.

Designed for groups of between three and six people, you will each take a Bridge officer role, choosing from Helmsman, Weapons officer, Engineer, Science officer, Communications officer or Captain. Our fully interactive Starship, built almost entirely from recycled materials, will respond to your commands and carry you beyond the final frontier. Between you, you will navigate the big black and try to get everyone home alive.

It is your job to make it so.



EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS. 

2114: With Earth rendered uninhabitable, humanity took to the stars. A dream of a new planet, a new dawn, and a new future ahead of them. 

2134: There has been no new planet, and no new dawn. Just the empty blackness of space. As for the new future, that is now in your hands. 

Episode 1: Talavaar. 

Welcome aboard the CNS Talavaar, a powerful warship with a chequered history. As her new crew, you will learn how to operate her various systems and take her out on a proving trial to see what she is capable of. Hopefully, no unexpected trouble will come your way...

IF YOU HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED BRIDGE COMMAND BEFORE THEN START WITH THIS SCENARIO - IT WILL TEACH YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OPERATING THE SHIP AND INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WORLD OF BRIDGE COMMAND - ALL OTHER SCENARIOS WILL ASSUME THAT KNOWLEDGE  ALREADY. 

Episode 2: Red Alert. 

After the dramatic events of Episode 1, the Commonwealth finds itself on a war footing and the Talavaar is right at the centre of the action. A large-scale fleet battle leaves the Commonwealth in a difficult position, and the crew of the Talavaar must play a part in seeking unlikely friends.  

Episode 3: Cargo.

The European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are negotiating a treaty and the Commonwealth are playing honest broker. The crew of the Talavaar must deliver an unusual cargo from one party to the other to seal the deal, but not all is as it seems.

SEASONAL SPECIAL: Morningstar

A Talavaar-class ship has been found floating in space, unresponsive, but all the Talavaar class vessels are accounted for - where has this strange ship come from? Your team will board her and find out.

Episode X: Officer's Exam

Do you and your crew have what it takes to advance in rank? The Commonwealth have devised an unwinnable training scenario around an imagined alien invasion. Can your team top the leaderboard?

THIS IS A TRAINING SCENARIO THAT RESULTS IN A TEAM SCORE - HIGH SCORES WILL BE ADDED TO OUR LEADERBOARD. THIS IS RECOMMENDED FOR CREWS WHO HAVE AT LEAST PLAYED EPISODE 1. 

Episode 4: Commodore

The Adamas Belt treaty is almost ready to sign, but the European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are still unable to agree on certain key issues and tensions between the two powers are high. The chief negotiators from both sides are to meet on neutral ground - they will be conveyed there aboard the CNS Talavaar. If anything were to happen to them, all hope of a treaty may be lost.

Episode 5: Home

After months of silence, a JASA ship is discovered near the Adamas belt. Investigation results in a remarkable discovery and the timely reappearance of an old friend. 

Episode 6: Fleet Command: Point Alpha

A one-day event to take place sometime in spring 2020


IMPORTANT BOOKING INFORMATION

  • Bridge Command is like a live action sci-fi series where you are the hero. We offer multiple episodes, each an hour long, and they are best enjoyed in sequence. 
  • We strongly recommend you book "Episode 1: Talavaar" first, as it teaches you how to do everything on board the ship. The other scenarios assume you already have that knowledge, which makes them much harder if you do not. 
  • When you book a slot, choose your date and time slot first, and then book tickets for the episode that you would like to experience. Only one episode can run in each  time slot, and we will run whichever episode has the most tickets booked for it. If you want to make sure you experience a particular episode, the best way to do that is to book all six tickets in the slot. 
  • Each episode requires a minimum of three participants to run. If you book out all six tickets in a time slot and arrive with fewer than three people, we reserve the right to cancel your booking without refund. 
  • If a slot has fewer than three people booked into it 24 hours before it is due to run, then we will contact those booked in to try and move them into a different slot or offer them a refund. 
  • If you have booked fewer than three tickets for a slot, and another group is also booked into that slot and does not turn up in time for the show, then we will attempt to move you into a different slot if possible, or refund you. 
  • If you show up late for your slot, or do not show up at all, then you will not receive a refund. 

Offers

Promotions

Tickets/Times

Ticket Event time Cost
12.30pm: Episode 1: Talavaar
**IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED BRIDGE COMMAND BEFORE, BOOK THIS EPISODE FIRST.** Welcome aboard the CNS Talavaar. Together the crew will tale her out for a simple proving voyage. What could possibly go wrong?
12:30 - 13:30 £25.00
12.30pm: Episode 2: Red Alert
After the dramatic events of Episode 1, the Talavaar finds herself at the centre of an epic fleet battle.The clock is ticking down to disaster. Can the crew of the Talavaar save the day?
12:30 - 13:30 £25.00
2.00pm: Episode 1: Talavaar
**IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED BRIDGE COMMAND BEFORE, BOOK THIS EPISODE FIRST.** Welcome aboard the CNS Talavaar. Together the crew will tale her out for a simple proving voyage. What could possibly go wrong?
14:00 - 15:00 £25.00
2.00pm: Episode 2: Red Alert
After the dramatic events of Episode 1, the Talavaar finds herself at the centre of an epic fleet battle.The clock is ticking down to disaster. Can the crew of the Talavaar save the day?
14:00 - 15:00 £25.00
3.30pm: Episode 1: Talavaar
**IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED BRIDGE COMMAND BEFORE, BOOK THIS EPISODE FIRST.** Welcome aboard the CNS Talavaar. Together the crew will tale her out for a simple proving voyage. What could possibly go wrong?
15:30 - 16:30 £25.00
3.30pm: Episode 2: Red Alert
After the dramatic events of Episode 1, the Talavaar finds herself at the centre of an epic fleet battle.The clock is ticking down to disaster. Can the crew of the Talavaar save the day?
15:30 - 16:30 £25.00
5.30pm: Episode 1: Talavaar
**IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED BRIDGE COMMAND BEFORE, BOOK THIS EPISODE FIRST.** Welcome aboard the CNS Talavaar. Together the crew will tale her out for a simple proving voyage. What could possibly go wrong?
17:30 - 18:30 £30.00
5.30pm: Episode 2: Red Alert
After the dramatic events of Episode 1, the Talavaar finds herself at the centre of an epic fleet battle.The clock is ticking down to disaster. Can the crew of the Talavaar save the day?
17:30 - 18:30 £30.00
7.00pm: Episode 1: Talavaar
**IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED BRIDGE COMMAND BEFORE, BOOK THIS EPISODE FIRST.** Welcome aboard the CNS Talavaar. Together the crew will tale her out for a simple proving voyage. What could possibly go wrong?
19:00 - 20:00 £35.00
7.00pm: Episode 2: Red Alert
After the dramatic events of Episode 1, the Talavaar finds herself at the centre of an epic fleet battle.The clock is ticking down to disaster. Can the crew of the Talavaar save the day?
19:00 - 20:00 £35.00
8.30pm: Episode 1: Talavaar
**IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED BRIDGE COMMAND BEFORE, BOOK THIS EPISODE FIRST.** Welcome aboard the CNS Talavaar. Together the crew will tale her out for a simple proving voyage. What could possibly go wrong?
20:30 - 21:30 £35.00
8.30pm: Episode 2: Red Alert
After the dramatic events of Episode 1, the Talavaar finds herself at the centre of an epic fleet battle.The clock is ticking down to disaster. Can the crew of the Talavaar save the day?
20:30 - 21:30 £35.00
10.00pm: Episode 1: Talavaar
**IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED BRIDGE COMMAND BEFORE, BOOK THIS EPISODE FIRST.** Welcome aboard the CNS Talavaar. Together the crew will tale her out for a simple proving voyage. What could possibly go wrong?
22:00 - 23:00 £30.00
10.00pm: Episode 2: Red Alert
After the dramatic events of Episode 1, the Talavaar finds herself at the centre of an epic fleet battle.The clock is ticking down to disaster. Can the crew of the Talavaar save the day?
22:00 - 23:00 £30.00
11.00am: Episode 1: Talavaar
**IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED BRIDGE COMMAND BEFORE, BOOK THIS EPISODE FIRST.** Welcome aboard the CNS Talavaar. Together the crew will tale her out for a simple proving voyage. What could possibly go wrong?
11:00 - 12:00 £25.00
11.00am: Episode 2: Red Alert
After the dramatic events of Episode 1, the Talavaar finds herself at the centre of an epic fleet battle.The clock is ticking down to disaster. Can the crew of the Talavaar save the day?
11:00 - 12:00 £25.00
11.00am: Seasonal Special: Morningstar
A Talavaar-class ship has been found floating in space, unresponsive, but all the Talavaar class vessels are accounted for - where has this strange ship come from? Your team will board her and find out.
11:00 - 12:00 £25.00
12.30pm: Seasonal Special: Morningstar
A Talavaar-class ship has been found floating in space, unresponsive, but all the Talavaar class vessels are accounted for - where has this strange ship come from? Your team will board her and find out.
12:30 - 13:30 £25.00
12.30pm: Episode X: Officers Exam
Do you and your crew have what it takes to advance in rank? The Commonwealth have devised an unwinnable training scenario around an imagined alien invasion. Can your team top the leaderboard?
12:30 - 13:30 £25.00
2.00pm: Seasonal Special: Morningstar
A Talavaar-class ship has been found floating in space, unresponsive, but all the Talavaar class vessels are accounted for - where has this strange ship come from? Your team will board her and find out.
14:00 - 15:00 £25.00
2.00pm: Episode X: Officer's Exam
Do you and your crew have what it takes to advance in rank? The Commonwealth have devised an unwinnable training scenario around an imagined alien invasion. Can your team top the leaderboard?
14:00 - 15:00 £25.00
3.30pm: Seasonal Special: Morningstar
A Talavaar-class ship has been found floating in space, unresponsive, but all the Talavaar class vessels are accounted for - where has this strange ship come from? Your team will board her and find out.
15:30 - 16:30 £25.00
3.30pm: Episode X: Officer's Exam
Do you and your crew have what it takes to advance in rank? The Commonwealth have devised an unwinnable training scenario around an imagined alien invasion. Can your team top the leaderboard?
15:30 - 16:30 £25.00
5.30pm: Seasonal Special: Morningstar
A Talavaar-class ship has been found floating in space, unresponsive, but all the Talavaar class vessels are accounted for - where has this strange ship come from? Your team will board her and find out.
17:30 - 18:30 £30.00
5.30pm: Episode X: Officer's Exam
Do you and your crew have what it takes to advance in rank? The Commonwealth have devised an unwinnable training scenario around an imagined alien invasion. Can your team top the leaderboard?
17:30 - 18:30 £30.00
7.00pm: Seasonal Special: Morningstar
A Talavaar-class ship has been found floating in space, unresponsive, but all the Talavaar class vessels are accounted for - where has this strange ship come from? Your team will board her and find out.
19:00 - 20:00 £35.00
7.00pm: Episode X: Officer's Exam
Do you and your crew have what it takes to advance in rank? The Commonwealth have devised an unwinnable training scenario around an imagined alien invasion. Can your team top the leaderboard?
19:00 - 20:00 £35.00
8.30pm: Seasonal Special: Morningstar
A Talavaar-class ship has been found floating in space, unresponsive, but all the Talavaar class vessels are accounted for - where has this strange ship come from? Your team will board her and find out.
20:30 - 21:30 £35.00
8.30pm: Episode X: Officer's Exam
Do you and your crew have what it takes to advance in rank? The Commonwealth have devised an unwinnable training scenario around an imagined alien invasion. Can your team top the leaderboard?
20:30 - 21:30 £35.00
10.00pm: Seasonal Special: Morningstar
A Talavaar-class ship has been found floating in space, unresponsive, but all the Talavaar class vessels are accounted for - where has this strange ship come from? Your team will board her and find out.
22:00 - 23:00 £35.00
10.00pm: Episode X: Officer's Exam
Do you and your crew have what it takes to advance in rank? The Commonwealth have devised an unwinnable training scenario around an imagined alien invasion. Can your team top the leaderboard?
22:00 - 23:00 £35.00
10.00pm: Seasonal Special: Morningstar
A Talavaar-class ship has been found floating in space, unresponsive, but all the Talavaar class vessels are accounted for - where has this strange ship come from? Your team will board her and find out.
23:30 - 00:30 £35.00
11.00am: Episode 3: Cargo
The European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are negotiating a treaty and the Commonwealth are playing honest broker. The crew of the Talavaar must deliver an unusual cargo from one party to the other to seal the deal, but not all is as it seems.
11:00 - 12:00 £25.00
12.30pm: Episode 3: Cargo
The European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are negotiating a treaty and the Commonwealth are playing honest broker. The crew of the Talavaar must deliver an unusual cargo from one party to the other to seal the deal, but not all is as it seems.
12:30 - 13:30 £25.00
2.00pm: Episode 3: Cargo
The European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are negotiating a treaty and the Commonwealth are playing honest broker. The crew of the Talavaar must deliver an unusual cargo from one party to the other to seal the deal, but not all is as it seems.
14:00 - 15:00 £25.00
3.30pm: Episode 3: Cargo
The European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are negotiating a treaty and the Commonwealth are playing honest broker. The crew of the Talavaar must deliver an unusual cargo from one party to the other to seal the deal, but not all is as it seems.
15:30 - 16:30 £25.00
5.30pm: Episode 3: Cargo
The European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are negotiating a treaty and the Commonwealth are playing honest broker. The crew of the Talavaar must deliver an unusual cargo from one party to the other to seal the deal, but not all is as it seems.
17:30 - 18:30 £30.00
7.00pm: Episode 3: Cargo
The European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are negotiating a treaty and the Commonwealth are playing honest broker. The crew of the Talavaar must deliver an unusual cargo from one party to the other to seal the deal, but not all is as it seems.
19:00 - 20:00 £35.00
8.30pm: Episode 3: Cargo
The European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are negotiating a treaty and the Commonwealth are playing honest broker. The crew of the Talavaar must deliver an unusual cargo from one party to the other to seal the deal, but not all is as it seems.
20:30 - 21:30 £35.00
10.00pm: Episode 3: Cargo
The European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are negotiating a treaty and the Commonwealth are playing honest broker. The crew of the Talavaar must deliver an unusual cargo from one party to the other to seal the deal, but not all is as it seems.
22:00 - 23:00 £30.00
11.00am: Episode 4: Commodore
The Adamas Belt treaty is almost ready to sign, but the European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are still unable to agree on certain key issues and tensions between the two powers are high. The chief negotiators from both sides are to meet on neutral ground - they will be conveyed there aboard the CNS Talavaar. If anything were to happen to them, all hope of a treaty may be lost.
11:00 - 12:00 £25.00
12.30pm: Episode 4: Commodore
The Adamas Belt treaty is almost ready to sign, but the European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are still unable to agree on certain key issues and tensions between the two powers are high. The chief negotiators from both sides are to meet on neutral ground - they will be conveyed there aboard the CNS Talavaar. If anything were to happen to them, all hope of a treaty may be lost.
12:30 - 13:30 £25.00
2.00pm: Episode 4: Commodore
The Adamas Belt treaty is almost ready to sign, but the European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are still unable to agree on certain key issues and tensions between the two powers are high. The chief negotiators from both sides are to meet on neutral ground - they will be conveyed there aboard the CNS Talavaar. If anything were to happen to them, all hope of a treaty may be lost.
14:00 - 15:00 £25.00
3.30pm: Episode 4: Commodore
The Adamas Belt treaty is almost ready to sign, but the European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are still unable to agree on certain key issues and tensions between the two powers are high. The chief negotiators from both sides are to meet on neutral ground - they will be conveyed there aboard the CNS Talavaar. If anything were to happen to them, all hope of a treaty may be lost.
15:30 - 16:30 £25.00
5.30pm: Episode 5: Home
After months of silence, a JASA ship is discovered near the Adamas belt. Investigation results in a remarkable discovery and the timely reappearance of an old friend.
17:30 - 18:30 £30.00
7.00pm: Episode 4: Commodore
The Adamas Belt treaty is almost ready to sign, but the European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are still unable to agree on certain key issues and tensions between the two powers are high. The chief negotiators from both sides are to meet on neutral ground - they will be conveyed there aboard the CNS Talavaar. If anything were to happen to them, all hope of a treaty may be lost.
19:00 - 20:00 £35.00
8.30pm: Episode 4: Commodore
The Adamas Belt treaty is almost ready to sign, but the European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are still unable to agree on certain key issues and tensions between the two powers are high. The chief negotiators from both sides are to meet on neutral ground - they will be conveyed there aboard the CNS Talavaar. If anything were to happen to them, all hope of a treaty may be lost.
20:30 - 21:30 £35.00
10.00pm: Episode 4: Commodore
The Adamas Belt treaty is almost ready to sign, but the European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are still unable to agree on certain key issues and tensions between the two powers are high. The chief negotiators from both sides are to meet on neutral ground - they will be conveyed there aboard the CNS Talavaar. If anything were to happen to them, all hope of a treaty may be lost.
22:00 - 23:00 £30.00
11.00am: Episode 5: Home
After months of silence, a JASA ship is discovered near the Adamas belt. Investigation results in a remarkable discovery and the timely reappearance of an old friend.
11:00 - 12:00 £25.00
11.00am: Episode X: Officers Exam
Do you and your crew have what it takes to advance in rank? The Commonwealth have devised an unwinnable training scenario around an imagined alien invasion. Can your team top the leaderboard?
11:00 - 12:00 £25.00
11.00am: Episode X: Officers Exam
Do you and your crew have what it takes to advance in rank? The Commonwealth have devised an unwinnable training scenario around an imagined alien invasion. Can your team top the leaderboard?
11:00 - 12:00 £25.00
12.30pm: Episode 5: Home
After months of silence, a JASA ship is discovered near the Adamas belt. Investigation results in a remarkable discovery and the timely reappearance of an old friend.
12:30 - 13:30 £25.00
2.00pm: Episode 5: Home
After months of silence, a JASA ship is discovered near the Adamas belt. Investigation results in a remarkable discovery and the timely reappearance of an old friend.
14:00 - 15:00 £25.00
3.30pm: Episode 5: Home
After months of silence, a JASA ship is discovered near the Adamas belt. Investigation results in a remarkable discovery and the timely reappearance of an old friend.
15:30 - 16:30 £25.00
7.00pm: Episode 5: Home
After months of silence, a JASA ship is discovered near the Adamas belt. Investigation results in a remarkable discovery and the timely reappearance of an old friend.
19:00 - 20:00 £35.00
8.30pm: Episode 5: Home
After months of silence, a JASA ship is discovered near the Adamas belt. Investigation results in a remarkable discovery and the timely reappearance of an old friend.
20:30 - 21:30 £35.00
10.00pm: Episode 5: Home
After months of silence, a JASA ship is discovered near the Adamas belt. Investigation results in a remarkable discovery and the timely reappearance of an old friend.
22:00 - 23:00 £30.00
5.30pm: Episode 4: Commodore
The Adamas Belt treaty is almost ready to sign, but the European Federation and the Shanghai Pact are still unable to agree on certain key issues and tensions between the two powers are high. The chief negotiators from both sides are to meet on neutral ground - they will be conveyed there aboard the CNS Talavaar. If anything were to happen to them, all hope of a treaty may be lost.
17:30 - 18:30 £30.00

Location

Address

COLAB Factory, 74, Long Lane, London, SE1 4AU

Nearest Station

London Bridge (Tube)

Organiser

Parabolic Theatre
Purveyors of Immersive Theatrical Experiences.

T&Cs

1. The ticket holder voluntarily assumes all risks and danger incidental to the event for which the ticket is issued, whether occurring prior, during or after the event. The ticket holder voluntarily agrees that the management, venue, event participants, DesignMyNight (WFL Media Ltd) and all of their respective agents, officers, directors, owners and employers are expressly released by the ticket holder from any claims arising from such causes.
2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of the venue.
3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.
4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event.
5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
6. It is impossible to admit latecomers. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of the event to ensure admittance.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets.
9. If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the promoter, venue management, DesignMyNight or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be
refused entry to or ejected from the venue.
10. The venue may operate a No Smoking Policy.
11. The promoter, venue management and DesignMyNight accept no responsibility for any personal property.
12. Bridge Command is suitable for children aged 11 and over, however we recommend a group booking including children book out a slot as a private booking. We cannot be held responsible for the behaviour of other participants.
13. The venue operates a zero-tolerance approach to disrespectful or unpleasant behaviour. Please respect our staff and our actors, and other participants. You are not permitted to verbally abuse anyone, or touch them without their consent. You will be ejected from the venue if you cannot uphold reasonable standards of courtesy. Any inappropriate sexual behaviour could result in prosecution.
14. We reserve the right to refuse admittance or eject participants who are inebriated, who behave in an inebriated manner, who we believe do not have full control of their faculties, or who we consider a danger to themselves or others. We do this for the safety of our staff and participants. Please do not drink heavily before you arrive or take any form of narcotics, or we will refuse you admittance.

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