XscapeNow: Sweeney Todd

By | August 31, 2019

by XscapeNow (website)

Units 18-19 Ketley Business Park, Telford TF1 5JD

Telford

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

closed

Your friend, Captain Thornhill, was last seen entering Sweeney Toddโ€™s barber shop. There have been a number of other unexplained disappearances in the area and a pattern is emerging. In your quest to discover what happened to Thornhill you decide to investigate the barber shop, but you must wait until you think Sweeney Todd is not around for fear of incurring his wrath and renowned bad temper!

Can you discover evidence of what happened to your friend and escape before Sweeney Todd returns?

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Overall rating

Rated between 3.5 and 4.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 26 users
combined with 3 pro reviews

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Lise expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 25 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 48 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnycleverimmersive๐Ÿ˜จcreepy

Highly recommend if you're after a variety of puzzles and an atmospheric room. Really enjoyable and rewarding! Amazing rooms in this venue โค๏ธ

roberts0502 expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 5 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 56:30 Outcome: Successful escape!
clevergreat hostingsolid

Xscape Now's Sweeney Todd is a well-crafted escape room that delivers a satisfying puzzle-solving experience. The room is heavily focused on padlock-based challenges, which are presented in a variety of clever and engaging ways. The puzzles are plentiful and maintain a good pace, ensuring that players remain mentally stimulated throughout. Callum's hosting was exceptional, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game.

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 29 Mar 2024 Team size: 6 Time taken: 50:27 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-drivengreat hosting๐Ÿ˜จcreepy
Pagan Hollis expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 13 Mar 2024 Team size: 5 Time taken: 39:10 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyimmersivegreat hosting
๐Ÿฆกcipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: March 2024 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-driven
๐Ÿ”James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 3 Mar 2024 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
Sheena Penney rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 18 Feb 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 52:54 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverimmersive
Great room with some quirky puzzles!
knoh39 experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techoriginalfunnyquite difficult
Webbcam rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Team size: 6 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivenintense๐Ÿ˜จcreepy
flyingoctopus expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Sandie Morris experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 2 Jun 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 59:04 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverstory-drivenintensequite difficult
TheCLAMS expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 8 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersive๐Ÿ˜จcreepy

I love a Sweeny Todd themed room! Some cool but scary tech in this room. Would definitely recommend

StaceyF expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 8 Aug 2021 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed ๐Ÿ™
immersivequite difficult๐Ÿ˜จcreepy
๐Ÿค˜The Pick of Destiny expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 15 Apr 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalstory-drivengreat hosting๐Ÿ˜จcreepy

Our 200th Room!! And a very good choice! We are huge fans of traditional escape rooms with plenty of locks and puzzles, so this room did not disappoint! Definitely worth a visit (even if you are scaredy-cats like us!) - the "creep-factor" was just enough to immerse you but still allow you to make your way through the room!! 

Karen Peers experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 8 Apr 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 39 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnyimmersivegreat hosting

Fabulous room with excellent theming and props, and friendly knowledgeable hosts. A wide variety of puzzles, with a mix of padlocks and tech, and all very logical and well-signposted without being obvious.

Managed to get the fastest time for a team of 3 and didnโ€™t need any clues, but still felt challenged. Highly recommended

Jess_keds expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnystory-driven
AubreyB expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
lizratesrooms experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Time taken: 59 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivequite difficult
Mark 'Wally' Wall rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 3 Jul 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 57.59 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivegreat hosting๐Ÿ˜จcreepy

My first escape room and a great one to start on. Really enjoyed the theming and the hosts were brilliant.

Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 2 Time taken: 48.49 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnystory-drivengreat hosting

This was a lot of fun. It has the potential to be creepy but it's more of a fun take on Sweeney Todd rather than a scary one. The puzzles are meaty and delicious, with a smattering of gore and a pinch of challenge that made this a head-scratcher at times. Hosting here is excellent.

Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 25 Sep 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58:34 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingquite difficult
matt_keds expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 25 Aug 2021 Team size: 4 Time taken: 52 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivestory-driven

#20

We played as a group of 4, and have to say this is one of the best rooms at Xscape Now. The set design was really cool and a couple of original challenges made it a really fun experience. Although there were quite a few padlocks later in the experience this didnโ€™t bother us as we were having such fun. 52 mins with 4 players but you could still do this with 2. Donโ€™t miss it!

Kempshott_fox rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 8 Aug 2021 Team size: 2
immersivegreat hostingintensequite difficult๐Ÿ˜จcreepy

Very tricky with two people but can be done!

Arjay Henshall expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 28 Dec 2020 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
fraggle42 experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 2 Nov 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58.59 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivengreat hosting
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5

Reviews by escape room review sites

We binged our way through five of XscapeNowโ€™s rooms, and only skipped the sixth because they close early on Sundays; and Sweeney Todd was the first one we played.
As a type of serial killer game, Sweeney is at most gleefully but inoffensively gory. It doesnโ€™t use darkness or actors and doesnโ€™t particularly set out to scare you. Itโ€™s a puzzle-centric experience, though leans heavily into the barber shop theming and other elements of the Sweeney Todd legend.
A particular puzzle at the beginning ...
A โ€™funโ€™ take on the rather grim Sweeney Todd story. Decent puzzles, good design, and a good flow. We struggled, but weโ€™re not really sure why

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