'Crystal Maze': Richard O'Brien To Return As Part Of 'Live Immersive Experience' Reboot

Familiar Face Returns For 'Crystal Maze' Reboot

Richard O’Brien has confirmed his involvement in the upcoming ‘Crystal Maze’ reboot, which will see the 90s show turned into a ‘live immersive experience’ in London.

The show’s original host will return as part of the crowdfunding project, where members of the public will be able to complete the course in a secret London location.

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Richard O'Brien

However, Richard will not be presenting in the same way as he did on the Channel 4 series, and will instead by “welcoming guests in a time-honoured fashion”, according to organisers Indiegogo.

The experience will recreate the show’s Aztec, Medieval, Industrial and Futuristic and Crystal Dome zones (but not the Ocean Zone, due to health and safety reasons), with ticket holders charged £50 for the one hour and 45 minutes exploration.

Organisers - who are hoping to raise £500,000 to fund the project - have also insisted that the attraction will not just be a pop up, telling Digital Spy that it is “here to stay”.

Meanwhile, Artistic Director Tom Lionetti-Maguire has hinted that ‘The Crystal Maze’ could also be set for a return to TV, having originally aired between 1990 and 1995.

"A return to TV is very well on the cards, watch this space," he said.

Fans can purchase tickets for the live experience here.

30 Great Things About Growing Up In 1990s Britain
Computer consoles(01 of11)
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The Game Boy. The PlayStation. The SEGA Mega Drive. Suddenly, we never needed to talk to our parents ever again. Except to ask them for one of these for Christmas. (credit:Getty)
Pogs(02 of11)
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Yes, the game of cardboard discs originated in Hawaii in the 1920s - but in the 1990s it really came into its commercialised, addictive own. In fact, Pogs were so popular, some schools banned them. Boooo! (credit:Getty)
Great hair accessories(03 of11)
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Scrunchies, Alice bands, bandanas, butterfly clips and, yes, headbands worn like Casualty's Emma Bird on the left there. The 1990s were THE decade for covering up/tying back/sticking stuff in your hair. (credit:PA)
Personal CD players(04 of11)
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Suddenly, you could listen to novelty pop singles anywhere! (credit:Getty)
Super Soakers(05 of11)
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Suddenly, the question 'Do you want a water fight?' was a LOT more interesting. Fairy Liquid bottles be damned - this was the real, Schwarzenegger-style deal. (credit:Getty)
Combat trousers(06 of11)
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As worn by every man, woman and child. But mostly: All Saints.
The Brit Awards(07 of11)
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The '90s were the Brits heyday: Jarvis Cocker vs Michael Jackson, Chumbawamba vs John Prescott, Geri Halliwell in a Union Jack dress. Here are M People accepting a Brit Award in 1994 wearing red AIDS ribbons. It doesn't get more '90s than that. (credit:Getty)
Chokers(08 of11)
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If they were good enough for Princess Diana, they were good enough for the rest of us. Pearls were a popular choice - see Di here - but as any self-respecting '90s girl knows, black velvet was also more than acceptable. (credit:PA)
Virtual pets(09 of11)
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From the original Tamagotchis to the £5 knock-offs from the local market, no kid's pocket was complete in the 1990s if it didn't contain (a dead) one of these.
Bum bags(10 of11)
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Or as our American cousins called them: fanny packs. Everyone had one - even Mr Motivator here (posing with Cindy Crawford in an attempt to beat our M People-at-the-Brits picture for the title of Most '90s Photo Ever). (credit:PA)
Friends(11 of11)
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The One Which Closes The '90s Slideshow. Yes, they were older than us. And they were American. But they made us aspire to an adult life filled with wisecracks, coffee shops and Jennifer Aniston hairstyles. Could they BE more influential?