Brainiac Live
Strap on your safety goggles BRAINIAC LIVE IS BACK FOR 2026!!!
Due to popular demand and following its 2025 Olivier Award for BEST FAMILY SHOW, Science's greatest and most volatile live show is back with a vengeance and returning to the West End this Summer!
More mischievous than ever before Brainiac Live, the UK’s original and favourite family science show, explodes on stage and will take you on a breathless ride through the wild world of the weird and wonderful.
Watch from the safety of your seat as the Brainiacs delve fearlessly into the mysteries of science and do all those things on stage that you’re too scared to do at home! With a great range of explosive experiments join the Brainiacs in this all-action liveshow that’s set to blow your minds!
‘Noisy, anarchic fun, and leaves young audiences with ringing ears and wide smiles.bubbles over with kinetic energy’ City AM****
‘A fantastic show for families. This show is quite literally, explosive, in both its energyand experiments’ Spy in the Stalls
Age Restrictions
Ages 5+.Performance Times
Now taking bookings for performances from Sun 26th July 2026 until Sun 30th August 2026.
Show times for each day are below.
Mon
11.30am
2.30pm
Tue
11.30am
2.30pm
Wed
11.30am
2.30pm
Thu
-
Fri
11.30am
2.30pm
Sat
-
Sun
1.30pm
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Garrick Theatre Details
Bus routes: (Charing Cross Road) 24, 29, 176; (Strand) 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 87, 91, 139
Night buses: (Charing Cross Road) 24, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279; (Strand) 6, 23, 139, N9, N11, N13, N15, N21, N26, N44, N47, N87, N89, N91, N155, N343, N551
Nearest rail: Charing Cross
Tube lines: Piccadilly, Northern
Nearest tube: Leicester Square
Directions
from Leicester Square :
(2mins) Follow Charing Cross Road parallel to Leicester Square until you reach the theatre on your left.
Car park: Leicester Square, Whitcomb Street (3mins)
In congestion zone?: Yes
Facilities at Garrick Theatre
Air conditioned
Bar
Disabled toilets
Infrared hearing loop
Toilets
Wheelchair accessible
Garrick Theatre Location
Please note: The location shown on the map is an approximate location of the theatre. In the majority of cases the theatre will be marked on the map so please make sure you locate the exact location yourself. If the theatre is not shown on the map please make sure you locate the correct road name and take account of the directions.
Brainiac Live
Garrick Theatre, London
Running until: Sun 30th August 2026
Running time: 1hr (no interval)