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The Workshop Behind the Wonder

Wizards of Ox Workshop creates interactive props, immersive experiences, magical technology and story-led entertainment for hospitality venues, attractions, events and unusual spaces.

What the Workshop Does

Five kinds of work, one habit: start with the guest experience, then build whatever it takes to make it real.

Shows and performance

Private magic shows, public performances, bespoke story-led shows, venue residencies and character-led entertainment.

Immersive experiences

Story-led guest experiences, magical trails, interactive installations, hospitality experiences and themed environments.

Props and technology

Interactive props, sensor-triggered effects, audio and lighting control, physical-digital installations and custom magical objects.

Characters that talk back

Interactive characters, voice-based experiences and responsive magical mirrors. Guests meet a character; artificial intelligence does the quiet work underneath.

Escape room design

Self-guided escape experiences, puzzle systems, remote game control, story development and venue-specific installations.

Software · AI props · Custom builds

Commission AI Based Props

Every themed room we build comes with its own controller in your pocket. The Faun's Hideaway has a Gothic mirror that listens and speaks. The Beaver's Den becomes an escape room at the press of a button. AI props, live characters, hardware we wire ourselves, and the software that ties it all together.

Our Work

Wizards of Ox Workshop creates many of the illusions, characters and interactive systems found throughout Cedar Hollow. The woodland provides a rare setting in which ideas can be developed as complete experiences rather than isolated props.

A red telephone box among the trees, part of the Telephone Exchange escape game
Case StudyTelephone Exchange
Workshop Project

An escape game played through a 1920s Bakelite telephone. Story, software and a phone box that rings in the woods.

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A phone screen controlling the lights of the Faun's Hideaway at Cedar Hollow
Case StudySmart Room Control
Workshop Project

Every themed room with its own controller in your pocket: mirrors that wake, lights that obey and rooms that become games.

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A visitor discovering a smiling head under a glass dome on the Illusion Trail
Case StudyIllusion Trail
Workshop Project

An outdoor trail of optical illusions and perception puzzles, from the Beuchet chair to a head served on a plate.

Walk the Trail
A red telephone box standing among the trees at Cedar Hollow
Case StudyEscape Rooms
Workshop Project

Story-driven escape experiences hidden in the woodland, with electronic props, puzzles and remote game control.

Explore the Rooms
Miss Direction in a fortune teller costume with tarot cards and a glowing crystal ball
ProductionMagic Shows
Wizards of Ox Production

Live magic every Saturday at Cedar Hollow Oxford, with bespoke shows and private hire across the county.

See the Shows
The cosy Beaver's Den cave interior at Cedar Hollow with a glowing lantern and fireplace
Home BaseCedar Hollow
Wizards of Ox Home

The Workshop's home base and creative testing ground, where story, hidden technology and hospitality meet.

Explore Cedar Hollow

Escape Experience Design

We design and build bespoke escape experiences for venues, hotels, festivals and private clients: story development, puzzle design, electronic props, self-guided operation, remote game control and venue-specific installation. From single-room puzzles to multi-act worlds, everything is built in-house and proven at Cedar Hollow first.

Bring Us an Impossible Idea

We take on a small number of commissions for venues, attractions and events that want something nobody else has.