As directors Felix Barrett and Maxine Doyle say in the program notes, "exploring the space individually, the audience is given the opportunity to both act in and direct their own film to revisit, to edit and to indulge themselves as voyeurs." Absence of dialogue Unlike a conventional play, in which all audience members share the experience of witnessing the same events on the same stage, Sleep No More provides the audience with a more fragmented, multi-layered and individualized experience. Immersion of audience Īudience members are invited to explore the world of the production in their own time, choosing for themselves what to watch and where to go.
There were 18 characters in the 2009 production of Sleep No More, most of them taken directly from Shakespeare's Scottish tragedy, Macbeth. Relationship to Macbeth Īssistant director Paul Stacey says that "every line of Shakespeare's Macbeth is embedded in the multiple languages-sound, light, design, and dance-of Sleep No More." Characters It combined plot and characters of Shakespeare's Macbeth with characters, narrative, and aesthetic elements inspired by the films of Hitchcock, in particular Rebecca, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by English author Daphne du Maurier.
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Unlike a conventional stage play, Sleep No More is an immersive experience in which audiences are free to explore the world of the performance at will. The production was a new and expanded version of Punchdrunk's 2003 production of the same name which was performed in the Beaufoy Building, London, a disused Victorian school. It won Punchdrunk the Elliot Norton Award for Best Theatrical Experience 2010. Based on Punchdrunk's original 2003 London production, the company reinvented Sleep No More in a co-production with the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.), which opened at the Old Lincoln School in Brookline, Massachusetts on October 8, 2009. Sleep No More is an immersive theatre production created by British theatre company Punchdrunk. Old Lincoln School, Brookline, Massachusetts
Rather than combining Macbeth with American film noir references, the Chinese iteration combines the play with Chinese legends.For the 20 productions, see Punchdrunk (theatre company) and Sleep No More (2011 play).įelix Barrett and Maxine Doyle, with the Companyĭuncan, Malcolm, Macbeth, Banquo, Macduff, Porter, Since premiering in England and the U.S., Sleep No More has also gone up in China.Celebrities including Sara Bareilles, Leslie Odom Jr., Neil Patrick Harris, and Aaron Paul have guest-starred in Sleep No More.The white, beaked masks are modeled after the ones worn by plague doctors during the Renaissance.
Mystery awaits you - and what that mystery turns out to be is different for everyone. When the number corresponding to your card is called, you’re handed a beaked mask and ushered into an elevator. The first thing that happens before you wander down the dark black hallway into the dimly lit Manderley Bar is that you’re handed a playing card. Macbeth meets Alfred Hitchcock in this haunting and suspenseful immersive experience that will take every audience member on a different journey.
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