Saturday, April 21, 2012

Review of Sleep No More

Imagine someone invented a performance experience where Macbeth were to be acted out in an abandoned hotel set in the 1920's and where the audience wanders the hotel and participation in the plot is encouraged/demanded. Now instead of imagining this, imagine that all you have to do is to go to New York and buy a ticket to Sleep No More, the Off Broadway import from England. Do you dare check in at such an establishments? My answer... Definitely!

This production is one of the most innovative experiences I have ever had. Audience members have up to three hours to explore the hotel and watch/engage the actors. And did I mention the running? Sleep No More is staged on five of the hotel's floors, so ifs you want to keep up with your favorite performers, be prepared to run up several flights of stairs.

I won't give away all the surprises (there are too many to name). Just get yourself to the McKittrick and see Sleep No More for yourself. Have an absinthe and be prepared for the time of your life.



Location:The McKittrick Hotel

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