Sleep No More
A NYC Exclusive Immersive Theater Experience
GENRE: Entertainment
DEVELOPER: Emursive
PUBLISHER: Emursive
RELEASED: November 2019
WEBSITES: https://mckittrickhotel.com/
LOCATIONS:
The McKittrick Hotel & Sleep No More
530 West 27th Street New York, NY 10001
SOCIAL:
SUMMARY:
Sleep No More is the New York City production of a site-specific work of theatre created by British theatre company Punchdrunk. It is primarily based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth, with inspiration also taken from noir films (especially those of Alfred Hitchcock), as well as some reference to the 1697 Paisley witch trials. It is expanded from their original 2003 London incarnation (at the Beaufoy Building) and their Brookline, Massachusetts 2009 collaboration with Boston's American Repertory Theatre (at the Old Lincoln School). The company reinvented Sleep No More as a co-production with Emursive, and began performances on March 7, 2011.
🏆 2011 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience
🏆Punchdrunk special citations at the 2011 Obie Awards for design and choreography.
HOTEL HISTORY:
Completed in 1939, The McKittrick Hotel was intended to be New York City’s finest and most decadent luxury hotel of its time. Six weeks before opening, and two days after the outbreak of World War II, the legendary hotel was condemned and left locked, permanently sealed from the public. Until now…
EMURSIVE has brought the Grande Dame back to life. Collaborating with London’s award-winning PUNCHDRUNK, the legendary space is reinvented with SLEEP NO MORE, presenting Shakespeare’s classic Scottish tragedy through the lens of suspenseful film noir. Audiences move freely through a transporting world at their own pace, choosing their own path through the story, immersed in the most unique theatrical experience in New York.
PLATFORM(S):
Location-Based Experience
INPUT:
N/A
PLAY AREA:
Standing
NUMBER OF USERS:
100+
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
N/A - LBE
