plunge into the atmosphere

sleep no more is an immersive presentation of shakespeare’s macbeth, produced by punchdrunk, a british theater company, who has transformed three abandoned warehouse into mckittrick hotel, a labyrinth of a hundred rooms where blood-splattering tragedy takes place. audiences, all wearing white masks, explore the story at their own pace, walking down the corridors, entering cluttered rooms, peering through the doorway, watching sensational scenes, running and dancing with the performers, and being totally immersed in the eerie and disorientating visual, metaphorical choreography and theatre. the story slowly unfolds through shadows, suspense, and a threat of what lies in the darkness. even though i haven’t had the opportunity to experience the show first-hand, it has reminded me of the stirking experience i’ve had at the enchanted palace and the denis severs house in london, where you develop a certain intimacy with each room.