![]() 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). 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. Sleep No More is the New York City production of an immersive work of theatre created by the British theatre company Punchdrunk. McKittrick Hotel and environs, Gallow Green, Glamis, Forfar, Scotland ![]() McKittrick Hotel, 530 West 27th Street, New York City ![]() Tickets run $80-$100 per person.One of the audience masks used in the production. Lauren, annoyed at me for taking a picture You have to be open to it, and let your curiosity lead.Īnd don’t wear heels. Keep in mind that if you go to see this, it’s very different. If you put together all the scenes that occur throughout the play, it would be 14 hours long. I chased after a woman running with a sparkly gown, followed a scared-looking nurse through a window, hung out with a bartender who did a few card tricks and gave us shots of whiskey, watched a slow-motion banquet, watched a guy sleeping in his bed (yes I realize how creepy that sounds), found a concierge writing a love note…but I didn’t even see all of it. The characters were captivating, and most of them were professional dancers so there were many elements of dance scattered throughout. We started off together, then our curiosity got the best of us and we wandered alone, which was highly suggested by the elevator attendant. And sprinkled within this intriguing edifice were the wandering masked audience and the elusive characters of the show. A graveyard, a ballroom, a taxidermist’s office, an asylum, a church and all kinds of hidden rooms comprise the McKittrick hotel. The set was elaborate and absolutely amazing. We were given white masks and were free to move around, without talking, for up to three hours within the hotel. We entered a dark elevator and a polite attendant (in character) dropped us off with the rest of our group on a random floor. A very accurate depiction of what we saw in the maze ![]() We could have had a drink or listened to the live cabaret, but we decided to start our journey instead. The maze opens up to a hazy speakeasy, filled with classily gowned women and tuxedoed men. An old-timey attendant gave us a “room key” and directed us toward a long dark maze. I’ll take you through without giving too much away:įirst, we entered the “hotel,” checked our coats and checked in at the front desk. Well, it was actually one of the weirdest, out-of-body experiences I’ve ever had in general. It takes place in the “McKittrick Hotel” near the High Line in Chelsea, and it’s one of the most mind-blowing shows I’ve ever seen. My friend, Lauren, and I decided to give each other our future birthday gifts and splurge to see PunchDrunk’s show, Sleep No More, a Macbeth-inspired experiential theater production. The McKittrick Hotel is not a real hotel, but rather an elaborate five-story stage for the mysterious characters of the show, Sleep No More.
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