Sleep No More is AMAZING — Page 17

He hung himself? Looked more like an execution to me!

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Yes, massofmen, I SAID you have every right to hate it for whatever reason. I can, um, totally see why you then had to tell me that in fact you did have every right to hate it for whatever reason. Because, somehow you disagreed with me while agreeing with me?? Anyhoo, they hanged MacBeth. It wasn't a suicide.

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LOL i love it. a LOOSE interpretation of Macbeth! thats hilarious. What does that even mean? And the little girl is not from rebecca. I read the book last week. There is NO way she is the new wife of Maxim. it has absolutely nothing to do with the story.

and ..i am just done with this. So when a show says "loosely" based, they can essentially do 3 scenes of macbeth and the rest is just complete elastic modern dance in a run down building. Such a cop out.

Its stupid go see traces instead.

There is only the one elevator, and only the one bar area. Not everyone who is seeing the show on the particular night can possibly fit in there all at once. A lot of people tend to ignore the times anyway and just go right at the start. I've never seen someone get turned away for it.

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Are many of those songs not used? Weird, most seemed really familiar to me, and the guy on facebook sounded like he'd been in contact with the actual sound designer as well. Maybe some were cut or currently not being used.

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Last time I went I purposely waited for my time slot because my friend was running late. I counted groups of 20-25 going in every time. So my estimate is 125-150 during weekdays and twice the amount on the weekends.

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Not to mention all the letters and documents written and signed by the MacBeth characters.

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Seriously? Comparing Traces to Sleep No More? WHILE complaining that Sleep No More has a lack of a plot? While I did enjoyed the acrobatics and the dance in Traces, there was hardly a plot. Sleep No More created an atmosphere unlike anything I've ever experienced, and gave us comprehensible characters and a plot. 'Traces' had more acrobatics, but you can see dance troops doing that in Central Park on any weekend. Sleep No More was an experience.

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Not only does Sleep No More have a plot; if they made the plot any simpler they would have to use apples to explain it.

What probably challenged you is that you had to find this plot yourself. You are used to have it given to you. I can see how most who are used to (and prefer to) be passive spectators would find it frustrating, but it doesn't mean that it is not there. I'm glad so many people actually find it exciting to find out what is going on on their own, instead of sticking to the traditional way to experience a live show.

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Tickets are $75, actually. And I got it the first time I saw it. I also admit I happened to bump into the right sequences at the right time.

As I mentioned, I can see why you weren't up for it(but that does not make it a rip off). Heck, I'm actually amazed most people are up for it, being that most theatre goers are not used to do any of the work.

But it is also more than plot and action, it combines all this with a huge art installation, what did you think about that part?

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The 7:00, 7:15... ticket times are in place to make it seem more like a hotel. You get "reservation times" for the McKittrick Hotel. I learned early on in the run that the times don't reflect what time you can enter the show.

"a LOOSE interpretation of Macbeth! thats hilarious. What does that even mean?"

Can you REALLY not figure out what that means? It's loosely based on Macbeth. They took basic plot points, characters, etc. and changed them around to shape their own story. There's no official statement from Punchdrunk saying "Sleep No More is Macbeth". And yes that is the Second Mrs. DeWinters. Again LOOSELY based on it. If you don't like the show, that's fine, but don't hate on the show because it's not something that it isn't claiming to be.

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Well there is the track where Elwood Dowd finally finds the real rabbit Harvey and then he transforms into The Shaggy Dog. But not many people have lived to say they saw that one.

Was the boy witch the one who wore the goat head?

If so, I *did* manage to follow him out of the rave...and watched him shower nude for about 10 minutes or so. I was the only one in the bathroom with him aside from a black mask, and I felt like the biggest perv ever, but damn that's some fine theatre!

Oh and after I helped him get dressed I got bored and wandered elsewhere.

Boy witch is absolutely awesome, but my personal favorite (other than the 3 you mentioned) is Malcolm. He interacts with a few of the Rebecca characters, like the 2nd Mrs. DeWinters, so he spans both worlds. He also gets a lot of time with Duncan, who you haven't followed. I also think Malcolm's one on one is my favorite in the show (that I've done!). Actually, my favorite scene is between Malcolm and Macduff in the interrogation room. It was so noir-y and intense. I adored it!

My other fav is Banquo, but *ahem* that is also partially for superficial reasons relating to the actor as well. But he does have some neat dances as well (and another cool one on one). Malcolm and Banquo are also pretty easy to consistently follow, unlike Macbeth and Boy With who I found difficult as they kept going behind private doors and appearing elsewhere. Banquo and Malcolm take straight paths for the most part (ala Lady Macbeth), so you can just keep up with them.

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Updated On: 8/22/11 at 05:31 PM