Sleep no more

In 2011, Emursive and Punchdrunk, two theater companies, came together to produce Sleep No More, which was probably the most original theatrical experience in New York history. It’s an immersive play. Do not expect a stage with an audience. You are free to walk independently and follow the cast members as you wish. Each actor tells his own story, with other actors telling stories interconnected simultaneously in other rooms and other floors.

For its New York debut, the Punchdrunk troupe has transformed three warehouses in Chelsea for its unique brand of immersive theater.

An art-house haunted house. I experienced Sleep No More cold. You should too. So if you think you’ll ever have the (off) chance of catching this monumental New York City production, you shoul…

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An intensely detailed set, we took a minute to find out more about the challenges and excitement of Punchdrunk Theatre Company’s Sleep No More’s decor from the Associate Designer Livi V…

The groundbreaking immersive theatrical experience Sleep No More first welcomed guests to experience its uniquely interactive, multi-narrative and non-linear mash-up of Macbeth and a haunted hotel in 2011, across several floors of a building in NYC. Five years later, the augmented reality game Pokémon Go swept the world, inviting users to experience AR in an exciting, engaging…

"The show infects your dreams."

Jonathan Hochwald, Randy Weiner and Arthur Karpati formed production company Emursive with the goal of bringing Macbeth-inspired immersive-theatre-dance mash up Sleep No More to New York City. One might think that such an unusual production, where audience members wear plastic Venetian masks and follow the actors around a vast and [...]

Half theater performance, half haunted house, Sleep No More is one of the most unique performances I've ever witnessed. Located in abandoned warehouses