Fractured Realities
A Receptive Review of Punchdrunk's Sleep No More
Keywords:
Space, Performance StudiesAbstract
Branding itself as an immersive production, Sleep No More proposes a certain blurring of the distinction between audience and performers. On the surface, permission to explore the space is key, but the disconnection from performers prevents any sense of collaboration; an alternative sense of collaboration is available if the audience are understood as performers.