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“We always have taxidermy in our shows,” Livi Vaughan says with a laugh. As Barrett declares, “A space without detail is a character without depth.”

“There’s so much paranoia around the Macbeth characters, so we researched different types of voodoo-esque things.” Resulting from that research, myriad minutia conceal meaning upon meaning: crosses made of cutlery planted in piles of?salt, parcels containing ticking clocks, locks of hair pinned on cards, session notes by Lady Macbeth’s psychiatrist, in script redolent of the 1930’s and ’40’s, like most of the furnishings. “We sit in?the space and try to make it real-go into the characters’ persona and think about how they would have felt,” she says. (Well, mine at least.) Interfering with the decor is intensely rewarding because of the insane degree of the detailing.ĭetail is the department of design associate Beatrice Minns.

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A vital feature of the experience is the license to rummage, every interiors addict’s dream come true. Indeed, audience members often abandon the actors in favor of exploring. “Even if there were no performers, I would hope the show would stand up.” The story is inside the walls,” Barrett says. “The way we build it, every single space has a story to tell. It’s sensory overload for maximum emotional impact, and Sleep No More’s gorgeous rooms, crammed with multilayered detail, may just represent the ultimate expression of the interior designer’s art: narrative decor. The 100,000 square feet inside is the setting for Sleep No More, a near-wordless, pitch-noir Macbeth adaptation in which the buildings themselves are the stars-despite astonishing body-and-soul performances by a 30-strong cast organized by the London theater group Punchdrunk.įounded in 2000 by Felix Barrett, Punchdrunk is the game-changing pioneer of “immersive” theater, in which audiences are decanted into a set to wander at will and experience close encounters with intersecting plots.

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It can be very easy to confuse performers and which role they are performing.The Thane of Chelsea: Sleep No More Takes Over the McKittrick Hotelįor most of this year, New York’s theater world has been abuzz with chatter concerning a series of interiors in three Chelsea warehouses collectively rechristened the McKittrick Hotel. Additionally, note that I may not add information unless I know the source personally. Their roles will be added as they do them. For brand new cast members, they will be added as soon as a first and last name are known, as well as one role. For cast members taking on new roles, I often let a few weeks pass so that fans of a particular performer can discover the new things for themselves.

While I welcome and appreciate messages informing me about updates, please note that changes are made at my own discretion.

Performers listed as having a Man or Woman in Bar (MIB or WIB) means they either play the role during the show, or it refers to the name they use if they perform in the Manderley Bar or other Sleep No More related events.

However, this does not warrant adding the role they were standing in for to the list. In such cases, another character (Matron for Nurse, Speakeasy for Fulton, etc.) may stand in for important scenes.

Sometimes there may be a show without a certain character (most commonly Nurse or Fulton).

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Rumors that a cast member is doing a certain role will not warrant an update to the list until the role has actually been performed.

Everything on this last has happened at least once.

These cast members will be moved between the former list and the current list at my own discretion.

Some cast members have left the show and only fill in for a short period of time, a show or two, a week, a month, etc.

They may have stopped doing the role altogether or only perform it under unusual circumstances.

Current cast members may have performed a role at one time which they no longer perform regularly.

I will not be posting rumors or possible future casting that I may know of unless and until that person actually appears in the show.Īt the Pit of Acheron created a set of guidelines that I plan to follow. This list is completely compiled from fans who have visited the show. Please note: I am not an employee of nor am I affiliated with Punchdrunk or Emursive in any way.

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It’s a page that I have often checked in the past, and I am looking forward to keeping the archive going. I am grateful for the work that both Scorched the Snake and At the Pit of Acheron have done in maintaining this cast list for the fans of Sleep No More. Welcome to the third version of the Unofficial Sleep No More Cast List! This was a temporary post and is no longer current–the actual list is here:

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