It is more like a piece of artwork to be interpreted and discussed. While some storylines have a beginning, middle and end, others are tougher to put together. The entire show doesn’t unfold in a perfectly linear fashion. You can see what might have been going on in a different part of the hotel while something else totally different is taking place down below. This way you can study the entire show from multiple angles, sometimes literally. The three-hour performance is actually a one-hour loop performed three times. There are over 100 rooms where you can follow the action and discover hidden secrets. The show takes place in the fictional “McKittrick Hotel,” which has many different levels to explore. Unlike typical theatre, where you sit in one seat for the entire show and watch the plot unfold in front of you, ‘Sleep No More’ acts more like a choose your own adventure. The show contains almost no dialogue but is filled with interpretive dancing to convey the scenes or stories. It is loosely based on William Shakespeare‘s Macbeth but set in a 1930’s film noir aesthetic. ‘Sleep No More’ is an interactive and immersive stage production. And I can safely say it was the best money I ever spent! Therefore, I found it hard to validate spending $100+ per ticket when no one would tell me anything about it! But finally, after much back and forth and some encouragement from my friend, we bought our tickets. Anyone who has gone to see it is oddly secretive about the experience. But the price tag always made me hesitate. I had heard about ‘Sleep No More’ from various friends who had gone to see it and just raved about it. Sitting here in the dead of winter, during the pandemic, I have time and time again closed my eyes and “ dreamt I went to Manderley again…” I am dreaming of the time when I can return to New York and see ‘ Sleep No More‘ again. Methought I heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep” – the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care, The death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, Chief nourisher in life’s feast. Thank you for supporting the Creative Adventurer* *I may be compensated if you purchase through any affiliate links on this site.
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