Inspired by John Cage's use of the Visionary I Ching, the many possible voices and events of INFINITE MATERIAL ANALYSIS are stochastically determined by random chance processes. No control. No agency. No blame. Seven. Eight. Nine. Six. Stop. Change.
Performance created by the group Third Rail Projects, and commissioned by Denver Center for the Performing Arts, first premiered on the 17th of May in 2016. Its creators described it as "immersive theatre" and it was critically acclaimed.
Directed by Felix Barrett and Hector Harkness, and narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, Viola's Room is an 'audio-driven' immersive theatre experience written by Daisy Johnson.
Viola's Room follows the story of a girl named Viola, and her story of grief, obsession and loss of innocence. The story is loosely based on Barry Pain's story, The Moon-Slave, which was adapted by Johnson.
Fotofinish tells the story of a man who photographs himself to combat loneliness. Played by Antonio Rezza, the man opens a studio and immortalises himself, playing the roles of customer and professional photographer. By multiplying his image, he begins to believe that he is a politician addressing a crowd. Between rallies, he announces that he is building travelling hospitals to go directly to the homes of the sick. In these hospitals, he appears as the head physician, a patient, or a cowled nun who substitutes medicine with the instruments of faith.
The production updates hamlet for a modern audience focusing on incorporating educational material surrounding the leaving certificate exam questions. This particular interpretation of the text focuses on the portrayals of mental health in the context of both history as of Shakespearean times and in the modern era. Back in Shakespeare’s day, many mental health problems were simply labeled as ‘Madness’, a key theme in Hamlet.
Cascando by Pan Pan Theatre is an outdoor experience, transforming Samuel Beckett's 1963 radio play into a physical journey. Directed by Gavin Quinn, the production leads the audience on a rhythmic ensemble experience, wearing black cloaks and headphones and becoming part of the spectacle.
The play is about a man and his wife who have been invited to a dinner party, but over the course of the dinner and the hours that follow after we see a character finding it difficult to accept his place as an aging man in the modern world. The audience are welcomed as guests by the hosts and are welcome at different points to sit at the dinner table and interact with the characters of the production as it progresses. The audience are brought on an immersive and historical experience.
Is it a performance, a theatrical production or a real truth commission? The terms don't matter. Come and see for yourself.
"Sleep No More tells Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Macbeth through a darkly cinematic lens, offering an audience experience unlike anything else. Audiences move freely through the epic story, creating their own journeys through a film noir world. Taking Punchdrunk’s work to Asia for the very first time, Punchdrunk International and SMG Live have co-produced a re-imagined version of the original production, now set in Shanghai in the 1930s. This production sees new surprises hidden across five storeys of this newly built building in the Jing’An District."
An Oak Tree is a two-hander, with the Hypnotist being played by Tim Crouch. The Father, however, is played by a different guest actor at each performance. They walk on stage having neither seen nor read a word of the play they’re in… until they’re in it. This is a breath-taking projection of a performance, given from one actor to another, from a hypnotist to their subject, from an audience to a person. an oak tree is a bold and absurdly comic new play about loss, suggestion and the power of the mind.
