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News Punchdrunk's Sleep No More Extends Through Labor Day New Yorkers will now have the chance to haunt the hallways of the McKittrick Hotel through the summer. The critically acclaimed immersive theatre experience Sleep No More has extended through Sept. 5.

Punchdrunk artistic director Felix Barrett directed and designed the dimly-lit spectacle, loosely based on Shakespeare's Macbeth, which began Manhattan performances March 7 and officially opened to strong reviews April 13 in a commercial space located at 530 West 27th Street that formerly served as a Chelsea nightclub.  This is the second extension of the popular work.

Barrett and his team transformed the space into the chic McKittrick Hotel (also a Victorian-style location made famous in the Hitchcock film "Vertigo"), which provides the setting to Sleep No More. The production has co-direction and choreography by Maxin Doyle and sound design by Stephen Dobbie. Design associates are Beatrice Minns and Livi Vaughan.

The New York debut of Sleep No More is presented by Emursive's Randy Weiner (The Donkey Show), Arthur Karpati and Jonathan Hochwald, in association with Rebecca Gold Productions.

Sleep No More takes a non-linear approach to its storytelling, allowing theatregoers to freely explore the dark environment, where scenes, tableaux and scenarios play out, conjuring the world and themes of Shakespeare's bloody tale. Audience members don masks and must be silent during the experience. Participants are encouraged to open drawers, pull back curtains, read private notes and journals as they navigate the shadowy, music-filled world.

Known for turning found spaces into unique environments for its works, Punchdrunk previously staged Sleep No More at The Old Lincoln School in Brookline Village, MA, for the American Repertory Theater in late 2009. The pricing scale follows: $75 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday), $85 (Thursday, and late performances Friday-Saturday), and $95 (regular performances Friday-Saturday).

Premium access tickets, available for sold-out performances, are available by e-mailing [email protected].

Entry times for Sleep No More follow: Monday-Saturday at 7 PM, 7:15 PM, 7:30 PM, 7:45 PM and 8 PM. Late performances on Fridays and Saturdays have entry times at 11 PM, 11:15 PM, 11:30 PM, 11:45 PM and midnight.

For tickets visit SleepNoMoreNYC.

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Luke Murphy in Sleep No More. Photo by Thom Kaine
 
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