Sleep No More?

[jaxandmci]

Oh, yes, it's an absolute must-see! Although I live 1,000 miles away, I've seen it three times and each time was a different but incredible experience! Follow that advice to wear comfortable clothing and shoes and if you can, choose contacts over glasses. Other than that, the less you know the more your head will be spinning with amazement.

[blaxx]

Also.. My ticket is for 715.. If I come early will they let me in with the first group?

Yes, you can - the time is just as a reference. If you show up first, you will go in with the first group.

I was also over it so fast. It used to be cool when it first opened, as there were very few people there. You felt you had the space to yourself.

Now they let so many people in, it is just a gong show. You almost have to physically fight a mob to get anything out of it.

[broadwayfever]

@Dame

Go with an open mind and be willing to explore. My best friend didn't like the show, while I loved it. Turns out my best friend explored only 1 floor, while I explored 4 floors. My friend only witnessed 3 of events, while I witnessed over 10 events.

The 2nd time she went, she listened to me and explored all the floors and even experienced a one-on-one. Needless to say, she enjoyed it so much more the 2nd time.

So again, go with an open mind and explore, explore, explore.

[perfectlymarvelous]

blaxx, I don't know what it's like on weekends, but weeknights aren't too bad. There were definitely fewer people the first time I went a couple of months after they started performances, but I've been on a Monday and a Tuesday night since and it isn't awful.

You do have to be pretty persistent and fast to follow around one of the major characters though, whenever Macbeth would appear there was always a HUGE crowd right behind him that was sort of jarring when there had been like five people in the room before he entered.

[Wildcard]

When are you going Dame? Thinking of catching it in a couple weeks

[blaxx]

blaxx, I don't know what it's like on weekends, but weeknights aren't too bad. There were definitely fewer people the first time I went a couple of months after they started performances, but I've been on a Monday and a Tuesday night since and it isn't awful.

Oh, it isn't awful, certainly still worth watching. But when it opened it was just a superb experience. Now, it has been watered down to allow for more profit; from allowing so many people in, the performers selling souvenirs, the starlets making an appearance, their snobby special events.

It went from a magical, mysterious experience to making me feel they are NYC "sell outs".

[FindingNamo]

You shoulda seen it in Boston! The tickets were thirty frickin dawlahs.

[theaternut]

Not to get into it here with anyone. But I left one hour into it. This is the kind of thing that just is not for everyone. I was bored and HATED how crowded it was. It was also so freaking hot under those masks.

[Brian07663NJ]

If you loved Sleep No More but hated the crowds...I highly recommend Then She Fell:

http://thenshefell.com/

I booked it last fall as a private event because individual tickets were sold out. It was only my group of 15. We had a fantastic time and those who saw Sleep No More said they liked this better. One of the reasons was the lack of crowds and the almost complete one-on-one experiences.

Characters for this story revolve around Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland.

The creative team was just on the brink of transferring it from Brooklyn to the South Street Sea Port area when someone named "Sandy" flooded the potential new space. Am very interested in seeing this production succeed as well as read everyones reviews! The show also has multiple "tracks" so not everyone has the same experience on the same night.

[ARTc]

Sleep No More is very different than Tamara. Tamara required that at all times you'd be following a character. Sleep No More allows for free roaming of the space. This might sound like a moot point. It is not.

[ChairinMain]

When I saw the show, I took the approach of following characters in the Macbeth plotline throughout. I didn't do much floor exploring, not really. I tried to follow the action about 90% of the time. It paid off great. I saw a lot of amazing things and somehow, without trying, managed to see I think every scene involving nudity. I even got a one on one with one of the witches and a really overpowering connected moment with Lady Macbeth...she took me by the hand and lead me up like five flights of stairs. I live on the west coast, so this was in all likelyhood my one and only visit to the McKendrick. If I were to go again, I would probably explore a little more, but I can't say I regret my choices.