We had to change a lot during the time of COVID. I'd say there have been evolutions to the show over time, with roughly 30% of the show being different. We shut down at the beginning of CNY, and then re-opened in June. Last year you had to close, tell us more. SmSh: Sleep No More has had a long journey in Shanghai. There are multiple narratives, not just Macbeth. And so we have a traditional Chinese tail that runs through this show, and only through this show. The show runs in other cities, and each place they would play new narratives to make it unique to that location. How would I sum it up in a sentence? "It's the story of Macbeth through a film noir lense". If you wanted to see the Macbeth narrative, you could. In a traditional play, people go off-stage, but in our show we build out the show so characters are constantly moving throughout the world. It's set in the 1930's, but it's not a period peice, cause you'll notice there is some contemporary music, contemporary hair styles, etc. The main story is based on Shakespeare's Macbeth, but you don't need to know the story to enjoy it. There are more than 20 McKinnon Hotel residents for each show (residents = performers) and over 300 audience members who participate in each show. There are places, and details in this building, that even performers who have been here for five years, are still discovering to this day. It's over 6,000 square meters of "playground" where a multitude of performers are transporting you through what can only be described as a fever dream. There are over 90 rooms in the show, and they are each decked out with incredible detailed sets. SmSh: Tell us some facts and figures about the show. Day to day, I'm working with the choreagraphy, the designers, the lighting designers, the costumes, and making sure the show is as "top" as it can be, and sometimes. The esteemed Resident Director, Hope Youngblood Heck. So this is some pretty legit insider info. And just so everyone knows, getting detailed info from these folks, is like trying to squeeze water out of rocks. Enter, Hope Youngblood Heck, the Resident Director of of Sleep No More, Shanghai (i.e. We had to get access to someone at Sleep No More to see if we could understand a little more from the "dark side of the mirror". The performers are gorgeous, lithe, spritely and engrossing.ĪLL OF THIS IS TOO MUCH. The story lines are bizarre, mysterious, shocking, and you think to yourself "how on earth is a show like this even ALLOWED in China?". The McKinnon Hotel lobby is barely illuminated, the air appears dusty (how do they do that?), everything is hazy. The slow motion acting is super melodic, gorgeous, and shall I say. stuff all over her white hospital gown, a physical fight between a dude and a pregnant woman that will make you GASP loudly (you can NOT bring kids to see this), and a penultimate slow motion dinner party that devolved from normal to complete debauchery (as a dinner party should). some quick memories: A hospital scene where a lover dies mysteriously (I got there late so dunno) and his girlfriend vomits up. We are going to take you on a tour of the back stage ins and outs of this certifiably mind-blowing theatrical performance, with someone who works behind the scenes. The show breeds a cult following in every city that it's in, including Shanghai. We wrote about it before, and Morgan is 100% right, Seriously, You Should Go See Sleep No More.
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