There’s only three days left of the current run before it transforms into a festive offering…
Punchdrunk, the company that pioneered the breakthrough of immersive theatre in the UK, will conclude its run of Viola’s Room at Punchdrunk’s Woolwich home on 23 December.
Viola’s Room opened in May with a booking period through to June. The run extended three times and has steadily welcomed audiences to daytime and evening slots for just 6 people max at a time to enjoy this intimate sensory experience which is unlike any other Punchdrunk show. Over 50,000 people have seen Viola’s Room so far.
For a final four and a half weeks in the lead up to Christmas, Viola’s Room will undergo a festive transformation with the launch of Viola’s Room: A Christmas Tale. Featuring Christmas music alongside other seasonal twists, visitors will be able to experience a different version of Punchdrunk’s intimate, linear immersive tale.
Written by Booker Prize-shortlisted Daisy Johnson, Viola’s Room reimagines Barry Pain’s classic gothic mystery The Moon-Slave for a new audience. It distils two decades of Punchdrunk’s immersive practice into an intimate, linear, audio-driven adventure that promises to suffuse the dreams of those who dare to follow the light.
The production is conceived, directed and designed by Artistic Director Felix Barrett, with co-direction by Associate Director Hector Harkness (One Night, Long Ago; The Third Day) and design by Casey Jay Andrews, who was part of the design team on The Burnt City. Working with Punchdrunk for the first time are Lighting Designer Simon Wilkinson (Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Vanishing Point’s Metamorphosis), and Sound Designer Gareth Fry (Complicité’s The Encounter; V&A’s David Bowie Is, Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser and Diva exhibitions).
Viola’s Room is based at Punchdrunk’s home at One Cartridge Place, Woolwich. Tickets are on sale from http://punchdrunk.com/work/violas-room/
