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Punchdrunk artistic director Felix Barrett on "Sleep No More"
Sweat the details.
Felix Barrett, MBE, is the artistic director of Punchdrunk, a British theater company that specializes in immersive storytelling. In this episode, Felix shares the story of Sleep No More, Punchdrunk’s most famous and longest-running show. Sleep No More is a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth through a film noir lens. As Felix experiments with the production, he doesn’t get lost in the grandeur of it. He stays focused on the details, from finding the perfect abandoned building, to creating secret rooms and passageways. Getting those details right – again and again – creates a larger-than-life experience for audiences.