Immersive Theatre Archives - The Theatre Times

“The Blue Piano/The Blue Guitar”: Review

Posted by Beverley Brommert | 23rd Nov 2021 | Covid-19, Immersive Theatre, Review, South Africa

THE BLUE PIANO/THE BLUE GUITAR. Director: Fred Abrahamse. Cast: Matthew Baldwin, Zoë McLaughlin...

“Chilahaeboalae” Showcases the Richness of African Folklore

Posted by The African Theatre Magazine | 20th Aug 2021 | Immersive Theatre, Review, South Africa

Described as a “musical satire” and with its tongue-in-cheek title, which evokes a...

Immersion and Spectator Self-Reckoning: “Boxing Shadows” at the Avignon Theatre Festival

Posted by Lara Cox | 30th Jul 2021 | Australia, Avignon 2021, France, Immersive Theatre, Review

One of the highlights of this year’s Avignon Festival was Boxing Shadows, written especially by...

Galup Theatrical Walking Tour Recalls the Dancing and Violence of the Colonial Encounter

Posted by Jonathan W. Marshall | 24th Mar 2021 | Australia, Immersive Theatre, Review

Review: Galup, by Ian Wilkes and Poppy van Oorde-Grainger, Perth Festival with Same Drum and...

“Manimals” and the Exploration of Digital Liveness

Posted by Aida Rocci | 19th Mar 2021 | Immersive Theatre, Participatory Theatre, Transmedia, United Kingdom

Manimals, created by Michelle Hudson and her team, shines as a piece that accomplishes the difficult taste of engaging audiences across the computer screen.

Portrait: Tamanoir Immersive Studio, Between Performance And VR

Posted by French Culture | 18th Mar 2021 | France, Immersive Theatre, News

Tamanoir is a French Immersive Studio dedicated to creating international experiences, lying at...

A.Y.L.A.N at the Oda Theater

Posted by Natasha Tripney | 4th Dec 2020 | Acting, Immersive Theatre, Kosovo, Review

The audience sits on the stage looking out at a sea of empty seats. From this perspective, they...

Fariña: Cocaine Coast Docks in Madrid

Posted by Duncan Wheeler | 1st Oct 2020 | Covid-19, Immersive Theatre, Review, Spain, Theatre and Politics, Transmedia

Madrid is the European capital worst hit by COVID-19. There nevertheless remains more theatrical...

Self-Organizing Systems, Stickiness and Mental Resistance… An Interview with Mette Ingvartsen on Moving in Concert (2019)

Posted by Bojana Cvejić | 24th Sep 2020 | Belgium, Denmark, Immersive Theatre, Interview, Theatre and Politics

SEEDS Bojana Cvejić: In your solo 21 Pornographies, the last scene, in which you are relentlessly...

Zoom Theatre But Make It Immersive: Strange Bird’s “The Strange Secret of Mr. Adrian Rook”

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 4th Sep 2020 | Covid-19, Immersive Theatre, Participatory Theatre, Transmedia, United States of America

Strange Bird Immersive premieres its all-new immersive, virtual theatrical experience “The Strange Secret of Mr. Adrian Rook,” playing through October 10, 2020 on Zoom.

Review of “Spring Cleaning,” Arlington Road, London

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 5th Aug 2020 | Devised Theatre, Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom

Can the act of dusting be a metaphor? This is the all-too-obvious question that jumps into the...

Punchdrunk: New Venture With Pokemon Go Designer Offers Hope For Post-Pandemic Theatre

Posted by Helen W. Kennedy and Sarah Atkinson | 6th Jul 2020 | Covid-19, Immersive Theatre, News, United Kingdom

Pubs and cinemas may be opening in the UK, but the performing arts sector remains languishing...

Drink From The Well of Yourself: “Play In Your Bathtub” as Quarantine Comfort Theatre

Posted by Emily Cordes | 30th Apr 2020 | Immersive Theatre, New York, Review, Transmedia, United States of America

Individual tastes notwithstanding, it can be argued that the best theatre is that which connects...

The Power of Proximity and the Theatre of Touch: What Losing Live Audiences May Mean for Theatre

Posted by Daniel Johnston | 18th Apr 2020 | Essay, Immersive Theatre, Sydney

Being close to others is intrinsically associated with theatre. In Shakespeare’s London, theatre...

“United Queendom”: When Immersive Theatre Meets Historical Reenactment Tour

Posted by Aida Rocci | 5th Mar 2020 | Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United States of America

United Queendom shines with potential. The location itself offers the thrill of being after hours in a royal palace, the expectations of whispers and court intrigue. Queen Caroline and Henrietta Howard bring a captivating tale and Les Enfants Terribles have a relevant lens to approach it and a bold aesthetic to make a memorable event. But I wished I had been part more of an immersive show than of a historical tour.