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The play Metamorphosis reimagined the space beyond the proscenium

Posted by Girish Shrivastava | 8th Dec 2023 | India, Review

Metamorphosis, staged at the Studio Theatre of the Department of Performing Arts, Pondicherry...

Sacrament of the Sea: Houseworld’s “Bottom of the Ocean”

Posted by Andrew Agress | 9th Aug 2022 | Directing, Immersive Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Whispering the word BOTO into the speakeasy-style window of a door, I felt a sense of trepidation,...

“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.

Between the Virtual and Real

Posted by Renu Ramanath | 4th Nov 2019 | Adaptation, Immersive Theatre, India, Review

Four strangers, a car and a video call make the play Bhranthu an unconventional visual experience....

“Found” at The Cell: Immersive Theatrical Experience

Posted by Jack Wernick | 23rd Oct 2019 | Immersive Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Multi-disciplinary hothouse The Cell in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood is currently home to...

Site-Specific, Immersive, and Interactive Theatre at the Napoli Teatro Festival 2019

Posted by Erin B. Mee | 21st Jun 2019 | Festivals, Immersive Theatre, Italy, Napoli Teatro Festival 2019, Participatory Theatre, Review

Most writing on site-specific, immersive, and interactive theatre focuses on productions in...

“Penelope Sleeps” – Mette Edvardsen & Matteo Fargion

Posted by Rudi Laermans | 6th Jun 2019 | Norway, Review, Transcultural Collaborations

Penelope Sleeps begins in medias res. Three performers, lying as though dead onstage, and a small...

Ella Hickson’s “ANNA” at The National Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 26th May 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Something is tantalizingly amiss at the National’s Dorfman Theatre. There is a headset attached to...

Any One Thing’s “Recollection”: Breaking The Threshold Of Immersive Theatre

Posted by Aida Rocci | 31st Mar 2019 | Immersive Theatre, London, Participatory Theatre, Review, United Kingdom

Recollection takes up to six participants in a thrilling journey about the importance of memories and personal data. Going beyond the sensational premise, the budding Any One Thing ambitiously explores the ideas of ‘personalized’ and ‘immersive’ theatre in depth, taking the genre to the boundaries of what is real.