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How ‘Viola’s Room’ and Video Games Point to the Future of ‘Sleep No More’ Creator Punchdrunk


Felix Barrett, creator of "Sleep No More," talks about his latest, "Viola's Room," plus upcoming adaptations of "Arcane" and "Paranormal Activity."

Throughout the show, barefoot audience members are led through a series of environments that tell the dreamy, occasionally spooky story of a princess’ mysterious connection to the moon. “The idea of staging something which has the poetry of animation with big, chunky, anthemic music, sung live, whilst an audience is promenading, is fraught with many challenges that, if we can put it off — it’s gonna be next level.” “Video games are the most immersive entertainment form because the audience member has so much agency, and has the ability to craft and control and do whatever they want inside these alternate worlds,” he explained.

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