Built in 1939, the mckittrick hotel is said to have been one of new york citys finest, providing lavish accommodations on a far more intimate level than larger hotels like the waldorfastoria or plaza hotel could manage. The heath, sleep no mores restaurant counterpart eater ny. Completed in 1939, the mckittrick hotel was intended to be new york citys finest and most decadent luxury hotel of its time. Jul 20, 2018 the mckittrick hotel, home of the famed sleep no more interactive performance, is now hosting the lost supper. Gallow green at the mckittrick hotel new york united. Conceived by the british theater company punchdrunk and emursive and codirected by felix barrett and maxine doyle, this dark, wordless masquerade has become a new york city institution. Feb 12, 2018 so does the mckittrick, not a hotel at all but the sprawling chelsea complex that is the longtime home of the immersivetheater behemoth sleep no more, where spectators roam dimly lit halls. Attendees are encouraged to explore the mckittrick hotel and find the cast of characters dancing, loving, and murdering each other. The mckittrick hotel 530 west 27th street, nyc, home of sleep no more, and susanne bartsch in collaboration with dee dee luxe, announce the bartschland follies, a weekly midnight residency in. Presents punchdrunks sleep no more the mckittrick hotel punchdrunk on. I adored the show and urge all of you to go check it out if you get the 2015 a look back confessionsofatheatregirl december 15, 2015.
The mckittrick hotel sleep no more by emursive and punchdrunk. Visiting during the summer, gallow green is still available and the view is fantastic. The mckittrick hotel also hosts the popular theatrical experience sleep no more that tells the story of shakespeares macbeth in a unique way. Your standard reservation grants you entry to the mckittrick hotel at the checkin time that you selected. Sleep no more sophie bortolussi as lady macbeth and nicholas bruder as macbeth in this sitespecific show on west 27th street. Sleep no more, which takes place across 100 rooms at the mckittrick hotel, is a revisioning of shakespeares macbeth. Sleep no more notes and resources boston university. How to book a room at the mckittrick hotel scouting ny. Actors perform the play throughout the 5 floors of the hotel as the audience walks around freely to experience different parts of the story.
The mckittrick hotel 530 west 27th street, nyc has announced its provocative theatrical spectacle, sleep no more, is now extended through. Or book now at one of our other 32879 great restaurants in new york. Adjoining is a very small dressing room where a scene takes place. Exploring the abandoned mckittrick hotel on west 27th. Sleep no more is set in the mckittrick, a 1930s hotel. This surreal masked soiree will feature dancing and specially created onenightonly performances, boundless live entertainment and special guest djs. As of right now, broadway shows have stopped the practice of stage door interactions, but there is no indication that broadway will go dark in the near future. Oct 05, 2011 sit on the second floor an listen to the music and sip on a drink, or wander through the hotel, hit up the candy shop, sneak through the closets, or go to the foreststage at 7. To the right of this piano, down a short dark side hallway, there are restrooms for men and women marked m and w for use by guests. Sleep no more mckittrick hotel theater in new york.
Welcome to the lodge at gallow green, the latest addition to new york s mckittrick hotel. According to the fictitious description on its official website, the hotel was completed in 1939 and intended to be new york city s. I would guess that sleep no more will follow what broadway shows and other nyc theaters do, but that is just a guess. A dance party featuring live performances, open bar, and you. British theatre company punchdrunk brings the interactive sleep no more to new york. The mckittrick hotel location in new york likealocal guide. So does the mckittrick, not a hotel at all but the sprawling chelsea complex that is the longtime home of the immersivetheater behemoth sleep no more. Photos at manderley bar at the mckittrick hotel chelsea. The theatrical 2014 a look back confessionsofatheatregirl december 23, 2014 else beside jersey boys could i watch in new york but punchdrunks sleep no more at the mckittrick hotel.
The mckittrick hotel is where the entire action takes place. Supercinema gallery the mckittrick hotel sleep no more. Its been nearly four years since the hotel welcomed its first guests into the world of sleep no more, the interactive, pitchnoir macbeth adaptation staged by the london theater group punchdrunk and spearheaded by its founder felix barrett. Sleep no more needs no introduction but the lodge at gallow green might. Emursive presents punchdrunks sleep no more in new york city. Messes with your head as thoroughly as any artificial stimulant. The mckittrick is also renowned for oneofakind experiences including live concerts, intimate music festivals and. Emursive presents punchdrunks sleep no more at the mckittrick hotel 530 w. For more information on sleep no more, and other mckittrick hotel events or experiences, visit the mckittrick hotel. Lets use this thread to discuss our personal best moments spent in the hotel what happened that you remember most. Place premiered, mckittrick hotel, 530 west 27th street, new york city. The mckittrick hotel 530 west 27th street, nyc, home of sleep no more, announces the addition of weekend brunch at the lodge at gallow green. Experience the mysteries of the hotel and uncover the secrets of its residents as never before with drinking, dancing and costumed revelry. The mckittrick hotel is the home of immersive theater spectacle sleep no more, yearround rooftop bar gallow green, jazz ageinspired speakeasy manderley bar and performance space with full bar and restaurant, the club car, for bartschland follies and speakeasy magick.
There is a whole article on the new york times about the set. Sit on the second floor an listen to the music and sip on a drink, or wander through the hotel, hit up the candy shop, sneak through the closets, or go to the foreststage at 7. Sleep no more immersive theatrical experience in new york. The mckittrick hotel is perhaps best known as the home of the interactive theatre experience sleep no more. Sleep no more takes place at the fictional mckittrick hotel, a reference to the film vertigo the hotels fully functional manderley bar is a reference to another hitchcock film, rebecca. Bartschland follies will open at mckittricks manderley bar.
Theyve taken over an entire building at 530 west 27th street and built. Following its criticallyacclaimed debut at the festival, flight received the herald. It is clear to see that punchdrunk were inspired by the film noir genre the set is dark and gloomy and the atmosphere inside the hotel is anxious. Its name is the same as the hotel in hitchcoks movie vertigo. The mckittrick hotel 530 west 27th street, nyc, home of sleep no more, announces the north american premiere of flight, an original form of theatrical storytelling direct from an awardwinning run at the edinburgh international festival. The guilty party by supercinema at the mckittrick hotel. Six weeks before opening, and two days after the outbreak of world war ii, the legendary hotel was condemned and left locked, permanently sealed from the public. However, i see that there are a wide variety of time slots available i. The show is less vocal than the drowned man almost everything is expressed through dance and movement.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Join us as we celebrate the changing seasons with the mckittrick masquerade. The mckittrick hotel was one of the more wished for places throughout 2015s i want somewhere holiday campaign. Callers to the hotel are greeted with a recorded message that. The mckittrick hotel s all new saturday night party. Club car at the mckittrick hotel new york, ny on opentable. Since the snm people will be out of work for a while as everyone is practicing responsible social distancing, a number of the alums have come together on instagram to hold classes in danceyogamovementetc. It has been running since 2011 in a formerly abandoned club in chelsea renamed the mckittrick hotel. According to the fictitious description on its official website, the hotel was completed in 1939 and intended to be new york city s finest and most decadent.
An llc associated with the popular sleep no more production at new york s mckittrick hotel has notified the state of layoffs. Setting, mckittrick hotel and environs, gallow green, glamis, forfar, scotland official site. Sleep no more is the new york city production of a sitespecific work of theatre created by. Sleep no more is an awardwinning theatrical extravaganza and is known for spearheading immersive theatre. Home of sleep no more, manderley bar, the club car and gallow green. Sleep no more new york city 2020 all you need to know. Emursive presents punchdrunks sleep no more an awardwinning theatrical experience that tells shakespeares scottish tragedy through a film noir lens.
Gallow green at the mckittrick hotel located atop the mckittrick hotel site of the immersive theater experience sleep no more gallow green is a beguiling outdoor space overgrown with flowers and vines that offers up views of the hudson river and the high line. Time travel to sleep no more s eerieromantic afterhours hang. See more ideas about sleep no more, sleep and great comet of 1812. Its their rooftop restaurant during the winter that transports you to a wood cabin and makes you feel like its snowing outside even if it isnt. Attending a performance of sleep no more is, without a doubt, one of the most fun and memorable experiences ive ever had in new york city if youve never heard of it, sleep no more is an immersive theatrical production put on by the british company punchdrunk, and chances are youve never seen anything like it. Gallow green at the mckittrick hotel located atop the mckittrick hotelsite of the immersive theater experience sleep no moregallow green is a beguiling outdoor space overgrown with flowers and vines that offers up views of the hudson river and the high line. Ill be honest, its incredibly hard to explain the premise of this performance, and if you talk to anyone thats been, youll get a variety of. Flight comes to the mckittrick hotel times square chronicles. Sleep no more new york city all you need to know before. The uks punchdrunk brought sleep no more to the mckittrick hotel in chelsea in march since then, its become one of the most popular shows in new york. The hotel s winter rooftop hideaway opened for the. The mckittrick hotel has extended sleep no more through the. Get menu, photos and location information for permanently closed club car at the mckittrick hotel in new york, ny. The mckittrick hotel 530 west 27th street, nyc, home of sleep no more, announces the arrival of wonders at dusk, an enchanted evening of mystery and mind reading by acclaimed mentalist scott silven.
Punchdrunk, the company behind interactive theater sensation sleep no more, recently opened a restaurant spinoff in the mckittrick hotel called the heath. Celebrate the surreal and murderously funny universe of clue. As the permanent home of sleep no more, the cuttingedge, interactive retelling of shakespeares macbeth, the mckittrick hotel has a reputation for the risque, and its holiday. Scout april 7, 2011 30 comments it was about the time when a nurse grabbed my hand, pulled me from the crowd into a private room, locked the door, and put a necklace on me saying this will protect you from danger, that i realized sleep no more is one of the most unforgettable. Sleep no more is punchdrunk theaters staging of macbeth, as if retold by alfred hitchcock and isadora duncan. Sleep no more is nycs hottest ticket business insider. Sleep no more is an inventive retelling of macbeth through a. Since i became a location scout, its been my dream to get into the old mckittrick hotel at 530 west 27th street. We all know about the sleep no more theatrical experience, hosted at the mckittrick hotel, in chelsea, right. Sleep no more features nudity and use of strobe lighting. For the interactive performance, directed by felix barrett and maxine doyle, the. The production takes place and has since 2011 in a bespoke venue. Many people have been tirelessly talking about the unique experience they had while attending sleep no more at the mckittrick hotel, in chelsea.
Sleep no more by greg iles meet your next favorite book. It is the show that started the latest trend of immersive theater in new york, and it is an engaging if. Teenagers and adults ticketholders under the age of 16 will not be admitted. Sleep no more by emursive, in collaboration with punchdrunk, runs daily at the mckittrick hotel, 530, west 27th street, new york. Sleep no mores mckittrick hotel announces staff layoffs. This city is full of hidden treasures, and gallow green, the verdant rooftop bar above sleep no more s mckittrick hotel, is a charming surprise. The mckittrick hotel, home of the famed sleep no more interactive performance, is now hosting the lost supper. Mckittrick hotel emursive presents punchdrunks sleep no.
Hello, i want to surprise my partner with tickets to sleep no more at the mckittrick hotel. Ill be honest, its incredibly hard to explain the premise of this performance, and if you talk to anyone thats been, youll get a variety of different descriptions and a variety of different reactions. Its a film noirinspired retelling of one of william shakespeares macbeth with a dash of alfred hitchcock and david lynchs strangeness and approaches to psychological thrillers. Put on your mask tonight for sleep no more at the mckittrick. Sleep no more is a fully immersive theatrical experience and a unique retelling of shakespeares macbeth. British theater troupe punchdrunk presents a contemporary, voyeuristic and nearly wordless interpretation of macbeth. Mar 31, 2015 since it opened in new york in 2011, punchdrunks sleep no more, which shares premises with the lodge and the heath in a space known as the mckittrick hotel, has become a theatrical sensation. Punchdrunk transforms chelsea warehouses for sleep no more they have a very informative gallery with audio commentary about the set. Sleep no more ludus nyc on broadway, off broadway, and. For the interactive performance, directed by felix barrett and maxine doyle, the audience is required to wear masks as they silently wander the elaborate rooms, following whichever performers they chooseeven interacting with props by, for example, rifling through a suitcase. He doesnt utter these words, but he doesnt need to. Apr 07, 2011 how to book a room at the mckittrick hotel posted by.
Its been one of new york citys most coveted shows attracting guests from all over the globe. Sleep no more, from british theater company punchdrunk, is like nothing weve seen beforeand we live in new york city. Sleep no more is an interactive, immersive theatre and dance performance installed over six floors at new york s the mckittrick hotel a venue established in. Mckittrick hotel emursive presents punchdrunks sleep no more. The heath is located in the mckittrick hotel, home of sleep no more, at 542 west 27th street, new york, ny 1. Sleep no more won the 2011 drama desk award for unique theatrical experience, and has garnered accolades from around the world. At the end of october, the hotel with one of new york citys best rooftop bars is hosting an epic celebration for all saints day, and its taking its cues from one of hollywoods most formidable directors.