
Sleep No More and the Discourses of Shakespeare Performance
D. J. Hopkins(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 22. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
110 pages
978-1-009-43689-2 (ISBN)
Description
This Element focuses on Sleep No More, the iconic immersive theatre production of Macbeth produced by the British company Punchdrunk. Sleep No More and the Discourses of Shakespeare Performance frames this Shakespeare adaptation as part of a system of ghostly citationality through which audiences understand the significance of the past in performance today. Moreover, despite its seemingly analog format, Sleep No More is discussed as a valuable site for media research. And the concept of 'uncanny spectatorship' is introduced to describe audience practice in Sleep No More and other performance contexts. Ultimately, this Element offers readers the opportunity to explore a set of concepts that are significant to the study of Shakespeare in performance and to consider the ways in which audiences interact with bodies, spaces, text, and media in Sleep No More and other immersive experiences.
Reviews / Votes
'Hopkins's book about Sleep No More is a compelling - at times riveting - account of this landmark adaptation, chock-full of insights that draw their strength from a number of scholarly conversations about Shakespeare and performance.' Katherine Steele Brokaw, University of California, MercedMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
100 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-43689-2 (9781009436892)
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Content
1. Introduction: adaptation, remediation, and ghosts; 2. What is sleep no more ... ?; 3. The illegibility of immersive theatre; 4. Making meaning with the audiences of immersive theatre; 5. Sleep no more and its prehistory; 6. Ghosts and ghosting in sleep no more; 7. Unpacking the 'Problem' of adaptation; 8. Gamification and sleep no more; 9. The cinematic imaginary and the secret sixth floor; 10. Performance and / as remediation; 11. Criticisms and counternarratives; 12. Conclusion; Bibliography.