viola’s room – First Night Magazine

The 50 best shows of 2024

As this year’s last act gets ready for its grand finale, we present our annual list of the most enduring productions in both the London and UK scene. Join us, as we take a journey into the past – and reveal which ones, out of our 288 posts, have made it into our stagy wall…

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30 December, 2024

English contents, Features

a chorus line, A Raisin in the Sun, a view from the bridge, alegria, All's Well That Ends Well, asi wind, barbican theatre, barbra streisand, benjamin button musical, best shows, best shows of 2024, boys from the blackstuff, bronco billy, buyer and cellar, cirque, cirque du soleil, cowbois, cruel intentions musical, dance, death of england, dominic west, enb, english national ballet, fiddler on the roof, fringe, giant, giselle, harry clarke, holocaust, homo alone, House of Life, hugh panaro, incredibly human, John Lithgow, judy, judy garland, la fille mal gardee, lehman brothers, lehman trilogy, les noces, madame bovary, much ado about nothing, musical theatre, musicals, next to normal, oedipus, off west end, people places and things, pippin, players kings, plays, punchdrunk, roald dahl, rob madge, shakespeare, Shakespeare in the Squares, shakespeare’s globe, sophie’s surpirse 29th, spirited away, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, stephen schwartz, swan lake in the round, tennessee williams, the 39 steps, the bbc proms, The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady, the comedy of errors, the curious case of benjamin, the departue, the dream of a ridiculous man, the glass menagerie, the happiest man on earth, the hills of california, the liar the bitch and the wardrobe, the massive tragedy of Madame bovary, the nutcracker, the picture of dorian gray, theatre, tour, twelfth night, viola’s room, war horse, west end
Co-director Hector Harkness talks Punchdrunk’s latest production ‘Viola’s Room’: “This show is the culmination of twenty years of work”

UK’s top immersive experience company presents its newest montage, breaking from the style of their previous shows and featuring astonishing highlights, including a full-length narration recorded by Helena Bonham Carter. Guillermo Nazara chats with one its lead creatives, to learn more about this alternative piece of storytelling, and shed some light on this haunting recount…

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11 June, 2024

English contents, Interviews

attraction, fairy tale, gothic stories, hector harkness, helena bonham carter, immersive theatre, punchdrunk, the moonslave, theatre, theme park, theme park ride, victorian, victorian horror, viola’s room, walkthrough, west end
Review of ‘Viola’s Room’: “It’s only a trick of the light”

The Punchdrunk company opens its latest immersive experience production, featuring walk-through staging and a follow-through narration performed by Helena Bonham Carter. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know how this slumbertime-type recount beds in with its audience. Let us play a game together. Choose somebody you trust (my words are…

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6 June, 2024

English contents, Reviews

fairy tale, helena bonham carter, immersive theatre, punchdrunk, the burnt city, viola’s room