Immersive Theatre

Immersive theatre is when a piece of drama involves the audience within the performance. It is when the audience no longer watch the show, they become part of it and have to create the performance with the actors. Our 1984 piece will involve immersive theatre so I have researched three companies that use immersive theatre in their performances.

Punchdrunk


Punchdrunk works with producing and commissioning partners to create the unforgettable theatrical experiences of the future. Since 2000 Punchdrunk created by Felix Barrett have been creating performances that focus on the audience as much as the focus on the performers. They have performed many different shows and are now currently performing: The drowned man: A Hollywood fable. Punchdrunk is funded by Arts Council England and Esmee Fairbain Foundation.

http://punchdrunk.com/
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Secret Cinema

Secret cinema is an organisation that was formed in December 2007. Secret cinema use music, sound , film and theatre in their performances which they perform in abandoned places. Secret cinema is there so that audiences can lose themselves in imagination and fiction that challenge social and cultural interaction.

http://www.secretcinema.org/
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Dream Think Speak

This company was founded in 1999 by Tristan Sharps and it creates and produces his works. The performance uses film and installations alongside live performance so that they can take their audiences on a journey. They have performed in many different spaces even though it is a Brighton based group.

www.dreamthinkspeak.com

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