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What's on in July: things to do in London this month

July is busy with new restaurants, but there’s plenty else to get stuck into as well, says Mike Daw

Evening Standard

Enitan’s Game review – warm-hearted children’s show from Punchdrunk Enrichment

Touching on migration stories, memory, grief and community, the story of a grandfather’s life told through a series of cryptic riddles is a charming experience

The Guardian - UK

Viola's Room by Punchdrunk review: stunning scenery, but a thin story

This underwhelming new show lacks the epic scope and humming crowds of the immersive theatre company’s best work

Evening Standard

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I went to the new Punchdrunk show and this is what happened

The pioneering immersive theatre group have broken away from their usual multiple storyline style in favour of an audio storytelling tour voiced by Helena Bonham Carter. Helen Coffey removes her shoes (it’s mandatory) and dives into the world of ‘Viola’s Room’

The Independent UK

Punchdrunk's Felix Barrett on the immersive pioneer's greatest hits: 'Always change the rules as you go'

Ahead of Punchdrunk’s anticipated new show Viola’s Room, it’s head Felix Barrett talks through the company’s biggest hits

Evening Standard

Plague masks and ambisexual witches: Sleep No More’s immersive experience leaves behind endless gimmicky imitations

Punchdrunk’s revolutionary theater piece is no more after over a decade in New York. Now we’re drowning in structured fun

The Guardian - US

Punchdrunk's new immersive show, Viola's Room, is a twisted mystery 'laced with fear'

Written by Daisy Johnson, the youngest-ever person to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and described by director Felix Barrett as ‘the ultimate date show’, this reimagining of Barry Pain’s gothic tale promises to spook and delight

Evening Standard

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Immersive theatre pioneers Punchdrunk reveal details of new show at their Woolwich HQ

The theatre group is famous for its free-flowing immersive shows

Evening Standard

The new Greek invasion: how ancient myths are having a pop culture moment in 2023

Greek myths are all over stages, books and TikTok, as a new generation thrills to the drama and intrigue, says Moya Crockett

Evening Standard

Punchdrunk cuts performance time for The Burnt City due to hot weather

The immersive theatre company said it was ‘slightly amending’ the format of its acclaimed show ‘to allow greater comfort for both the cast and the audience’

Evening Standard

The week in theatre: Punchdrunk: The Burnt City; Scandaltown

The immersive theatre trailblazers return with an all-consuming vision of the siege of Troy

The Guardian - UK

What links Punchdrunk’s Burnt City to Patti Smith and John McEnroe?

As the celebrated theatre group launches a new immersive show, follow it down the rabbit hole via Damon Albarn, Meryl Streep and Glenda Jackson

The Guardian - UK

The Burnt City review: Punchdrunk’s return is simply astonishing

Punchdrunk’s first major venture in London for eight years, inspired by the Trojan War, will blow you away

Evening Standard

Punchdrunk: The Burnt City review – spectacle eclipses story in siege of Troy epic

This immersive retelling of Greek tragedies is stylish and atmospheric but lacks narrative momentum and its scattered scenes can be frustratingly arcane

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Punchdrunk is back! Behind the scenes at new show The Burnt City

The world’s most famous immersive theatre company are back, but the world feels different - Alice Saville talks to Felix Barrett and Maxine Doyle about safeguarding and FOMO

The Guardian - UK

‘Adrenaline-fuelled’: Punchdrunk return with the horrifically timely siege of Troy

After almost a decade away, the world-conquering theatre rebels are back with The Burnt City, an epic take on the ultimate war story. We meet them at their cavernous new premises

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