[Shanghai Immersive Drama·Asia Only] Sleep no more

“Sleep No More” Shanghai is a truly unforgettable and one-of-a-kind immersive theatre experience. To fully enjoy it, here are some tips: your Didi or taxi may not be able to stop right at the entrance—get dropped off at St. Regis lobby across the street and walk over. Although entry time suggests arriving 30 minutes early, many guests show up much earlier to get better positions. Start your evening at the bar with a non-alcoholic drink (best to avoid alcohol—you’ll be standing and walking for 3+ hours). No phones allowed inside. Read up on the story if you want, or just follow one character for an hour at a time to see their arc unfold.

It’s been 3 days and I’m still thinking about the play. Unlike traditional theatrics plays, viewers or “ghosts” get to roam around the set, explore props and follow actors to watch the various scenes unfold. To understand the story, viewers have to piece the different scenes together. It’s near impossible to understand the story in 1 sitting if you go in uninitiated as different scenes will unfold concurrently with different actors - hence if you plan to view it once, do some reading on Macbeth to draw parallels to the core storyline. There are side stories that support the main themes - read up on Rebecca by Alfred Hitchcock (movie) or Daphne du Maurier (book) and the Legend of the White Snake for the Shanghai run. Wear comfy shoes as you will be walking for ~2 hours and do expect some pushing as other guests might chase after actors. Have fun and may fortune favour the brave!

Apparently, the drama is a combination of 蝴蝶梦, Macbeth and Rebecca. Would recommend to look at these three in depth before coming for the drama as it would be more understandable and engaging this way. The residents were great. Though it’s a bit expensive, but woah, I would come again definitely when I’m in town next time.

It was a performance I had been looking forward to, but unfortunately, on the day of the reservation, my physical condition was not good, so I hesitated a lot about whether to go or not. However, I went to the concert hall because I didn't want to have any regrets, and it was an excellent choice. I thought I went diligently for three hours without a break, but what I saw was only the tip of the iceberg. It was shocking. I want to see it at least ten more times. Thanks to Klook, I was able to make a reservation easily and went safely. There was no inconvenience at all in the ticket collection process. I will use it again next time.

I went there with high expectations, as the Sleep No More schedule was the most important schedule of the day. I intentionally applied for Package A and waited an hour before because I was afraid I would be late, so I went in first. They said there would be a lot of walking, but the audience really chased me around, so I had to walk around a lot. They said it would be held in Korea soon, so I really want to experience how different it is from Shanghai.

I was an avid goer of the drowned man in London and was so sad when it got closed down. Visiting sleep no more gave me a load of nostalgia of the one in London it was amazing to see. The actors were amazing (I got two 1-1s!) and id extremely recommend anyone visiting or living in Shanghai to see this.

Sleep No More, an immersive performance that can only be experienced in New York and Shanghai around the world!!! I heard that it will be coming to Korea this year after remodeling the Daehan Theater building, so I was curious and wanted to see it before it came in, but I didn't know I would have this much free time. It was a performance where you freely walk around the 5+1 floor Mackinnon Hotel and experience(?) and watch(?) it. It was so fun and interesting to start with, wearing a mask each.

Sleep no More was truly a unique and magnificent experience like no other. The staff are very friendly. There were previous comments saying that the staff were rude but we believe it is just a language barrier. they have greatly improved by providing English instructions in written text. Actors skills were superb. Just really lots of walking up and down the stairs so wear comfy sports shoes since there is also a crowd