Punchdrunk (theatre company)

Punchdrunk
Company typeTheatre company
IndustryArts & Entertainment
Founded2000
FounderFelix Barrett
Headquarters
Woolwich, London
,
United Kingdom
Websitepunchdrunk.com

Punchdrunk is a British theatre company, formed in 2000 by Felix Barrett.[1]

The company developed a form of immersive theatre in which no audience member will have the same experience as another. The audience is free to choose what to watch and where to go.[2][3][4] The format is related to promenade theatre, but uses audience immersion more extensively.[5][4] The company has been recognized for its unique uses of sound, light, movement and environment. In 2015, Punchdrunk formed a new company, Punchdrunk International, which produces a selection of Punchdrunk's commercial productions for national and international audiences.

The company is a National Portfolio Organisation with Arts Council England.[6]

  1. ^ "Queen's birthday honours for Penelope Wilton, Vera Lynn and Stanley Wells | News | The Stage". The Stage. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Punchdrunk: plunge into a world of extraordinary theatre". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. ^ Machon, Susan. Immersive Theatres: Intimacy and Immediacy in Contemporary Performance. London: Palgrave, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Prudhon, Deborah (1 July 2018). "Punchdrunk's Immersive Theatre: From the End to the Edge". Sillages critiques (24). doi:10.4000/sillagescritiques.6341. ISSN 1272-3819.
  5. ^ "Punchdrunk: plunge into a world of extraordinary theatre". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Punchdrunk". Arts Council England. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.