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The Manikins: a work in progress

One of The Stage's top 50 shows of 2023.

 

"Genuinely new... An unsettling, dreamlike experience punctuated by sheer delight... It is hard to get more immersive than this."

- The Stage

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"Surreal moments that have a dreamlike quality... euphoric joy so heightened that the out-of-body experience was physical as well as emotional."

â­‘â­‘â­‘â­‘â­‘ - London Theatre Reviews

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The Manikins: a work in progress is an interactive drama for a single audience member. The performance turns you, the ticket-holder, into the protagonist of a psychedelic thriller inspired by the writings of Jorge Luis Borges and Thomas Ligotti. Therein, you navigate a labyrinthine conspiracy in which dream and reality are irrevocably intertwined as you are tossed between the enigmatic agendas of the psychiatric staff leading you through a battery of esoteric tests, obscure interrogations, and hazardous decisions.

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Created by Jack Aldisert

Sound design by Tim Jan Eichelbaum

Scenography by Min-Chien Feng

©2023 by Jack Aldisert

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