![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() įollowing the show on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the run were "Red Death Lates", an open after-party for show attendees and others, involving members of the cast together with changing external entertainment. The narrative was communicated through a series of overlapping scenes blending the mediums of interpretive dance, contemporary dance and traditional acting. The audience members, who were free to roam around the sets at will, wore white masks to distinguish themselves from the cast who were maskless and the stewards/staff who wore discreet black masks. The production fell within several genres of theatre, including site-specific theatre, promenade theatre, interactive theatre and immersive theatre. The narrative was based on the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, including but not limited to " The Masque of the Red Death" (1842). It played for a 7-month sold-out run, and was seen by more than 40,000 people, involving a cast of around 35 and utilising almost all of the space within the Battersea Arts Centre building. ![]() The Masque of the Red Death was a major theatre production by British company Punchdrunk, following their production of Faust in 2006 and echoing the format of that show. Punchdrunk (directed by Felix Barrett and Maxine Doyle) The Masque of the Red Death was an original theatre production by British theatre company Punchdrunk, in collaboration with the Battersea Arts Centre that ran from September 2007 to April 2008 The Masque of the Red Death ![]()
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