Punchdrunk’s The Burnt City Tickets

Punchdrunk's latest immersive theatre experience The Burnt City has added new London dates with the show now booking to 24 September 2023. Billed as a “future noir” retelling of the fall of Troy, the immersive experience contrasts ancient worlds of Troy and Mycenae, with each world given a dystopian sci-fi twist. An immersive promenade show (wear comfy shoes), it begins as if you are entering a slick museum tour but are then plunged into a neon-lit Troy inspired by Fritz Lang’s classic movie Metropolis. Once there audiences encounter gods, monsters, secret passageways and more in this epic show featuring a cast of over 30 performers. Not sure if it's for you, then watch a behind the scenes of The Burnt City with a brand new Sky Arts documentary Punchdrunk: Behind the Mask. The Burnt City will now run until 28 September at Woolwich Works, Woolwich Arsenal, London. [ngg src="galleries" ids="778" display="pro_tile"]

This week's Show of the Week is Punchdrunk's acclaimed new show The Burnt City - Save up to 41% on tickets The Burnt City is the major new immersive theatre experience from award-winning Punchdrunk. It's their most ambitious and epic production ever, featuring a cast of over 30 international performers in a vast space that recreates the fall of Troy. ★★★★★ "Ambitious, intoxicating – simply nothing else like it" - The Stage Get tickets from £55 with this Show of the Week promotion Valid Tuesday to Fridays & Sundays to 27 November. Book by 30 October.  Book tickets >

Reviews are in for The Burnt City, the new immersive show from Punchdrunk at Woolwich Works in London. Billed as a “future noir” retelling of the fall of Troy, the immersive experience will contrast ancient worlds of Troy and Mycenae, with each world given a dystopian sci-fi twist, and where audiences will encounter gods, monsters, secret passageways and more. The Burnt City is Punchdrunk’s most ambitious and epic production ever, and features a cast of over 30 international performers, including original members of Punchdrunk’s first shows. This major new show takes place in Punchdrunk’s new permanent home in Woolwich Arsenal - three Grade II Listed Buildings which now form part of the new creative district, Woolwich Works.  The Burnt City is booking until 4 December 2022 at One Cartridge Place, Woolwich Arsenal, London. Book tickets to The Burnt City To find out what the critics thought of The Burnt City, read reviews below from the Guardian, Times, Evening Standard, TimeOut and more.

The Burnt City, a new immersive show from Punchdrunk has extended its booking period to 4 December 2022. Billed as a a “future noir” retelling of the fall of Troy, the immersive experience will contrast ancient worlds of Troy and Mycenae, with each world given a dystopian sci-fi twist, and where audiences will encounter gods, monsters, secret passageways and more. New production images have also been released ahead of its official opening next Thursday 21 April 2022. The show will start as if people are entering a slick museum tour, but are then plunged into a neon-lit Troy inspired by Fritz Lang’s classic movie Metropolis. Audiences can choose to follow the characters who emerge from the shadows, saturate themselves in the show’s shifting atmosphere, or break free of the crowd and discover mysteries lying in wait at the heart of the labyrinth. It's a promenade show so comfy shoes are recommended. The Burnt City is Punchdrunk’s most ambitious and epic production ever, and features a cast of over 30 international performers, including original members of Punchdrunk’s first shows. This major new show takes place in Punchdrunk’s new permanent home in Woolwich Arsenal - three Grade II Listed Buildings which now form part of the new creative district, Woolwich Works.  [ngg src="galleries" ids="778" display="pro_tile"] The Burnt City is now booking until 4 December 2022 at Woolwich Works, Woolwich Arsenal, London.

Punchdrunk theatre company have released the first images of their major new immersive show The Burnt City. Billed as Punchdrunk's most ambitious show yet, The Burnt City starts previews today, 22 March 2022, running until 28 August 2022 at a massive new permanent home for the company at the Woolwich Works arts complex in Woolwich, South London. The production is the theatre company’s first time in London since 2014, and reunites the creative team behind Sleep No More, featuring a cast of international performers. A vast set has been constructed at Woolwich Works in Woolwich Arsenal, situated in two Grade II Listed Buildings with over 100,000 square feet of space. On their own theatrical adventure, audiences will be free to explore a dystopian landscape, taking them from the royal palaces to the underworld of Troy. As Greece teeters on the brink of victory, the neon backstreets of Downtown Troy give way to a sprawling labyrinth hiding secrets even the prophecies could not foretell. Audiences can follow the characters who emerge from the shadows, immerse themselves in the show’s shifting atmosphere, or break free of the crowd and discover the mysteries lying in wait. Photos by Julian Abrams. More about The Burnt City at Woolwich Works [ngg src="galleries" ids="767" display="pro_tile"]

Punchdrunk finds permanent home in Woolwich Arsenal Punchdrunk, the acclaimed immersive theatre company, has announced their brand new show for 2022. The Burnt City will open on 22 March 2022, running for a limited season until 28 August 2022.  This major new show will take place in Punchdrunk's new permanent home in Woolwich Arsenal, as they take over three Grade II Listed Buildings as part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich's new creative district, Woolwich Works.  The Burnt City promises to be Punchdrunk's most ambitious and epic production ever, and will feature a cast of over 30 international performers, including original members of Punchdrunk's first shows. Billed as a a “future noir” retelling of the fall of Troy, the experience will contrast ancient worlds of Troy and Mycenae, with each world given a dystopian sci-fi twist, and where audiences will encounter gods, monsters, secret passageways and more. Audiences will be on their own theatrical adventure at the show, and free to explore this dystopian landscape - taking them from the majesty of royal palaces to the pulsating underworld of Troy. Audiences - up to 600 at a time - may choose to follow the characters who emerge from the shadows, saturate themselves in the show's shifting atmosphere, or break free of the crowd and discover mysteries lying in wait at the heart of the labyrinth. The show will start as if people are entering a slick museum tour, but are then plunged into a neon-lit Troy inspired by Fritz Lang’s classic movie Metropolis. In one building, Troy will feature alleys, palaces, a hotel and an opera house; and the world of Mycenae, in an adjacent building, will be of a similar scale. Punchdrunk pioneered the breakthrough of immersive theatre in the UK, and this is their first London show since The Drowned Man in 2014. Since their last London show the company has been busy opening new shows around the world, and venturing into TV with The Third Day. Their long-running international productions include Sleep No More in New York and Shanghai - where it has been playing to sold out audiences since it re-opened in June 2020 following a Covid break. In Woolwich Arsenal, the venue for The Burnt City will see some of the buildings open to the public for the first time. The enormous size of the buildings, at over 100,000 square feet will provide a scale never before seen in a Punchdrunk show. The buildings will also host Punchdrunk's offices where the company develops new works across theatre, TV and gaming. Directed by Punchdrunk's Artistic Director, Felix Barrett, and Associate Director and Choreographer Maxine Doyle, The Burnt City is choreographed by Maxine Doyle, designed by Felix Barrett, Livi Vaughan and Beatrice Minns, with sound design by Stephen Dobbie, lighting design by FragmentNine, and costume design by David Israel Reynoso. The show's Creative Producer is Colin Nightingale.