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Other than go and have fun! I can't wait until I get to go back someday! Also as others have said, it wouldn't hurt to read up on MacBeth. It filled up as the night went on and by the end it was packed. At first the place wasn't crowded and it was easy to get around. We were among the first inside and upstairs. Make sure your tickets get you into the hotel as absolutely as early as possible. This is a interactive experience and you will be on your feet all evening. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and tennis shoes. The mask is slightly uncomfortable and a little worse if you wear glasses. Some suggestions, if you wear glasses, if possible switch to your contacts that evening. You each will see and experience things the others missed. That way at the end you can compare notes with your friends and get a better picture of the overall experience. Don't stay with your party, follow your fancy.Don't be afraid to interact with the sets, follow the people, and wander the building. After getting off the elevator, follow the operator's advice, don't be afraid to split up. From the moment you enter the hotel you are immersed in the experience, from the check in lines to the speakeasy.

You can bring a phone and credit card in, but can’t take photos and can’t talk while in the Hotel.Īs others have said, this is a very unique experience. Wear contacts, not glasses, and sneakers. Dress in layers because you will get warm. We walked 40 flights of stairs and put 6,000 steps on our fitbits in the 3 hours we were there. The Macbeth story is really tangential to the experience, but if you know the play, your experience will be enhanced. Sometimes they bring an audience member along for the fun, whispering, holding hands, giving a necklace. Every 15 Minutes or so, in various spaces (banquet hall, cemetery, speakeasy, bathtub) the audience watches the actors in wordless interaction. We started at the Manderlay Bar of the fictitious McKittrick hotel and after an hour entered the space wearing Venetian masks to keep the audience apart from the actors. It’s exhilarating and fun but not for the faint of heart.

Sleep No More is an immersive theater experience where participants walk through dark hallways and dimly lit rooms to explore the space, view interpretative dance, and engage with actors in a “play” loosely modeled after MacBeth. Take some candy from the candy room Don’t miss the strobe scene Make sure you visit every floor.

Find a character and follow them for a while. Wear as little as possible! Have a drink before you go in to loosen your inhibitions Split up from your partner or group and go solo. Make sure you are in the banqueting Hall 15mins before the performance ends as this is where all the action is. This is not an experience for the faint hearted as there are some dark and eerie rooms and numerous naked bodies cavorting right in front of guests! My advice is to wear as little as possible as it gets very hot and make sure you wear sneakers as there is lots of walking, or running if you want to keep up with a specific character. The theme is based loosely on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, very loosely! The actors are incredible and weave their way through guests as though they aren’t there as they flit from room to room, up and down stairs.

From the very start as you walk down the pitch black entrance corridor you know you are in for something special. After a drink in the hectic bar area, guests are given masks to wear and ushered into the hotel where they have the freedom to roam and explore. Sleep No More at the McKittrick ‘hotel’ in New York is an incredible evening of theatre, dance, drama and sex!! First of all the venue isn’t a hotel but an old warehouse alongside the High Line in Manhattan with the most incredible sets to make it look like a hotel.