The Manikins: a work in progress
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"Genuinely new...
It is hard to get more immersive than this."
Anna James, The Stage
"A dark, mystery-laden masterpiece."
Franco Milazzo, Broadway World
“The best immersive show of 2024... it may take many more years for anything else to come close to it.”
The Stage
Top 50
2023
Annwn Prize
Long List
2026
Gothenburg
Fringe
Best in Fest
2024
Welcome to the office of
Dr. Ligotti
You are his patient, in therapy for your vivid nightmares.
...
Or are you the participant in an experimental immersive experience?
...
The Manikins: a work in progress is NOT a work in progress.
It is a ninety-minute performance by two actors for you, its single audience member and protagonist.
It is a labyrinthine conspiracy, a cold war between dream and reality, a constantly transforming psychedelic world that slips like sand between your fingers.
Seize it while you can.
