Manchester
An Ark
This groundbreaking Mixed Reality play brings you face-to-face with extraordinary performances from Ian McKellen, Golda Rosheuvel, Arinzé Kene and Rosie Sheehy – in a visceral exploration of what it means to be human
When does a story become theatre? Is it when the actors step on to the stage? What if the actors are with you, but not with you?
AN ARK is the world’s first Mixed Reality play – a journey through sex, love, death, work and everything that makes a life, addressed directly to you.
Through Mixed Reality glasses, experience theatre like you’ve never seen it before: up-close, intimate and with unflinching eye contact, creating an impossibly close connection between actor and audience. This new form of theatre places you at the heart of a deeply personal exploration of what it means to live, to grieve and to connect.
Captured in a single take, this one-of-a-kind theatrical encounter features extraordinary performances from Ian McKellen (King Lear, Hamlet, Lord of the Rings), Golda Rosheuvel (Not Your Superwoman, Bridgerton), Arinzé Kene (Misty, Get Up, Stand Up!) and Rosie Sheehy (Guess How Much I Love You, Machinal).
Mixed Reality pioneer Todd Eckert returns to Manchester after a sold-out run of KAGAMI – a groundbreaking Mixed Reality concert with Ryuichi Sakamoto – at MIF23. For AN ARK, he collaborates with Tony Award–winning writer Simon Stephens (Vanya, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and critically acclaimed director Sarah Frankcom (The Nico Project, Robin/Red/Breast).
Following its extended run at The Shed in New York, AN ARK makes its European debut at Aviva Studios.
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