woyzeck punchdrunk

The structure of 'Woyzeck' is episodic and fragmentary, requiring quick transitions between many locations, which is why it was known as the 'unstageable play' when discovered after Buchner's early death.

The stage has a revolve, assisting with the fragmentary style, allowing for numerous scene changes. The staging was Expressionistic, creating distorted and exaggerated images for the audience, which linked with new approaches in psychology at the time

They are known for their epic, immersive mask productions (where the audience, who are masked, are able to explore the same space as the actors, like in 'The Burnt City') and radical promenade performances (where the audience are led from scene to scene by a character) in site specific locations, often large warehouses. In a Punchdrunk production, the audience has free rein of the space and the narratives are non-linear. Drawing inspirations from Punchdrunk enables me to achieve the quick transitions between many different locations, allowing the 'unstageable play' to be staged. It also allows me to explore Woyzeck's life, particularly the uncomfortable aspects, in an immersive way, allowing me to communicate his poor living conditions to the audience

Using this location allows me to effectively root the audience in the era and the spaced out locations allow for greater contrast between the upper and lower class settings, linking to my theme.

To communicate the extent of Woyzeck's madness, I will have him be the only one who acknowledges the audience, creating the illusion that they are simply his hallucinations.

To communicate the extent of Woyzeck's madness, I will have him be the only one who acknowledges the audience, creating the illusion that they are simply his hallucinations.

Since 2000 punchdrunk has pioneered a game changing form of theatre in which roaming audiences experience epic story telling inside sensory theatrical worlds

Narrative loop soundscape

Unnerving effect on the audience

Uncertainty slows down the pace of the audience

Expressionism refers to art which the image of reality is distorted in order to make it expressive of the artist inner feeling or taste