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Review: Shell Game – Lost in Paranoialand [Berlin]
Shell Game is an immersive experience based on motifs of the short story of the same name by Philip K. Dick. The production by the German performance group Anna Kpok is a mixture of theatre and live escape game. It was shown at the Schaubude in Berlin from 24.-27.3.2022. The futuristic adventure vacation trip…

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Review: #mysharedspace [Berlin]
#mysharedspace is an immersive project by Larissa Jenne, Christina Schelhas, Salomé Klein, Emilia Giertler, Alexander Hector and Ezra Azmon. It was shown at Schaubude Berlin from 6.1.-15.1.2022. I am lead to the rear entrance of the Schaubude, past the staircase leading up to a doctor’s office. I enter the apartment alone. In my pocket is…

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What is Immersive Theatre?
“Immersive theatre” is a notion that has become widely used in recent years to describe a genre of live performance that blurs the line between audience and performer. The audience is placed within the action of the play, rather than simply watching it happen on stage. This can be done in a number of ways,…

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Breaking the Fourth Wall
The fourth wall is a term used to describe the imaginary “wall” between the performers and the audience. The term is derived from the theatre, where the proscenium arch (the frame around the stage) creates the illusion of a wall separating the performers from the audience. The term “breaking the fourth wall” is used to…



