Rendering 6. Theatre.

             The article “Punchdrunk announcemajor new collaboration with the National Theatre” was published by Daisy Bowie-Sell on March 21, 2013. It discussed theatre company Punchdrunk have announced a new show based on the play Woyzeck by Buchner with a free, 'live trailer' in east London.

            It’s important to point that theatre company  Punchdrunk, known for transforming huge derelict spaces for their promenade theatre productions, will team up with the National Theatre on their new show. And a Hollywood Fable will open in June in a secret location in London and is the company's biggest production since 2007'sThe Masque of the Red Death, where they took over Battersea Arts Centre in London for a year.

            In addition, a s part of the lead up to the opening of the show, a ten minute 'live trailer' is currently being staged in east London, where people can walk off the street and into a performance. And the exact location of the trailer is a secret but it is free and will be open in a shop on Kingsland High Road for the next two weeks.

            Speaking of the situation, Punchdrunk has become synonymous with huge theatre productions staged in unusual spaces since it put on Faust in a warehouse in Wapping in 2006. After that production, they were based at Battersea Arts Centre between 2007 and 2008 for The Masque of the Red Death. The production involved the audience exploring rooms themselves and finding their own way through the building while wearing masks and cloaks.

            It’s necessary to point out that The Drowned Man is based on Buchner's text Woyzeck, which tells the story of a soldier in Germany. Punchdrunk's adaptation will be set in the 1960s in a film studio. The company has only three months to work on the production, a much shorter time than the six months they prepared for The Masque of the Red Death.

            In conclusion, Nicholas Hytner, artistic director of the National Theatre said: "Punchdrunk have provided some of my most exciting dramatic experiences over the past decade. I can't wait to see their new theatrical adventure."

            As for me, I think it’s gripping. And To my mind this show will excite the company's many fans, who feverishly anticipate Punchdrunk's every move.