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Punchdrunk: The Burnt City review " spectacle eclipses story in siege of Troy epic by Arifa Akbar

One Cartridge Place, LondonThis immersive retelling of Greek tragedies is stylish and atmospheric but lacks narrative momentum and its scattered scenes can be frustratingly arcane It is immediately clear that Punchdrunk's new immersive show is a massive endeavour. It resembles a gallery of antiquities on arrival: there are snaking queues, phased entrances for crowd control and a row of ancient vases, libation bowls a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33PM on April 21, 2022

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