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no more cast lists will be posted on tumblr from mckinnon from you specifically, or is there some new unspoken rule that someone made?

This is something that I don’t know how to give the best answer.

First of all, I didn’t get warned by anyone that cast lists are off limits, so if someone else would like to continue posting from their own visits I think it’s fine.

Secondly, why no more cast lists from me or a few other friends who go to the Shanghai show way more than me? Aside from the fact that I don’t go back to Shanghai as often, a while ago there were some disputes going on among the McKinnon fandom on Chinese social media which I don’t want to go into details, but the result of that was Shanghai show cast lists on Tumblr became something very controversial. That’s why people who I know used to post cast lists on Tumblr made the decision to stop.

If you want to find daily Shanghai show cast lists, you have to turn to Chinese social media from now on.

However, the unofficial full cast list maintained by @bewitchedwhitemask is still valid.

anightingalesang

One Year of Popping Up and Down in the McKinnon Hotel

(…and a few more days)

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theconfessionofawhitemask-blog

I was crying while reading your post. In the past six months, I forced myself to forget how Fred portrays cunning; I forced myself to forget Kenna’s Lady Macduff; I forced myself to forget the April 1 and 2 mania; and I forced myself to forget Eric’s last porter loop. Once upon a time, McKinnon was home to those talented performers, and home to us. Now we still come back to McKinnon, but more for the hotel than the residents…

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We can even rebuild this hotel with the memories in our minds, with our favorite casts and moments happened in and out of the McKinnon.

And something I would like to add personally:

I remember last NYE in Manderley, when I first made friends with someone I met in the hotel and we drank and talked all night. I remember Debby, Tingting and Yang came to drink a toast with us, and said “Happy new year” to everyone and “Happy Birthday” to Wendy. That vibes in Manderley never showed up again.

I remember how we went through that 3 weeks break, how the phrase of “sleep no more” became on top of our search engine, and in conversations with the ticket resellers. I remember how I researched for more background stories on the internet and from NY fans. I remember how I started writing down on tumblr to save my memories.

I remember how I felt when I saw the first scene in the McKinnon and how I felt when I finally saw the same picture again 2 months later, and how I felt when I saw it again for the last time on 10th Dec 2017.

I remember on February, when I was too excited to start a group chat on WeChat with my friends and told them how impressed was that walkout I just experienced. I remember how that group chat became our secret space and occupied our life.

I remember that afternoon when I was with Iris in a bubble tea shop, an idea came out of our minds and solved our questions about the new plot.

I remember every time I brought my desserts to share and the smile on everyone’s face.

I remember Miranda’s last Nurse show, when she brought me downstairs from the 6th floor and said “I can never go back to Manderley.”, I hugged her and her tears dropped on my shoulder.

I remember every time when Luke failed to show off his card trick to me, and when he succeed in showing off his pool skill.

I remember when Andrea spoke Italian to me in Porter’s office and in Manderley.

I remember the last loop of Ben’s Husband, how he walked downstairs from the hospital to the ballroom, his last look on everything he saw. I remember the picture when he was waiting for me to get into his last Malcolm 1:1, and our tears dropped in that dark room.

I remember .....................

I could keep writing and writing and writing, but we can never go back to those glamorous days. We all treasure those memories and we all treasure this building. We just love the McKinnon hotel, and we just hope whoever involved in this place could RESPECT it. That’s our only request for now.

#sleep no more shanghai #sleep no more #the mckinnon hotel

SNM Shanghai #100 10/08/2017

Macbeth: Paul Zivkovich Lady Macbeth: Camilla Brogard Macduff: Du Yanhao Lady Macduff: Ingrid Kaptyen Duncan: Simon Palmer Malcolm: Daniel Nicholson Banquo: Gao Yang Boy Witch: Conor Doyle Bald Witch: Omagbitse Omagbemi Sexy Witch: Maya Milet Hecate: Fania Grigoriou Porter: Garth Johnson Agnes Naismith: Xu Xinwen Danvers: Dai Shaoting Speakeasy: Chris Jäger Fulton: John Ross Taxi: Sam Booth Bride: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Husband: Ben Whybrow Matron: Tang Tingting Nurse: Chen Yian Anna: Jiang Yuli Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Constance) : Shen Ni

This day has finally come to me.

I was planning to set the date on my birthday but it came 1 month earlier (the incredible casts of the national holiday week was also one of the reasons). I didn’t have any specific feelings when I was standing in the queue, I was quite calm. I believe some of you would understand, that with this frequency, the number is no longer important, it has already became a habit and is not easy to get rid of it. I don’t know since when, my passion for this hotel itself is above any single character/performer, in multiple aspects.

It’s been a crazy year. Back to 9 months ago, someone asked me “Will you watch this show for a hundred time?”, I replied “That sounds crazy. But who knows. Maybe after 3 years.” At that time I thought watching a show for 30+ times a year was unbelievable, but look how far I’ve been now.

I was quite happy and felt so blessed when I saw the casts of my 100th visit. There’s my favorite Banquo for now, I haven’t seen those beautiful Banquo solos for a while. There’s the best Boy and Sexy of Shanghai, and with Paul’s Macbeth, the Witches 1 and the Rave were stunning. And all the regular characters/performers I love, reminded me how much I was fascinated to them.

And of course something to remember of my 100th was, what I’ve been wishing for has happened. I was truly blessed. Thank you so much.

Though I said I was quiet calm before the show, but I did had a feeling of something ended up after I took my mask off and threw it into the basket. (I stopped collecting blank masks after #30.) I knew it definitely wasn’t the end of my visits to the McKinnon, but it truly is a milestone and I’m stepping into another period of, the way (or the motivation) I visit.

Reviewing my journeys in this year, the Mckinnon has left countless memories in my mind. Though there’s some regrets, I still feel grateful for everything happened to me. I never thought I would pay that much for a show, but almost every night I spent in this place proved it’s worth my supporting.

Things started with an invitation from my colleague. He had a preview ticket and ask me to come watching. As it’s much cheaper and I had interests on every theatre works, I came. But my brain was blank. I didn’t read any introduction, didn’t know what it’s about, even have no idea of the story of Macbeth. And the worst was, I was wearing heels and a high neck sweater, that’s why I failed to follow any character for a whole loop. Although I wasn’t in a best condition, I still enjoyed the show, and was so excited. I’ve never had a theatre experience like that before, every single scene blowed my mind, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it in the next few days. So I tried everything I can for 2 more tickets in December, and I kept looking for more informations on the internet. The more I researched, the more I want to go back. And you know what happened next, in the following months.

The McKinnon hotel somehow became a part of my life, though I don’t want to admit. I’ve been going through many things this year, including resigned from my previous company, gave up my title of a Fashion Designer, got diploma of Patissier, changing my career life to another field and started to have a new journey of my life. I met many people in the McKinnon and some of them became life-long friends of me. We’ve spent countless nights together in and out of the McKinnon. We explore and share opinions for the shows along with its development. We’ve witnessed how this show developed, how the performers improved, how the plots became more and more logical, and how we find ourselves. Every moment was worth remembering. I’m not sure how long will we keep watching, but our love to this place won’t change.

Thanks for everything and best wishes to the McKinnon.

#sleep no more shanghai #sleep no more #the mckinnon hotel

SNM Shanghai Cast Update

The SNM Shanghai Cast list on my page has upped to date.

I am so sad to move some of the names from Current Cast to Previous Casts. Most of them are the original casts in Shanghai, and they are important reasons of why I (and all of us) was fascinated by this hotel. Now there’s only a few original casts remain, however the chemistry between them and the new faces is so different, but we can never go back again. How much I love them, how much pain I felt to face their leaving. But I’m very happy to hear the previous casts are doing new projects (like Luke, Tim, Miranda, Daniel, etc.), and don’t have to stuck in this hotel forever. They are all talented artists, and definitely will keep shining on any other stage. Best wishes to them. I’m looking forward to see their new work someday in the future.

I watched the first 2 show of the new cast, however I didn’t spent a whole loop with any of them. When some people asked me how do I feel about them, I said they need time. But sometimes first impressions can speak. When you got an 1:1 and when he closed the door, walking close to you, and you sensed a strong smell of cigarette from him and he kept repeat doing something to use up time, you know you should stop. And I also witnessed the timing issue happened on almost every new casts. However how they deal with, was almost in the same way, like walking around or stop and hide in a corner or repeat doing something. The original casts also has this kind of period, they made many mistakes as well. But I can give many many examples of how they deal with the mistakes smart and perfectly, some even became beautiful memories in our minds. When someone put his/her heart into the character they perform, our audience can see.

The only full loop I spent with in the last 2 shows was John’s Porter. I’m happy for him on getting another important role, and he really becomes a confident performer and can handle detailed acting. I am also very proud of our Chinese performers from the original casts, like Yang, Tingting, Yuli, Wenhsin and Huiting. Their improvements are clear to see in this year. Especially Yang and Tingting became swing now and have new characters. They kept impressing us with their new performance and standing on top of all the current casts. Bravo.

Last night was the Anniversary of SNM Shanghai. I’ve watched about 120+ shows over the past 12 months and I’m sure I’m the only audience who start watching from preview and keep a frequency of about 10 shows per month. (I know someone who watched more but they started much later than me.) This place is dear to my heart. I saw how this show grow up, how they fixed up everything, and how the performers improve. I didn’t miss any important night. Back to 6 months ago, I would give up everything for a ticket, like paying double price to a reseller. But now, even there’s a free ticket, I would consider if I have something more important to do. I (and many of us) am reducing my frequency, but we still will come back.

Reasons of why I still will come back? I love everything in the detective office. I love the bamboo forest. I love the medicine shop. I love the thistle. I love the pool table in speakeasy’s bar. I love the shaving room. I love the lobby. I love the owls. I love “Sandman”. I love Peggy Lee. I love The Ink Spots........... I really really hope someone could keep taking care of these treasures, however the show must go on and we have to move on.

#sleep no more shanghai #sleep no more #the mckinnon hotel

Unofficial SNM Shanghai cast list

I am taking the work of maintaining the SNM Shanghai cast list from @dunwannawakeup. The new page is here, copied from her previous post. I will keep updating it when there are new casts/characters. Please DON’T read it if you haven’t visited McKinnon yet and don’t want to be spoiled.

#sleep no more shanghai #sleep no more #the mckinnon hotel

SNM Shanghai #99 10/06/2017

Macbeth: Paul Zivkovich Lady Macbeth: Emily Terndrup Macduff: Garth Johnson Lady Macduff: Chen Yi’an Duncan: Sam Booth Malcolm: Ben Whybrow Banquo: Huang Hsiaoche Boy Witch: Chris Jäger Bald Witch: Fania Grigoriou Sexy Witch: Ingrid Kaptyen Hecate: Shen Ni Porter: Conor Doyle Agnes Naismith: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Danvers: Camilla Brogard Speakeasy: Du Yanhao Fulton: Simon Palmer Taxi: Daniel Nicholson Bride: Tang Tingting Husband: Gao Yang Matron: Omagbitse Omagbemi Nurse: Jiang Yuli Anna: Xu Huiting Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Violet) : Xu Xinwen

Mr. Conor Doyle as the Porter AGAIN.

I would never say enough for his Porter though it was only the 3rd time I met him in this role. I would not miss any of his solos, including my favorite version of “Moonlight becomes you”, the letter scene, and the lobby dance. He was so humble and calm all the time but you just can’t take your eyes off for him.

It was a night to remember because he brought me to that little room and told me his secret. I appreciate the way he chose his audience, he never pick up the aggressive one who stands at the first row, but the one who followed him for a whole loop and had good manner.

I don’t know how to describe but to say that was the best Porter 1:1 I’ve ever had and I’ll never forget. He was so sad and his tears were so real. Especially I felt strong connection with his portrait of the character and the Moonlight solo afterward was touching enough to make me sob. Thank you Conor for sharing this with me.

#sleep no more shanghai #sleep no more #the mckinnon hotel

readwithjoy

Who were the original actors for Sleep No More? The only original one I know is Careena being the original Hecate.

That’s an interesting question that I’ll try to answer, but also tap @drinkthehalo on the shoulder with this, as she is more versed in the history than I am.

Part of the complexity of this question is that the NYC version of Sleep No More is the third of four versions of the show (as of 2017.) The first was in London, the second in Boston, then came NYC, and finally Shanghai. All of these productions have built on the same ideas, but have also been slightly different from each other. (The idea of the “best” version is somewhat hotly debated.)

I don’t know the cast of the original London version.

the Boston production:

Macbeth - Geir Hytten and Eric Jackson Bradley Lady Macbeth - Sarah Dowling and Tori Sparks Macduff - Robert McNeill and Luke MurphyLady Macduff - Ali RossMalcolm - Hector Harkness and Robert NajarianBanquo - Vinicius Salles and Jeffrey Lyon Duncan - Phil AtkinsPorter - Thomas Kee Boy Witch - Conor Doyle and Jordan Morley Sexy Witch - Stephanie Eaton Bald Witch - Fernanda Prata and Kelly BartnikHecate - Careena MeliaThe Second Mrs. de Winter - Poornima KirbyMrs. Danvers - Tori Sparks and Hope DavisBellhop/Taxidermist - Alexander LaFranceSpeakeasy Bartender - Sogdiana AzhibenAnnie Darcy - Annie GoodchildElsie Price - Hayley Jane SogginMan in Bar - Robert Najarian and Matt Spano

And the original NYC cast was:

Macbeth - Nick Bruder and Eric Jackson Bradley Lady Macbeth - Tori Sparks and Sophie BortolussiMacduff - Luke Murphy and John Sorensen-JolinkLady Macduff - Ali Ross and Lucy YorkMalcolm - Robert NajarianBanquo - Jeffrey Lyon and Gabriel ForestieriDuncan - Phil AtkinsPorter - Matty Oaks and Nick Bruder Boy Witch - Jordan Morley, Paul Singh, and Conor DoyleSexy Witch - Stephanie Eaton and Ching-I ChangBald Witch - Hope Davis Kelly BartnikHecate - Careena MeliaAgnes - Tori Sparks and Sophie Bortolussi Mrs. Danvers - Kelly Bartnik and Hope DavisBellhop/Taxidermist - Luke Murphy and John Sorensen-JolinkSpeakeasy Bartender - Paul Singh and Jordan MorleyCunning Man - Jeffrey Lyon and Gabriel ForestieriNurse - Stephanie Eaton and Ching-I ChangOrderly (different character from Nurse) - Matty Oaks and Conor DoyleMatron (added after opening) - Lucy York and Ali RossWoman in Bar - Maya Lubinsky (Elizabeth Romanski soon after the opening)Man in Bar - Nick AtkinsonIt’s definitely possible that I’m mistaken on some of this. There just aren’t very many records from the early days, and I didn’t buy the first version of the NYC program nor was I able to see the Boston production. If anyone chimes in with corrections, I’ll edit the post.

dunwannawakeup

Let me humbly add the original Shanghai show cast to the thread. I miss and admire them immensely.

Macbeth - Andrea Carrucciu / Luke Murphy / Eric Jackson Bradley / Paul Zivkovich Lady Macbeth - Camilla Brogård / Emily Terndrup / Lily Ockwell Macduff - Gao Yang / Du Yanhao / Tony Bordonaro / Tim Bartlett Lady Macduff - Ingrid Kapteyn / Hsu Huitin / Kenna Tuski / Lily Ockwell Malcolm - Ben Whybrow / Jude Monk McGowan / Tim Bartlett / Garth Johnson Banquo - Daniel Whiley / Omar Gordon / Tony Bordonaro / Tim Bartlett Duncan - Fred Gehrig / Sam Booth / Eric Jackson Bradley Porter - Andrea Carrucciu / Daniel Whiley / Eric Jackson Bradley / Garth Johnson / Paul Zivkovich Boy Witch - Garth Johnson / Olly Hornsby-Saye / Tony Bordonaro / Conor Doyle Sexy Witch - Laure Bachelot / Miranda Mac Letten / Kenna Tuski / Lily Ockwell Bald Witch - Fania Grigoriou / Omagbitse Omagbemi / Jiang Yuli / Kenna Tuski Hecate - Shen Ni / Fania Grigoriou Agnes - Lee Wen Hsin / Xu Xinwen / Kenna Tuski / Lily Ockwell Mrs. Danvers - Camilla Brogård / Ingrid Kapteyn / Jiang Yuli / Kenna Tuski Taxidermist - Sam Booth / Jude Monk McGowan / Tim Bartlett / Garth Johnson Speakeasy Bartender - Olly Hornsby-Saye / Luke Murphy / Tony Bordonaro / Garth Johnson Cunning Man - Omar Gordon / Fred Gehrig / Tim Bartlett / Eric Jackson Bradley Bride - Tang Tingting / Lee Wen Hsin / Jiang Yuli / Lily Ockwell Groom - Du Yanhao / Ben Whybrow / Tony Bordonaro James - Gao Yang Anna - Hsu Huitin / Jiang Yuli Nurse - Miranda Mac Letten / Laure Bachelot / Jiang Yuli / Kenna Tuski Matron - Omagbitse Omagbemi /Tang Tingting / Kenna Tuski / Lily Ockwell Woman in Bar - Xu Xinwen / Shen Ni Man in Bar - Liu Yu

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We should also add Ms Emily Terndrup as one of the original Shanghai Hecates (She is SUPER), also don’t forget Olly as cover Macbeth and Omag as cover Lady Macbeth, and of course Mr Eric Jackson Bradley who occasionally fills the role of Speakeasy (and it was epic). Though they didn’t actually perform in the show before this June, Mr Paul Zivkovich and Ms Anna Finkel committed to this show handsomely as “original” rehearsal directors. I do think they should also be credited.

SNM Shanghai #98 10/05/2017

Macbeth: Paul Zivkovich Lady Macbeth: Camilla Brogard Macduff: Du Yanhao Lady Macduff: Ingrid Kaptyen Duncan: Simon Palmer Malcolm: Daniel Nicholson Banquo: Gao Yang Boy Witch: Austin Goodwin Bald Witch: Omagbitse Omagbemi Sexy Witch: Maya Milet Hecate: Fania Grigoriou Porter: Conor Doyle Agnes Naismith: Xu Xinwen Danvers: Dai Shaoting Speakeasy: Chris Jäger Fulton: Garth Johnson Taxi: Sam Booth Bride: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Husband: Ben Whybrow Matron: Tang Tingting Nurse: Chen Yi'An Anna: Jiang Yuli Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Constance) : Shen Ni

Please take a look at this cast list and tell me how should I divide my loops tonight. Paul Z as Macbeth AGAIN! Conor’s Porter! Austin’s debut in Shanghai! Yang’s Banquo debut! And also the swings: Ingrid’s Lady Macduff (I miss her in this role), Yuli’s Anna (I always hope I can spend a whole loop with her), and Garth’s Cunning Man. How I wish I could have enough time to spent with these people.

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I stepped into the ballroom and saw Austin dancing with other 2 witches. I couldn’t help watching him and he responded with an invitation of dance. I wish I could done better but the last time I had a dance with a witch was about 4 months ago. So I have to spend a loop with him and I’m willing to do it. With my favorite Sexy Witch and the Amazing Bald Witch, and also my favorite Porter who always had strong connection with BW, this BW loop was really a treasure to me. Everything just so on point.

Austin showed how good he is as a dancer with his beautiful movements. He’s not the powerful one but he has flexibility and strong sense of rhythm and he knows how to tell stories with his movements. His portrait of BW was different from anyone I watched. He looked more calm and he’s not very interested in showing his power and teasing people. But in the same time you felt he’s hiding something and he has more inside his body. Meanwhile, with this impression on me, I couldn’t get strong connection with him although I followed a whole loop and got some interactions. I believe his unfamiliar of the building is a reason because he failed to find the door to the stair after the reset. But it definitely can be forgiven as it’s just his debut in Shanghai. It was interesting to see he didn’t followed 100% the Shanghai BW loop and brought something new into.

When I was watching the first phone booth, I decided to spent my 2nd loop in the lobby because of Conor. I’ve said enough how good and how I love Conor’s Porter in my previous recap, though I only watched once. He’s still my favorite Porter so far and I was always hoping I can meet him in this role again. His danced changed a bit from the last time I saw. The choreography of moonlight changed a bit but still touching enough to make me sob. I loved how he strongly threw BW’s jacket to the corner of the counter and being angry to himself at the end of the Moonlight. My heart ached for that. The lip sync between him and Austin was one of the best I’ve ever seen. Conor’s strong emotion for BW and Austin’s unique coldness were a contrast which made this story even more cruel.

I wish I had one more loop to watch Yang’s Banquo but there’s only half left. His Banquo was on my Dream Cast List, but I never thought it came true so soon in this miracle night. It is no doubt how good he is as a dancer and Banquo is the character he can perfectly show his ability. Fortunately I caught my favorite solos of Banquo: the luggage room solo and the bird solo, and they were all the best one I’ve seen in a month. The murder between him and Paul’s Macbeth was also a highlight. His dances were so clean, smooth and powerful. I appreciate how his movements corresponded the background music. I was impressed he’s already at this level in his debut. Though there’s something to improve about his acting but I believe he would done better in the future. I look forward to watch his Banquo for a whole loop soon.

#sleep no more shanghai #sleep no more #the mckinnon hotel

SNM Shanghai #97 10/04/2017

Macbeth: Paul Zivkovich Lady Macbeth: Emily Terndrup Macduff: John Ross Lady Macduff: Chen Yi'An Duncan: Sam Booth Malcolm: Ben Whybrow Banquo: Huang Hsiaoche Boy Witch: Chris Jäger Bald Witch: Maya Milet Sexy Witch: Ingrid Kaptyen Hecate: Shen Ni Porter: Garth Johnson Agnes Naismith: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Danvers: Camilla Brogard Speakeasy: Wang Mingchao Fulton: Simon Palmer Taxi: Daniel Nicholson Bride: Tang Tingting Husband: Gao Yang Matron: Omagbitse Omagbemi Nurse: Jiang Yuli James: Du Yanhao Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Violet) : Xu Xinwen

Today was the second important festival in China, the mid-autumn festival. Since my family member were not in Shanghai, I chose to spent this special day with my best friend in our beloved McKinnon Hotel. As a reward, the McKinnon god gave us special gifts for the festival.

You can imagine how good they were when I put this two names together. It is a cast combination that everyone would dying to see. They were such a perfect match and their portraits of Macbeths were above my expectation. They had great chemistry and intensive emotions that were expressed accurately with their professional skills. The duets in Macbeth’s bedroom were one of the best (maybe even top1) I’ve ever seen. And what I appreciate more was that they had so many things to tell with their eyes, their actings had so many layers, therefore had increased the depth of the story. Their expressions matched each other’s portraits and even emphasized, and made everything more logical. It was really a treasure for us to see these two amazing performers working together.

I am not a Mcduff fan but I did followed this character a lot recently. I had another loop with John tonight and I felt grateful that I made this decision. I’ve seen scenes of John’s Macduff many times because I followed Malcolm a lot, but it was the first time I paid much attentions on him for a whole loop. After this loop I found out why I’m not into this character, because none of the Macduff’s I’ve watched before corresponded my own interpretation, until I saw John’s.

Macduff used to be a character that only have many beautiful dances to me, since I never had a strong connection with him. In my interpretation, Macduff should be the most gentle one and has the most humanity because he is the only one who has a real family (especially a pregnant wife) among the royal characters, so that his weakness is clear to tell. For me, it is important to show this identity and it is a key point of Macduff’s story. John’s portrait of the character showed that and I appreciate how he completed with different details. His expressions were very logical and made the story easier to understand. Especially the scenes with Lady Macduff, you can see how emotional he is.

The 1:1 was the best Macduff 1:1 I’ve ever had, and it was the 1st time I felt deep connection with this character. His 1:1 has much more details, including the way he control the audience, the way he spoke the lines and the usage of that special prop. He made me felt I’m being trusted and involved in the story. They way he spoke was touching and the lines were clear to hear. The usage of that special prop was a genius, it was the highlight of this 1:1.

#sleep no more shanghai #sleep no more #the mckinnon hotel

SNM Shanghai #96 09/30/2017 3PM

Macbeth: Andrea Carrucciu Lady Macbeth: Emily Terndrup Macduff: John Ross Lady Macduff: Chen Yi'An Duncan: Sam Booth Malcolm: Ben Whybrow Banquo: Huang Hsiaoche&Wang Mingchao Boy Witch: Chris Jäger Bald Witch: Fania Grigoriou Sexy Witch: Ingrid Kaptyen Hecate: Shen Ni Porter: Ian Garside Agnes Naismith: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Danvers: Camilla Brogard Speakeasy: Olly Hornsby-Sayer Fulton: Simon Palmer Taxi: Daniel Nicholson Bride: Tang Tingting Husband: Gao Yang Matron: Jiang Yuli Nurse: Maren Fidje Bjørneseth James: Du Yanhao Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Violet) : Xu Xinwen

I followed 2 characters who I rarely follow recently.

The first one was Agnes. I had only a few 1:1s during the whole months and 2 of them were from Agnes, one from Maya, another one from Debby today. They were telling the story in different way and they left different impressions on me. But their different portrait of the character were both logical and I appreciate both. I think this was the second time I got Debby’s Agnes 1:1. Her expressions were a bit different from the one I could recall. Her portrait of the character became both braver and gentler. My personal favorite scene of Agnes was the one in Rep Bar with Hecate, that’s the one I could get the intensest emotion.

I was attracted by Olly’s SP during my journey with Agnes. His performance made their relationship very clear, I loved that. I’ve said that I was disappointed with SP these days because it used to be one of my favorite characters before June and now no one can give the same quality. But I was quite satisfied with Olly tonight, probably because I rarely follow him. I appreciate all his performance with Agnes. And the interactions in SP bar, which was my favorite part of SP, was also very interesting and I enjoyed a lot.

#sleep no more shanghai #sleep no more #the mckinnon hotel

SNM Shanghai #95 09/29/2017

Macbeth: Olly Hornsby-Sayer Lady Macbeth: Camilla Brogard Macduff: Gao Yang Lady Macduff: Jiang Yuli Duncan: Simon Palmer Malcolm: Daniel Nicholson Banquo: Ian Garside Boy Witch: Wang Mingchao Bald Witch: Maya Milet Sexy Witch: Maren Fidje Bjørneseth Hecate: Fania Grigoriou Porter: Andrea Carrucciu Agnes Naismith: Ingrid Kaptyen Danvers: Dai Shaoting Speakeasy: Chris Jäger Fulton: John Ross Taxi: Sam Booth Bride: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Husband: Ben Whybrow Matron: Tang Tingting Nurse: Chen Yi'An James: Huang Hsiaoche Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Constance) : Shen Ni

#sleep no more #sleep no more shanghai #the mckinnon hotel

SNM Shanghai #94 09/27/2017

Macbeth: Olly Hornsby-Sayer Lady Macbeth: Camilla Brogard Macduff: Gao Yang Lady Macduff: Hsu Hui-ting Duncan: Simon Palmer Malcolm: Daniel Nicholson Banquo: Ian Garside Boy Witch: Garth Johnson Bald Witch: Maya Milet Sexy Witch: Maren Fidje Bjørneseth Hecate: Fania Grigoriou Porter: Andrea Carrucciu Agnes Naismith: Xu Xinwen Danvers: Dai Shaoting Speakeasy: Chris Jäger Fulton: John Ross Taxi: Sam Booth Bride: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Husband: Ben Whybrow Matron: Tang Tingting Nurse: Chen Yi'An James: Wang Mingchao Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Constance) : Shen Ni

#sleep no more #sleep no more shanghai #the mckinnon hotel

SNM Shanghai #93 09/24/2017

Macbeth: Olly Hornsby-Sayer Lady Macbeth: Camilla Brogard Macduff: Gao Yang Lady Macduff: Hsu Hui-ting Duncan: Simon Palmer Malcolm: Daniel Nicholson Banquo: Ian Garside Boy Witch: Conor Doyle Bald Witch: Maya Milet Sexy Witch: Maren Fidje Bjørneseth Hecate: Fania Grigoriou Porter: Andrea Carrucciu Agnes Naismith: Ingrid Kaptyen Danvers: Dai Shaoting Speakeasy: Chris Jäger Fulton: John Ross Taxi: Wang Mingchao Bride: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Husband: Ben Whybrow Matron: Tang Tingting Nurse: Chen Yi'An James: Huang Hsiaoche Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Constance) : Shen Ni

I couldn’t remember when was the last time we had such a happy weekend spent in the McKinnon. Conor was BW again and he was even better than Saturday night. Though last night many interesting things happened for the first time, the quality of dances was not that good but acceptable. Even the solos was much better tonight, especially the pooltable. I think the last time I saw a pooltable solo had same quality as tonight’s was in April. It can be said as another example for What used to happened everyday before June, happened like lucky draw nowadays.

Then I spent 1.5 loops with the new storyline, mostly Ben’s Husband. For a long time I watch the show in a way of pick scenes I want to watch and shift among a few characters. Tonight I decided to review this whole story again and pay attention on every detail. Along with the attentions I paid on, I felt I had more curiosity and concentration, like watching it for first time. I felt so grateful for get this feeling back and I treasure it so much. So the connection just came naturally when you feel their expressions. Then I was lucky to get a reward in a very unexpected way: a walkout from one of my favorite character after more than 2 months.

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SNM Shanghai #92 09/23/2017 7PM

Macbeth: Andrea Carrucciu Lady Macbeth: Ingrid Kaptyen Macduff: John Ross Lady Macduff: Chen Yi'An Duncan: Ian Garside Malcolm: Ben Whybrow Banquo: Wang Mingchao Boy Witch: Conor Doyle Bald Witch: Fania Grigoriou Sexy Witch: Maya Milet Hecate: Shen Ni Porter: Garth Johnson Agnes Naismith: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Danvers: Camilla Brogard Speakeasy: Du Yanhao Fulton: Simon Palmer Taxi: Daniel Nicholson Bride: Tang Tingting Husband: Gao Yang Matron: Jiang Yuli Nurse: Maren Fidje Bjørneseth Anna: Xu Huiting Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Violet) : Xu Xinwen

Haven’t seen Conor Doyle performing his iconic character for more than 2 months. Last time I saw him, he was Porter, before that he was Macbeth. And tonight we also had the best Bald Witch and Sexy Witch for now, so the witches became a thing to watch. All the witches scene are recently the best one with no doubt.

There’s also something happened for the first time tonight. Like the phone booth between Conor and Garth, and Ben’s Malcolm and Conor’s BW dancing together during the party, which was the best Malcolm&BW cast combination I can imagine, including all the previous cast. These two can act. With Conor’s beautiful dance and Ben’s delicate facial expressions, they had more stories to tell. And I have to admit for the first time I stopped following Malcolm and left him with BW.

The pooltable duet between Conor and Fania was also a first-time thing. I believe you can imagine how good it was when I put these 2 names together.

The Shaving scene was also interesting. I’m glad to see Ben&Ian had better chemistry. Though I can’t refer them as father and son, they did create some interesting details to remember.

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SNM Shanghai #91 09/20/2017

Macbeth: Andrea Carrucciu Lady Macbeth: Emily Terndrup Macduff: John Ross Lady Macduff: Chen Yi'An Duncan: Ian Garside Malcolm: Ben Whybrow Banquo: Wang Mingchao Boy Witch: Chris Jäger Bald Witch: Fania Grigoriou Sexy Witch: Dai Shaoting Hecate: Shen Ni Porter: Garth Johnson Agnes Naismith: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Danvers: Camilla Brogard Speakeasy: Du Yanhao Fulton: Simon Palmer Taxi: Daniel Nicholson Bride: Ingrid Kaptyen Husband: Gao Yang Matron: Maya Milet Nurse: Jiang Yuli James(elevator): Huang Hsiaoche Anna: Xu Huiting Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Violet) : Xu Xinwen

Emily is back!!! The biggest surprise of September! So happy to see this cast combination again.

Another highlight was Maya’s Matron. I appreciate her portrait of the character and the 1:1 was great.

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SNM Shanghai #90 09/17/2017

Macbeth: Andrea Carrucciu Lady Macbeth: Hope Davis Macduff: John Ross Lady Macduff: Chen Yi'An Duncan: Sam Booth Malcolm: Ed Warner Banquo: Wang Mingchao Boy Witch: Chris Jäger Bald Witch: Fania Grigoriou Sexy Witch: Ingrid Kaptyen Hecate: Shen Ni Porter: Ian Garside Agnes Naismith: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Danvers: Camilla Brogard Speakeasy: Garth Johnson Fulton: Simon Palmer Taxi: Daniel Nicholson Bride: Tang Tingting Husband: Gao Yang Matron: Jiang Yuli Nurse: Maren Fidje Bjørneseth Anna: Xu Huiting Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Violet) : Xu Xinwen

Had another Malcolm loop today. Ed’s Malcolm is something I won’t miss out. He always bring emotional performance and interesting details. His portrait of Malcolm has something different from any other. I appreciate how he deal with the audience who “ask” for the 1:1.

I spent about half loop with Garth’s Speakeasy. It’s been a while that I haven’t followed any speakeasy, and I almost forgot he used to be one of my favorite character. Today I made this decision because I never watched Garth’s SP and I believed he would be an interesting one. But, to be honest, every single scene I watched, reminded me of Luke, of how good he was as Speakeasy. Since he left, I haven’t found anyone that is even qualified for this character. ( I only had 2 loops with new SPs after Luke left and you can see my opinion from my previous recaps.) But I had to admit Garth is a good one for now, since he created interesting interactions in different ways, and he did the Wall Dance which no one would do it after June even though the movements were reduced.

I also watched some scenes of Hope’s Lady Macbeth. I can say she is a good dancer. But her portrait of the character just couldn’t convince me.

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SNM Shanghai #89 09/16/2017 7PM

Macbeth: Olly Hornsby-Sayer Lady Macbeth: Camilla Brogard Macduff: Gao Yang Lady Macduff: Hsu Hui-ting Duncan: Simon Palmer Malcolm: Daniel Nicholson Banquo: Ian Garside Boy Witch: Garth Johnson Bald Witch: Jiang Yuli Sexy Witch: Maren Fidje Bjørneseth Hecate: Fania Grigoriou Porter: Andrea Carrucciu Agnes Naismith: Xu Xinwen Danvers: Ingrid Kaptyen Speakeasy: Chris Jäger Fulton: John Ross Taxi: Sam Booth Bride: Lee Wen Hsin (Debby) Husband: Ed Warner Matron: Tang Tingting Nurse: Chen Yi'An James: Huang Hsiaoche James(elevator): Wang Mingchao Man in Bar (Calloway) : Liu Yu Woman in Bar (Constance) : Shen Ni

Felt so grateful that I can met Ed’s Husband and Ian’s Banquo again. The Bird solo was the best one I’ve seen in the past month. Andrea and Ingrid pairing again for Porter and Danvers after a few months, so the dining scene was another highlight.

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