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An Ark
Manchester International FestivalManchester
27 March 2027 – 10 April 2027
44 scheduled performances
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This groundbreaking Mixed Reality play brings you face-to-face with extraordinary performances from Ian McKellen, Golda Rosheuvel, Arinzé Kene and Rosie Sheehy – in a visceral exploration of what it means to be human When does a story become theatre? Is it when the actors step on to the stage? What if the actors are with you, but not with you? AN ARK is the world’s first Mixed Reality play – a journey through sex, love, death, work and everything that makes a life, addressed directly to you. Through Mixed Reality glasses, experience theatre like you’ve never seen it before: up-close,…