I went to the new Punchdrunk show and this is what happened

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery ‘Viola’s Room’ is an audio-led fable voiced by Bonham Carter “What – pioneering, immersive storytelling isn’t your kind of thing?” I demanded shrilly. Award-winning, intricate set and prop design on a completely different scale to anything else on the scene today isn’t your kind of thing?” I don’t know why I took it as such a personal afront – I suppose in much the same way we all do when faced with someone’s failure to see the obvious appeal of our favourite book, band, or film. I’m not here for the snide “I liked them before it was cool” jibes, though – I’ll happily turn up to anything and everything Punchdrunk does. When Bonham Carter’s narrative stills, expertly curated music picks up where she left off, with Massive Attack’s “Angel” used to bone-chilling effect as the narration urges us to “go quickly now”.