Against Captain's Orders

Welcome aboard the HMS Adventure! We're a little cheesy here but totally awesome too. To get you ready for your immersion, floatation vests! You there, you look like you like shiny objects, you can be part of our Salvage crew. And you, the tall gangly one, you look like you have a sharp eye, we'll put you in Ships Watch. Right-o, have we got everyone? Navigation crew? Midshipmen? Ready? Good. Let's go!

Its Thursday night and I've dashed out of work to make one of the 'Against Captain's Orders' adults only (no, not that kind of adults only!) sessions at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. I could tell you what happened. I could. And I so, SO want to. But really, do you want me to spoil it for you? What I will tell you is that the sets are jaw-droppingly detailed, the actors funny, the story clever and, at just under an hour, it left me wanting more. I wanted time to wander around the set, like I had in The Drowned Man, and lose myself in this 'other' world.

Against Captain's Orders is an immersive theatre collaboration between the incredible Punchdrunk and the National Maritime Museum. The adults only sessions are open to Punchdrunk Keyholders and Museum members. But anyone can become a key holder or a member, for a price. I myself am just crazy enough about Punchdrunk that a became a Keyholder just for this event, and in the hopes that there might be more this year. Or, if you have kids, this is a great thing to do with them, you dont have a member or keyholder to attend with kids.

So, will you be brave and dare sail into the unknown???