Ian McKellen and More Will Lead Mixed Reality Play AN ARK at The Shed

The Shed and Tin Drum Announce the World Premiere of An Ark

An Ark, Credit Rachel Louise Brown The Shed and Tin Drum have revealed An Ark, the world’s first play created for and within mixed reality, premiering in New York from January 9 to March 1, 2026. Written by Olivier and Tony Award winner Simon Stephens and directed by UK Theatre Award winner Sarah Frankcom, the seven-week engagement will be staged in The Shed’s Level 2 Gallery. Conceived and produced by mixed reality pioneer Todd Eckert, An Ark r…

Ian McKellen and More Will Lead Mixed Reality Play AN ARK at The Shed

An Ark, the first play created for and in mixed reality, will make its world premiere next year at The Shed. Written by Olivier and Tony Award winner Simon Stephens, directed by UK Theatre Award winner Sarah Frankcom, and produced by mixed reality pioneer Todd Eckert, An Ark is a genre-defying production, transforming universal human experiences into a profoundly intimate, one-of-a-kind, theatrical performance. The cast will include Ian McKellen…