Upon entering the Dolphin Hotel in Mold, you are immediately transported back to the 1920’s with smoky low lighting, an old-fashioned cocktail bar and jazz music creating the party atmosphere. Old fashioned posters adorn the stripped back walls, giving a real feel for the 1920’s. With audience members being invited to dress up in their best 1920’s attire and with the cast members walking around to greet party guests (the audience) upon arrival, the immersive production immediately begins as soon as you step through the doors of the speakeasy. Throughout the entire production, I felt truly immersed in the production as a guest of the party rather than an audience member watching a performance.

There are times in the production where cast members direct groups of audience members to different rooms within the pub in which they can follow different sub-plots. I loved the idea of this aspect as it gave opportunity to really get to know the different characters and their own stories as you truly felt part of the storyline. However, not everyone got the chance to experience this due to the amount of audience members and this was a real missed opportunity. It’s also worth noting that whilst this was happening, some of the other sub-stories going on around you were a lot noisier and dramatic and this was distracting for the more intimate aspects of the sub-stories. Due to the immersive nature of this production, actors were moving around a lot and this led to me missing some of the storyline due to not being able to see or hear what was going on. However, this did not take away from the incredible evening and I still had a great time regardless due to the high value production.