Lullaby and Good Night

Have you ever gone to a play and started nodding off?

Aw, c’mon. Admit it. It’s happened to the best of us. We rush through our work day, rush to get ready, rush to get there, rush to get seated, plop into our seats … and then our body finally relaxes.

Then, during a dialogue-filled scene, our eyelids droop and we close our eyes for a second (just to rest them, of course), and the next thing you know, your spouse is poking you in the ribs, quietly trying to wake you up.

Embarrassing. Especially if you snore.

Well now … at last there’s a performance where it doesn’t matter if you fall asleep. In fact, you’re encouraged to do so!

The thing is, you have to travel to London. They haven’t gone on tour yet.

The performance, produced by theater company Duckie, is called “Lullaby” (of course!) and will run from June 24 to July 24 in 2011. The Barbican Pit theater will be turned into a giant bedroom. You can choose from singles, double, or even triple beds for a 90-minute show of what they term “soothing storytelling and choral cradle song.”

Eight hours later, you’ll be awakened for breakfast, in time for you to rush off to work.

So pack a toothbrush and a change of clothes.

*Yawn*