Casting announced for the UK premiere of Witness' Ritual at COLAB Tower

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Charlie MacRae-Tod will take on the mantle of performing as Orestes in Witness’s UK debut production of Ritual at COLAB Tower this February.

Ritual is an 8-hour-long immersive performance adapting the Greek tragedy The Oresteia, and MacRae-Tod has the epic challenge of performing for 8 hours straight in this retelling, as audiences enter and exit around him throughout the day.

Charlie MacRae-Tod is an actor based in Devon and London, and trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama on the MA Classical Acting course. He’s no stranger to performing in classical literature, having previously appeared as Demetrius in Midnight Circle's A Midsummer Nightmare, and in Netflix’s 2022 adaptation of Jane Austin’s Persuasion.

Photo: Charlie MacRae-Tod

With Lily Ockwell joining the Ritual team as choreographer, MacRae-Tod is in safe hands as he tackles this mammoth performance. Ockwell has worked with leading immersive company Punchdrunk on their productions of Sleep No More, The Drowned Man and The Burnt City.

Ritual invites audiences into the depths of the Mycenaean palace as Orestes lies in wait, attempting to get the gods to speak to him once more before he carries out his revenge. Throughout this day-long installation, the audience will be able to roam and explore around Orestes across two fully designed rooms over the course of this 8-hour performance at COLAB Tower.

Ritual's New York run (2021). Photos: Arin Sang-Urai

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Ritual runs at COLAB Tower near London Bridge on the 21st and 22nd February 2026. Tickets are free and can be booked via witnessimmersive.com