How far can you see? A mile? A hundred miles? Or to the furthest shores
of the universe to a far away galaxy?
Going Dark explores contemporary society's lost connection with the
night sky and its wonder at the cosmos, with a portrait of one
astronomer slowly losing his sight and how one man's vision becomes
illuminated by darkness.
It's Max's job to ask the cosmic questions. Passionate about astronomy,
he works as the narrator at the city's planetarium where he challenges
his audiences with the mysteries of stars and science.When his own life
takes an unexpected turn, Max discovers that understanding the universe
requires a different kind of vision.
Representing a unique collaboration between the innovative theatre
company Sound&Fury and playwright Hattie Naylor, Going Dark will be
produced using highly original theatre vocabulary of immersive surround
sound design, total darkness and imaginative lighting and projections.
Sound&Fury's innovative style of collaborative theatre combines the
shared skills of theatrical storytelling, writing, performance, visual
art and sound design to create both immersive performance pieces and a
startling new theatrical language. This has been described as 'Total
theatre that doesn't just happen all around you, but that swallows you
up completely ... you feel as if you are experiencing the whole thing
through your skin" (Guardian).
This play is an example of innovative, immersive theatre-making at its
best and explores contemporary society's lost connection with the night
sky and its wonder at the cosmos.
