Thursday, 09 March 2023
Thrill-seekers across the East Midlands will have the chance to try one of the UK’s spookiest immersive experiences when it comes to Lakeside Arts at the University of Nottingham in just two weeks.
SÉANCE is an intense, interactive performance that uses sensory deprivation and 360-degree sound to create a thrilling, psychological experience. It’s been created by the renowned immersive production company, DARKFIELD, and is set in a 24-foot shipping container, which has been transformed into a Victorian séance room. It seats up to 20 people and, once the lights go out, SÉANCE uses group psychology and spatial audio technology to create a theatrical paranormal experience that has been dubbed one of the spookiest in the country.
DARKFIELD lead the way in delivering extraordinary theatre in the dark experiences and I'm thrilled that, alongside Adelaide Fringe and Taiwan appearances, they're back with a third residency at Lakeside. Séance is sublimely spooky and its binaural evocations toy brilliantly with our imaginations. Just don't lift your hands from the table..!
DARKFIELD’s critically acclaimed ‘container shows’ have been presented at some of the world’s largest arts festivals, including Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe, impressing global audiences in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, China and South Korea.
DARKFIELD has showcased two productions at Lakeside in recent years, however, SÉANCE is the first experience that the company created.
We're so happy to be invited back to the Lakeside with our very first show - and our biggest hit! We're thrilled with the response from audiences we've received so far and we hope, with Séance, to reach even more people, whilst cementing the brilliant relationship we have built with this wonderful venue.
SÉANCE will run at Lakeside Arts from Tuesday 21st March until Sunday 2nd April. The experience is suitable for people over the age of 14 and participants are reminded that it is a theatrical performance for entertainment purposes only. Each experience lasts for twenty minutes and bookings are available from Tuesday-Sunday. Further ticket information and bookings can be found here.
Are you brave enough to step into SÉANCE?
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Images by Realscape Productions
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About the University of Nottingham
Ranked 32 in Europe and 16th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 – the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 – and by the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The university is a major employer and industry partner - locally and globally - and our graduates are the second most targeted by the UK's top employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2022 report by High Fliers Research.
We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.
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