"Seance" by Darkfields

Lakeside Arts.

From the same team that brought us "Coma" and "Flight" here is another sensory piece of theatre from Darkfields.

There is not a lot that I can tell you about this performance, mainly because I do not want to give away exactly what you hear, what you feel and what you experience during the twenty minutes that you are enclosed within the metal container that stages this piece of theatre.

As you enter the container you choose which side of the seance table you wish to sit on. This is important with relevance to your headphones.

Let me tell you, there's not much room in there and when the lights go out, you do get a sense of claustrophobia, which adds to the overall uneasiness.

Once the headphones are on, it's then time for the lights to go out. You are in pitch blackness, unable to see your hands in front of you.

Your hands are on the table, and you are told not to take your hands off the table until you are told to.

After this......well, you'll have to get a ticket to find out what occurs in the darkness.

This show plays on your psychological psyche, therefore everyone will get a different experience. I am positive that the elderly ladies sat opposite me didn't come out feeling as I did. For some reason I emerged feeling very relaxed.

Anyway, more than this I will not divulge what you hear and feel, but that twenty minutes was the quickest twenty minutes in a dark room with other people I've had.

"Seance" is at Lakeside Arts until Sunday 2 April and as the performances only last twenty minutes, there are many opportunities to experience this special sensory show. That said, this last week has sold extremely well, so don't hang around to long before deciding.