Darkfield’s popular multi-sensory experiences return to Perth Cultural Centre

Darkfield’s highly popular multi-sensory immersive experiences, FLIGHT and COMA are returning for a limited run at Perth Cultural Centre following their Fringe World season having been cut short due to Western Australia’s snap lockdown in February.

In both FLIGHT and COMA, a strange world is built from 360-degree binaural sound that perplexes the senses, deepening the immersion by casting doubt on what is real and what is imagined. Loss of vision heightens the remaining senses, making them vulnerable to manipulation.

Presented by Realscape Productions (AU) in association with Darkfield (UK), the experiences will run from 20th May to 20th June 2021.

January marked the premiere of COMA in Perth, where audience members lie down in a bunk bed, each becoming separated from their counterparts. Alone in the darkness, the multi-sensory elements engulf each participant. The strange mass experiment sees audiences slip into a collective dream state to explore the dark recesses of their own mind.

The FLIGHT shipping container has had the economy section of a real plane installed. The experience takes passengers through two worlds, two realities and two possible outcomes to their journey. There are many worlds in which the plane lands safely…

Nathan Alexander, producer at Realscape Productions notes “It’s always a pleasure bringing the DARKFIELD shipping containers back to Perth. The day we closed the shows at Fringe World, we were instantly in talks to bring the shows back as soon as we possibly could. It was a no-brainer - the energy and enthusiasm Perth audiences bring to our shows was something we couldn’t wait to experience again.”

In the two short weeks that the shipping container experiences were open in January, over 7,000 Western Australian attendees were game enough to be plunged into themes of fear and anxiety in complete darkness.

Realscape Productions’ Amy Johnson added “Tickets to FLIGHT and COMA flew out the door in January, and thousands of people missed out, even before the shows closed. While our capacity will be higher than it was in January, we suggest booking early so you don’t miss out.”

COMA and FLIGHT will run frequently at various times from Tuesday - Sunday at Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, from 20th May to 20th June, 2021.

COMA and FLIGHT run for 30 minutes. Tickets start at $22.50 and are available at www.darkfield.com.au/tickets 

Image top: Darkfield's FLIGHT. Credit: Mihaela Bodlovic; image above: Darkfield COMA Audience in bunks. Credit: Mihaela Bodlovic