How far can you see? A mile? A hundred miles? Or to the furthest shores of the universe? Passionate about astronomy, Max is narrator at the city’s Planetarium, where he challenges his audiences with the mysteries of stars and science.

When life takes an unexpected turn, he discovers that seeing doesn’t necessarily bring insight and understanding the universe requires a different kind of vision...

Using immersive surround-sound, total darkness and imaginative lighting Going Dark will reawaken your wonder at the cosmos as it reveals how one man’s vision becomes illuminated by darkness.

Written by Hattie Naylor in collaboration with Sound&Fury.

This work was Commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre and developed as part of Fuel at the Roundhouse and the Jerwood residencies at Cove Park which are supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation. Funded by Arts Council England, the Wellcome Trust, the Institute of Physics and the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Supported by the Linbury Prize for stage design.