The Uncanny Things Trilogy Immersive Event

The Uncanny Things Trilogy

Enter a wyrd world of bargains, community, and magic: a trilogy of interactive immersive operas

London ,   England

Experience hosted by Virtually Opera

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You are invited into a wyrd world of bargains, community, and magic in a trilogy of interactive immersive operas. This is a world much like ours, with one exception. Those creatures in old stories and legends: the fey in the shadow of ancient trees, the hellkin lingering in bloody cellars, the bastions chanting at the edge of hearing: they are real. That flicker of movement in the corner of your eye, the faint laugh heard in an empty house - those were Uncanny Things. So too the unexpected gift, or inexplicable sickness. Not always, but often. Doors to their labyrinths - strange pocket-worlds formed around the Things - bloom and vanish in stone henges, fog-filled streets, and oil-slicked puddles. Some hold strange kingdoms, mirrors of our own. Others, dangers that spread into our world. The Uncanny Things Trilogy is a trio of shows where you join a community, coming together and deciding how to change your lives by mastering rituals, crafting offerings, and negotiating with the strange and powerful Uncanny Things. With rich lore, total audience freedom, and a commitment to creating communities with our audiences, each audience’s choices will develop the world of the show further, creating a uniquely growing experience across the run. If you like dark rituals of iron and salt, tense bargains to preserve an eternal court or a child’s dreams, obsessive mages and glamorous monsters, or local council representatives just trying to keep everyone safe, this is for you: a new kind of interactive theatre. What’s In The Trilogy? Three shows - you can come to just one, all three, or return again and again to find out how your community cares for one another at the edge of the real… Come Bargain With Uncanny Things A ritual. The Wyrd is rising. But if a community comes together and performs a ritual of bargaining, the Things’ power can be bound, controlled, used, or abused to solve their problems. You have been asked to attend such a ritual in these difficult times, deciding who to help and how. As the wyrd rises, what will you do? (sold-out launch at COLAB Tavern, 2022) Come Worship Our Uncanny King A comedy. Your community has become the court of an inexpressibly powerful uncanny thing; a place of laughter and hilarity. It requires you to honour it, praise it, and serve it. You will decide how as you strive for the favour amid the dangerous gaiety of the Uncanny King (work-in-progress sharing sold out at Voidspace Live, 2024). Come Murder An Uncanny Thing A tragedy. A rogue bargainer has captured an Uncanny Thing. A dangerous, manipulative being. But in two and a half hours, its power will be released. You are invited to guide it, channel it, and say how we should use our new power. Behold our enemy, an Uncanny Thing. You are here to decide how it dies (premiere 2025). Trilogy In A Day A chance to experience all three shows in a single day. The exact runtime is TBC, but we would estimate 11:00-13:30 Come Bargain With Uncanny Things, 15:30-17:30 Come Worship Our Uncanny King, 19:30-22:00 Come Murder An Uncanny Thing. Previous Reviews Recommended for 2025 in NoProscenium’s 2024 Journalist Roundtable (London) 'Just a group of people in the dark making magic together'. ★★★★★ - DesignMyNight, based on 21 audience reviews of Come Bargain With Uncanny Things, 2022 (our favourite? "Uncannily enjoyable. Wyrdly entertaining. Unsettling wholesome. Good excuse to wear black lipstick. I would go back.”) 'boundless in opportunity for audience improvisation/ interactivity.’ NoProscenium (reviewing Come Bargain With Uncanny Things, 2022) 'Inventive and intriguing... really could reach new audiences. A strange, slow-burn, potential sleeper hit.’ Opera Magazine (reviewing Come Bargain With Uncanny Things, 2022) ‘an original, atmospheric, immersive role-play opera. ★★★★’ The Stage (reviewing Come Bargain With Uncanny Things work-in-progress, 2021) "Uniquely atmospheric, playful, and extremely weird: the Uncanny Things Trilogy is a genuinely exciting addition to the interactive arts landscape" - Katy Naylor, Curator, Voidspace Live Festival Pricing: Tickets start at £10 Accessibility We are delighted to be performing in a DDA compliant venue, and we have been working to make sure that the performance spaces are as accessible as possible. All three shows are accessible with a motorised wheelchair, though we would appreciate advance notice so we can make sure the necessary access ramp is appropriately prepared. There is not a low section of the bar, but there will be servers on the floor to speak to. The venue has an HVAC system which will be in use during the performance.... Show More

Audience Role

In Come Bargain: as members of a community coming together to perform a ritual. In Come Worship: as mortals chosen for a fey king's court. In Come Murder: as members of a community coming together to decide the fate an Uncanny Thing.... Show More

Content Advisories

  • For full content warnings, see show description.

  • 13 +

Interaction Advisories

  • Light (business/acquaintance) contact

Mobility Advisories

  • No mobility advisories

  • Event is wheelchair accessible.

Tags

Folklore
Interactive
opera

£45.00

Show ticket details

Location

Virtually Opera

Hosting immersive events on EI since August, 2020

Creating beautiful entertainment via fusion opera. In this case, interactive immersive fusion opera in wyrd worlds. Creating beautiful entertainment via fusion opera. In this case, interactive immersive fusion opera in wyrd worlds.