Past Events | In The Dark

London Event
Thurs 6th September
Words from Inside (St Maur Prison) by René Farabet
Open City Doc Fest

August 20, 2018 / 0 comments

“What is listening? An intense and respectful way of coming close to the Other”. This event will remember the work of René Farabet (1934 – 2017), a master of the creative audio feature. Just over a year since his death we will celebrate his legacy and the inspiration it gave to many producers around…

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London Event
Fri 7 September
The Tyranny of Story: A Workshop for Academics and Storytellers From All Mediums
Open City Doc Fest

August 20, 2018 / 0 comments

It is said we are living in a ‘golden age of storytelling’, with the term used frequently by academics, journalism and documentary-makers alike. But might the quest for a “good story” risk undermining both good research and good journalism? This session will offer a series of short provocations on this theme, followed by break-away discussion…

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Bristol Event
Tues 17th July 2018
In the Dark LIVE
John Osborne + Special Guest
The Brunswick Club

June 19, 2018 / 0 comments

For this summer-special In The Dark [live] we’re bringing together two of our favourite radio writer-performers together in Bristol’s only Working Men’s Club turned anarchist art space, The Brunswick Club. John Osborne and Ross Sutherland will be performing together *for the first time*. Regulars to In The Dark Bristol will know how much we love…

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London Event
Monday 6th November
Edgar Allan Poe: The Haunted Palace
Poet In The City
Wilton’s Music Hall

October 25, 2017 / 0 comments

In The Dark will be curating a short listening session as part of an evening inspired by the chilling world of Edgar Allan Poe, curated by our friends at Poet In The City. It will be a night of discussion, live poetry, immersive audio and Poe-inspired music. We will hear from fantasy, horror and sci-fi…

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Bournemouth Event
28th September 2017
Radio Journeys
Crooked Book

August 15, 2017 / 0 comments

Good news audio lovers: In The Dark is now holding events in Bournemouth. For the opening event Laura Irving and Hugh Chignell will offer their own Radio Journeys, from their first radio memories to their most recent and exciting. Laura’s audio piece “Quiet Revolution” recently won the Silver Award at the prestigious Charles Parker Prize…

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London Event
Thursday 7th September
In The City
Open City Doc/Fest
Bargehouse

August 14, 2017 / 0 comments

In September we’re back at our favourite festival for non-fiction storytelling, Open City Doc/Fest. We’ll be kicking off with an city themed listening event bringing together audio from radio, podcasts and sound art that explore urban secrets, past and present. WHEN: 7th September 2017, 17.30 WHERE: Open City Doc/Fest Festival Hub, Bargehouse, Barge House St,…

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London Event
Sunday 10th September
Talk: Radio that Inspired the Podcasting World
Open City Doc/Fest
Bargehouse

August 14, 2017 / 0 comments

The rise in popularity of podcasts has prompted many to call this the second golden age of radio. Yet for many listeners creative audio is an art form without an accessible history. In this session In The Dark’s Director, Nina Garthwaite, will play clips from some influential audio works you’re unlikely to have heard. She…

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London Event
Thurs 17th August 2017
Steve Wadhams
Upstairs @ The Bell Pub

July 25, 2017 / 0 comments

We’re delighted that the legendary radio producer Steve Wadhams is in London and will be joining us for an evening of listening in The Bell pub in London. He’ll be curating audio from the work that has inspired him as well as playing some of his own pieces. Born in England in 1945, Steve…

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London Event
7th July 2017
Whale Weekender Special
Grant Museum

June 23, 2017 / 0 comments

This is the last of the current series of In the Dark collaborations with the Grant Museum of Zoology, a yearlong collaboration celebrating the natural world through sound… and it promises to be a big one. Like many natural history museums across the world the Grant Museum of Zoology has a specimen of a whale….

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