The audience walks at their own pace through a variety of theatrically designed rooms featuring adult concepts, uneven floors, small and large spaces, and low-level lighting.
Finding themselves as co-creators of their own experience, audiences are transported into a macabre dream world, and negotiate encounters with peculiar characters who sing, act, dance and even perform circus aerials.
[1] Created in 2018 by Kirsten Siddle and Danielle Harvey of theatre company Broad Encounters,[2] the production has toured sold-out shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Brisbane.
[3] Sydney (03 Oct 2018 - 09 Dec 2018) In November 2021 it became Brisbane's longest running theatre production breaking the record held by The Phantom of the Opera in 1996–1997.
[4] Typically transforming abandoned city warehouses into theatrical playgrounds, A Midnight Visit follows in the footsteps of internationally renowned promenade theatre projects such as New York's Sleep No More (2011 play).
Set in an abandoned warehouse over two floors and more than 30 rooms... a multi-sensory and magnificently macabre experience, A Midnight Visit invites you to explore a dark dreamworld of thrills, obsession, decadence and awe.
Beware the mischief maker…" Character from The Fall of the House of Usher "Stuck in a sick and twisted relationship with her brother, her body and mind begin to deteriorate.
Characters that do not appear in every production: During shows around Halloween, additional performers and characters were added to the temporarily to the production including: Meg Hickey (Sep 2019) Rachel Dowse (Dec 2021) Tom Oliver (Jan 2022)** Melissa Budd (Nov 2021) Gabby Carbon (Nov 2021) Piaera Lauritz aka The Doctor * denotes performers/characters that made special appearances for Halloween season shows.