Self-guided audio drama from Obscura Theatre
“Can you feel it calling, the violent invitation of the wild?”
Welcome to Haworth 1823. To live here now is to brave the ghosts. After a fitful and troubled sleep, a lone wanderer seeks solace in the Moors but finds herself venturing into a dream of death.
Accompanied by her voice (and map), walk with our wanderer through the veil and answer the violent invitation of the wild, discovering what spectral figures may be lurking in the distant heather.
'SOUNDLANDSCAPE: The Wild Hauntings on the Moor' is a dual narrative audio theatre production which can be experienced self-guided on Haworth and Ilkley Moors. 'A Dream of Death' can be enjoyed on its own, or with its companion piece 'Shadows on Shadows' in either order.
Created by Obscura Theatre and commissioned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum and Ilkley Literature Festival in a collaboration marking the Festival’s 50th Anniversary and the Museum’s 'Year of the Wild'.
How to book
Tickets for 'SOUNDLANDSCAPE: A Dream of Death' are Pay What You Decide, with a suggested donation of £5 to support the work of Ilkley Literature Festival and the Brontë Parsonage Musuem.
This activity is not date specific. You do not need to select a date from the calendar.
Follow these steps to book:
1. Select the amount you would like to pay from the dropdown menu and click 'BOOK EVENT'
2. When directed to the Basket select GO TO CHECKOUT
3. Login or select GUEST CHECKOUT
4. Fill in your details and select PROCEED TO PAYMENT
5. Once payment has been confirmed, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the audio file and digital map
Please note, it is only possible to book for 'SOUNDLANDSCAPE: A Dream of Death' at Haworth Moor on this website. To book for 'SOUNDLANDSCAPE: Shadows on Shadows' at Ilkley Moor, please select 'READ MORE' below.
How to access 'A Dream of Death'
You will need a smart phone and a set of headphones to access the audio. If you do not have access to this equipment, headsets are available to borrow from the Museum Shop when you arrive. A cash deposit of £5 will be required.
This is a self-guided tour, best experienced on Haworth Moor but accessible wherever you are.
Not in Haworth? No problem! Obscura Theatre have created a beautiful film to transport you to the moors, wherever you are.
A link to the film will be included in the confirmation email. Subtitles available.
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About 'SOUNDLANDSCAPE: Shadows on Shadows' at Ilkley Moor
“Be afraid. Walk until you get lost.”
Welcome to Ilkley 1973. A town on the brink of change and at the edge of the wild. While others gather in the centre for new culture and conversation, a restless wanderer climbs the Moor with only enough change in her pocket for a bus back to Bradford. Follow her voice and her cobbled-together map as she searches for answers of what’s out there, but finds that something much more unexpected is following close behind.
'SOUNDLANDSCAPE: The Wild Hauntings on the Moor' is a dual-narrative audio theatre production which can be experienced on Ilkley and Haworth Moors. 'Shadows on Shadows' can be enjoyed on its own, or with its companion piece 'A Dream of Death' in either order. Concocted by Obscura Theatre and commissioned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum and Ilkley Literature Festival in a collaboration marking the Festival’s 50th Anniversary and the Museum’s 'Year of the Wild'.
To book for 'SOUNDLANDSCAPE: Shadows on Shadows' at Ilkley Moor please click here.
About Obscura
Obscura is a North West based theatre company exploring folklore, the fantastical, and its relationship to land and local identity. Previous work includes SOUNDLANDSCAPE: All the Boggles of Derwentwater (Theatre by the Lake) and Fell (Antwerp Mansion).
In 2022, they were shortlisted for both the Untapped Award and the Pleasance Charlie Hartill Special Reserve for their new actor-musician show A Shanty for an Atomic Town. Shanty is a musical fusing sea shanties, maritime myth, and nuclear power and they continue to develop this show with Theatre by the Lake.
Obscura Theatre is made up of writer, composer and sound designer Patch Middleton, and director and producer Emily Oulton.
Soundlandscape Creative Team
Directed by Beth Knight
Written and Sound designed by Patch Middleton
Produced by EmilyOulton
www.obscuratheatre.com
