Age: 4+
Running time: 1hr
Touch tour available at 1.30pm (please click ‘Book now’ for the 2.30pm performance, and you will be offered the option to book on to the touch tour as well)
Dynamic Pricing
ARC’s policy is to set ticket prices based on demand, like budget airlines, which means we set a price when the event goes on sale and then sometimes put the price up or down depending on how the show is selling. Usually, the price will increase as we get closer to the event, so it is advantageous to book in advance, although sometimes we will put special offers on and reduce the price. Our website will always show the current ticket price.
ARC’s theatre and dance performances are priced on a Pay What You Decide basis, which means you don’t have to pay until after you have seen a show!
We want to encourage more people to come and see shows at ARC, more often. Pay What You Decide not only allows you to pay what you can afford, rather than a fixed ticket price, but also removes the financial risk of buying a ticket for a show in advance without knowing whether you are going to enjoy it or not.
Tickets are available to book in advance as usual, but there is no obligation for you to pay until after you have seen the show. You can then decide on a price which you think is suitable based on your experience, which means if you haven’t enjoyed it at all, you don’t have to pay anything.
All money collected will help ARC pay the artists who have performed, and we therefore hope you will give generously.
Please ensure you have arrived and collected your tickets 15 minutes before the show starts in order to secure your seats. At the end of the show, you can decide what to pay, either by cash on the door or by card at the Box Office.
The Dark is accessible for blind and visually impaired children through integrated audio-description and a touch tour.
The performance will also be BSL interpreted.
From the book by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Jon Klassen
Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the basement. It doesn’t visit Laszlo in his room. Until one night it does… Join Lazlo on his journey to meet the dark, and find out why it will never bother him again.
A touch tour is available at 1.30pm to allow blind and partially sighted members of the audience to familiarise themselves with the design of the space, costumes and props ahead of the show itself. If your child is blind or partially sighted, we recommend that you attend the touch tour before the showing of The Dark at 2.30pm.
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Theatre: Access Information
Seating Accessibility Information
Theatre
Seat size
In our theatre the seats are 38cm (15″) wide and 44.5cm (17½”) deep. The seats are 44cm (171/3”) from the floor, and have an 8cm (3”) gap between seats.
Armrests
Seats have armrests on either side of the seat which cannot be removed completely. Seats on rows A, C and D have armrests which can be folded away and slot between the seat backs. On all other rows armrests are fixed and cannot be folded or removed.
Legroom
There is 30cm (112/3“) of legroom in front of each seat, with additional legroom in rows D and L, and in Box 1 and Box 2.
Further information
If you have any questions about accessibility our Box Office team are always happy to help and can be contacted on 01642 525199 or by emailing [email protected] - you can also tell us about your access requirements when prompted to do so during the online booking process.
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How dark is The Dark?
The main character of the show, Laszlo, is a little boy who is afraid of the dark too and he openly admits this at the very beginning of the show.
There are a few transitional moments that are in ‘pitch black’ and two scenes in the story that are in relative darkness (dimly lit), where Laszlo finally meets the ‘Dark’. The whole point wasn’t to make a scary show, but rather to tell the story of conquering one’s fears and reconciling oneself with the idea of the dark, a problem that many children are facing.
The show is meticulously structured to address that fear.
It starts with the performers introducing themselves as well as the characters they will be playing and together with the audience they demonstrate the different lighting and sound effects that are part of the show.
Here are a couple of suggestions you may find helpful:
-If you haven’t already, you could read the title book and familiarise with the storybeforehand.
-You can join the pre show touch-tour, which will give your child the opportunity to meet the performers, take a tour of the set and props, and play with the show sounds.
