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Nocturnal audio-fiction vignettes by sound designer Dinah Mullen, and writer and actor Michelle McMahon


This collection of short audio fiction takes you on a journey through a sprawling landscape of real and unreal lives, of dream states, feasting and flying under night lights. A voyage of discovery filled with whispered conversations, covert experiments, and the echo of something you can’t quite place. Playful, surreal and sometimes soothing, expect to hear your city in a new way.

In The Dark is a listening event series that aims to create a mini-revolution in the way we think about spoken-word and creative audio, by lifting it out of its traditional settings and celebrating it in new and unusual ways.

“The next big thing in nights out.”
The Londonist

“Bold and adventurous radio… finally art as it was meant to be experienced.”
The Guardian

“[In The Dark] is all about listening in new ways.”
Time Out

Dinah Mullen is a performance sound artist with 23 years of experience within theatre, dance, headphonic work and installation.

Michelle McMahon is an Irish artist with 15 years of experience working in the UK, Ireland and internationally as an actor, writer and director. She has played a wide variety of roles in theatre, film, interactive games and radio drama.

  • Dates: Sun 22nd Mar 2026
  • Show time: 7pm
  • Tickets: £10 (£8 conc.)
  • Running Time: 90 mins (with interval)
  • Suitable for: Ages 14+
  • Spoken Word
  • Connect with the artist:

In The Dark
In The Dark
  • Running Time: 90 mins (with interval)
  • Suitable for: Ages 14+
  • Connect with the artist:

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