in the dark

in the dark brings PULSE to Cutty Sark for two nights only.

Thirty live musicians. No stage. No amplification. The entire space underneath the Cutty Sark’s mighty copper hull transformed by live, ever-moving, 360° sound.

After two years bringing its award-winning original show - HUSH - to Cutty Sark, in the dark returns with PULSE, a new live experience built around rhythm, movement and the extraordinary possibilities of choreographed sound in darkness.

Beneath the hull of one of the world's most famous ships, thirty musicians perform around and amongst the audience, moving through the space as the music unfolds.

You hear a voice behind you, then it moves. An instrument passes in front of you, then fades away. The sound is distant, then close. Loud, then quiet. It’s ever-changing, and all in darkness. You're not watching musicians perform, you're sitting at the centre of the music itself.

This is PULSE. And it's unlike anything you've heard before.

How does 'in the dark' work?

You'll be seated throughout the performance and given a sleep mask to wear for full immersion. Once the music begins, the lights go out. Around you, thirty musicians will perform live and without amplification. It will feel as if the experience is just for you.

Some of the music you may recognise, some you may not, but all of it is accessible to music lovers of all genres. Just take your seat, put on your mask and listen.

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Prices

Please note that a non-refundable booking fee is added to each transaction, but there is no booking fee for Members.

Download the seating and pricing chart.

Which seats should I choose?

in the dark treats sound differently from any other music performance you're likely to have experienced. In conventional performances the sound comes from one direction and everyone hears the same. In contrast, at this Cutty Sark show, around thirty performers will be performing in multiple positions around, through and amongst the audience… all without amplification. The hull of the ship becomes an instrument itself, and every single person in the room will hear something different.

Tier A - the best seats in the house, where you're surrounded with performers and the instruments and voices have the most intense clarity, closeness and impact… the real heart of the sound.

Tier B – still in the main performance area underneath the hull of the ship, but more distant from the centre of the sound. The performers still move around you, but the clarity and definition is one step removed. Still immersive, just a little less clear and close.

Benches – positioned side-on to the soundscape, where you will still hear the movement of the music, but where we can't get the musicians completely around you… think more 180° than 360°.

Seating is unreserved within the different tiers/benches.

Header image by James Clifford Kent/Yuma Studios