The Sightless
The Sightless is based on the haunting play by Maurice Maeterlinck.
In a place, which not a single shaft of light penetrates. A group of men and women, blind to their surroundings, sit separated from each other. Abandoned by their sighted leader, they grow ever more afraid of the sounds that surround them and the darkness that envelops them.
The Sightless, performed in total darkness, is an unnerving thriller about perception, prejudice and the extent to which the fears that haunt us come from within.
Press
“The Sightless left me speechless… Go and see it, it’s fantastic”
“This is not an experience for the claustrophobic or fragile. But it is intense, revealing and beautifully performed”
“An unsettling, vivid and intense experience.’”
Credits
Adapted from the play by Maurice Maeterllnck
Directed by Matthew Lenton
Performers
Michael Derrington, David Ireland, Matthew Lenton, Gary McInnes, Hestor Musson, Shernaz Patel and Gavin Smith
Performance history
11 - 20 October, 2001
Tron Theatre, Glasgow
16 - 22 August, 1999
Venue 118 Calton Centre
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
09 - 10 June, 1998
Battersea Arts Centre, London
Playing in the Dark Season