You're invited to Matt Warren's in-progress showings of his RAWspace project, Ghost Applause.

There are two showings on Tuesday 10 December which offer different experiences for the audience which are outlined below.

Existing somewhere between Hauntology and Electronic Voice Phenomenon, Ghost Applause is a spatial and sonic exploration of a theatre and its’ audience through time and space. 

Marconi, the inventor of radio, mused on the possibility that sound, once emitted, never dies but instead forever reverberates in increasingly quiet decay. Ghost Applause takes this esoteric notion and allows the theatre to play the role of a recording and sound-storage device, amplifying the applause contained as an echo in its stalls and balconies.
Was the cheering and applause you hear from a week ago? 100 years ago? Or could it be an audiences’ appreciation of something onsite from before the theatre was even built? 

Artist Matt Warren invites you to be the IRL person to witness some “ghostings” of invisible performances and audiences.

Please note for Showing 1 you need to RSVP but for Showing 2 there is no RSVP required and you're welcome to explore the installation at any point during the opening hours. 

Showing 1
In the Ghost light
2pm - 4pm
Sessions at 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm & 3.30pm
RSVP below

Every 30 minutes small groups of up to 10 people will gather and be individually ushered onto the Theatre Royal stage where you will be asked to recite a short piece of supplied text or a sentence of your own. An experience lasting between 15 seconds to 1 minute. Participants will then be ushered to the audience to experience from another point of view for the remainder of the half hour.

Please assemble at Box Office on Level 2 foyer at the time you've booked in for and an usher will lead the way. 
Please arrive on time for your session. 

RSVP below for the session you'd prefer. Please note, registration essential as places are limited. 

2pm - 2.30pm

2.30pm - 3pm

3pm - 3.30pm

3.30pm - 4pm

Showing 2
Ghostlighting
4:30pm - 6:30pm
No RSVP required. You are able to enter the installation at any point during this time. 

You're invited to enter via the stalls’ doors of the Theatre Royal to explore the installation. You may approach the stage for an interactive moment and contribute to the sonic atmosphere.