Sound&Fury

Sound&Fury is a collaborative theatre company directed by Mark Espiner, Tom Espiner and Dan Jones. Their artistic interest is in developing the physical and sonic elements of theatre, offering audiences new ways of experiencing performance and stories in an immersive environment by heightening the aural sense. Their first production in 1998, War Music by Christopher Logue, was staged entirely in total darkness. All their performances since have used moments of total darkness, sophisticated surround sound design and subtle lighting effects to create a powerful theatrical language immersing audiences in thrilling and disorientating ways. The critically acclaimed Kursk (written in collaboration with Bryony Lavery) was a hit at London's Young Vic theatre and the Sydney Opera House. Set in the secretive world of a Royal Navy submarine the show was award nominated and won the special Jury Prize for sound design (by Dan Jones) at the 2011 Prague Quadrennial.

Going Dark written in collaboration with Hattie Naylor, draws on the science of visual perception, eye disease and the universe in a tale about a planetarium presenter who finds himself going blind. Going Dark played two sell-out runs at the Young Vic, two national tours and full houses at the London Science Museum. In 2014, Sound and Fury were commissioned by 14-18Now to make a theatrical piece commemorating WW1. Their response was Charlie Ward staged at the London Cinema museum, which incorporated a screening of Chaplin’s film By The Sea in a realistic reconstructed field hospital for wounded soldiers. The company are currently developing new work.