{"id":418959,"date":"2025-09-12T17:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/418959\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T17:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:13:19","slug":"three-mysterious-immersive-shipping-containers-have-popped-up-in-manchester-and-salford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/418959\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Mysterious, Immersive Shipping Containers Have Popped Up In Manchester And Salford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"seance darkfield shipping container immersive experience\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Credit-Floro-Azqueta_2-1024x683.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Floro Azqueta<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shipping containers<\/strong> have a multitude of uses \u2013 from storing large items to homes like <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/embassy-village-homelessness-project-manchester\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/embassy-village-homelessness-project-manchester\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Embassy Village<\/a> and pop-up kitchens such as former Manchester food hall Hatch, soon-to-be <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/stack-manchester\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/stack-manchester\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">STACK<\/a> \u2013 but what about an immersive experience? Known for their trademark shipping containers popping up across the UK and internationally that play host to mysterious and exciting experiences,<strong> DARKFIELD<\/strong> has now brought<strong> three of their most highly-acclaimed productions<\/strong> to Greater Manchester this <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/things-to-do-september\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/things-to-do-september\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\">September<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77091\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"outside of white shipping container where one of the darkfield immersive experiences takes place in manchester\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/outside-of-white-shipping-container-where-one-of-the-darkfield-immersive-experiences-takes-place-in-.jpeg\"\/>Credit: Secret Manchester <\/p>\n<p>Located at three locations across Manchester and <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/things-to-do-in-salford\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/things-to-do-in-salford\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Salford<\/a>, audiences can find themselves <strong>immersed in the supernatural<\/strong>, <strong>boarding a new airline<\/strong>, or <strong>navigating a war-torn world<\/strong>, across <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/immersive-experiences\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/immersive-experiences\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_internal\">immersive experiences<\/a> S\u00c9ANCE, FLIGHT, and ARCADE. Utilising<strong> striking sets<\/strong> inside shipping containers, <strong>binaural 360 degree sound<\/strong>, <strong>complete darkness<\/strong>, and <strong>sensory effects<\/strong>, where each participant is situated at the centre of intense, evolving narratives, boy, will you go on a journey.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77089\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"rows of velvet seats with headphones above\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2057\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rows-of-velvet-seats-with-headphones-above.jpg\"\/>Credit: Secret Manchester All of the DARKFIELD immersive experiences in and around Manchester <\/p>\n<p>There are three different immersive experiences in shipping containers by DARKFIELD in and around Manchester, all of which run from <b>Wednesday 10th September to Sunday 21st September<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77093\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"arcade experience\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/arcade-experience-Credit-Mihaela-Bodlovic_2.jpg\"\/>Credit: Mihaela Bodlovic ARCADE <\/p>\n<p>Fresh from sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, BFI London Film Festival, and an extended residency at Shoreditch Town Hall, DARKFIELD present their newest experience, ARCADE, at The Lowry in Salford. But <strong>this isn\u2019t an ordinary arcade<\/strong>, and these are not ordinary <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/arcades-manchester\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/arcades-manchester\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_5\" data-category=\"click_internal\">arcade<\/a> machines.<\/p>\n<p>Using the nostalgic aesthetic of 1980s video games, ARCADE\u2019s interactive narrative <strong>explores the evolving relationship between players and avatars<\/strong>. The choose-your-own-path experience aims to fully immerse players in different environments in a completely dark shipping container.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccdThe Lowry, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Tickets cost between \u00a313 and \u00a315 and you can book ARCADE <a href=\"https:\/\/thelowry.com\/whats-on\/darkfield-arcade-qvpt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/thelowry.com\/whats-on\/darkfield-arcade-qvpt\" data-action=\"text_cta_6\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77088\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"flight immersive experience by darkfield in manchester\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flight-immersive-experience-by-darkfield-in-manchester.jpg\"\/>Credit: Secret Manchester FLIGHT <\/p>\n<p>Aviva Studios, home of Factory International, is hosting one of DARKFIELD\u2019s most popular and critically-acclaimed experiences, FLIGHT. Over 30 minutes in total darkness, FLIGHT <strong>explores the Many-Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics<\/strong>, taking audience members through two worlds, two realities, and two possible outcomes to their journey.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccdThe Undercroft, Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester, M3 4JQ.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Tickets for FLIGHT cost between \u00a312 and \u00a315 (+ booking fee) and can be booked <a href=\"https:\/\/factoryinternational.org\/whats-on\/flight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/factoryinternational.org\/whats-on\/flight\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_7\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77092\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"people with hands in the middle at s\u00e9ance experience by darkfield\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-with-hands-in-the-middle-at-seance-experience-by-darkfield-Credit-Sean-Pollock-Photography.jp.jpeg\"\/>Credit: Sean Pollock Photography S\u00c9ANCE <\/p>\n<p>At HOME Manchester, DARKFIELD presents their<strong> first shipping container experience<\/strong>, S\u00c9ANCE. The interior of a 24ft container is transformed into a Victorian s\u00e9ance room, and<strong> asks audiences to believe not only what is happening<\/strong> inside the container, but also in what might be conjured up into the room with them.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00c9ANCE premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 and has since toured to acclaim both nationally and internationally, <strong>reaching 250,000 audience members across the world<\/strong>. S\u00c9ANCE returns to Manchester for the first time since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccdThe Lowry, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Tickets for S\u00c9ANCE cost between \u00a313 and \u00a316.40 and can be booked <a href=\"https:\/\/homemcr.org\/whats-on\/seance-q3ht\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/homemcr.org\/whats-on\/seance-q3ht\" data-action=\"text_cta_8\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77087\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"flight shipping container\" width=\"1200\" height=\"956\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flight-shipping-container-cropped.jpg\"\/>Credit: Secret Manchester <\/p>\n<p>DARKFIELD return to Greater Manchester for <strong>the first time in seven years<\/strong>, thanks to touring fund support from Arts Council England. ARCADE at Lowry, FLIGHT at Aviva Studios, home of Factory International, and S\u00c9ANCE at HOME Manchester, will all be <strong>performing multiple times a day from September 10-21<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Floro Azqueta Shipping containers have a multitude of uses \u2013 from storing large items to homes like&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,6968,4884,2465,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-418959","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-exhibition","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115192450776867508","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}