Panic From the Sky – A Call of Cthulhu Adventure

Ballaarat Mechanics Institute

117-119 Sturt Street,
Ballarat Central VIC 3350

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  • Fri 22 May

7pm–9pm

$3 - $5

$5 – General admission to the Live Performance
$3 – Livestream online access

It is 1917. The world is at war. On the home front, Australia is wrestling with rapid technological change — aviation promising both thrilling progress and terrifying new forms of warfare.

Then the sightings begin. Strange shapes moving through the clouds. Lights flickering across the night sky. Unidentified flying objects over the Central Highlands.

Ballarat is thrown into panic. Invaders. But from where? Outer Space? Europe? Germany?

Audiences are invited to join a team of plucky adventurers as they investigate whether these reports are wartime hysteria, elaborate hoaxes, or something far beyond what anyone could have imagined.

Blending live performance, improvisation, historical immersion, and interactive storytelling, the event will unfold in real time before both a live audience and an online streaming community.

Set within one of Ballarat's most significant heritage buildings, the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute, this production offers a uniquely immersive experience, where past anxieties meet modern narrative craft.

Content: Tales from Rat City

Accessibility Information

  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
  • An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)

Please note: The accessibility information above is provided by the listing owner and may not be audited. For detailed information, please contact them directly.

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