When Night Comes – A Hedonistic New Creation From Australia’s Leaders Of Immersive Theatre

Following sold-out seasons in Melbourne, Broad Encounters—the trailblazers of immersive theatre in Australia—are set to seduce Sydney audiences with their most daring creation yet. WHEN NIGHT COMES opens 22 August 2025 at the Union Bond Store, a sandstone heritage gem in The Rocks, headlining and presented in partnership with Sydney Fringe Festival and The Rocks precinct.

From the creators of A Midnight Visit, the large-scale gothic blockbuster that mesmerised Sydney in 2018, this brand-new production is an intoxicating blend of theatre, cocktails, and surreal storytelling—a rich, sensory experience designed to awaken all five senses. This is immersive theatre at its most decadent—a dark and playful invitation to step out of the everyday and into the extraordinary.

Set across multiple levels of the historic Union Bond Store, WHEN NIGHT COMES is part performance, part revelry. Audiences are invited into a dreamlike world and exclusive supper club, exploring intimate spaces and encountering a cast of enigmatic characters. Each room offers a new sensation—taste, texture, sound, scent, sight—curated to delight, inspire and astound.

Kirsten Siddle, Creative Director of Broad Encounters :

Those who have experienced  our work know we love to engage on a sensory level—often beyond the physiological. When Night Comes sees us exercising this in fresh, lyrical ways. The night affords visitors the opportunity to revel in marvellous other worlds, other states, other lives—an escape from the ordinary and the chance at the extraordinary.

Kerri Glasscock, CEO of Sydney Fringe Festival, adds:

We are absolutely thrilled to be working with Broad Encounters to present their extraordinary work as part of our Sideshow program. Activating unusual or under-utilised spaces has always been at the forefront of what we do, and this is a rare and deliciously theatrical way to experience one of Sydney’s most historic buildings.

Season Details

Venue: Union Bond Store
Date: 22 Aug – 27 Sept  2025

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