VIRTUAL REALITY PROJECTS
For nearly a decade, Christopher Lane
has worked with artists worldwide to bring innovative VR experiences to life.
Here’s a look at a few recent projects
Best viewed at highest quality possible, with headphones on your phone or tablet (in "magic window" mode on YouTube app) or in a VR headset!
2024
THE HUNT:
A SHAKESPEARE STORY
This innovative virtual reality production takes the iconic Edgar/Poor Tom scene from Shakespeare's King Lear and puts you, the audience participant, right at the centre of the storytelling experience. This pioneering project reimagines how we can engage with classical theatre in the digital age.
Cast: Thomas Duplessie (Edgar/Poor Tom), Austin Eckert (Black Ops 3), Michelle Giroux (Black Ops 2), Sophie Goulet (Black Ops Leader).
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Director: Christopher
Music by: Tom Adams
Producer: Groundling Theatre
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This project, and the Groundling PIT Lab, were proudly supported by BMO, B-Street Collaborative, & the Nona Heaslip Foundation.
2023
SUNSHINE
In Sunshine, Matthew sits alone in the fading twilight, speaking and singing to the last rays of the sun as he confronts the devastating reality of his partner Harrison’s impending death. Through memory, song, and unflinching confession, he relives moments of love, joy, and grief—clinging to the light as it slips away. Created for virtual reality, this 13‑minute experience places the audience inside Matthew’s private world, where dissolving sunlight and shifting memory-scapes envelop them in an intimate emotional landscape. Sunshine is both a love letter and a farewell, brought vividly to life through VR’s unparalleled immediacy.
Written by Kath Haling
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Cast: Kayne Lee Harrison (Harrison), Jack Reitman (Matthew)
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Director - Christopher Lane
Associate Director and Dramaturg - Katharine Farmer
Musical Director and Orchestrator - Eamonn O’Dwyer
Technical Director - Andy Purves
Producer - Debbie Hicks for Perfect Pitch
Guitarist - Kobi Pham
Additional Instrumentation Recorded at Perry Vale Studios, London, UK.
Audio mixed and mastered by Eamonn O’Dwyer
Location - The Hospital Studios, London, UK.
Sound - Better Sound Ltd, London, UK.
For Perfect Pitch:
Executive Producer: Andy Barnes
Creative Director: Wendy Barnes
Producer: Debbie Hicks
Digital Producer: Josh Bird
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Developed by Perfect Pitch/Global Musicals
Note: Sunshine begins in silence - there's nothing wrong with your headphones.
2020
EDWARD II VR
The Barn Theatre and Relative Motion put you at the centre of a critical moment from Christopher Marlowe's iconic 16th century LGBTQ+ drama, Edward II.
Cast: Nathan Ives-Moiba (Edward), Georgia Silver (Isabella), Richard Pryal (Gaveston)
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Music by Tom Adams
Director - Christopher Lane
Technical Director - Andy Purves
Production Director - Chloe Miller Smith
Produced by Relative Motion
Co-Produced by Jamie Chapman Dixon for The Barn Theatre Creative
Casting Director - Harry Blumenau
Digital Asset Design - Andrew Madden
Sonic Branding - Joe Louis Robinson
PR - Aeron James
The Barn Technical Team - Chris Cleal, Ben Collins, Sami Wood
Special thanks to The Fusebox, Wired Sussex and Digital Catapult
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England
2020
TOSCA VR
Commissioned by The Space Arts, we've fused the 125-year-old opera, Tosca, with virtual reality to put you in the centre of Puccini’s greatest love story. Set on location in a Cambridgeshire church, our immersive production of 15 minutes of Act One of the opera fuses incredible live performances in a 360° space with fully spatialised sound and orchestrations, to transport you to the heart of this iconic love story.
Cast: Robin Bailey (Cavaradossi) Matthew Palmer (Angelotti) Jake Stewart (Sacristan) Justine Viani (Tosca)
Musicians: Jemima Clark (Violin) Edwin Ireland (Bass) Bridget Mansfield (Viola) Chris Pointon (French Horn) Maria Rodriguez Reina (Cello) Honour Watson (Violin)
Director: Christopher Lane
Musical Director: Joe Robinson
Producer: Relative Motion & The Space
Note: TOSCA VR was selected to be a showcase experience for Ulster Touring Opera's new HoloEdge platform for the Apple Vision Pro.