step into the tangent universe

THIS ISN’T JUST A FILM SCREENING – IT’S A LIVE, IMMERSIVE THEATRE PRODUCTION SET INSIDE AN ’80s HALLOWEEN HOUSE PARTY, INSPIRED BY DONNIE DARKO.

Step into a staged Halloween house party caught in a glitch in time. Across the night, actors, dancers and performers bring key moments and characters from Donnie Darko to life in a scripted, choreographed theatrical show.Move through a series of themed rooms and set-built environments where you’ll encounter Donnie, Gretchen, Frank the Rabbit and other characters in live scenes, monologues and interactive story beats, while the film’s world unfolds around you. Expect multi-room staging, directed performances, bespoke sound and lighting cues and integrated film projections that build a continuous narrative from first entry to final curtain. Guests are invited to arrive in costume as part of the production design, becoming the background “party crowd” inside the Darko universe, while the core story is led by our professional cast.

Costumes required. Certainty discouraged.

THE LINE UP

Soundtracking the descent into something beautifully broken.

A glitch in reality deserves a score, not just a playlist. LAB54’s DJs act as the musical directors for the production, supplying and curating the full soundtrack that underpins each scene across the night. From brooding electronic soundscapes and cult-cinema ambience to high-energy climactic moments, every set is timed to lighting changes, actor entrances and choreographed sequences, guiding the audience through the narrative as the tangent universe unravels around them.

portals open across the globe

Something went wrong on Halloween night, OCT 31 2025

When Frank the Rabbit appeared at Donnie Darko’s Halloween house party in 1988, time didn’t just fracture in the film – it fractured in our live immersive production. In our story, a “Welcome to the tangent universe”  an unstable copy of reality quietly forms inside the venue. From there a  fresh portal, with a 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds countdown built into the show’s narrative. When the countdown ends, a full stage set of Donnie’s house reappears and the audience find themselves at a party trapped inside a timeline that shouldn’t exist. Through a series of scripted scenes, choreographed moments and interactive room performances, time bends, reality breaks, and nothing quite makes sense. As midnight approaches, the action escalates: will Frank return, will Donnie set things right, or have we been in the wrong universe all along? There are whispers that when the final portal closes, a special final chapter through Donnie’s universe will begin. Be the first to know when the next portal opens. Sign up, stay tuned, and don’t miss your moment on stage inside the Tangent Universe.

WHO IS DONNIE DARKO?

A story of fate, fear & fractured realities

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Written and directed by Richard Kelly, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, James Duval, Seth Rogen, and Patrick Swayze — Donnie Darko remains one of the most iconic cult films of the 21st century. Set in the late ’80s, the film blends time travel, teen angst, and suburban surrealism into an unforgettable ride that continues to captivate audiences worldwide.