Live Performance. As the world gets more bleak, we could all use a little laughter. For years, Talia Augustidis has been collecting “funny sounds” – a joyful mix of audio documentaries, old radio sketches, and never-before-heard sound art that will chase the blues away. There’ll be mishaps aplenty, like phone calls gone wrong, accidental confessions, and fairy-tale romances turned pear shaped. Plus, Talia will be showcasing a new live performance piece of her own. In The Dark is an international audio collective that celebrates stories told through sound. Over the past 15 years they’ve supported artists working with sound through events, funding, training, and mentorship, while expanding creative and experimental audio storytelling to new audiences and cultural spaces. They’ve hosted events and installations for well known institutions like The Barbican, the V&A, Glastonbury and the Wellcome Collection.