THE
RIDDLE.

A FUN DIGITAL OUTDOOR
TREASURE HUNT.

IDEAL FOR ANIMATING
OUTDOOR SPACES.

BOOKING NOW
FOR 2024/25.

PLAY A GAME.
SOLVE A RIDDLE.
MAKE A DANCE.

NOCTURN presents The Riddle, currently touring around the UK and internationally.

This public engagement work asks you the audience to remember a life before mobiles and invites you to playfully re-engage with your outdoor environment, solve some clues and have fun creating a dance.

The Riddle’s central character is Pæn, a mythical figure in the landscape, who will lead you on a bespoke outdoor dance trail. Participants can reveal their entertaining short films using QR technology on their mobile devices.

A perfect blend of puzzle, movement and education wrapped up in a self guiding fun experience.

HOW TO PLAY.

Smartphones or tablets can be used to hunt down mapped out QR codes on posters along the trail.

Each QR code will then reveal a specific clue.

Each solved clue plays a film clip on the smart device commenting on digital technology along with instructions to create one of the movement sections.

SELF GUIDED DURATIONAL OUTDOOR INSTALLATION.

Available for a day, weekend, or the entire festival duration.

One-off licence fee allows multiple events over 6 months in one location. Approximate running time 90 minutes.

LIVE WALKABOUT PERFORMANCE.

Kick off your event with our main character engaging directly with the audience.

3 x 30 minute performances.

INNOVATIVE FEATURES.

QR CODES

OUTDOOR ART

Outdoor Art

GAMING

GREAT FOR ANIMATING OUTDOOR SPACES.

YOUR FESTIVAL, HIGH STREET OR TOWN CENTRE.

BOOKING NOW!

The Riddle offers a shared experience for participants which is interactive and decidedly different, typically appealing to people who want to try a new activity with family or friends. 

The emphasis is on having fun, with everybody enjoying The Riddle at their own pace and according to their particular interests and abilities.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED PACKAGED READY TO GO.

COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT PACK

Everything you need for on-site implementation, including:

  • A step-by-step guide

  • Template for QR posters

  • Marketing copy, images & eNewsletter

  • Accessibility audio & written introductions

  • Ideas for running your own community workshops

  • All music files

  • Checklist

  • Behind the scenes material

  • Video trailer

  • Test user experience

Illustration of Pæn sitting in a wingback chair. 
‘An amazing blend of being in your body, in space, exploring movement but also engaging your brain in a treasure hunt.’

Public participant

WHAT THE PUBLIC ARE SAYING ABOUT THE RIDDLE.

An audience member being interviewed in a park.

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OUR CREATIVES.

PRODUCER | SARAH SHEAD / SPIN ARTS
spin-arts.com | facebook.com/groups/artisticmutinyuk

DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER | JOHN DARVELL

DANCED & PERFORMED BY TOM DAVIS DUNN
Insta | tomdavisdunn

WRITTEN BY DAVID VARELA
davidvarela.com

FILMED & EDITED BY FOCUS PULL LIMITED | TIM BEDINGFIELD & CHRIS HARRIS
focuspull.co.uk

COMPOSITION BY JOHN CHAMBERS
jccomposer.com

BRAND DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY BY BONESHAKER | JOE ARMITAGE
Insta | boneshakerphotography

COSTUME DESIGN BY RYAN DAWSON LAIGHT
ryandawsonlaight.com

ILLUSTRATIONS BY INTO DOODLES
Insta | into_doodles

STORYBOARD DRAWINGS BY BEN QURESHI
benqureshi.com

OUR PARTNERS.