Prying Art

Take an auditorium and plonk it outside with a clear view to an apartment block some distance away. In each seat rests a pair of binoculars with an attached earpiece. The earpiece is tuned via a directional gyroscope in the binoculars, so can be programmed to deliver the sound of what the binoculars are pointing at.

As evening approaches, the audience take their seats and are not told what to do. Most will begin playing with the binoculars, and soon, by chance or by word-of-mouth, they'll figure out the performance they've come to see is being played out in the building opposite, notably, in the rooms whose lights have just come on. The cheeky prying sods.

Scenes may occur at the same time, so the audience is free to follow whichever they find first or feel is more appealing. They can hear what the actors are saying when they are looking at them.

The actors won't be confined to a single room, but will move from one to another in confrontation/secrecy or whatever the plot desires.

The audience is encouraged to gossip afterwards in the theatre bar, discussing what they witnessed, as it will often be different – hopefully resulting in polarised opinions of the characters involved.