According to Greek myth, Orpheus was permitted to take his beloved Eurydice back from the underworld provided he didn't turn to look at her on the way out.

Unable to resist looking to see if she followed behind, Orpheus cast a backwards glance, only to see Eurydice taken away from him again to die a second time.

Recreating a sense of this story is this production by dreamthinkspeak, the site-specific theatre company who stunned Brighton festivalgoers with their interpretation of Hamlet in 2001.

The faded splendour and mysterious spaces of Stanmer House provide the perfect shadowy background upon which to play out this unhappy story and may also be the last chance to see its stunning interior before its impending refurbishment.

Not intended as a conventional narrative, participants wander the rooms and corridors of the 1720s house where they are subjected to an accumulation of sounds, shadows, whispers, landscapes and fleeting film images.

The past, present and future is brought into constant collision as participants uncover ghost-like spectres, fragments of the past, perhaps even a fleeting glimpse of Eurydice, Orpheus' young bride, in the winding corridors, though what is seen is never certain.

Created by Tristran Sharps in collaboration with designer Naomi Wilkinson and composer Max Richter, Don't Look Back is accompanied by a specially-composed music and sound score.

Timed journeys lasting 60 minutes for up to three people will leave from the Gardner Arts Centre at five minute intervals from 4.30pm to 6.30pm every day, except Tue, May 6, and additionally from noon to 2pm on May 3, 4, 5, 9 10 and 11.

Tickets £10. Advance booking essential. Not for young children. Call 01273 709709.