For those initially unaware of the danger, or stuck deep inside the dark venue, chances of escape rapidly diminished.

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When the secret tryst takes a dark turn, Lysander is forced to escape Vienna with help from the British consulate.

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Some reckon the movement needs to escape Mr Thaksin's long, dark shadow.

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And finally, with dark falling, as the convoy made the daring escape back through the jungle, these soldiers remained vigilant, protecting the wounded who lay at their feet.

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An American private laid another wreath in the cold dark cells where some Pilgrims were confined in 1607 while trying to escape to religious freedom in Holland.

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Into the chaos, the fumbling in the dark, an order is imposed as people form circles around performers, a troupe of acrobats, jugglers and escape artists, a comedian, a group of musicians, a story-teller... this is trial by public jury: if the performance falls flat, the tricks fail to amuse or the stories to amaze, the crowds move on.

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