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Playground playtest

Published by Mo on June 5, 2018 | Leave a response

Playground was a series of workshops run by Jamie Harper, on the use of play in participatory performance. It took place at Theatre Delicatessen in Broadgate, London – the same venue that we used for The Smoke 2018 – and here’s a bit of video of Jamie talking about it. The playtest So I went Read the full article…

Posted in Larp | Tagged Playground

A weekend in Belgium

Published by Mo on April 24, 2018 | Leave a response
The 'ball of yarn' connection-builder that forms part of the preparatory workshop for Real Men.

This is still January, but we’re getting a bit closer. I got the Eurostar to Brussels and had a lovely weekend with friends! Kessel Run IX The ninth in a series of day-long house cons run in Kessel-Lo, Leuven – but the first that I had made it to. It was great to see good Read the full article…

Posted in Conventions, Larp | Tagged Real Men, The Best Medicine, The Skeletons, Women on the Verge…

Conscience: a larp about humanity

Published by Mo on April 20, 2018 | Leave a response
Photo: Stefano Kwan Lee and NotOnlyLarp

Ok, so my next bit of catching up is the larp Conscience, which took place in Spain in January. It was designed and organized by the NotOnlyLarp group, across two runs for 85 players each on consecutive weekends. Conscience is a larp inspired by the film and TV show Westworld – the setting is a Read the full article…

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The Smoke 2018

Published by Mo on April 9, 2018 | 1 Response
The Smoke 2018

Last year was the first year of The Smoke: London’s International Larp Festival, which I wrote about here. And this year was the second year! And again I was one of the organizers (together with Dominika Kovacova, Jamie Harper, Jost L Hansen, Karolina Soɫtys, Laura Wood, Michael Such, and with the wonderful help of Jim Read the full article…

Posted in Conventions, Larp | Tagged The Smoke

On Location

Published by Mo on April 8, 2018 | Leave a response
On Location

On Location was a weekend larp that ran in December 2017, at The 1908 Lodge in Gosport, UK. I was one of the designers and organizers, together with Kate Bennett, Laura Wood, Michael Such, Will Osmond, and Karolina Soɫtys. What was it? The setting was a film location in 1932 – players took the roles Read the full article…

Posted in Larp | Tagged On Location

Kaleidoscopic Consequences

Published by Mo on December 7, 2017 | Leave a response

This year was the eleventh edition of Consequences, the UK’s national chamber larp convention. As ever, it was a lot of fun! One innovation this year was a support programme for new attenders – to help them find their feet, learn the unwritten social conventions, meet other newcomers, and so on. I was very keen Read the full article…

Posted in Conventions, Larp | Tagged Consequences, Dulce et Decorum Est, Marinara, Picking up the Pieces, The Life of Mermaids, Volcano's Edge

Under Angmar’s Shadow: shady business

Published by Mo on November 14, 2017 | Leave a response

Under Angmar’s Shadow (formerly known as The Cardolani Succession) is a 39-player larp in the uk-freeform style, written by Brian Williams – one of the pioneers of this form of larp, who’s written a fascinating account of the origins of his involvement. Despite being 15 years old, Under Angmar’s Shadow had its first UK run last Read the full article…

Posted in Larp | Tagged Shadows over Angmar

The Beast and the Beauty: De la Bête

Published by Mo on October 15, 2017 | Leave a response
(photo by Willy Vinka)

De la Bête is a Czech larp, for about 100 players, which has run eight times over the last few years. I attended the first international run, a couple of weeks ago. The organizers, Rolling, had tried for an international run in 2015, but couldn’t get enough interest: it shows how rapidly and how recently Read the full article…

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Chamber larps roundup

Published by Mo on September 1, 2017 | Leave a response

This post is to round up a bunch of chamber larps that I’ve played in recently. Great variety of cool stuff: thanks to all the organizers and GMs! (And the designers of course 🙂 Previous Occupants written by Frederik Berg Østergaard and Tobias Wrigstad, as part of the Vi åker jeep group; organized by Laura Read the full article…

Posted in Larp | Tagged Anything for N., First Blast of the Trumpet, Inside, Parmiddag, Previous Occupants

Dawnstone – letting in the co-creative light

Published by Mo on August 14, 2017 | 1 Response
The Delkin family, about to do their worst. Photo: Andy Tatton.

Dawnstone was a one-off 16-player larp, lasting about 20 hours all in, which took place in Cambridgeshire a few weeks ago. Designed and organized by Joanna Piancastelli with the help of Andy Tatton, it was based upon her tabletop RPG Before the Storm, in Pelgrane Press’s Seven Wonders collection. What’s Dawnstone about? The setting is Read the full article…

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