Where theatrical people play roleplaying games. Each season our players part-improvise a story in a new genre, with roleplaying game rules providing surprising twists and turns. Jump in at the start of any season! The story continues every other Tuesday; on the Tuesdays in between, Backstage episodes shed light on the game and storytelling mechanics behind the scenes.
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Where theatrical people play roleplaying games. Each season our players part-improvise a story in a new genre, with roleplaying game rules providing surprising twists and turns. Jump in at the start of any season! The story continues every other Tuesday; on the Tuesdays in between, Backstage episodes shed light on the game and storytelling mechanics behind the scenes.
Act 1 of 3: Who the fuck’s this Dremmer think he is, rolling in tooled up with bandits in tow? Someone should tell him what’s what.
Coming next on 26 August – Who survives (Tipping Point Backstage)
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains climate breakdown, allusions to sex, conspiracy theories, gun violence, psychic coercion, and death. It mentions people in cages and dying of thirst.
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CREDITS
STARRING:
- Alexander Pankhurst as Sacramento del Barco, the News
- Natalie Winter as Sundown, the Brainer
- Chris Starkey as Nasus Nest, the Waterbearer
ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Apocalypse World, second edition, by Vincent D Baker and Meguey Baker. The News playbook with Josh Savoie. http://apocalypse-world.com/
MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman
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Where theatrical people play roleplaying games. Each season our players part-improvise a story in a new genre, with roleplaying game rules providing surprising twists and turns. Jump in at the start of any season! The story continues every other Tuesday; on the Tuesdays in between, Backstage episodes shed light on the game and storytelling mechanics behind the scenes.
