Here’s the details of what was in the programme at The Smoke 2020! You can click on the name of each larp or workshop to go to a page of details about it.
Slot 1 – Saturday morning |
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| Burning Orchid (18+, R) | Designed by: Ben Allen, Nickey Barnard, Martin Jones, Heidi Kaye, and Alison Rider Hill Presented by: Martin Jones |
Hollywood, romance, angst |
| PAWS ON PERCEPTION (P, N) | Lloyd Smith | Objects, relations, empathy |
| Perfection (18+) | Designed by: Jason Morningstar Presented by: Steve Ellis |
Cults, conflict, craziness |
| Wedding Bells (P) | Mia Kyhn | Friendships, tensions, disruption |
| Remember that time… (P, N) | Martine Svanevik | Friendship, memories, death |
| Rum, Sodomy and the Noose (18+, P) | Laurie Innes | Lust, companionship, betrayal |
| Ex Tempore (18+, P, N) | Debbie Starbuck and Woody Bevan | Horror, escape, silence |
| Here Comes a Candle (R 18+) | Designed by: Laura Wood Presented by: Jeff Mann |
Resistance, dystopia, friendship |
| The Borden Legacy (18+) | Designed by: Nickey Barnard, Phil Dall, David Dorward, and Clare Gardner Presented by: Nickey Barnard |
Mystery, mythos, family |
| The RSC (P, N) | Ylva Otting | Dystopian, relationships, conflict |
Slot 2 – Saturday afternoon |
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| Creating New Worlds (P) | Usva Seregina | Art, materiality, connection |
| The Inside (18+, P) | Lee Foxworthy | Institutionalization, humanity, tragedy |
| The Frontline (18+, N) | Kevin Blank | Death, war, responsibility |
| Follow My Lead (18+, P, N) | Susanne | Fun, (con)sensual, non-verbal |
| Grandma’s Resting Place | Designed by: Quinn D, Kathleen De Smet, Katie Giacomini, Eva Schiffer, and Gaylord Tang Presented by: Sue Lee |
Family, viewpoint, memories |
| Black Legacy (18+, N) | Alex Helm | Secrets, heresy, power |
| Everything You Ever Wanted (18+, P, N) | Hazel Dixon and Jos Porath | Growth, reflection, eerie |
| Dangerous Liaisons (18+, P, N) | Muriel Algayres | Seduction, powerplay, downfall |
| Welcome to the End of Your Life (N) | Tony Porteous and Sofia Romualdo | High-stakes, alliance, judgement |
| Musical Creatures (18+, N) | Nina Runa Essendrop and Jonathan Goldsmith | Musicality, immersion, non- verbal |
| Musical Creatures Café (18+, N) | Nina Runa Essendrop and Jonathan Goldsmith | Musicality, interactive experience |
Slot 3 – Sunday morning |
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| Who do you think you are? (18+, N) | Kat Jones | Fame, identity, Spice Girls |
| Lost and Found: Belongings That Belong (P, N) | Alex Brown | Community, absurdist, agency |
| We Almost Were Heroes (N) | Designed by: Jasmin Lade Presented by: Tlanti |
Superheroes, support, community |
| Ex Nihilo (N) | Designed by: Theo Clarke, Steve Hatherley, Tony Mitton, Tym Norris, Mike Snowden, and Karolina Soltys Presented by: Mike Snowden |
Identity, trust, growth |
| Bleak Midwinter (P) | Will Osmond | Fertility, genderqueer, existential |
| Hohmann Contract (P, N) | Jim Thompson | Negotiation, future-shock |
| Of Your Own Free Will (P) | Designed by: Steve Deutsch Presented by: Laura Wood |
Dark, surreal, mysterious |
| Unexpected Guests (18+, P) | Noga Flaishon | Exorcism, family, doubt |
| A Cosmic Class Reunion (N) | Diana Ostrat | Hope, change, unity |
| Sacrament (18+, N) | Designed by: Kol Ford Presented by: Prudence Greenwood and Rebecca Rehbinder |
Sin, redemption, blasphemy |
Slot 4 – Sunday afternoon |
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| Katalin (N) | Áron Birtalan | Listening, archives, engagement |
| Masquerade (18+, P) | Sarah Clelland and Chris Hartford | Dancing, masks, transformation |
| The Best Smoke Submission (P) | Karolina Soltys | Larp, meta, Smoke |
| Cracks (P, N) | Rhei | Loss, hope/despair, solidarity |
| Eye in the Sky (18+, P) | Malcolm Campbell | Morality, drones, conflict |
| Mutiny on the Asp (P, N) | Joanna Piancastelli | Piracy, betrayal, performance |
| The Dreamers (P) | Laura Wood | Dreams, death, life |
| Feria, a Cult (N) | Marcel Oerlemans | Togetherness, meditation, endings |
| What Stays Behind (N) | Yanina Zaichanka and Yuliya Safronava | Nostalgia, moving on, community |
| Roxanne (N) | Nicolai Strøm Steffensen and Rasmus Teilmann | Love, lust, dance |
18+ = this larp is only suitable for participants aged 18+. All the others are suitable for age 16+.
R = revisit – this larp has been a favourite at The Smoke in a previous year, so it’s been brought back to give new people a chance to play it.
P = premier – this larp has not run at a festival before! (But, like all of them, it has been playtested.)
N = The designer has indicated this larp is particularly suitable for new larpers. (If you’re new to larping that doesn’t mean you need to choose those larps – it’s just for your information.)
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And here are the programmes from the 2019, 2018, and 2017 festivals – so you can see the items that we have hosted before.
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