Here’s the details of what’s in the programme for The Smoke 2022! You can click on the name of each larp or workshop to go to a page of details about it.

Slot 1 – Saturday morning
The Littlest Village	Designed by: Chiara Locatelli, Margherita Di Cicco, Alessio Rossi, Antonio Amato and Lapo Luchini Presented by: Chiara Locatelli	Space, community, taboos
The Circus of Wonders and Shadows (18+)	Designed by: Nickey Barnard, Clare Gardner, Adam Hayes, Abi Kirby, Charlie Paull and Rich Perry Presented by: Nickey Barnard and Adam Hayes	Deception, magic, sacrifice
Travel Through Texture to Parallel Realities (N)	Designed and presented by: Stephanie Pau and Nina Essendrop	Texture, creation, connection
Arsenic & Lies (R)	Designed by: Karolina Soltys Presented by: Lorraine Kipling	Family, secrets, murder
When in Doubt (N)	Designed by: Sarah Jane (SJ) Murdock Presented by: TBC	Existential, rebellion, alienation
Burn the Witch (P, N)	Designed by: Craig Edgar, Zsófia Emese Dobó, Chris Hartford and Glynn Hunt Presented by: Craig Edgar and Zsofia Emese Dobo	Injustice, drama, guilt
Dungeons, Dragons, and Therapy	Designed and presented by: Behrooz ‘Bez’ Shahriari	Group therapy, conversation, betrayal
Headspace (18+, N)	Designed and presented by: Jeff Mann	Motivation, influence, psychology
Ties That Bind (N)	Designed by: LARPIFIERS Presented by: Crucifier and Psychifier	Relationships, communication, choices
We Almost Were Heroes (N)	Designed by: Jasmin Lade Presented by: TBA	Superheroes, support, community
Return to Innocence (N)	Designed and presented by: Annika Waern & Celia Pearce	Self-perception, old friends, old grudges
Slot 2 – Saturday afternoon
Beautiful Beings (18+, N) Beautiful Being (Human Participants) (18+, N)	Designed and presented by: Nina Runa Essendrop	Poetic, physical, drawing Slow, poetic, Physical
The Inside (18+, R)	Designed by: Lee Foxworthy Presented by: Lee Foxworthy and Seth Fogarty	Institutionalization, humanity, tragedy
Equinox Retreat (P)	Designed by: Sandy Bailly and Diana Ostrat Presented by: Sandy Bailly	Relationships, mid-life, puppets
Roxanne (R)	Designed by: Nicolai Strøm Steffensen and Rasmus Teilmann Presented by: TBC	Love, lust, dance
Fall of Rome (P)	Designed and presented by: Ben Allen	Mistrust, fear, faith
The Death of Chivalry (P, N)	Designed by: Christine Lamb Presented by: Christine Lamb and Woody J Bevan	Betrayal, mythology, fellowship
What Is Love? (N)	Designed by: Tova Gerge and Mikael Hansén Goobar Presented by: Karolina Soltys	Relationships, feel-good, karaoke
Feria, a Cult (R, 16+)	Designed by: Marcel Oerlemans Presented by: Elvira Hernansanz Pérez	Togetherness, meditation, endings
Transmigration of Souls (18+)	Designed and presented by: Alex Brown	Sensory, movement, consciousness
A Cosmic Class Reunion (R, N)	Designed by: Diana Ostrat Presented by: TBC	Hope, change, unity
One Flesh, One End (P)	Designed and presented by: Joanna Piancastelli & Jake Cyriax	Necromancy, queerness, relationships
Slot 3 – Sunday morning
Starfighters (N)	Designed and presented by: Craig Edgar	Teamwork, camaraderie, loss
Life Lessons (18+, N)	Designed by: Mo Holkar Presented by: TBC	Drawing, community, self-exploration
Fight for Survival (18+, P)	Designed by: Ray Hodson Presented by: Ray Hodson and Simon Clark	Trust, paranoia, relationships
Here Comes a Candle (18+, R)	Designed by: Laura Wood Presented by: TBC	Resistance, dystopia, friendship
Time for Applause (P)	Designed and presented by: Jonas Klinkenberg	Queerness, empowerment, life
Consilience (18+)	Designed by: Brandon Brylawski Presented by: Martin Jones	Psychology, trauma, emotion
Playdate (R, N)	Designed by: Stephanie Marx, Drew Novick, Margaret Simkins, and Susan Weiner Presented by: Sue Lee and Graham Arnold / Christi Scarborough (TBC)	Play, friends, reality
4–3 (N)	Designed and presented by: Alessandro Giovannucci	Rivalry, romanticized sports, ritual
Rum, Sodomy and the Noose (18+, R)	Designed and presented by: Laurie Innes	Lust, companionship, betrayal
You Want It Darker	Designed and presented by: Annika Waern	Music, Emotions, Memories
Pantheon (P, N)	Designed and presented by: Martyn Meeks	Gods, world-building, rivalry
Slot 4 – Sunday afternoon
Let’s Dance (P, N)	Designed by: Marcel Oerlemans and Ylva Otting Presented by: Ylva Otting	Queen, friendship, music
Batukh Hungers (18+, P, N)	Designed and presented by: Alex Helm	Evil, cult, sacrifice
Poker Face	Designed and presented by: Marcin Słowikowski	Queer, mixed feelings, end of the chapter
A Fire in the Hills (P, N)	Designed by: Laurie Innes Presented by: Laurie Innes and TBC	Faith, mortality, religion
The Turning Point (P, N)	Designed and presented by: Ruth Trenery-Leach and Laura Wood	Connection, realisation, change
Between Production Lines (18+, P)	Designed and presented by: Usva Inei	Expression, suppression, subversion
My Last Request (N)	Designed and presented by: Jack Williamson	Mystery, deceit, magic
Once Upon a Time, We Were Celebrities (R, N)	Designed by: Diana Ostrat Presented by: TBC	Past, choices, hope
Sacrament (18+, R)	Designed by: Kol Ford Presented by: Rebel Rehbinder and Kol Ford	Sin, redemption, blasphemy
Past Lives (18+, N)	Designed and presented by: Sydney Mikosch	Philosophy, death, surrealism
They Come at Night (R, N)	Designed by: Gordon McDonald Presented by: TBC	Co-operation, betrayal, fear

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.)

And here are the programmes from the 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 festivals – so you can see the items that we have hosted before.