Thanks to the crowd who came along to Dungeon Mook: Crawl to Mount Geek! Our fundraiser show for Vignette Press was a great success; keep an eye out for a recap in the near future! Our regular photo-chronicler, Rob Young, couldn’t be there, but the fine folk from the fanzine Dark Matter captured the event in great detail; you can find their photos on their Facebook page.
But in the month of August, trouble is brewing. There will be more Dungeon Crawl than can possibly be contained by one city. Our regular monthly show looms on Wednesday, August 3, with guests including comedian Jack Druce (Too Short to be a Stormtrooper) and actor Toby Truslove (ABC1′s Laid)! After visiting Hogwarts and the lands of literary fantasy, including Westeros, Whoville and Fantasia, it will almost come as a relief to return to the all-things-to-all-games magical medieval setting of Dungeons & Dragons.
But a call is being heard from distant lands. That brave citadel, the Bondi Pavilion, must be defended against the forces of Winter; the flames must be fanned; the beacon must not go out. Yes, Dungeon Crawl must summon its allies and head North to defend it: the Keep on the Bondilands! For one night only, as part of the Bondi Rock Surfers’ Hot Damn Festival, Ben and Richard present a Dungeon Crawl by the beach, with an amazing line-up of local guests including Dave Harmon, Carlo Richie, Susie Youssef, Dave Bloustien (Wit Large, Good News Week), Stephanie “Hex” Bendixsen (ABC1′s Good Game) and maybe even more!
And as if that’s not enough, this special Dungeon Crawl is part of a double-bill with those lovely folk from Wit Large. They’ve invented a whole new kind of comedy debating – one that doesn’t involve teams! – and called it Word Fight. The topic for the first outing is the ever so Dungeon Crawl compatible “The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth”, and your word fighters will include Dan Ilic (Hungry Beast, Can of Worms), Doug Bayne (ABC’s Double the Fist), Jen Wong (Comedy Zone), Shaolin Punk’s own Ben McKenzie and the members of Puppy Fight Social Club!
You can get a ticket to each for $18 – or go the full nerd and see both for only $30! You know you want to.
Dungeon Crawl in Melbourne returns on Wednesday, August 3rd at 8:30 at the Bella Union, Melbourne Trades Hall, corner of Lygon and Victoria Streets. Tickets $14 from bellaunion.com.au or $15 at the door.
Word Fight: The Geek Shall Inherit and Dungeon Crawl: Keep on the Bondilands are at 7:30 PM and 9 PM on Thursday, August 4th at the Bondi Pavilion theatre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach. Tickets $18 for one show, $30 for both; book online here or buy tickets at the door.