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Yes, it’s that time of year: time to firm up all the details if you’re doing a show for Fringe.
Shaolin Punk is doing a show for Fringe. Maybe two. You know: something old, something new…
Watch this space for a proper announcement soon!
Yes, it’s true: +1 Sword has come to the end of it’s premiere run in the Melbourne Fringe Festival. But never fear – we’ll be back, and you’ll hear about it from us right here at Shaolin Punk.
Thanks to everyone who came along to be initiated into the lore of fantasy role-playing; our last couple of nights sold out, and we were blown away by your enthusiasm. Thanks also to Zac and Kirsty for making Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets such a pleasure to perform in – we may yet return to the Vault in the months to come. And we must also give immense thanks to Karin Muiznieks, our mistress of the props, who created Ben’s spectacular “eldritch snuggie” and reproduced all those wonderful illustrations from the Monster Manual. You’ve earned your experience points, Karin!
Finally, a shout out to gaming news podcast All Games Considered, who were kind enough to mention +1 Sword in their September 30th episode. Thanks guys – and yes, we’d love to come do the show at GenCon too. Now if only the organisers would see fit to fly us over there…
Okay, maybe we didn’t roll a natural 20, but we’ve certainly had a couple of great reviews.
Richard Watts, arts critic, fellow geek and Man About Town, reckons it provides “plenty of laughs” in his first round of Fringe reviews, and awards us three stars. Meanwhile, over on Buzzcuts, Andrew Erlanger’s audio review calls +1 Sword an “hilariously geeky journey”, while the punters he interviewed after commented that it was “highly entertaining” and one “laughed so much my jaw hurt”. Both point out that no prior knowledge is required to enjoy the frivolity!
So if you feel like taking 3 points of damage to your jaw, get along and see +1 Sword for one of our final three shows this Fringe season. There are still tickets available for all the remaining performances, but it’s a small venue so if you want to be sure you don’t miss out, we’d encourage you to book via Fringe Tix.