We’ve reached the end of the dungeon…
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...
+1 Sword is a critical hit!
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.
+1 Sword – only +1 week left!
We're halfway through the world premiere* of +1 Sword, and a whole bunch of Melbournian adventure seekers have made it through their first dungeon. There are only four performances left for this run, so if you want to get your geek on, you'd better book some tickets and come join us!
*This is technically true, but it does sound a bit wanky, doesn't it?
+1 Sword – tonight!
It's time to don your Invulnerable Coat of Arnd and pull a few gold pieces out of your bag of holding, because +1 Sword opens tonight. Come on down to Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets and discover the joyful geekery of Dungeons & Dragons through the eyes of Richard and Ben!
+1 Sword tickets now on sale!
Science Week has been and gone - see the Man in the Lab Coat blog for a couple of highlights from Melbourne's programme - but now the Melbourne Fringe Festival looms! It all kicks off on September 19, and Shaolin Punk is involved again this year! +1 Sword is a collaboration between comedy geeks Richard McKenzie and Ben McKenzie, revealing the deep dark secrets behind Dungeons & Dragons. Tickets are now available online at the Fringe Festival web site, though you can also buy them at the door.