There are some proper wrong ‘uns conducting dastardly deeds out of the Ferris Theatre. Who’d have guessed? It’ll take all the company’s pluck, wiles and common sense to take them on.
Read moreDave (Five Stage a Rescue Backstage)
Dave fills in his character sheet and learns his friends don’t think as little of him as he thought they might. Aww.
Read moreFive Stage a Rescue, Act Three
The search for Alfie appears to hit a dead end, but the company isn’t going to let that stop them. They’re getting to the bottom of this - no matter how deep it goes...
Read moreVikki (Five Stage a Rescue Backstage)
Vikki fills in her character sheet. You know. For the Vine. *geese intensifies*
Read moreFive Stage a Rescue, Act Two
Was Alfie conducting an investigation of his own? The company picks up the young stagehand’s trail as they try to identify the kidnappers...
Read moreStarkey (Five Stage a Rescue Backstage)
Chris fills in his character sheet, which somehow ends up involving a difficult choice between a blunt sword-cane, a polystyrene goose, and a nightgown.
Read moreFive Stage a Rescue, Act One
A remote, labyrinthine theatre. A winter storm, blowing in from offshore. A young stagehand, gone missing. What did Alfie discover? And dare the company discover it for themselves?
Read moreRules recap (Five Stage a Rescue Backstage)
Matt’s only gone and changed the rules. Not all of them. Just enough to keep the company on their toes. Listen if you need a refresher on how all this works.
Read moreDirectors' notes (Ariadne Backstage)
The cast of Merely Roleplayers season 1 - Ariadne - get back together to talk couldas, wouldas and shouldas.
Read moreAriadne, Act Four
Captain Ironface’s opening night gets a hostile reception. The company identifies the source of the manifestations, but can they stage their intervention in time?
Read moreStrat (Ariadne Backstage)
Strat fills in his character sheet and threatens to build himself a friend. The company works all the "Persistent Bonus" stuff out of their systems before the game starts.
Read moreAriadne, Act Three
After a shock, Bee comes clean. There’s comedy as Captain Boaty McPirate Ironface makes his West End debut, but is something steering the company into a tragedy?
Read moreEllie (Ariadne Backstage)
Ellie fills in her character sheet and Matt fumbles an easy MacGuyver reference.
Read moreAriadne, Act Two
The company starts rolling dice, making (and learning from) mistakes, and investigating what lies beyond the light.
Read moreVikki (Ariadne Backstage)
Vikki fills in her character sheet and shares a revealing anecdote about Alex.
Read moreAlex (Ariadne Backstage)
Matt runs down the rule system, Alex fills in his character sheet, and the company spends longer than anyone expected talking about quiche. Vehemently not sponsored by Leatherman.
Read moreAriadne, Act One
The company arrives at the down-on-its-luck Ariadne theatre, meets the staff, and starts to experience some unsettling sensations. Emphatically not sponsored by Bovril.
Read moreLife's a game. The world's a stage. And we're Merely Roleplayers.
Get a flavour of what Merely Roleplayers is about in this trailer.
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