Merely Roleplayers
Starkey the Deck-Rat (The Cloudskipper's Captain Backstage)
Starkey builds his role as the ship's jack-of-all-trades. With the Cap'n as he is, the Cloudskipper don't float without our Starkey...
The Cloudskipper's Captain, Act Three
Revelations aboard the Cloudskipper present the junior crew with a choice: the Captain, or treasures unknown?
Nat the Netmaker (The Cloudskipper's Captain Backstage)
Nat builds her role as maintainer of the Cloudskipper's lightning nets. Like bottled lightning, this one is - quick to anger and full of secrets...
The Cloudskipper's Captain, Act Two
It’s time for all hands to choose sides, as a deadly conflict erupts on the deck of the Cloudskipper.
Ellie the Cook (The Cloudskipper's Captain Backstage)
Ellie builds her role as ship's cook. She's suspiciously well dressed under that apron, but why would a highborn lady be crewing a lightning trawler?
The Cloudskipper's Captain, Act One
The Cloudskipper sails the sky-sea, laden with lightning. But as the junior crew soon find, that's not the most valuable cargo aboard...
Billy the Resistor (The Cloudskipper's Captain Backstage)
Afore ye hear our tale, ye have to know something of our land, our vessel the Cloudskipper - an' our dear Cap'n Billy.
The Fourth Dropped Stitch
When you're extraordinary, you can't help but attract hangers-on and haters.
The get-out (Upstaged! Backstage)
Could the contest have turned out differently? Would we want that?
Upstaged! Act Four
Nationals! Here against all the odds, can the company stick the landing?
Meet the judges (Upstaged! Backstage)
The company introduce us to their alter egos: the judges of Upstaged!
Upstaged! Act Three
After taking a bath in the first round, the company struggle to keep their heads above water.
The stakes (Upstaged! Backstage)
Why would a small theatre company want a big cash prize? Silly question. Here's a better one: why can't they afford to lose?
Upstaged! Act Two
Unsporting behaviour and technical difficulties threaten to derail the big performance.
What's my motivation? (Upstaged! Backstage)
The company fill in their character sheets and talk about what sort of story they want to tell this season. #KeepItInCrufts
Upstaged! Act One
The company enter a nationwide theatre competition. If they lose, so do all the local schoolchildren!
Stratos the Mystic (Parallax Inverted Backstage)
Strat chooses his character options and designs Mystic Weapons for himself and his mentor.
Environmental literacy
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