The cruise ship Prospero founders in stormy seas. A year later, the Viola follows in its wake. A remote island offers the survivors refuge - but it’s not without its dangers…
Read moreProspero Awaits (Prospero & Viola Backstage)
Matt introduces the concept of this season and the roleplaying game rules we'll use to improvise our story.
Read moreThe Fifth Dropped Stitch
Extraordinary. Powerful. Wronged.
Read moreShipping the Sails (The Cloudskipper's Captain Backstage)
Where else could the winds have taken us, if we'd set our sails a little different?
Read moreThe Cloudskipper's Captain, Act Five
The Cloudskipper's next voyage may be its last. And wherever it leads, it'll change its crew's lives forever.
Read moreAlex the Lookout (The Cloudskipper's Captain Backstage)
Alex builds his role as ship's lookout. His eye sees far, but it don't always alight on the right things...
Read moreThe Cloudskipper's Captain, Act Four
The crew stirs up a hornet’s nest in Grimspire. It’s anyone’s guess who’ll make it back to sea in one piece.
Read moreStarkey 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...
Read moreThe Cloudskipper's Captain, Act Three
Revelations aboard the Cloudskipper present the junior crew with a choice: the Captain, or treasures unknown?
Read moreNat 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...
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreEllie 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?
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreBilly 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.
Read moreThe Fourth Dropped Stitch
When you're extraordinary, you can't help but attract hangers-on and haters.
Read moreThe get-out (Upstaged! Backstage)
Could the contest have turned out differently? Would we want that?
Read moreUpstaged! Act Four
Nationals! Here against all the odds, can the company stick the landing?
Read moreMeet the judges (Upstaged! Backstage)
The company introduce us to their alter egos: the judges of Upstaged!
Read moreUpstaged! Act Three
After taking a bath in the first round, the company struggle to keep their heads above water.
Read moreThe 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?
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