Press [Chaosium] Call of Cthulhu comes to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

[Michael O'Brien]

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been long renowned as one of the greatest celebrations of arts and culture on the planet, presenting an astoundingly diverse array of theatrical events, comedy shows, musical performances, and more. And this year Call of Cthulhu is coming to the Fringe!

In collaboration with the National Library of Scotland and the University of Edinburgh's History and Games Lab, Chaosium is presenting Call of Cthulhu - Live in the Library on August 23rd and 24th.

The three hour actual play show features Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason as Keeper of Arcane lore. Mike is crafting a 1920's Mythos scenario set in Edinburgh's Garrick Theatre for the brave Investigators, who are led by French-Scottish actor Josephine McAdam. Josephine was seen recently in Chaosium's blockbuster Call of Cthulhu actual play series Graveyards of Arkham. The other cast members will be revealed in coming weeks!

"Actual play – playing a tabletop roleplaying game live on stage – is a highly entertaining art form that in recent years has reached out from gaming fandom into a wider audience – and we're excited to be bringing it with Call of Cthulhu to the biggest arts festival in the world", said Chaosium's Michael O'Brien, the show's producer.

CALL OF CTHULHU - LIVE IN THE LIBRARY The National Library of Scotland - Boardroom August 23 & 24, 2:00PM - 5:00PM Horror! Madness! Secrets! It's Call of Cthulhu, played live on stage. Keeper of Arcane Lore Mike Mason takes our star players as they delve into a live game experience of Call of Cthulhu, the foremost tabletop game of horror and mystery. Can our brave investigators face and overcome the unspeakable terrors of the Cthulhu Mythos lurking in the Garrick Theatre of 1920s Edinburgh? Ticketing information here.

About Chaosium
Chaosium's award-winning roleplaying games, boardgames, and fiction have been acclaimed as some of the most engaging and innovative of all time. Since 1975, the company has captivated gamers, readers and mythic adventurers worldwide. The Call of Cthulhu tabletop roleplaying game is its most famous and revered line.

About the National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland is a reference library with world-class collections. It is also Scotland's largest library and one of the major research libraries in Europe.

About the University of Edinburgh's History & Games Lab
The University of Edinburgh's History & Games Lab (H&GL) explores games as a medium for historical research, teaching and public understanding of history, including fostering practical collaborations between historians, game designers, and other practitioners who engage with games.

 

[Michael O'Brien]

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If you missed out on a ticket to our Call of Cthulhu shows at the Edinburgh Fringe in August, despair no longer: we have exciting news! LATER THIS WEEK MORE TICKETS WILL GO SALE. Stay tuned...

 

[Michael O'Brien]

Call of Cthulhu at the Edinburgh Fringe: more tickets are now available for our shows!​

The initial allocation of tickets went in a couple of hours, but we're pleased to announce more tickets are now available directly through the National Library of Scotland. But these too are going fast - so if you want to come, don't delay!

Book here:

Call of Cthulhu – Live in the Library

Keeper of Arcane Lore, Mike Mason, takes our star players as they delve into a live game experience of Call of Cthulhu, the foremost tabletop game of horror and mystery. A Edinburgh Festival Fringe performance at the National Library of Scotland.

www.nls.uk

 

[Michael O'Brien]

Excited to announce the remaining cast members for Call of Cthulhu - Live in the Library at the Edinburgh Fringe:

The three hour actual play show features Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason as Keeper of Arcane lore. Mike is crafting a 1920's Mythos scenario set in Edinburgh's Garrick Theatre for the brave Investigators, who are led by French-Scottish actor Josephine McAdam. Josephine was seen recently in Chaosium's blockbuster Call of Cthulhu actual play series Graveyards of Arkham. The other cast members will be revealed in coming weeks!

Joining Mike and Josephine in Edinburgh are:



We welcome Liv Kennedy (Three Black Halflings Podcast), Jasper Cartwright (12 Sided Studios, Three Black Halflings, Dimension 20), and Katie Morrison (High Rollers). Together with Josephine, they'll be uncovering Mike Mason's mythos mystery that takes place inside Edinburgh's Garrick Theatre in 1921.

Call of Cthulhu - Live in the Library at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is brought to you by Chaosium in partnership with National Library of Scotland and the University of Edinburgh's History and Games Lab.

 

[Michael O'Brien]

"Bringing the medium off the screen and onto the stage at one of the most famous cultural festivals in the world feels like a logical way to introduce actual play to new audiences who are already open to experiencing experimental art forms."

Mike Mason and Josephine McAdam talk to Rascal News about our upcoming Call of Cthulhu actual play show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Chaosium brings actual play to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

In partnership with Scottish institutions, the Call of Cthulhu publisher will host two shows at the famous avant-garde showcase.

www.rascal.news

 

[Michael O'Brien]

The team has assembled in Edinburgh, ready to go Live in the Library with our sell-out shows tomorrow and Saturday. We're excited to be bringing Call of Cthulhu to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

L-R: Jasper Cartwright, Josephine McAdam, MOB (producer), Katie Morrison, Liv Kennedy, Mike Mason (keeper)​

 

[Michael O'Brien]

On June 4th 1921 Edinburgh's Garrick Theatre was destroyed by fire... yeah, it's probably not a coincidence this is the very date our Call of Cthulhu show takes place on. Our first Live in the Library show at the Edinburgh Fringe is underway, with our investigators looking for missing parrot backstage...

 

[Michael O'Brien]

Call of Cthulhu is of course the roleplaying game where librarians are the heroes - and today we're playing it Live in the Library, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!



And that's a wrap: we had an absolute blast bringing Call of Cthulhu actual play to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the first time – and our friends at the National Library of Scotland are super keen to have us back next year!

Grateful thanks to the team at the National Library of Scotland and University of Edinburgh's History & Games Lab, to the amazing cast (Jasper, Josephine, Liv, and Katie) and our superlative Keeper (Mike), and to all the Fringe attendees who came to watch our shows! — MOB, Chaosium Inc.