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Where theatrical people play roleplaying games. Each season our players part-improvise a story in a new genre, with roleplaying game rules providing surprising twists and turns. Jump in at the start of any season! The story continues every other Tuesday; on the Tuesdays in between, Backstage episodes shed light on the game and storytelling mechanics behind the scenes.
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Every episode is a prayer, some prayers are answered, and a prayer granted can upend the world. Each episode, each prayer, is a single desperate moment of a life in another world. A world shaped by the divine. The voices we hear know an omnipotent being is listening. They know not all pleas are granted – but some are. And they believe in the benevolence of their god. Desperation and calculation, need and desire render each new character in vivid shades. And episode by episode, a miraculous y ...
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The cast work out how everyone’s connected to Ellie’s new character. Coming next on 15 October – Vigil: Tailor Made, Act 2 Programme notes This production contains strong language, drug use, gunfire, and gory fantasy violence. Dramatis personae and other definitions Calistarius Softbinding: A local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored…
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In your benevolence, hear the Trophy's plea for disappointment at the Aleph Kish dig site. Starring Saffron Coomber as Orsa, the Trophy (she/her) With additional voices from the season 1 cast Disappointment at the dig – I Need A Miracle, season 1, episode 6 of 12 Written and created by Matt Boothman Directed by Robert Valentine Music by Katharine S…
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Act One of Five: Welcome to Tailors’ Haunt. Everyone who should live here is gone, and everyone you might want gone can’t leave. Coming next on 8 October – Woven together (Vigil Backstage) Programme notes This production contains strong language, drug use, gunfire, and gory fantasy violence. Dramatis personae and other definitions Calistarius Softb…
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In your benevolence, hear the Child's plea for courage and a reprieve. Starring Lizzie Waterworth as Jenjie, the Child (they/them) With additional voices from the season 1 cast Courage and a reprieve – I Need A Miracle, season 1, episode 5 of 12 Written and created by Matt Boothman Directed by Robert Valentine Music by Katharine Seaton Sound design…
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In your benevolence, hear the Fledgling's plea for fair winds at Precipice. Starring Robyn Holdaway as Kelwinn, the Fledgling (they/them) With additional voices from the season 1 cast Fair winds for the wing-trial – I Need A Miracle, season 1, episode 4 of 12 Written and created by Matt Boothman Directed by Robert Valentine Music by Katharine Seato…
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What chambers of the Queen’s Labyrinth did we leave unexplored? Join us backstage for a look back at this production. Coming next on 1 October – Vigil: Tailor Made, Act 1 Programme notes This production contains memory loss and dead animals. Credits GOBLIN QUEEN: Natalie Winter STARRING: Helen Stratton as Linda Ellie Pitkin as Sir Barold von Branwi…
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In your benevolence, hear the Collector's request to forget all about her. Starring Saffron Coomber as Scordeh, the Collector (she/her) With additional voices from the season 1 cast Forget all about me – I Need A Miracle, season 1, episode 3 of 12 Written and created by Matt Boothman Directed by Robert Valentine Music by Katharine Seaton Sound desi…
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Act 5 of 5: The Goblin Queen’s Castle. Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, we have fought our way here to take back what was stolen. Coming next on 17 September – Retracing our steps (Labyrinth Untold) Programme notes This production contains memory loss and dead animals. Goblin Queen Natalie Winter also plays Dungeons & Dragons and ot…
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In your benevolence, hear the Lover's plea to understand Porphyra. Starring Harry Myers as Tullup, the Lover (he/him) With additional voices from the season 1 cast To understand Porphyra – I Need A Miracle, season 1, episode 2 of 12 Written and created by Matt Boothman Directed by Robert Valentine Music by Katharine Seaton Sound design by Sarah Buc…
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Follow us around a few of the wrong turns, blind alleys and dead ends that we cut from this production. Coming next on 10 September – Labyrinth Untold, Act 5 Programme notes This production contains memory loss and dead animals. Credits GOBLIN QUEEN: Natalie Winter STARRING: Helen Stratton as Linda Ellie Pitkin as Sir Barold von Branwick Strat as W…
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In your benevolence, hear the Artist's plea for a dream come true. Starring David Holt as Michel Kildress, the Artist (they/them) With additional voices from the season 1 cast A dream come true – I Need A Miracle, season 1, episode 1 of 12 Written and created by Matt Boothman Directed by Robert Valentine Music by Katharine Seaton Sound design by Sa…
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Act 4 of 5: The Goblin City. Shadows are illegal and opera is mandatory. Just don’t make a scene. Coming next on 3 September – Clangers untold (Labyrinth Backstage) Programme notes This production contains memory loss and dead animals. Matt wrote a new show called I Need A Miracle, where each episode is a prayer, some prayers are answered, and a pr…
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Can any world survive a benevolent god? I Need A Miracle premieres on 29 August. Coming next on 27 August – Labyrinth Untold, Act 4 Programme notes Every episode is a prayer. Some prayers are answered. And a prayer granted can upend the world. I Need A Miracle is the first scripted podcast series from Foggy Outline, created and written by Merely Ro…
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Act 3 of 5: The Land of Yore. Between a pot and a fart place. Stink forever or stay forever. Coming next on 20 August – I Need A Miracle Programme notes This production contains memory loss and dead animals. Goblin Queen Natalie Winter also plays Dungeons & Dragons and other games on Twitch with Roll Together! Find her as the Dungeon Master of Nexu…
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Character creation continues: what about each of our denizens could help or hinder us on our journey? Coming next on 13 August – Labyrinth Untold, Act 3 Programme notes This production contains memory loss and dead animals. Credits GOBLIN QUEEN: Natalie Winter STARRING: Helen Stratton as Linda Ellie Pitkin as Sir Barold von Branwick Strat as Winkle…
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Foggy Outline presents I Need A Miracle An original audio drama produced by Wireless Theatre Season 1 begins on 29 August and continues weekly on Thursdays. Credits Our trailer features the voices of: Annette Badland David Holt Matt Boothman Music by Katharine Seaton Sound design by Sarah Buchynski Cover art by Dionysis Livanis Transcript I Need A …
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Act 2 of 5: The Hedge Maze. This topiary can only be described as wild. Coming next on 6 August – Traits and flaws (Labyrinth Backstage) Programme notes This production contains memory loss and dead animals. Goblin Queen Natalie Winter also plays Dungeons & Dragons and other games on Twitch with Roll Together! Find her as the Dungeon Master of Nexu…
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Kicking off character creation with the important question: what flavour of Labyrinth Muppet do we all want to be? Coming next on 30 July – Labyrinth Untold, Act 2 Programme notes This production contains memory loss and dead animals. Credits GOBLIN QUEEN: Natalie Winter STARRING: Helen Stratton as Linda Ellie Pitkin as Sir Barold von Branwick Stra…
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Act 1 of 5: The Stone Walls. The Goblin Queen is displeased to find four of her denizens outside the Labyrinth. Coming next on 23 July – Kin (Labyrinth Backstage) Programme notes This production contains memory loss and dead animals. Goblin Queen Natalie Winter also plays Dungeons & Dragons and other games on Twitch with Roll Together! Find her as …
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The cast look back at the fever dream that was Dream Big and consider the consequences they’ve inflicted on the next set of players. Coming next – Labyrinth Untold, an odyssey in 5 acts Programme notes This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody). Luvvie alert! We simply m…
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Act Four of Four: Who should inherit the power of giants? The giant of ambition or the giant of heart? Coming next on 25 June – Dream diary (Vigil Backstage) Programme notes This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody). Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Of Dice…
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Persephone Byron is gone from this time, but her words to her friends remain. Coming next on 18 June – Vigil: Dream Big, Act 4 Programme notes This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody). Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Realms of Peril & Glory. Journey throu…
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Act Three of Four: Mick has a new rival for the giant’s favour, and she’s got something shocking planned. Coming next on 11 June – Dear Mick & co (Vigil Backstage) Programme notes This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody). Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to R…
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Meet Mick: bricklayer, neighbour, Mundane … and now Chosen. Mick started life as an everybloke; can he stay down-to-earth as the champion of giant-kind? Coming next on 4 June – Vigil: Dream Big, Act 3 Programme notes This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody). Luvvie ale…
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Act Two of Four: The owner of the severed arm is in town hoping to witness something earth-shattering. Coming next on 28 May – Mick, the Mundane Chosen (Vigil Backstage) Programme notes This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody). Nominations are open for the CRIT Awards …
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Brier’s new crew gatecrashes the usual chat about how the main characters know each other. Coming next on 21 May – Vigil: Dream Big, Act 2 Programme notes This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody). Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to The Thorne Files, a fellow…
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Act One of Four: Mick struggles to wake from a nightmare, and the earth under Sherrydown shakes. Coming next on 14 May – Dream team (Vigil Backstage) Programme notes This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody). Nominations are open for the CRIT Awards 2024! Merely Rolepla…
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It’s only going to take one song to get everyone to stand up and take notice, and then your career will open wide in front of you. You all work so perfectly together. How hard can it be? Coming next on 7 May – Vigil: Dream Big, Act 1 Programme notes This episode contains strong language, underage drinking, references to drugs, and friend group infi…
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Before getting thrown face-first into school, cling to your final summer break with family and defend your childhood fort from dangers that are definitely not allegories for adulthood! Coming next on 23 April – Wonders, a microgame Programme notes This episode contains child endangerment and harm to children (not described in detail), themes of gro…
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Go inside the writers’ room of your favourite canine adventure show, then join four lost dogs as they trick, trial and treat their way home. Coming next on 16 April – Summer Break!, a microgame Programme notes This episode contains strong language, animal endangerment, and animal attacks. Credits FACILITATOR: Strat STARRING: Ellie Pitkin as Kevin J…
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Some of the galaxy’s (best?) event planners have gathered to plan the celebration for the Gantrofax’s final moulting. Of course, we have limited time and budget. Everything is fine, though. Happy moulting! Coming next on 9 April – Good Dogs, a microgame duo Programme notes This episode contains strong language, workplace burnout, and speculation ab…
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It’s time to push the boundaries of modern medicine, and maybe to make out with a bitter rival in the on-call room! Coming next on 2 April – Event Planning in Zero G, a microgame Programme notes This episode contains medical situations, medical malpractice, gross medical mouth noises, drug misuse, gun violence, and bawdy British humour of the knick…
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The staff and customers pool their talents to rid the Coffee Shop Hey, You! of the rowdy Suits. Coming next on 26 March – Heartbeats, a microgame Programme notes Interstitial, 2nd edition is on Kickstarter Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Alexander Pankhurst as Morgana Le Fay Natalie Winter as Jemima Puddle-Duck Strat as Tom Thumb ROLEPLAYI…
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Some badly behaved new customers are ruining the vibe at the Coffee Shop Hey, You! Coming next on 19 March – Fan Fic Mish Mash, Act 2 (live at Dragonmeet 2023) Programme notes Interstitial, 2nd edition is on Kickstarter Book to play Spindlewheel or The Hunted with Matt at Airecon on 15 and 16 March Catch up on the two-part game of Heart: The City B…
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And relax. The cast calm down and look back on Vigil: Fear Itself. Whose fears came to pass, and what’s left to be afraid of for next time? Coming next on 27 February – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 5 Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering. If you enjoyed this p…
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Act Five of Five: Fire. Smoke. Shadow. No one walks through that and returns unchanged. Same goes for getting what you’ve always wanted. Coming next on 5 March – Deep breaths (Vigil Backstage) Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering. If you enjoyed this pro…
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Fear cuts deep. Let’s take a break from that and drink of the deep well of clips we cut from this production. Coming next on 27 February – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 5 Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering. Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Of Di…
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Act Four of Five: Cameron and Jess get their first taste of Fairyland. The mortals and Graham all get their targets in sight. Coming next on 20 February – Vicious cuts (Vigil Backstage) Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering. Luvvie alert! We simply must i…
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Act Three of Five: The Conductor warns Cam and Jess about the perils awaiting in Fairyland. As if the journey aboard the ghost train wasn’t perilous enough. Coming next on 13 February – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 4 Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering. Luvv…
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Persephone Byron is gone from this time, but her words to her friends remain. Coming next on 30 January – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 3 Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering. Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Deck of Many Aces, an actual play Dung…
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Act Two of Five: Cameron takes charge of the itinerary, as the trio leaves town to neutralise the threat to Kit and Jess. Coming next on 23 January – Dear Graham & co (Vigil Backstage) Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering. Luvvie alert! We simply must in…
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What past experiences do our three main characters share? What can they cling to in comfort when terror closes in all around? Coming next on 16 January – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 2 Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering. Luvvie alert! We simply must introdu…
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Act One of Five: Jess’s haunting friend Kit gives her a fright, and it turns out the good guys aren’t the only ones who can join forces and pool resources. Coming next on 9 January – Common fears (Vigil Backstage) Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering. Lu…
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The players and their Guide talk Quest, Bureautopia and the unseen lands they could have trod. Coming up in the Main House on 2 January – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 1 Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation. Credits GUIDE: Josh Yard STARRING: Natalie Winter as Bess, the Invoker Chris Starkey as …
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The Bureautopians’ ultimate quest: take responsibility and commit to your goals by saving Murawai from total destruction. Coming next on 5 December – After party (Office Party Backstage) Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation. We’re doing a live show at Dragonmeet 2023! FAN FIC MISH MASH: He…
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Enjoy some gags, flubs and out of character moments that we had to cut from the main acts to make efficiency savings. Coming next on 28 November – The Office Party, Act 5 Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation. Credits GUIDE: Josh Yard STARRING: Natalie Winter as Bess, the Invoker Chris Star…
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The Bureautopians’ fourth quest: practise creative problem-solving by rescuing Michaela from a vampire pirate stronghold. Coming next on 21 November – The shredder (Office Party Backstage) Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation. We’re doing a live show at Dragonmeet 2023! FAN FIC MISH MASH: …
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The Bureautopians’ third quest: support others’ development by breaking Sir Ansellus the Daring’s chicken curse. Coming next on 14 November – The Office Party, Act 4 Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation. On Friday 10 November at 8pm UK, Matt is running a game of Heart: The City Beneath by …
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The Bureautopians’ second quest: demonstrate attention to detail by uncovering the secrets of Quilla village. Coming next on 31 October – The Office Party, Act 3 Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation. Hear Driving The Point Home, a short story Matt wrote about a sword, in Of The Sword, an a…
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The players create their dull Bureautopian characters – and the questing heroes they will discover within themselves. Coming next on 17 October – The Office Party, Act 2 Programme notes This production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation. Credits GUIDE: Josh Yard STARRING: Natalie Winter as Bess, the Invoker Chris Stark…
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