Description
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 β Dear Graham & co (Vigil Backstage)
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering.
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS
CAMERON JARVIS: An intense young man, obsessed with monster hunting since his parents and sister were killed by ghouls while camping outside Sherrydown.
JESS BUTTERWORTH: A twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide.
GRAHAM: The demon equivalent of an accountant, summoned to Earth in error and now trying to make the best of it. He is destined to bring about the Apocalypse.
DEPARTMENT OF OMISSIONS (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres.
SHERRYDOWN, BRACKSHIRE: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office.
OMISSION EFFECT: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon.
CREDITS
COMPERE: Matt Boothman
STARRING:
- Chris Starkey as Cameron Jarvis, the Wronged
- Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the Spooky
- Alexander Pankhurst as Graham, the Summoned
- with Ellie Pitkin as Persephone Byron, the Exile
ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands
MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst
SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman
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PROGRAMME NOTES
This episode contains strong language,...
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PROGRAMME NOTES
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