In the shadows, behind the tents, a fortune telling machine beckons. “Cross my palm with silver,” reads a cracked and painted banner. But these things are never straightforward. Will it simply tell your future? Or will there be some kind of trouble? There’s always a price – and the clowns are watching from the shadows…
The Curse was a pervasive game of deduction and subterfuge by Pop Up Playground for up to 18 players.
It only costs a single token to play…but will there be a more terrible cost?
Come tempt your fate…
The Curse was first played in the shadows and alleys of The Village Festival, Melbourne, in 2012.
It returned for one night only at Luna Park for Halloween on 31 October, 2013.
Read our writer-in-residence, Emilie Collyer’s response to the game here.
Trailer
The Curse, filmed by Lawrence Leung
Gallery
Credits
Devised by
Ben McKenzie, Sayraphim Lothian and Robert Reid
Written and designed by
Ben McKenzie
Performed at The Village by
Jack Beeby, Kate Brennan, Kaitlyn Clare, Eryn Walker, Ben McKenzie, James O’Donoghue, James Tresise and Kevin Turner
Playtested by
Madeline Anderson, Jack Beeby, Kate Brennan, Kaitlyn Clare, Sam Dowdeswell, Dave Lamb, Harry Lee, Sayraphim Lothian, Ben McKenzie, Sam Streeter, Chad Toprak, Aydin Toprak, James Tresise, Kevin Turner, Sean Vivian, Eryn Walker and Phoebe Waltham
The Curse photo by
Sayraphim Lothian
Play photos by
Sarah Walker
Many thanks to Harley City in Brunswick for all the cardboard
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