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Merely Roleplayers

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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36:23

Deja Vu, Act Eight

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2020/06/09

The third ensemble have been waiting in the wings. Now that they’ve finally made their entrance, they must bring themselves back to reality to have any hope of saving it.Programme notesBundle for Racial Justice and Equality: get 700+ video and tabletop games for as little as $5, with all proceeds split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Community Bail FundBlack Lives Matter protests, petitions and other resourcesFriends in the UK, write to your MPs and councillors to

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Vikki, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)

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2020/06/02

A look back at Vikki’s past appearances on Merely Roleplayers, in Ariadne, Five Stage a Rescue, Codename: Mosaic, Parallax Converging, Parallax Inverted and Prospero & Viola.Programme notesOur promo this episode is for The Prestige, an in-depth movie discussion programme on Kaiju FM.Season creditsSTARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)SPECIAL GUEST

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50:06

Deja Vu, Act Seven

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2020/05/26

The company seek an audience with a higher power. The fate of everything they’ve ever known rests on their performance. And one of them’s let a heckler in…Programme notesPodUK Goes Digital is happening on Saturday 30 May, at 12-8pm UK time on Twitch, Discord and other venues. Look out for our trailer as part of the virtual Podcasters’ Promenade! Full details at podcastconvention.uk.Our promo this episode is for The Prestige, a Kaiju FM show discussing movies in depth from a production and academic

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15:47

Starkey, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)

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2020/05/19

A look back at Starkey’s past appearances on Merely Roleplayers, in Five Stage a Rescue, Parallax Inverted, The Cloudskipper’s Captain and Prospero & Viola.Programme notesOur promo this episode is for Dames and Dragons, a tale about banding together with your friends to battle gods who are terrible people, told using Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition.Season creditsSTARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould,

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43:21

Deja Vu, Act Six

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2020/05/12

When the curtain closes, will the company be left to watch the world unravel, or in a position to weave something new?Programme notesCheck out Blackshaw Theatre Company’s audio drama productions at the Wandsworth Arts Fringe In Your Living Room festival:Some Treachery: A Miss McSkimming Mystery by Richard StrattonAudience with the Ghost Finder by M. J. Starling (that’s an old pen name of Matt’s!)The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell by Chris BuxeyBlack Shuck by Duncan HandsGreat Expectations,

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13:46

Chris, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)

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2020/05/05

A look back at Chris’s previous appearance on Merely Roleplayers, in Let’s Get Gideon.Programme notesOur promo this episode is for The Space Jam Continuum, with past player and compere Chris MacLennan. Along with Cal Noble, Chris has committed to constructing a cohesive cinematic universe out of something that was never meant to be one: Looney Tunes, from the early 20th century all the way to Space Jam.Season creditsSTARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris

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49:16

Deja Vu, Act Five

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2020/04/28

The curtain is open. On the other side, an audience awaits with the ones who wrecked the world. But from the moment their pods land, the new ensemble faces fierce competition.Programme notesCheck out The Isolation Sessions on the Ragged Scratch podcast.Review us on Podchaser - for every review you write on the site until 20 April, Podchaser will donate 25 cents to Meals on Wheels.Our promo this episode is for The Space Jam Continuum, a Kaiju FM show where Chris and Cal try to make a cohesive

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14:23

Dave, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)

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2020/04/21

A look back at Dave’s past appearances on Merely Roleplayers, in Five Go Adventuring, Crash Bang Wallop What a Heist, Parallax Core, Parallax Converging and The Survival Island. That’s definitely what they were called.Programme notesOur promo this episode is for What Am I Rolling, a twice monthly roleplaying game one-shot podcast and fellow member of the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.Season creditsSTARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and

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43:37

Deja Vu, Act Four

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2020/04/14

Embattled and desperate aboard the Air Errol, the company race to send their friends on to safety.Programme notesWatch the National Theatre’s production of Jane Eyre on Youtube until Thursday 16 AprilWatch the Globe Theatre’s production of Hamlet on Youtube until Sunday 19 AprilLook out for weekly new monologues by Philip Ridley on Tramp Theatre’s Youtube channelFind audio dramas like Some Treachery: A Miss McSkimming Mystery by Richard Stratton and The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell in the

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15:23

Alex, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)

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2020/04/07

A look back at Alex’s past appearances on Merely Roleplayers, in Ariadne, A Town Called Amnesty, Parallax Converging, The Cloudskipper’s Captain and Prospero & Viola.Programme notesOur promo this episode is for What Am I Rolling, a twice monthly roleplaying game one-shot podcast and fellow member of the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.Season creditsSTARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie

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38:19

Deja Vu, Act Three

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2020/03/31

The company zero in on their missing friends, in a perilous high-altitude rescue not even their unparalleled experiences could have prepared them for.Programme notesOur promo this episode is for What Am I Rolling, a twice monthly roleplaying game one-shot podcast and fellow member of the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.Season creditsSTARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as

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23:04

Ellie, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)

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2020/03/24

A look back at Ellie’s past appearances on Merely Roleplayers, in Ariadne, Five Stage a Rescue, A Town Called Amnesty, Let’s Get Gideon, Codename: Mosaic, Parallax Core, Parallax Converging, Upstaged! and The Cloudskipper’s Captain.Programme notesOur promo this episode is for Darker Days Radio, a horror-focused roleplaying game programme and fellow member of the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.Season creditsSTARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris

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41:08

Deja Vu, Act Two

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2020/03/17

To save the future, the company must learn to call on their past. Trouble is, it’s an all-or-nothing proposition - you can’t bring back the good bits without the bits that haunt you...Programme notesListen to Some Treachery: A Miss McSkimming Mystery on The Blackshaw Arts Hour podcast.Trouble at Sea: A Miss McSkimming Mystery is at the Bedford in Balham, south London on Sunday 10 May. It’s a Blackshaw Theatre Company production, written by Richard Stratton and starring Natalie Winter. Find out more

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15:53

Josh, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)

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2020/03/10

A look back at Josh’s past appearances on Merely Roleplayers, in Let’s Get Gideon and Prospero & Viola.Programme notesOur promo this episode is for O.M.E.N. Investigations, our unsettling colleagues from the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.Season creditsSTARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia

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40:37

Deja Vu, Act One

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2020/03/03

Somehow, Blackshaw Theatre Company find themselves in all the wrong places at all the wrong times. Has someone been pulling the strings from behind the scenes?Programme notesDid you meet Matt and Alex at PodUK? The convention (not a conference) was organised by Rocksalt Events, and the Kaiju FM podcast collective kindly shared their space in the Podcasters’ Promenade with us.Our promo this episode is for O.M.E.N. Investigations, our unsettling colleagues from the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters

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09:59

The Final Dropped Stitch

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2020/02/25

And the extraordinary shall inherit the world.CreditsEllie as NiaVikki as MarloweCreated and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)Playing All Outta Bubblegum by Jeffrey Grant and Michael SullivanFind usOn Twitter @MerelyRoleplayOn Facebook at Merely Roleplayers

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44:29

Fly Away Home (Prospero & Viola Backstage)

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2020/02/18

Just tell us as clearly as you can, in your own words. What happened to you on that island?Our promo this episode is for Brits On Bikes, our friends and fellow members of the UK & Ireland Tabletop RPG Podcasters community. There’s a sinister ritual building in Marsh Haven, and only a couple of misfit kids and their ‘Book Club’ can stop it…Season creditsSTARRING Strat, Starkey, Nat, Josh, Ellen, Vikki, Alex and Dave as themselves (sort of)HOSTED BY MattGAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt, using the

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44:08

Prospero & Viola, Act Ten

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2020/02/11

What else could it cost the castaways to escape the island?Programme notesBeam Saber is a Forged In The Dark game about the pilots of powerful machines in a war that dominates every facet of life. They are trying to do their part, then get out physically and mentally intact. There is no “winning” The War, there is only surviving it. Hopefully you can help others get out too. You can pledge on Kickstarter from Monday 2 March.Our promo this episode is for Brits On Bikes, our friends from the UK &

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09:34

Ellen the Maker (Prospero & Viola Backstage)

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2020/02/04

She planned to play it safe. In the wilderness, she’ll learn to live dangerously. Get to know Ellen as she completes her character sheet.Our promo this episode is for Penance RPG, fellow member of the UK & Ireland Tabletop RPG Podcasters community. They play various roleplaying game systems, but always with the principle of giving the players total free rein to act as they like.Season creditsSTARRING Strat, Starkey, Nat, Josh, Ellen, Vikki, Alex and Dave as themselves (sort of)HOSTED BY MattGAME

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45:16

Prospero & Viola, Act Nine

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2020/01/28

The tables turn as the castaways begin to unlock the secrets of the island.Pod UK is at Millennium Point, Birmingham, UK on 1 February 2020. We’re on tables 7 & 8 of the Podcasters’ Promenade alongside Kaiju FM. Get tickets here.The Ragged Scratch Podcast by Ragged Foils Productions returns this February. Become a Patreon patron and subscribe to the podcast.Our promo this episode is for Penance RPG, a fellow member of the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.Season creditsSTARRING Strat,

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