Umm... but which one ?
Some of the Cast and Crew
It seems that the Duke's first wife, Viola, gave birth in the manner of her family, to the twins Sebastian and Olivia. Now no-one is quite sure who is or should be the new Duke or Duchess of Illyria. And what of Cesario, the Duke's son by his second wife, Lucretia, whom many say would make a much better ruler than either of his older siblings?
Unfortunately, for those of a sober demeanour, the old Duke died just prior to the celebration of Twelfth Night, during the Festival of Misrule. This means that the for this one night, the Bean King and his motley court of drunks and whores hold all power in the fair Duchy of Illyria.
In whose favour will the Bean King decide? Who will rule the Duchy by the time the church bells ring in Epiphany and the new day? And who will live to see it?
This was the premise for the KapCon XII - Twelfth Night live game held on evening of Saturday 18th January 2003. The game was a fourteenth century Italian costume drama based loosely on the plots of several plays by William Shakespeare, including Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
It was produced by Frank Pitt who wants to say the following :
Thanks to all the players who played in the game. Everybody got right into the spirit of things and I was impressed at the effort many people put into their costuming.
I especially want to thank the (in)famous Idiot Savant for playing the role of the Bean King, providing a focal point for much of the action, and Richard Dagger and Jarrat Hely (Tybalt and Mercutio) for providing us with a display of swordsmanship.
Robert Urqhart graciously provided us with pictures you'll see if you click on the link above. It's nice to be able to capture some of the moments and the finery of people's garb here.
For the first time (that I'm aware of) we also have a video record of the larp provided for us by Aaron Avery. Some of this footage may be digitized and made available on the net in future, but for now, if you want to see the video, drop us a line and we'll see what we can do.
Follow the link above to access some of the documents prepared to assist in running the game, which may be enough to allow other people to present the game should they so desire.
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