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leodoulton
Dec 31, 20232 min read
A Final Experiment: Gentle Livestreams
I realised that I did not have time to do what I had hoped for in my final experiment of the 12 Shows sequence: a livestreamed one-person...
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leodoulton
Dec 30, 20234 min read
For The Moon: A Rite Of Midwinter About (Without) Belief
There is a feature of Church of England choirs that many people do not realise: They are professionals. They are not singing out of...
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leodoulton
Dec 30, 20233 min read
Unobserved, Uninvited: Unwanted Theatre
A strand in 12 Shows has been audience-performance relationships: what if the audience is unaware that they’re seeing theatre? What if...
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leodoulton
Dec 24, 20233 min read
Why Your Fantasy TTRPG’s Secondary Belief System (Might) Have To Be Bad
Real world religions and philosophies exist. Fictional religions and philosophies also exist, in a different way. And most religions and...
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leodoulton
Dec 23, 20232 min read
Rosettopera
I was reading a Peter Brook speech on opera in which he makes the point that when looking at opera, we often find ourselves dealing with...
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leodoulton
Dec 22, 20233 min read
Logical Worldbuilding: The Cause Of Your Problems
Or: Leo needed a snappy title, and thought you might start reading. I am a nerd. I like worldbuilding for fantasy genres and TTRPGs. But...
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leodoulton
Dec 21, 20238 min read
How Do I GM? A blog of advice I was asked for
A friend and one of my regular players in various TTRPG campaigns recently asked me for GMing advice. While I could wax lyrical for some...
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leodoulton
Dec 21, 20234 min read
In Resentment of Functionality
I would like to write in resentment of functionality, and tying things to reality. My mind’s been twisted by Twitter, so I’m going to...
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leodoulton
Dec 21, 20231 min read
To A Broody Hen
Get out the nesting box. No, you can’t keep the egg. The egg is mine. And besides, other chickens might need the nesting box. How dare...
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leodoulton
Dec 21, 202310 min read
Historical Resiliencism: towards a cyberpunk teleology of history
In the beginning, there was a small group of hunter-gatherers, known as ABC. And all were equals, since in a context of...
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leodoulton
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Fae Capitalism
A brief note for any readers interested in stories about the fae. I’ve noticed that contemporary fantasy has an upward trend in content...
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leodoulton
Dec 16, 20233 min read
Declaration of Performance
A few days ago, I did one of my 12 Shows experiments. Not least, we’re running low on days with several shows left to do. I had noted the...
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leodoulton
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Doomed vs. Disposable: Lovecraftian Characters as Protagonists and Collectives
Continuing this week’s theme of cosmic horror, a brief reflection on Lovecraftian characters. The Root A player in a Call of...
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leodoulton
Dec 14, 20237 min read
By Thy Grace Are Mind Flayers Redeemed: morality and cosmic horror monsters.
Introduction There are others who write better about bioessentialism in Dungeons & Dragons, and how it reflects real-world...
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leodoulton
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Chekovian Cosmicism
Like most people with an interest in creating cosmic horror, I have a complex relationship with the author generally seen as its founder...
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leodoulton
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Carter, Sekandar, Genji: variations on a cosmicist theme
Cosmicism is the philosophy associated most strongly with H.P. Lovecraft’s school of cosmic horror. The idea that the universe means...
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leodoulton
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Fascistic Fantasy: On Avoiding State Violence In D&D
In addition to my theatrical work, and at the beginning of a week of blogs around cosmic horror, I thought I’d delve a little into game...
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leodoulton
Dec 12, 20231 min read
Do less, but better: a pseudo-directorial philosophy
I am preparing some workshops and training sessions, and thought I’d try to encapsulate some of my ideas about directing. This follows...
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leodoulton
Dec 9, 20232 min read
Stonehenge as Stage Design
A while ago, I passed Stonehenge in a car. It remains striking. Here are some thoughts on it as a piece of stage design, given that most...
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leodoulton
Dec 8, 20235 min read
In Extremis: Didacticism in Interactive Theatre
I have noticed many interactive theatre makers do not wish to lecture their audiences. This is an impulse I often share. However, in the...
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