Runesical – Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
Runesical is the new online gaming Musical from Alex Prescot and Sam Cochrane.
Join the magical game of choices as the players fight enemies mythical and real in this glorious musical romp.
As new musical concepts go I was a little sceptical upon entry, but very happy to say I was very quickly converted.
A Hamiltonesque expositional starting song could've used some extra diction but from then on, the cast are fantastic and zip through multi-rolling and pastiche on a speedy hour.
The real joy in the production is in the detail, avid gamers will appreciate the pauses where characters are frozen in statis. Interaction with npcs and game language all bringing identity and clever in jokes.
Our Hero Lance (Tonny Shim) is a stroppy teen with a hatred for his stepsister and pla...