Byromania

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System: LARP
Genre: Drama
Deltagere: 4 spillere

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“Mad, bad, and dangerous to know”, a phrase famously used to describe the British poet Lord Byron, originally coined by one of his many lovers. In Byromania, we delve into the making of the world’s first literary superstar, crafted both by his own hand and by the society that devoured him.

Born in the shadow of the French Revolution, Byron was a child of contradictions: raised in modest circumstances with a physical disability, unexpectedly inheriting a noble title and great debts at the age of ten. In a Europe scarred by the Napoleonic wars, and in a country that criminalised his desires, he rose to dizzying heights of fame and notoriety. What does it mean to become a myth while still alive? And what does that myth do to the man behind it?

In this scenario, you will step into the shoes of Lord Byron, or rather, the many Byrons he became, as well as the extraordinary people who surrounded him. Through a continuous flow of player-chosen scenes, we explore Byron’s search for identity, meaning, belonging, and immortality. Since his real-life memoirs were consigned to the flames by his closest friends after his death, we will recreate them from the ashes.

About the authors
Susanne Gräslund & Anders Hultman have previously written scenarios such as “The Testimony”, “Women” and “The Last Thing to Die” together. Susanne has co-organized the larp “Knappnålshuvudet”. Anders has co-organized larps like “A nice Evening with the Family” and “Fortune & Felicity”, as well as having been one of the organizers of the Stockholm Scenario Festival since 2013.

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