Magna Mysteria – Appetite, Stoke

Maria Morrelini has disappeared. The last time you saw her you were in the audience watching as she and her sisters performed their act. You watched as she stepped through the mirror on stage and disappeared. She hasn’t been seen since.
Magna Mysteria is an interactive experience adopting several different performance techniques, gateways and spaces. It takes the audience on a journey, infiltrating their consciousness and teasing them with conflicting stories.

The performance begins with the audience collecting their tarot card from the Fortune Telling Machine, and then unravels. Age-old stories emerge from out of nowhere, mysterious characters tell conflicting tales, and the audience choose who, or what, to believe. It’s not a game, there’s no right or wrong, but there are many paths, and no one will experience Magna Mysteria in the same way.
Magna Mysteria takes place on your phone via text messages and phone calls, in hidden locations around the town and online via twitter. Keep all methods of communication open and always look in the least obvious places.

Oh, and one final piece of advice: Always keep your arms where you can see them.

Details:
Collect your tarot card from Hanley Indoor Market from 17th August. The events will begin on 23rd and 24th August, until then keep your card safe.
First you will find the character on your tarot card and then the world will unravel for you. You will have between 2pm – 5pm to solve the mystery with a finale each night at 7pm – the locations will be disclosed during your search. Tarot cards must be collected by 12noon on the day you wish to take part.
Free ticketed event.

Appetite says: A brilliant piece of interactive theatre, involving the audience in a way like no other show. Make sure you’re lucky enough to grab a tarot card!