Episodes

  • Crafted Reality Ep5: Ian Thomas & Rachel Thomas LARP Live Action Role Play
    May 31 2024

    Welcome to Crafted Reality, a podcast by yello brick.

    Our guests this month are Ian Thomas and Rachel Thomas, who have been involved in directing and producing larps and live-action events for more than 30 years. They are founders of Crooked House, an organisation legendary for its high concept larps and ridiculously over-the-top special effects and sets.

    Follow us on social media:

    Instagram: @yello_brick
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    LINKS

    https://wildwinter.medium.com

    https://greatbigshowoff.medium.com

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    #CreativeWork
    #Larping
    #StreetGames
    #MultimodalExperiences
    #CreativeProcess
    #ArtistsInterviews
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    #AlternativeArt
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    #MakerCulture
    #ExperimentalArt
    #communitybuilding
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Crafted Reality Ep4: Hannah McPake: DYAD: RISE & SET
    Apr 29 2024

    Welcome to Crafted Reality! In this episode we continue chatting with our good friend Hannah McPake, an actor, director and playwright who collaborated with us on a project called DYAD: RISE & SET. An at home multi-sensory experience created for sunrise and sunset that combined captivating audio and beautifully designed literature to create a moment of solace, reflection and connection. We talk about the creative process and inspiration behind the project.

    Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk

    Follow us on social media:

    Instagram: @yello_brick
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    ABOUT HANNAH
    Hannah's work is often inspired by history or reimagining's of well-known stories, it puts female characters squarely centre stage, usually playful and comic but unafraid to delve into the dark side of life, big-hearted and quietly political.

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    LINKS
    BUY DYAD: RISE & SET Postal Experience -
    https://www.yellobrick.co.uk/experience-shop/p/qcu4etmx7ccjx6cfai92w5e3yekg2r

    https://www.hannahmcpake.com/

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    #CreativeWork
    #StreetGames
    #MultimodalExperiences
    #CreativeProcess
    #ArtistsInterviews
    #CreativeCommunity
    #AlternativeArt
    #PodcastDiscussion
    #MakerCulture
    #ExperimentalArt
    #communitybuilding
    #MultimodalExperiences
    #CreativeProcess
    #ArtistsInterviews
    #AlternativeArt

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    44 mins
  • Crafted Reality Ep3: Hannah McPake: Theatre, R&Ds, Devising & Design (and everything in between)
    Mar 28 2024

    Welcome to Crafted Reality! In this episode we chat with our good friend Hannah McPake, an actor, director and playwright originally from Edinburgh but now based in Cardiff. We talk about traditional and non-traditional forms of theatre, devising work, R&D’s, design, and everything in between.

    ABOUT HANNAH
    Hannah's work is often inspired by history or reimagining's of well-known stories, it puts female characters squarely centre stage, usually playful and comic but unafraid to delve into the dark side of life, big-hearted and quietly political.

    In 2013 she co-founded multi-award-winning gig theatre company Gagglebabble with Lucy Rivers. Her first full-length play TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM was performed at Sherman Theatre for Christmas 2022. I AM KEVIN a hybrid theatre/film with Cornish landscape theatre company Wildworks has been short listed for Best Single Drama at the Celtic Media Festival 2024. Hannah took part in BBC Writers Room Welsh Voices 2023 and is working on her first TV drama pilot.

    Hannah regularly collaborates with yello brick and is an Associate Artist of Theatr Iolo.

    Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk

    Follow us on social media:

    Instagram: @yello_brick
    Twitter (X): @yellobrick

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    LINKS
    https://www.hannahmcpake.com/

    https://www.gagglebabble.co.uk/

    https://www.toldbyanidiot.org/i-am-thomas-2016

    https://wildworks.org.uk/projects/iamkevin/

    #CraftedReality
    #CreativeWork
    #Larping
    #StreetGames
    #MultimodalExperiences
    #CreativeProcess
    #ArtistsInterviews
    #CreativeCommunity
    #AlternativeArt
    #PodcastDiscussion
    #MakerCulture
    #ExperimentalArt
    #communitybuilding
    #MultimodalExperiences
    #CreativeProcess
    #ArtistsInterviews
    #AlternativeArt

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    59 mins
  • Crafted Reality Ep2: Humble Beginnings Part 2 I ARGs Alternate Reality Games
    Feb 29 2024

    Welcome to Crafted Reality, a podcast produced by yello brick.

    In this second episode, we (Allie John and Julian Sykes) continue to talk about the background of the company and also the projects and people that have inspired us to make work in this space. We chat about ARG's (Alternate Reality Games) and how community plays a role in bringing a story together. We hope you enjoy!

    In this podcast, we are going to be exploring what it means to make work in the margins. Creative work that doesn’t quite fit into a neat little box.

    The podcast will be a mixture of discussions around creating work with some of the leading makers in the world of larping, street games and general multimodal experiences. We will also be sharing some of our work as we develop a number of projects this year.

    Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk

    Follow us on social media:

    Instagram: @yello_brick
    Twitter (X): @yellobrick

    #CraftedReality
    #ARGS
    #Alternaterealitygames
    #CreativeWork
    #Larping
    #StreetGames
    #MultimodalExperiences
    #CreativeProcess
    #ArtistsInterviews
    #CreativeCommunity
    #AlternativeArt
    #PodcastDiscussion
    #MakerCulture
    #ExperimentalArt
    #communitybuilding
    #MultimodalExperiences
    #CreativeProcess
    #ArtistsInterviews
    #AlternativeArt

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    55 mins
  • Crafted Reality Ep1: Humble Beginnings Part 1
    Jan 25 2024

    Welcome to Crafted Reality, a podcast produced by yello brick.

    In this episode we discuss our humble beginnings as a creative company, how we began and what inspired us to make the work that we make.

    In this podcast we are going to be exploring what it means to make work in the margins. Creative work that doesn’t quite fit into a neat little box.

    The podcast will be a mixture of discussions around creating work with some of the leading makers in the world of larping, street games and general multimodal experiences. We will also be sharing some of our work as we develop a number of projects this year.

    Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk

    Follow us on social media:

    Instagram: @yello_brick
    Twitter (X): @yellobrick

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    LINKS:

    2.8 Hours later - https://8hourslater.com/
    City Wide zombie chase game

    Conspiracy for Good - https://www.conspiracyforgood.com/
    ARG created by Tim Kring

    Ludocity - https://ludocity.org/
    Ludocity is a collection of pervasive games, street games and new sports - social forms of play that take place in public spaces, such as city streets, parks and public buildings.

    #CreativeWork
    #Larping
    #StreetGames
    #MultimodalExperiences
    #CreativeProcess
    #ArtistsInterviews
    #CreativeCommunity
    #AlternativeArt
    #PodcastDiscussion
    #MakerCulture
    #ExperimentalArt
    #CommunityBuilding

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    41 mins