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'''Pan''' was written by Linda Udby & Bjarke Pedersen. They presented it twice in Denmark in January 2013. [[Nathan Hook]] and Kielo Maria Blomqvist presented an updated version played in English to an international audience in Finland in April 2014. Future runs An international run in the UK for November 2014 is fully booked. Another future run for late 2014 in an other European countries are country is planned but not yet announced. It is also intended to the first of a trilogy (but not a direct continuation) of larps.
It is also intended to the first of a trilogy (but not a direct continuation) of larps. The second event is expected to have a 1930s setting and capacity for more players. Pan is a horror scenario dealing with the themes of identity and nature. Players play couples attending a relationship therapy for the weekend, and are encouraged to book with a friend to play a couple. The therapist-couple use a mixture of classical techniques and esoteric methods. It is a mixture In terms of genre the larp could be considered gothic horror based on classic literature, and psychological horror, with a modern setting.
The main inspiration is the 1890s short story 'The Great God Pan' by Arthur Machen. This is available as a free download here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/389
Length: approx 36 hours player time. Short pre-game and post-game workshops.
Player fee: 800 Danish KR for the original runs. 30 euro for the international runin Finland. £150 for the UK run, played in a castle.
Logistics: The larp is run as fully catered, and runs in a location with modern facilities.
== Links ==
A Facebook group titled 'Pan' also exists. It is not tied to a particular run: https://www.facebook.com/groups/172274392912858/
Pan was discussed by writer Bjarke Petersen in the Nordic Larp Talks for 2014, as an example of sketching. (not yet online)
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