Witches of Ästad Farm
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Witches of Ästad Farm was a larp about interned witches in an alternate history Swedish world war II.
| Häxorna på Ästad Gård | |
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| English name | Witches of Ästad Farm |
| Duration | 43 hours |
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| Website | witchesofastadfarm |
Setting and Themes
Lesbianism, witches and prison in a kitchen-sink magical setting.
Background
Karin Edman had a vivid dream in 2015 that she described to the Facebook group Larp Women Unite. Members of the group encouraged her to make the dreamed larp into a real larp and in November 2016 that happened.
Music
The larp has had different theme songs, in 2016 and it was a cover of ''Creep,'' recorded by Post Modern Jukebox, in 2017 an artist was paid to record a cover of Leonard Cohens song ''You Want it Darker'' and in 2018 the event paid the musicians of Mary Read to write them the song ''Truth to Tell''.
Runs
| English name | Witches of Ästad Farm (2016) |
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| Run of | Witches of Ästad Farm |
| Information | |
| Date | 2016 |
| Location | Ästad 4H Farm, Sweden |
| Participants | 40? |
| Budget | ~€5,030 |
| Participation fee | €92 |
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| English name | Witches of Ästad Farm (2017) |
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| Run of | Witches of Ästad Farm |
| Information | |
| Date | 2017 |
| Location | Ästad 4H Farm, Sweden |
| Participants | 40? |
| Budget | ~€5,030 |
| Participation fee | €100 |
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| English name | Witches of Ästad Farm (2018) |
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| Run of | Witches of Ästad Farm |
| Information | |
| Date | 2018 |
| Location | Ästad 4H Farm, Sweden |
| Participants | 40? |
| Budget | ~€5,030 |
| Participation fee | €120 |
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The larp has been run three times: In 2016, 2017 and 2018.