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==Runs==
 
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The larp has been run three times: In 2016, 2017 and 2018.
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Revision as of 00:00, 5 January 2019

Häxorna på Ästad Gård
English nameWitches of Ästad Farm
Duration43 hours
Designed by
Techniques
Websitewitchesofastadfarm.wordpress.com/english

Witches of Ästad Farm was a larp about interned witches in an alternate history Swedish world war II.

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

The larp has been run three times: In 2016, 2017 and 2018.