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With a thrilling blend of live performance, gaming and adventure, Mystery Quest is a brand-new, interactive theatre experience where kids are the heroes of their own story.
Written by Maxine Mellor and developed with Indelarts, this interactive stage play follows three preteens – Quinn, Milo, and Evie – as they dive into an epic online game, battling trolls, solving riddles, and chasing clues. But when real life becomes complicated, the boundaries between game and reality begin to blur. When a shadowy stranger in the digital world threatens to spill into the real world, Quinn must rely on her friends and family to navigate her way out of potential danger.
Mystery Quest is created in collaboration with Brisbane’s cutting-edge digital artists Counterpilot, who create immersive arts experiences with new technology, real-time interaction and transmedia storytelling. The production helps kids explore the digital world with curiosity, caution and confidence. As the action unfolds, kids will pick up essential online skills that last a lifetime, while adults will love the nods to classics like Atari, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Wii, Game Boy, and even Carmen Sandiego.
Combining sharp dialogue, physical comedy, and live audience participation through mini-games, Mystery Quest is a thrilling, funny, and deeply relatable story about friendship, obsession, and the dangers of online anonymity.
With immersive projections and a script as intelligent as it is heartfelt, it’s a must-see for schools, families, and anyone who’s ever lost hours “playing”. Game on, because in this story, real life is the greatest adventure of all!
The show is suitable for young adventurers aged eight to 11 years, and also features Auslan interpreting.
Mystery Quest will be staged on December 4 at 10:30am at Redlands Performing Arts Centre, 2-16 Middle Street, Cleveland. For bookings, go to rpac.com.au.
