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Announcing - Magnus Live: The Hilltop
🕑 Added 2024-10-26 14:00:09 +0000 UTCHi folks,
At our panel at MCM Comic Con London, we were able to announce something we’ve been working on since The Magnus Archives 2 Kickstarter campaign finished at the end of 2022: The Magnus Protocol Live Show.
Magnus Live: The Hilltop is a new dramatic ensemble theatre production featuring fan-favourite characters from The Magnus Archives and The Magnus Protocol, premiering in late 2025.
There is a place beyond the world that should not exist.
A place where nightmares and reality are one and the same.
Sometimes people fall through the cracks.
This is their story.
(Image description: A poster for Magnus Live: The Hilltop. An illustration of disembodied head coloured in dark red and green. The head is side-on and tilted upwards, the mouth open, and eyes tightly scrunched up as if the person is screaming. Coils of green tape are coming out of the open mouth, leading to a green, unmarked cassette tape. Below the face, instead of a neck or torso, the illustration transitions into an upside-down city scape of tall, dark towers and spires. The illustration is done in watercolours, and the cream textured background is marked by splashes of paint. Above the illustration is text reading: "Rusty Quill presents". Below the illustration is the title: "Magnus Live: The Hilltop")
More than a simple table read or live recording, The Hilltop is a fully scripted, two-act play written by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall, bringing iconic characters together with new, original work.
As you might imagine, putting this theatre production together – including a cast of actors, lighting, costumes and music – will be a huge undertaking. We are very privileged to have RQ staff members with extensive theatre experience and are also working with a number of third-party organisations to ensure everything runs safely and smoothly.
We intend to film a full performance of the show to share with folks who are unable to attend and, after an initial run of performances in London, we will begin to plot out a UK tour. Taking this extra time between the first few shows and the rest of the tour will allow us to make any small adjustments to the show and improvements required both on-stage and backstage before we tackle the complexities of a tour.
More information, including venue for the first show and the date tickets go on sale, will be announced soon.
Magnus Live: The Hilltop
A nightmare you'll never remember, a show you'll never forget.
The Rusty Quill team
Comments
Dana
The Hilltop will be premiering at The Clapham Grand in London, on Thursday 30th October 2025. Tickets will go on general sale on 1st November.... So time travel is involved? But seriously, this is so cool. I'm hoping it plays in January. Will be in the UK then
Tara Cooper
Yay I can’t wait to come see it!!
Paige Allen
How long will the initial run in London be??
ArthurianMythos
Welp. Time to get my passport and plan a UK trip just for this.
Haze Elrie
I knew that y'all would eventually be the reason that I finally got a passport
Stewart Smith
Amazing! I hope you’ll bring it to Edinburgh where it all started.
Enya
This is amazing!!! And it's really cool that you will make a film available to fans who might not make it :))
Space Modulator
Well hot damn, y’all!
Grace 'Gengar' Soria
Ok, I need to get me a ticket across the pond now.
Anthony
CHARACTERS FROM BOTH???!!!!!!! I can’t wait to see RQ’s first full theatrical performance🤩 Historical moment! I’m so proud and pleased for y’all. You’ve all seriously worked SO hard the past few years to make this happen — I’m so happy to see it paying off. Have to add my thanks to the bucket for the recording, as well🙏🙏 Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Rachael Thorne
I absolutely can’t dance, but believe me I did something akin to a happy dance when I read this news. And I even managed to persuade the husband to swear he’ll take me!
Mice and Moonbeams
The pain knowing North American Fans won't get a chance because it would be a nightmare to put everything together for an international tour. I get it but also ....
Alatus Dusted Beast
It sucks that i probably won't be able to make a UK trip, but I'm sure it's going to be AMAZING!! can't wait to see what you guys pull together! :D
Milly
Yesssss I will be there!
Joshua manson
This is so cool, imagine if we get to hear Tim again!!!! 🥰
Courtney Boyer
Immensely exciting news!
MarlaBothBothIsGood
This is so cool! If only I get a nice job and go there..
keith
PLEASE PERFORM LATE NOV, EARLY DEC, I WILL TRAVEL FROM AUS TO SEE IT🫶🫶🫶
RedDedZombie
*Starts hysterically throwing money at the screen*
Steven Stouffs
I somehow had to reread it 3 times to find that part. Thanks for pointing out they mentioned it.
kristen kakos
Oh wow, awesome! Thank you for noting the recording. I live in California and am not likely to be able to make a UK show. Y'all create amazing things and thank you so much for sharing them with us!
Ember
I guess I need to start saving for my first UK trip!
mora!
LETS GO!!!!!!
Helena McCoy
holy fucking dhshbahdiw
Aryn Jae
This is SO exciting!!!
The Druid's Eye and the Seer's Rose
This is gonna be amazing!!!
Mother of Ferrets
Omg!!!! Sooooo exciting!!!!!😃 Please please please say there's be a show Oxford way as that probably closest for me as well as being thematically appropriate! 👁
Honey Coffee
Omg I will start saving for a trip to the uk !!
