Call of Cthulhu returns to the Ballarat Heritage Festival with A Midsummer's Night Darkness (May 22nd 2025)

Call of Cthulhu returns to the Ballarat Heritage Festival in May, with an all new actual play production A Midsummer Night's Darkness.

A Midsummer Night’s Darkness is a gripping scenario that intertwines an often-overlooked yet crucial part of history—the suffragette movement—with a chilling Mythos twist. Set in 1891, a determined group of suffragettes is campaigning for women’s voting rights in the colony of Victoria, gathering signatures for the historic Monster Petition. However, when a sudden and violent storm forces them to seek shelter for the night, they find themselves entangled in horrors far beyond their imagination. What begins as a night of refuge soon becomes a descent into darkness—one they may not all survive.

Join David Waldron and the award-winning Tales from Rat City team for an unforgettable Live play theatrical event! A Midsummer Night's Darkness takes place on Thursday, 22 May 2024 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM at the 25 Armstrong Street South, Ballarat and online. Tickets at Eventbrite here!

Chaosium is proud to support this event in association with the City of Ballarat, Guf Games Ballarat, Good Games, Federation University, and Ballarat Libraries.

A Midsummer Night's Darkness is based on the Call of Cthulhu scenario of the same name by Jane Routley. Available at the Miskatonic Repository, Chaosium's platform for independent Call of Cthulhu creators at DriveThruRPG.

A Midsummer Night's Darkness follows on from the 2023 Victorian Community History Award winning adventure "William Bailey's Haunted Mansion" and 2024's "Spectral Schemes", both also performed at the Ballarat Heritage Festival.