Ever wanted to rob a bank? Well now you can, and it's absolutely legal! The fun and creative minds at Pop Up Playground are about to unleash "Small Time Criminals" to the people of Melbourne. This real world simulation game requires teams of up to six players to infiltrate a bank, steal as much as they can and escape by completing various games, puzzles and challenges. Furthermore, actors will be playing staff who could potentially be secretly trying to help you or staff that are more sinister than meets the eye. And if that wasn't enough, the whole experience takes places inside an actual bank!
"We've
been working towards this kind of experience with Pop Up Playground
since the beginning," explains Artistic Director Robert Reid. "We were inspired by alternate reality games and the way they blur the line between real and play, and also by
the work of the Agency of Coney. The bank heist idea itself though, came from
watching Sayraphim (Pop Up Playground's Constructive Communities Director) play video games and thinking about how thorough she was
at clearing out loot, pick-pocketing her victims and so on."
