Critical Role Announces Live Shows for 10th Anniversary
Critical Role, the world renowned multimedia corporation, whose existence began as a home Dungeons and Dragons game, announced a line-up of live shows for 2025. The year marks the 10th anniversary of the group streaming their long-form Dungeons and Dragons campaigns.
Since then, they have branched out to other game systems, including their own upcoming system Daggerheart. They have also established other wings of entertainment, including Darrington Press, and a multi-charity organization, Critical Role Foundation.
“Embarking on a global journey to bring Critical Role to the stage in brand new cities with our ragtag group of adventurers is nothing short of a dream,” said Marisha Ray, Co-founder and Creative Director at Critical Role. “Let alone during our tenth year of telling stories together; I couldn’t imagine a better way to celebrate!”
The announced live shows are as follows:
- Chicago, Wintrust Arena – April 10, 2025
- A unique live one-shot experience, where the audience will vote to decide which of the original main campaign characters the founding members of Critical Role will play for the evening, with Matthew Mercer leading the story as Game Master. The founding cast will also attend C2E2 for a weekend of signings, photo ops, and a panel.
- Sydney, ICC Sydney Theatre – June 19, 2025
- For each of these live one-shots, party members from two separate Critical Role campaigns – played by the founding members – will join forces as they fight a common threat, threaded together by Game Master, Matthew Mercer. Comedian and musician Tom Cardy will emcee both events. Two cities, one overarching story, familiar faces in new combinations await!
- Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena – June 25, 2025
- For each of these live one-shots, party members from two separate Critical Role campaigns – played by the founding members – will join forces as they fight a common threat, threaded together by Game Master, Matthew Mercer. Comedian and musician Tom Cardy will emcee both events. Two cities, one overarching story, familiar faces in new combinations await!
- Indianapolis, Fishers Event Center – August 2, 2025
- his event will be Critical Role’s first one-shot set in the world of Exandria and powered by Darrington Press’s upcoming roleplaying game, Daggerheart. Featuring the founding cast of Critical Role and led by Game Master Matthew Mercer, the adventuring party for this live show will be a melting pot of familiar faces from across Exandria.
- New York, Radio City Music Hall – October 7, 2025
- The final stop on Critical Role’s live show extravaganza featuring the founding cast, this will be an evening of love and peril at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, as two of the Mighty Nein lovebirds, Jester and Fjord, embark on their greatest adventure yet: marriage! The weekend following, the founders will attend New York Comic Con for signings, photo ops, and a panel.
More information on ticket sales can be found on their website.