A Night at the Theatre/Quick guide

This quest has an [[{{#replace:A Night at the Theatre/Quick guide|/Quick guide}}|in-depth guide]].

It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

Details

Start point	You can start this quest by talking to the Mysterious Stranger inside Ver Sinhaza, south-east of Meiyerditch. <maplink group="pins" align="center" text="<b>Show on map</b>" plane="0" y="3226" x="3673" zoom="2" mapID="-1"> {"features":[{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[3673.5,3224.5],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"mapID":"-1","providerID":0,"description":" X/Y: 3673,3224 ","group":"pins","icon":"greenPin","plane":0,"title":"Start point"}}],"type":"FeatureCollection"} </maplink>
Official difficulty	Master
Official length	Medium
Description	The Mysterious Stranger lurks outside of the mighty Theatre of Blood, the centrepiece of Ver Sinhaza. This shadowy figure has a new request for you – to humiliate a vampyre noble by the name of Lady Verzik Vitur. Take on the challenges that lie within the Theatre to reach her and bring a blush to her bloodless face!
Requirements	Completion of the following quests: A Taste of Hope Darkness of Hallowvale In Aid of the Myreque In Search of the Myreque Nature Spirit Priest in Peril The Restless Ghost
Items required	Ivandis flail or Blisterwood flail Saw (crystal saw also works) Ghostspeak amulet (Morytania legs 2 or better also work) Any axe besides the blessed axe
Recommended	95 Combat level Stamina or Energy Potions Drakan's medallion Anti-venom or 2 doses of antipoison to cure venom. Additional antipoison when fighting the hespori. Access to fairy rings for quick access to the Nature Grotto. Druid pouch to protect food whilst in Mort Myre Swamp, or have lit the Fire of Dehumidification High-end combat equipment with the ability to poison or venom, and high healing food. Bringing all combat styles is highly recommended.
Enemies to defeat	Vyrewatch (Level 105) Several venomous araxyte (Levels 96 and 146) (can be avoided) Hespori (Level 302) The Maiden of Sugadinti Pestilent Bloat Nylocas Vasilias Sotetseg Xarpus Verzik Vitur
League notes	Morytania✓ — location requirement

Walkthrough

Memories of a "Friend"

Items needed: Combat gear, some food, ivandis flail or blisterwood flail, Saw, one dose of anti-venom or two doses of antipoison
Items recommended: Ectophial for fast access to Port Phasmatys, Drakan's medallion, Super energy or Stamina potions

• Talk to the Mysterious Stranger by the entrance to the Theatre of Blood.
  • No Theatre of Blood raids completed:( 2•1)…

    2	What's all this really about?
    1	Yes.

  • Completed at least 1 Theatre of Blood raid:( 1•1)…

    1	Speaking of your associates, what's all this really about?
    1	Yes.

• Go down the stairs to the north-east of the Mysterious Stranger. Bring a saw and blisterwood flail.
• Kill a vyrewatch for a key.
• Unlock the gate to the south and open the coffin.
• Return to the Mysterious Stranger with Ranis' head and watch the cutscene. ( 1)…

  1

  Yes.

• Go to the dungeon (cave) north of Darkmeyer (south of Port Phasmatys).
• Follow the path north, then east to the egg sac.
• Search the nearby skeleton.
• Read the sticky note.
• Speak to Daer Krand ( 3)…

  3	Got any sulphuric acid?

  in the Sisterhood Sanctuary to obtain sulphuric acid.
  • The entrance is located south of the graveyard in Slepe.
  • To reach Daer Krand, make your way toward the center of the sanctuary, then follow the path east, then north. He is located upstairs.
• Return to the dungeon (cave) north of Darkmeyer.
• Use sulphuric acid on the egg sac. You do not need to kill any spiders.
  • The spiders here can envenom you. Drink a dose of anti-venom or two doses of anti-poison to cure it.
• Return to the Mysterious Stranger ( 1)…

  1	I found some of those eggs.

  with the strange spider eggs. Watch two cutscenes.

In Touch with Nature

Items needed: Ghostspeak amulet or Morytania legs 2+, any axe, equipment and food to kill a level 302 hespori
Items recommended: Dramen staff for fast travel to the Grotto, Super combat potion, Antipoison, Drakan's medallion, Druid pouch or a lit Fire of Dehumidification to protect food from ghasts

• With ghostspeak amulet or Morytania legs 2+ (and druid pouch to protect food), go to the Nature Grotto (fairy ring BIP), and speak to the Nature Spirit Filliman Tarlock inside the grotto.
• Go to the island on the east side of Mort Myre (directly east of the grotto, just west of Castle Drakan).
  • Look for the island north of the Shades of Mort'ton minigame symbol.
• Cross the stepping stone and kill the hespori and chop it afterwards to obtain hespori bark.
• Return to the Mysterious Stranger. ( 1)…

  1	I found a hespori.

  Watch two cutscenes.

Theatre of Blood

Note: If you have completed the Theatre of Blood before (any mode), you will be given the option to skip this section.

Main article: Theatre of Blood/Strategies

Items needed: High-level combat gear of all styles, food, potions, etc. to do a Theatre of Blood raid if never completed one, optionally more party members if you have trouble alone

• Complete a Theatre of Blood raid (any mode works, although entry mode is recommended). See this page for details on mechanics of the bosses.
• Talk to the Mysterious Stranger again after completing the raid. Watch two cutscenes.
• Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

• 2 Quest points
• Four antique lamps, each offering 20,000 experience in Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged, Magic, or Hitpoints at level 50 or above.
  • If players completed the quest before 28 July 2021 and have already used the original two antique lamps that were rewarded, they will only receive two additional antique lamp upon re-completing the quest.