I don’t know how they did it, but with no scenery and very few props, just the odd table or teapot, the Monstrous Productions Theatre Company managed to magic up the Discworld.įrom the opening scene where the three witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat meet – all played brilliantly by Ellen Warren, Zoe Azzopardi and Lowri Belson – it was like seeing the much-loved book come to life. So, how could a small-budget local theatre production of Wyrd Systers, starring one of my favourite Discworld characters Granny Weatherwax, possibly hope to hold up? The phenomenally successful series has even had a few big budget TV airings starring the likes of David Jason and Michelle Dockery. I’ve been reading about the adventures happening on the back of Great A’Tuin, the world weary turtle, for most of my life. Even when you've got a few unexpected spells up your sleeve.Granny Weatherwax teams with two other witches 8212 Nanny Ogg and Margat Garlick - as an unlikely alliance to save a prince and restore him to the throne of Lancre, in a tale that borrows 8212 or is it parodies 8212 some of William Shakespeare's best-loved works.Like Starfleet, Tatooine and the Tardis, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is hallowed ground for geeks. As Granny Weatherwax is about to discover, though, it's a lot harder to stir up trouble in the castle than some theatrical types would have you think. but then there are those times they can't help it. Terry Pratchett 8217 s fantasy classic emWyrd Sistersem, a novel in the Discworld series, is the story of Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have.Generally, these loners don't get involved in anything, mush less royal intrigue.
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