Paul Grimwood’s music helped to speed along the transition between the many scenes. (Roger is no stranger to female impersonation - check out The Pied Piper production on our web site). Roger Orr not only excelled as a very sinister Death but also triumphed in the role of the “Duchess” in the play within a play. Paul Sykes once again showed his ability to use accents and comic timing to great effect. In particular I loved the Trees, they had fluttering leaves and sad expressions and held their poses beautifully. The ensemble cast poured their enthusiasm into maintaining these different characters. It is to their credit that they moved swiftly and easily from Tree to Guard to Revolting Peasant to Soldier to Robber. I must give a shoutout to Alex Curran who managed to play a group of three witches all at once! A very funny cameo appearance.Ī glance through the program highlighted how many of the cast took on backstage work as well as treading the boards. The third sister, Magrat Garlick, was played with great aplomb by Kat Hartley-Booth. Maddy Jones was the reincarnation of Nanny Ogg, pipe smoking and boot stomping witch. It was great to see Louise Norman flexing her comic muscles. The casting of the three Wyrd sisters was perfect and the actors captured their characters accurately. It was spooky, dark and really helped to imagine the strange world of Ankh-Morpork. The play began with a mime show accompanied by the haunting music composed by Paul Grimwood. The set was simple but atmospheric and I thought the candle lit corners were a very clever touch. The play references the Scottish Play in a number of ways, a ghost, witches, murder and bloody hands, and then gives everything a little Pratchett twist. Advice on this status will also be printed on your ticket.Like Gill Daly, the director, my first exposure to Terry Pratchett was also through watching Good Omens which I thoroughly enjoyed Wyrd Sisters was the second and I was not disappointed. Keep an eye on this website for updates or go to:- for more information. We hope that this will be able to be changed by the time that we get there. No – its not Shakespeare – it’s the Discworld, but given that this world holds a distorted mirror to our own, the question is:- “Is the Bard turning in his grave or giggling with delight?” Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders they didn’t have, but even she is about to find that meddling in royal politics is a lot more difficult than certain playwrights would have you believe…īlasted heaths three old crones (well two old crones and a young one in training) bloody murder with spots that refuse to be erased usurping Kings vanishing heirs to thrones political manoeuvrings all-knowing Fools plays within plays truth within lies etc. Witches are not by their nature gregarious (well except perhaps for Nanny Ogg).
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