wossname: (Anthill inside)
The Dereham Theatre Company will present their production of Wyrd Sisters next March at Dereham Memorial Hall. But auditions for the cast are happening this month!

The online audition form can be found at http://dosoc.co.uk/audition.asp

About the auditions:

Read-Throughs:
Monday October 19th at 7:30pm
Monday October 26th at 7:30pm

Auditions:
Saturday October 31st from approx. 11:00am till 5:00pm

All at The Studio, rear of Dereham Memorial Hall, 62 Norwich Street, Dereham NR19 1AD

Director Paul Allum says:

It is beneficial to attend one or both read-throughs to get a feel for the play and characters, although not necessarily essential. Please make sure you are available for the whole Audition day. If you are unable to make this or need to attend at a specific time, please let us know ASAP. Whilst it will not count against you, learning the extracts ahead of Auditions will help us judge your comedic skill. Also whilst accents can be worked on (we have six months) we are looking for at least some effort in speaking with the appropriate dialect... There are 33 individual parts and we’re aiming for a cast of around twenty. Those not in lead parts are likely to be playing 2 – 4 characters throughout the production and there are plenty of lines (and comedy moments) to go around. I encourage you to read the original novel or listen to the audio book version. There is also an animated film adaptation (available on YouTube) which sticks fairly closely to the novel.

A full Audition Timetable will be e-mailed by Thursday October 29th. However, if you have any further questions, e-mail me at secretary@dosoc.co.uk.


http://dosoc.co.uk/membersproduction2.asp

http://www.dosoc.co.uk/


wossname: (Anthill inside)
The Watlington Players will present their production of Wyrd Sisters at the end of this month.

When: 29th – 31st October
Venue: Watlington Village Hall, Church Road, Watlington, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0HE
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions). To purchase online, go to
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/watlingtonplayers

"If you wish to pay with cash or cheque, the box office can be called between 6.00pm and 7.00pm – 0845 052 9645. We would like to invite you all to dress up as your favourite Pratchett or Halloween character for our Saturday night performance, however this will not be an essential!"

www.watlingtonplayers.com
www.facebook.com/watlingtonplayers
wossname: (Anthill inside)
When: 28th–31st October 2015
Venue: Alexandra Hall, Bramshot Avenue, Charlton, London SE7
Time: 8pm (Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th, Friday 30th); 7pm (Saturday 31st)
Tickets: TBA

http://alexandraplayers.org.uk/
wossname: (what duck)
Remember, the Wellington Theatre Company's production of Soul Music opens this week!

When: Wednesday 2nd – Saturday 5th September 2015
Venue: Wellington Arts Centre, Eight Acre Lane, Wellington, Somerset TA21 8PS
Time: 7:30 pm evenings; Saturday matinee at 3pm
Tickets: £8. Ring the Box Office on 0844 997 9000, or to purchase online, go to:
http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/wellingtonartscentre


Also, Brisbane Arts Theatre is currently presenting their production of Mort, which will run through early October!

When: 22nd August-3rd October 2015
Venue: Brisbane Arts Theatre, 210 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, QLD 4000
(phone 07 3369 2344)
Time: 8pm Thursdays (except 27th August), Fridays and Saturdays; 6.30pm
Sundays (6th and 20th September)
Tickets: Adults $31, Concession $25, Group 10+ $25, Group 75+ $20, Gold
Members $15, Members $25, Student Rush $10 (10 mins before curtain).
Members can redeem their included season tickets for this show. There
are no refunds or exchanges once tickets have been purchased. To
purchase tickets online, go to http://bit.ly/1Imz2tJ

http://artstheatre.com.au/show/mort


...and the Antonine Players' production of Maskerade opens soon...

When: 17th, 18th, 19th September 2015
Venue: Fort Theatre, Kenmure Avenue, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 2DW
Time: 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm
Tickets: £8.50 (£8 concession). Available online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/forttheatre or ring 0141 573 6620 or 0141 772 7054

http://www.forttheatre.org/
wossname: (Anthill inside)
The production doesn't open until October, but the Uppingham Theatre Company's rehearsals are going well and they are definitely getting into the spirit of Discworld...




Granny can't be having with this...




...but Nanny always sees the fun side:




"It's not proper meddling!"


wossname: (GNU Terry Pratchett)
The Brisbane Arts Theatre's production of Mort starts in less than a fortnight!




When: 22nd August-3rd October 2015
Venue: Brisbane Arts Theatre, 210 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, QLD 4000
(phone 07 3369 2344)
Time: 8pm Thursdays (except 27th August), Fridays and Saturdays; 6.30pm
Sundays (6th and 20th September)
Tickets: Adults $31, Concession $25, Group 10+ $25, Group 75+ $20, Gold
Members $15, Members $25, Student Rush $10 (10 mins before curtain).
Members can redeem their included season tickets for this show. There
are no refunds or exchanges once tickets have been purchased. To
purchase tickets online, go to http://bit.ly/1Imz2tJ

http://artstheatre.com.au/show/mort
wossname: (GNU Terry Pratchett)
SOUL MUSIC IN WELLINGTON, UK (SEPTEMBER)

Wellington Theatre Company presents SOUL MUSIC by Terry Pratchett adapted by Rebecca Beard and Mike Leach:

"This play, based on the novel of the same name, is primarily about the arrival of Rock Music to the Disc. Because of the nature of the Disc, it arrives magically, and departs within a few weeks, encompassing 50 years of Earth Rock History from Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Elvis, The Beatles, Jimmy Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, 80's Hair Metal and Stadium Rock to the present day. It's mad, it's crazy, it's hilarious and it's not to be missed."

When: Wednesday 2nd -- Saturday 5th September 2015
Venue: Wellington Arts Centre, Eight Acre Lane, Wellington, Somerset TA21 8PS
Time: 7:30 pm evenings; Saturday matinee at 3pm
Tickets: £8. Ring the Box Office on 0844 997 9000, or to purchase online, go to:
http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/wellingtonartscentre

https://www.facebook.com/events/728506640588582/


wossname: (GNU Terry Pratchett)
Studio Theatre, home of all those Stephen Briggs Discworld adaptation world premieres, will be doing a Dickensian musical titled Humbug! later this year – but then...



"...our next show will be a Discworld play, timed for Terry's and Shakespeare's birth months – TERRY PRATCHETT: the Shakespeare Codex, which we'll be staging on 6 to 9 April 2016.

"Discworld's 'stars' have to stop the elves taking over our world, make Shakespeare write A Midsummer Night's Dream ... and ensure the potato is discovered!

"Featuring Ridcully, Rincewind, Granny Weatherwax, Angua, Vetinari, Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth I ... & the Earl of Oxford.

"Based loosely on The Science of Discworld II: the Globe, Lords & Ladies, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Staged in April 2016 (both Terry's and Shakespeare's birth month)."

http://www.studiotheatreclub.com/whats-next

Wossname will post details of times and tickets when it's closer to the date, but it's a great thing to look forward to!
wossname: (Anthill inside)



The Antonine Players will present their production of Maskerade in September.

When: 17th, 18th, 19th September 2015
Venue: Fort Theatre, Kenmure Avenue, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 2DW
Time: 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm
Tickets: £8.50 (£8 concession). Available online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/forttheatre or ring 0141 573 6620 or 0141 772 7054

The Players are currently seeking budding actors and technical staff to work on the production, which is about to go into rehearsal mode. If you are interested, ring George Hamill on 07508294643.

http://www.forttheatre.org/
wossname: (Anthill inside)
Monstrous Productions are back with their latest Pratchett production – Night Watch, adapted by Stephen Briggs and directed by Amy Davies

"Hello everybody! We are incredibly pleased to say that, over the course of four plays since the start of 2013, we have raised over £12,000 for Alzheimer's Research UK! Luckily we added a matinee for Witches Abroad: our audiences were better than ever! But we don't stop there. In September we will be performing Night Watch!"

When: 9th-12th-September 2015
Venue: The Gate Theatre, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3JW
Time: 7.30pm (doors open 7pm), plus a 2.30pm matinee on the 12th
Tickets: £8 (£6 concession), available soon from www.monstrousptc.com
wossname: (GNU Terry Pratchett)



When: 13th, 14th and 15th August 2015
Venue: Broadclyst Victory Hall, The Green, Exeter, Devon EX5 3DX (phone 01392 467161)
Time: 7.30pm all shows
Tickets: £9 (£6.50 for under-14s), available from Broadclyst Post Office or online via ticketsource.co.uk/broadclyst

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BroadclystTG/
wossname: (what duck)
The Duck in a Hat theatre company will premiere their adaptation of Eric, adapted by Tim Foster, at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival:




"All amateur demonologist Eric wants is the usual three wishes: to live forever, to rule the world and to have the most beautiful woman fall madly in love with him. Instead he gets Rincewind, Discworld's most incompetent wizard, and Rincewind's Luggage, Discworld's most dangerous travel accessory. This brand new adaptation of Terry Pratchett's hilarious parody of the Faust legend is an outrageous romp through time, space and Hell that will leave Eric wishing once more – this time, quite fervently – that he'd never been born."

When: 8th-22nd August (all dates excluding the 16th)
Venue: The Studio, Paradise in Augustines, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EL (phone 0131 510 0022)
Time: 7:15pm all shows
Tickets: £9.00 (concession £7.00, family £28.00)

"If you would like to support Duck in a Hat please see our sponsors page."

Links:

http://duckinahat.weebly.com/eric.html

https://www.facebook.com/DuckInaHat

https://www.paradise-green.co.uk/show-details/brochure/details/1323/
wossname: (Anthill inside)
Greasby Players will present their production of Wyrd Sisters next month, as a fundraiser for Glaucoma Research and for Save William (a local child suffering from Duchenne's disease).

When: 9th, 10th and 11th July 2015
Venue: Westbourne Hall, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 4DQ (phone 0151 625 0344)
Time: 7.30pm all performances
Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions). To book, ring 0151 677 9187


wossname: (Anthill inside)
This one's a bit early, but that menu is too wonderful not to share...

The Uppingham Theatre Company will present their production of Wyrd Sisters in October.




When: Thursday 29th October through Saturday 31st October 2015
Venue: Uppingham Theatre, 32 Stockerston Road, Uppingham, Rutland LE15 9UD
Time: 7.30pm all evening shows; Saturday matinee 2.30pm
Tickets: £10 (includes a £2 charity donation per ticket to Rutland Reminders). Available in person from Uppingham Sports and Books, 9 High Street East, Uppingham. To purchase online, go to https://www.wegottickets.com/location/1664

A special Discworld menu to accompany the production, devised by the Uppingham Theatre Company's Vikki Shelton[1] and approved by Colin Smythe, will be served at The Vaults restaurant, The Market Place, Uppingham LE15 9QH starting on the 18th October through to 31st October to help Uppingham Theatre Company raise money for Rutland Reminders (50p from the price of each plate). To enquire about booking a table for a pre Wyrd Sisters meal, or for more information, contact Tom on 01572 823259. "Please pre order your food to ensure its availability, and be mindful of the play's starting time if you are eating pre show"

http://www.uppinghamtheatrecompany.org.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Uppingham-Theatre-Company/215743641793859

www.thevaultsuppingham.co.uk


And now, ye menu, in two parts:








[1] Ye footnote: Vikki points out that she merely came up with the funny bit; it's Abbie Pearce, cook at The Vaults, who's doing all the difficult ones, i.e. the actual cooking...
wossname: (Anthill inside)
...except at the Unseen Theatre in Adelaide, where Small Gods is opening tonight. If you are in South Australia, be sure to go see the production!

When: Opening Night Sat. May 16. Season continues Wed to Sat until May 30.
Venue: Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas Street, Adelaide
Time: All shows at 8pm
Tickets: Adults $20; Concession $18; TREv $16; Groups (10+) $16; Preview all tickets $15; Companion Card accepted.
To book online, go to: www.bakehousetheatre.com
Tickets can also be purchased at the door on the night (subject to availability).


wossname: (Anthill inside)
The Brighton University Drama Society, who presented their first Discworld play (Mort) in 2012, are back with their production of Wyrd Sisters, this time for the Brighton Fringe Festival. "In this unusual retelling of Macbeth, let BUDS take you on the back of the Great A'Tuin and bring you on an adventure to save a kingdom with three rather different witches." A percentage of proceeds will be going to The Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE) in honour of the late author.

When: 28th – 30th May 2015
Venue: Brighthelm Church & Community Centre, North Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1YD
Time: All shows 7.30pm (show runs for 2 hours 30 minutes)
Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions) For online booking, go to:
http://boxoffice.brightonfringe.org/theatre/9181/wyrd-sisters
wossname: (Anthill inside)
Great to see so many local theatre groups around Roundworld putting on Discworld plays!
wossname: (Anthill inside)
The county of Hampshire is obviously good Discworld plays territory of late...
wossname: (Anthill inside)
Update to the previous post. Unfortunately this image of the CATS Wyrd Sisters poster arrived late, and Dreamwidth's photo hosting arrangements don't allow for photo-addition edits...
wossname: (Anthill inside)
NEW: WYRD SISTERS IN COPYTHORNE, HAMPSHIRE

CATS (Copythorne Amateur Theatrical Society) are presenting their production of Wyrd Sisters this month. "The cast is truly local and amateur with ages ranging from eleven to seventy years."

When: 17th, 23rd and 25th April 2015
Venue: Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne, Southampton, Hants SO40 2NZ
Time: 7:30pm all performances
Tickets: £6 adults, £5 under 16s or family tickets (2 adults and 2 children £15) available from Bartley Post Office, Bramshaw Stores and Landford Village Stores – or by phoning the CATS box office on 02380 813415.

"In the future we're hoping that you'll be able to use this page to securely purchase tickets using your credit or debit card. For now however, if you would like to purchase tickets for our next performance, you can obtain them from one of the following places:

* Direct from Copythorne CATS
* Contact Sandra on (023)80 813415 or email tickets@copythornecats.com
* or from the following local shops who support us: Bartley Post Office, Bramshaw Stores, Landford Village Stores."

http://www.copythornecats.com/?q=next-production


NEW: WYRD SISTERS IN BARCELONA

The amateur theatre company Grup de teatre de l'Espiga de Les Corts are presenting their special production of Wyrd Sisters – that's Bruixes, in the Catalan tongue – translated by Marta Armengol with permission, this month.

"We're an amateur theatre group in Barcelona," Marta writes, "and I doubt anyone's going to come all the way to Barcelona to see it, but... We'd just be dead chuffed to appear on your site... To our knowledge, this is the first time a Discworld play is translated and performed in Catalan."

When: 25th and 26th April, 9th and 10th May 2015 (additional date in October TBA)
Venue: L'Espiga de Les Corts, Joan Gamper, 30, Barcelona (phone 93. 419. 44. 20)
Time: 6.30pm all performances
Tickets:

http://www.espigadelescorts.cat/ca/

...and there's a poster:





...and the company's Facebook page (in Catalan, but the photos speak for any language):

https://www.facebook.com/bruixesdeterrypratchett

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