Wossname – February 2023 – Special Issue
News and reviews about the works of Sir Terry Pratchett
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Newsletter of the Klatchian Foreign Legion
Special Edition February 2023
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01) LETTER FROM YOUR EDITOR: THE PLAY’S THE THING
Dear Readers, if you’re still out there,
No, this is not the return of Wossname in its pre-2023 form.
I was astonished to discover, upon digging out the last 2022 issue,
that it’s been almost ten months to the day since I put together that
might-be-final issue. I won’t take refuge in the traditional ‘where did
the time go?’ because I know exactly where it went: on working
part-time, reading and daydreaming and jogging and gardening and – well,
being past retirement age now, I finally retired last month and am now
happy just being a housewife and, er, the… other one.
I devoted something on the order of at least 8,000 hours to working
on Wossname since I was first asked to contribute some reviews and
essays to it. That’s a lot of hours for a duty I only took on as a
favour to a friend. But I also made a promise to another friend, who
happens to be one of the most important people in the career of Sir
Terry Pratchett mayherestinpeace, that I would continue to promote live
performances of Discworld plays once they started up again
post-pandemic. Which they now have. So here I am, starting to redeem
that promise. I should have done it earlier, as it’s been several months
since I was given the first lot of info on upcoming plays in 2023, but
at least I’ve managed to get this issue out with several weeks to spare
before those plays start their runs...
– Annie Mac
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02) DISCWORLD PLAYS NEWS
There seem to be rather a lot of productions of Wyrd Sisters coming
up – all but two of the productions listed below! Plenty of other
brilliant Pratchett plays out there, most of them expertly rendered from
novel to play by Stephen Briggs, but Wyrd Sisters does seem to have
become a Pratchett go-to for amateur companies. Nothing wrong with that!
WYRD SISTERS IN HERTFORD (MARCH)
Presented by the Hertford Dramatic & Operatic Society
When: 8th to 11th March 2023
Venue: The Studio Theatre, Bentley House, Pegs Lane, Hertford SG13 8EG
Time: 7:45pm all evening shows; matinee Saturday 11th at 3pm
Tickets: £13, available online via https://bit.ly/3YlMNDK
https://www.hdos.org.uk/v9/production.php
...AND IN MIDDLESEX (MARCH)
Presented by the Richmond Shakespeare Society
When: 18th-25th March 2023
Venue: Mary Wallace Theatre, The Embankment, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 3DU
Time: 7.45pm all evening shows (if there are any matinee performances
scheduled, they haven’t been announced yet)
Tickets: available online from Monday 20 February. Ring the Box Office
(07484 927662) for further details
https://bit.ly/3jNYWSH
...AND IN SUFFOLK (MARCH)
Presented by the Stowmarket Operatic & Dramatic Society
When: 22nd-25th March 2023
Venue: The Regal Theatre, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1AY
Time: 19.30 all shows, plus 14.00 matinee on Saturday 25th
Tickets: £14 adults, £12 concessions, available online via
https://bit.ly/3GX065Y
or ring the Box Office: (01449 612825)
https://bit.ly/3DUJ5sB
...AND IN WARWICKSHIRE (MARCH-APRIL)
Presented by the Loft Theatre Company
When: 29th March to 8th April 2023
Venue: The Loft Theatre, Victoria Colonnade, Leamington Spa CV31 3AA
Time: 19.30 all shows except Sunday 2nd Apr at 17.00
Tickets: £17 (concessions £15, students £8), via https://bit.ly/3XH7zNh
https://lofttheatrecompany.com/performance/wyrd-sisters/
GUARDS! GUARDS! IN LLAMEDOS (MARCH)
Presented by the Rhyl Liberty Players
When: 30th March to 1st April 2023
Venue: Little Theatre Rhyl, Vale Road, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 2BS
Time: 7.30pm all shows
Tickets: £12 + £0.94 booking fee (10 for the price of 8 offer £108 +
£8.42 booking fee), available online via https://bit.ly/3HEUjCk
https://www.libertyplayers.co.uk/
WYRD SISTERS IN BIRKENHEAD (APRIL)
Presented by the Carlton Players
When: 18-22 April 2023
Venue: The Little Theatre, Grange Road West, Birkenhead CH41 4BY (phone:
0151 6476593)
Time: 7.30pm all shows
Tickets: adults £10, children and OAPs £8, available online via
https://bit.ly/3HNEDNc or in person at Health and Home Brew Centre, 34
Oxton Road, Birkenhead
https://www.datathistle.com/event/1998194-wyrd-sisters/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/561238457227913/
...AND IN RUTLAND (MAY)
Presented by RATS (Rutland Arts Theatre Society)
When: 18th to 20th May 2023
Venue: Rutland County Museum, Catmos Street, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HW
Time: 7.30pm all shows
Tickets: £10, available online via wegottickets.com
https://www.facebook.com/ratsoakham
...AND IN MANCHESTER (MAY)
Presented by the Guide Bridge Theatre
When: 15th to 20th May 2023
Venue: Guide Bridge Theatre, Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5HJ
Time: 7.30pm all evening shows; 2pm matinee on Saturday 20th
Tickets: £10 (members £9), available online via https://bit.ly/3YyHmkv
https://bit.ly/3lkzvZu
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04) CLOSE
..and that’s it for now. Remember, if you know of a local Discworld
or other Pratchett play coming up, please let me know (ta Vikki for the
RATS heads-up, by the way). If there are updates available for the plays
above, I’ll post them on the Dreamwidth mirror site.
GNU Sir Pterry forever, and mind how you go...
– Annie Mac
The mirror version of this issue can be viewed at
wossname.dreamwidth.org/84804.html
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