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'Lords and Ladies'
New Era Players are delighted to present ‘Lords and Ladies,’ adapted by Stephen Briggs from the novel by Terry Pratchett.
Pratchett aficionados will know what fun to expect in our September show. But if this is all new to you, he created the Discworld, a magical world that is carried on the backs of four elephants who stand on Great A’Tuin, the star turtle who moves through space. Whilst travelling, all sorts of myths, legends, stories, plays, films, music and just about anything from our world seep through. Sir Terry uses this to create satire and commentary on all aspects of life.
‘Lords and Ladies’ is vaguely ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ but with witches, young and not so young, a king and his bride to be, rude mechanicals, three wizards (two in human form and one who likes books, bananas and peanuts, not necessarily in that order) and a group of beings from another realm: glamorous but evil. Their appearance is one of the themes of the play, showing how people can be bamboozled by glitz and glamour and not see the evil beneath.
Pratchett aficionados will know what fun to expect in our September show. But if this is all new to you, he created the Discworld, a magical world that is carried on the backs of four elephants who stand on Great A’Tuin, the star turtle who moves through space. Whilst travelling, all sorts of myths, legends, stories, plays, films, music and just about anything from our world seep through. Sir Terry uses this to create satire and commentary on all aspects of life.
‘Lords and Ladies’ is vaguely ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ but with witches, young and not so young, a king and his bride to be, rude mechanicals, three wizards (two in human form and one who likes books, bananas and peanuts, not necessarily in that order) and a group of beings from another realm: glamorous but evil. Their appearance is one of the themes of the play, showing how people can be bamboozled by glitz and glamour and not see the evil beneath.
Thu 10 Sep to Sat 12 Sep, Tue 15 Sep to Sat 19 Sep
New Era Theatre, St George’s Centre, Andover Road, Wash Common, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 6NU
Experience the exhilaration on 10th-12th and 15th-19th September at the New Era Theatre, Andover Road, Wash Common, Newbury RG14 6NU. Tickets are £15 each and are available online at ticketsource.co.uk/new-era-players. For other enquiries, email the Box Office at boxoffice@neweraplayers.org or call 07919 916009. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
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