![]() Other standout performances include Hywel Thomas’ Duke he’s twitchy and wild eyed and plays very well against Hannah Sanderson’s deliciously Machiavellian Duchess. The play really flies when all three are on stage and they bicker and banter with the affection and annoyance that these characters should have for each other. We are not disappointed with the Maiden, Mother and Crone presented to us: Naoise Murphy is a perfectly wet Magrat, Jess Batterbury shows real skill with comic timing as Nanny Ogg and Georgia Cassarino nails the perpetual disapproval of Granny Weatherwax. The three witches carry most of the story, so their casting is critical to the success of this play. Duck in a Hat theatre company have been bringing adaptations of Stephen Briggs’ Discworld plays to the Fringe since 2015 and this isn’t a bad addition to their resume.Ī charming performance of story by one of the great British authors Confused? Don’t worry all the tropes are there: three witches, a murdered king, an ambitious wife and a child with a destiny and possibly a crown. This play is an abridged version of the stage adaptation of late novelist Terry Pratchett’s sixth Discworld book which is in itself a parody of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. ![]() How To Sell Your Show At The Edinburgh Fringe. ![]()
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