|
Maskerade: Playtext (Acting Edition) | 
| Authors: Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Samuel French Ltd
Category: Book
Buy New: £6.95
New (13) Used (3) from £6.34
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 365752
Media: Paperback
Pages: 99
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.2
ISBN: 0573018294
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780573018299
ASIN: 0573018294
Publication Date: September 18, 1998
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Customer Reviews:
Fast-paced, witty, and full of excentric characters May 1, 2002
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Stephen Briggs' theatrical adaption of Terry Prtachett's 'Maskerade' is perfect for anyone looking for a witty, fast-paced story full of excentric personalities. Obviously the origional had to be stripped down to the bare bones, yet Briggs still manages to capture the jokes - some of which will make you wince, 'The Grimm Squeaker'? - and put them into the spoken word. Too often I find myself crying with laughter at a joke in a discworld book, yet when I try to explain it to friend, I fail miserably. Briggs overcomes this and pefectly captures the right kind of humour for each of the characters we've come to love; Granny Weatherwax's pointed wit, Mr Salzella's sarcasm, and especially Nanny Ogg's 'down-to-earth' one liners -'That's a very small organ you've got there, young man'. The large number of scenes - thirty one in all - leads to a madcap almost frantic pace culminating in a number of chases round the auditorium. Yet through it all the play retains the deep thoughtfulness which hides in the shadows of any Discworld book; a person's true face; confidence in one's self and hiding true feelings are all subtly refered to. 'Maskerade' is potentially the best of all Briggs' work and is probably best suited to the stage - it is set in a theatre after all! Well worth a read especially if you are interesting in performing any Discworld play. Well done again Stephen Briggs.
|
|
|
| |
