Occasionally he gets accused of literature. He also writes books for younger readers. Since then the books have reached double figures and have a regular place in the bestseller lists.
MASKERADE DISCWORLD SCRIPT SERIES
He's write a book about his experiences if he thought anyone would believe it.Īll this came to an end in 1987 when it became obvious that the Discworld series was much more enjoyable than real work. After doing just about every job it's possible to do in provincial journalism, except of course covering Saturday afternoon football, he joined the Central Electricity Generating Board and became press officer for four nuclear power stations. He started work as a journalist one day in 1965 and was his first corpse three hours later, work experience meaning something in those days.
Terry Pratchett was born in 1948 and is still not dead. Original NovelTerry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (b 1948) The Discworld plays have become a tradition of the Studio Theatre Club, and Briggs now receives the manuscripts in advance, enabling the plays to premiere at the same time as the book is released. He has since reprised the role in various other plays, and on official occasions such as the second Discworld Convention's Maskerade Dinner and the twinning of Ankh-Morpork with Wincanton, Somerset.
In 1993, they adapted 'Guards! Guards!' and Briggs played the Patrician, Lord Vetinari, for the first time. He went on to adapt 'Mort' the following year, in which he played Death. He played the part of Duke Felmet in the production. In 1991 with permission from Pratchett, Briggs adapted 'Wyrd Sisters' for the Studio Theatre Club of Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
He has never read Lord of the Rings all the way through. His other interests include sketching, back-garden ornithology and Christmas. Stephen is, by nature, a Luddite, but the Discworld has drawn him into the world of PCs, word-processing and electronic mail he has even been known to paddle on the Internet. However, as an escape to a greater reality, he has been involved for many years in the Machiavellian world of amateur dramatics, which is how he came to discover the Discworld. In what would generally pass for real life he works for a small government department dealing with the food industry. Stephen Briggs was born in Oxford in 1951 and still lives there with his wife Ginny and their sons Philip and Christopher. This amateur production of “Maskerade” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.AuthorStephen Briggs Stephen Briggs (b 1951) Melanie Sherwood delivers an exceptional Granny Weatherwax and Liz Carroll's Nanny Ogg was everything I've always imagined the character to be as I was reading the novels." The Whitley Pump - "Chris Moran’s production fizzes with delicious lunacy – opera has never been such fun!"ĭiscworld Monthly - "As for performance, it was outstanding. Maskerade script sample Reviews Henley Standard - "The passion of the opera combines with a bundle of laughs in a very enjoyable comic romp that works up to a swashbuckling finale" GetReading - "It was easy to forget that just 18 actors were playing almost double that with 35 characters needed to complete the cast, as the role changed so did my impression of who was under the costume." Andre/Thief/Man with deathwish - Matt Urwin.Manager to Snr Basilica/Cpl Nobbs/Hron/Thief -Taylor Rupp.Mr Pounder/Sgt Detritus/Bernard/Thief - Joe Morbey.Mr Goatberger/Death of Rats/Woman with chocolates - Elizabeth Koenigshofer.Dr Underschaft/Greebo/Thief - Dan Bignell.Quirky and original characters, a labyrinthine plot and numerous witty one-liners make this a treat for Discworld fans and Pratchett newbies alike. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, two Lancre witches, investigate, and are soon involved in all kinds of skulduggery, mayhem and ear-splittingly loud singing. A ghost stalks the dark corridors, leaving strange letters for the management and. With matinées at 2.30pm on 20 and 27 January.Īll is not well in the Ankh-Morpork Opera House. Adapted by Stephen Briggsġ8-27 January 2018, performances at 7.45pm
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