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Review: Wyrd Sisters, Lace Market Theatre, by Alan Geary
Aficionados of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels will revel in this stage adaptation of Wyrd Sisters. Novices need to concentrate; they might initially be wondering what's going on but not, probably, for long.
There's an abundance of things to enjoy: the surreal anachronisms; the satire on the fantasy genre, and on Shakespeare – the unfunny Fool (an excellent Ciaran Stones), and all those Prithees and Marrys. In particular Macbeth and Hamlet have the fun poked gently but firmly out of them.
It's done on an extraordinary Steampunk set equipped with Steampunk gadgetry. (Steampunk? – the programme is helpful here). Some, not all, of the videography and film is a bit obscure but Gareth Morris's sound design is brilliantly done, as are Max Bromley's costumes.
Richard Fife's performance as the wandering Welsh actor Vitoller, in the overall context of this play, is actually subtle. It's beautifully done.
Under the direction of Andrew Nash, this is a bold, subversive and fascinating production. And for good measure it features what might be the longest kiss – it's between the Fool and Magrat Garlick (Hannah Massingham) – ever seen on the Lace Market stage, or indeed any stage.
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