Wyrd Sisters

Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters is wonderful take on the Discworld classic.

Ross Edwards clearly had a vision that he wanted to make the most of the comedy that this script lends itself too, and he did just that.

The three leading witches in Wyrd Sisters, Granny Weatherwax (Lucy Jones), Nanny Ogg (Louise Edwards) and Magrat Garlick (Alice Smithson) are pivotal to the Discworld mythology and are very much loved by Terry Pratchett fans.  From the outset it was clear that a lot of care had gone into the portrayal of all these characters, all three ladies played them faithfully.  I also really liked that, the details in the costumes and the make-up.  The movement of the mole on Nanny was very affective and a clever piece of observational comedy.

Duke Felmet and Lady Felmet were played by Kayin Sowade and Celeste Pallant.  Celeste had the controlling nature of Lady Felmet and she definitely had the Duke where she wanted him at times.  The Duke is a role that I believe needs an element of grandeur, this was there at times.  Kayin did show the Dukes conscience taking over well.  At times Kayin’s diction did make it difficult to understand all the dialogue.

Steve Wilks played Verence wonderfully, his costume was very clever, and his comments about Tomjon, were very well delivered.

The fool is a hard part to play, and I applaud anyone who does take on this tricky part you need both comedy and pathos, and Emma Walton played it well.  At times I felt that she could have tried to have had a more jovial nature, but her speech in Act one was beautifully delivered.

Tomjon is a part that I have played, and I felt Joe Poppy did a far better than me! He had a whimsical approach to the character, that always made me smile, and the speech in the pub had flair.

Alice Moutrey played the playwright Hwel.  Fantastic diction and lovely characterisation.  After seeing some wonderfully detailed costumes, I was a little disappointed with Hwel’s wig.

The beauty of Wyrd Sisters is that there are some wonderful little character parts for all members of the cast, all were done well, very reminiscent at times of classic comedies such as Blackadder and Monty Python.

The set was lovely, and well designed, well painted and it gave the actors plenty of space to work.  I am not a fan of blackouts for scene changes; however it was necessary due to space and the number of different scenes, the music that was used to cover the changes were fantastic choices, on some of the changes I still had not worked out the song before the start of the scene, this was well thought out.  Having the hat at the top of the stage also was a super nod to the writer himself.

Once again thank you to The Lytton Players for their hospitality.

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