Lords and Ladies

It's Midsummer's Night... No Time For Dreaming
19 Apr 2002 to 4 May 2002 Wed to Sat at 8pm
This show has finished
Venue
Performance dates
  • 19 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Fri)Preview
  • 20 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Sat)Opening night
  • 24 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Wed)
  • 25 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Thu)
  • 26 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Fri)
  • 27 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Sat)
  • 1 May 2002 8:00pm (Wed)
  • 2 May 2002 8:00pm (Thu)
  • 3 May 2002 8:00pm (Fri)
  • 4 May 2002 8:00pm (Sat)

Katie Packer is wonderful as wilful bride-to-be Magrat Garlick, balanced nicely by Njal Venning's delightful interpretation of the simple King. (Rod Lewis, Adelaide Theatre Guide)

Pamela Munt (turning up a few times in the production crew credits as well) ably led a coven of witches as the dour Granny Weatherwax... I had a good laugh... Lords and Ladies is a sparklingly funny text. (John Fitzpatrick, Encore Magazine)

This show has finished
Venue
Performance dates
  • 19 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Fri)Preview
  • 20 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Sat)Opening night
  • 24 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Wed)
  • 25 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Thu)
  • 26 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Fri)
  • 27 Apr 2002 8:00pm (Sat)
  • 1 May 2002 8:00pm (Wed)
  • 2 May 2002 8:00pm (Thu)
  • 3 May 2002 8:00pm (Fri)
  • 4 May 2002 8:00pm (Sat)

After a very successful run of “Pratchett Pieces” during the recent Adelaide Fringe, Unseen Theatre Company returns to the Bakehouse Theatre for “Lords and Ladies”, a theatrical version of British author Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel of the same name.

Based very loosely on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, the play follows the events leading up to the royal wedding of King Verence II of Lancre to Magrat Garlick, a young and rather naive witch. The festivities are confused by the arrival of the Queen of the Elves, who isn’t as friendly as one could hope for. This sets the stage for many laughs involving witches, fairies, wizards, Morris dancers and an orang-utan.

Preparations for the play have been going on since early this year, with many of the cast finding themselves preparing for two productions at once, leading to some fun moments in rehearsal as characters from “Pratchett Pieces” turn up in “Lords and Ladies”

Fans of Unseen Theatre Company’s earlier productions of “Guards! Guards!” and “Men At Arms” may be disappointed to learn that the City Watch doesn’t make an appearance, but director Sean Venning says “There are many new and very funny characters to meet, and the production promises to be very entertaining.”