Witches vs Vampires And a Cup of Tea

Witches vs Vampires And a Cup of Tea

Wellington Repertory Theatre presents Terry Pratchett’s Carpe Jugulum adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs, a production that will appeal especially to dedicated Pratchett fans wanting to honour his memory.

“We chose this play for its clever, tongue-in-cheek dialogue and the challenges of a large and diverse cast, imaginative props and costumes and plenty of sound and lighting effects, which all add up to good entertainment,” says Director Ross Miller.

Carpe Jugulum is part of the Discworld series and is the sequel to Wyrd Sisters, which Wellington Repertory staged in 2011. Magrat has become Queen of Lancre and there is a new junior witch in the coven, who is in two minds about everything. It falls to them to battle the family of vampires from Uberwald who pride themselves on being more modern and are intent on taking over the kingdom of Lancre.

This is a new breed of vampires that have a new dress sense and have educated themselves that sunshine can’t hurt them and garlic is just another member of the allium family, making them harder to overcome by traditional means.

The witches battle the vampires, mind to mind, with a bit of help from the locals – this involves cunning, holy water, lemons, sharp stakes, scythes, a minimal amount of neck biting and a cup of tea.

The production runs from Wednesday 27 May to Saturday 6 June (excluding Monday 1 June, and production times vary) at the Gryphon Theatre, Ghuznee Street, Wellington.

To book tickets, email bookings@wellingtonrepertory.org.nz, or call 479 3393. Tickets prices are $25 waged, $20 unwaged, $18 for pre-paid groups of 10 or more.

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