The latest production from Glenbrook Players pits the forces of good against evil in ‘Carpe Jugulum’, as the witches of Lancre defend against the invasion of the kingdom by evil vampires.
Following on from Glenbrook Players’ 2009 production of ‘Wyrd Sisters’, ‘Carpe Jugulum’ is another play based on the famous and hilarious ‘Discworld’ fantasy series by best-selling author Terry Pratchett.
At the end of ‘Wyrd Sisters’, the youngest witch, Magrat (Sam Miller), married the king and so left a vacancy for a maiden in the coven, dominated by the powerful Granny Weatherwax (Margaret Bell) and the cheerful yet vulgar Nanny Ogg (Rosemary MacPherson).
This vacancy has been filled by Agnes, a young woman in two minds about everything. Her other mind is called Perdita, an entity who accompanies Agnes everywhere although only Agnes can see her.
When the king, in a misguided attempt at diplomacy with his neighbours, invites the Count de Magpyr and his family to attend the naming ceremony of his and Magrat’s new daughter, the stage is set for disaster.
As everyone knows, vampires can only come in if they are invited, and these vampires have gold-edged invitations.
With a large cast of vampires, victims, villagers and witches ‘Carpe Jugulum’ (not quite Latin for ‘seize the throat’) features many Glenbrook Players veterans. Agnes (Madeleine Sheehy); Igor (Alan Pope); King Verence (Iain Fraser) and Omnian Priest Mightily Oats (Geoff MacPherson) all played in ‘Wyrd Sisters’, while Graham Fairbrother (Count de Magpyr) and Joanna Sparrow (Countess) featured in ‘Pygmalion’ and Brad Teodoruk (Vlad) and Lauren Grimson (Perdita) joined the Players for ‘Elephant Man’.
Glenbrook Players also introduces Briony Lewis as moody teenage vampire, Lacrimosa, and Ciara Sheehy as Scraps, Igor’s dog.
See how the battles and drama unfold at Glenbrook Community Theatre, with six performances only from Friday, November 16 to Saturday, November 24. Tickets start at $22. To book or for more information call 4739 1110 or visit www.glenbrookplayers.com.au.
