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The Shakespeare Codex

By Terry Pratchett
Series: Modern Plays
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The Shakespeare Codex is a new Discworld stage adaptation commemorating Terry Pratchett's life and works. Drawing from The Science of Discworld II: the Globe, Lords & Ladies, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, the story follows Discworld’s eclectic characters as they thwart an elvish takeover, inspire Shakespeare to write A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and even ensure the discovery of the potato. Featuring fan favourites Ridcully, Rincewind, Granny Weatherwax, Angua, Vetinari, and historical figures like Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I, this lively adventure is a must for fans of Pratchett’s whimsical world.
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Recommended for: Fans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, lovers of fantasy and satire, and readers interested in creative adaptations blending literature and history.

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Based loosely on The Science of Discworld II: the Globe, Lords & Ladies, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Shakespeare Codex is a new Discworld stage adaptation written to commemorate Terry Pratchett's life and works.

Discworld’s motley band of characters team up and stop the elves taking over our world, make Shakespeare write A Midsummer Night's Dream... and ensure the potato is discovered!

Featuring Ridcully, Rincewind, Granny Weatherwax, Angua, Vetinari, Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth I (and the Earl of Oxford), this is an unmissable new adventure for Discworld fans.

Series: Modern Plays

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350244979

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 March 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Contributors:

  • Adapted by Stephen Briggs
  • Adapted by Stephen Briggs
  • Adapted by Stephen Briggs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 80g

Pages: 80

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About the Author

Sir Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of 50 bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. Worldwide sales of his books now stand at 70 million, and they have been translated into 37 languages. Sir Terry Pratchett died on 12th March 2015.

Stephen Briggs is a British writer of subsidiary works and merchandise surrounding Terry Pratchett's comic fantasy Discworld. He has co-designed many of the Discworld maps and has adapted over 20 Pratchett novels for the amateur stage. In 2004, he received an Audie Award for his audiobook recording of Monstrous Regiment.

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