Stage plays
simon callan
In "The Streets of Ankh-Morpork, Stephen Briggs says his has written three
plays for the amateur stage based on the Discword novels. Does anyone know
where I find out more about these plays.
TIA
Simon.
NB. Why does the Librarian have such troubles communicating with humans (ie.
Guards, Guards!). Surely, as a highly trained, intelligent librarian he is
literate, and therefore can write down what he wants to say? [Maybe very few
other people can read].
Stephen Briggs
On 5.6.94 Simon Callan @demon.co.uk writes:
>"How do I find out more about these plays."
Just drop me a note at sbr...@cix.compulink.co.uk, Simon.
Stephen:-)
Terry Pratchett
Mail SB direct: sbr...@cix.compulink.co.uk.
Re the Librarian: personally, I think he does it out of spite.
Terry
Robin and Ennien Ashbrook
> NB. Why does the Librarian have such troubles communicating with humans (ie.
> Guards, Guards!). Surely, as a highly trained, intelligent librarian he is
> literate, and therefore can write down what he wants to say? [Maybe very few
> other people can read].
I don't think its a matter of literacy on either the Librarian's or the
humans' parts. I think its a matter of an orang-utan's hand is not
designed for holding pens. Their thumbs are terribly stubby, while their
fingers are terribly long. In order for the Librarian to hold a pen,
he'd get writer's cramp within a minute.
As to other forms of communication, perhaps sign language hasn't yet
evolved among the Discworld's deaf?
-==-Ennien
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Tom Kellett
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> In article <2...@callan.demon.co.uk> si...@callan.demon.co.uk writes:
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(ie.
> >Guards, Guards!). Surely, as a highly trained, intelligent librarian he
is
> >literate, and therefore can write down what he wants to say? [Maybe very
few
> >other people can read].
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> Terry
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say "oook" slow enough or loud enough and eventually the natives
*will* understand.
Tom
Edward Rothman
Now, come on, Terry gave a reasonable explanation. You're not supposed
to come up with a better one.
Alan 'my family was once Scottish' Bellingham
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Tamara Skaredoff
: Their thumbs are terribly stubby, while their
: fingers are terribly long.
it's probably just me, but that really brings "their heads are made
out of rubber, their tails are made out of springs" to mind.
i ought to have been able to do something witty with that, but i'm not
up to it.
D.S.King
>IMHO the librarian is the quintessential Englishman abroad,
>say "oook" slow enough or loud enough and eventually the natives
>*will* understand.
Especially if you happen to be big, frightening and increasingly irritated.
Or if you happen to have a lot of money which appears to be weighing you down
and of which it would only be polite to relieve you.
David "I de-mand to see the Bri-tish am-bass-a-dor" King
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Robert Hummerstone
> > Re the Librarian: personally, I think he does it out of spite.
> > > > Terry
> > > IMHO the librarian is the quintessential Englishman abroad,
> say "oook" slow enough or loud enough and eventually the natives >
*will* understand.
it works too the Univeriy Staff seem to understand him now.
Robert Hummerstone