Shakespeare Codex, The

by Stephen Briggs (Adapted by), Terry Pratchett

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.

82 pages, Paperback

Published March 11, 2021

About the author

Stephen Briggs is a British writer of subsidiary works and merchandise surrounding Terry Pratchett's comic fantasy Discworld. He is also a narrator of many Discworld audiobooks
who graduated from Curtin University with a double major in Theatre Arts and Creative Writing before attending WAPPA and studying Broadcasting. Midway through his time there he decided he didn't want to be a journo and moved to Sydney to join RMK Voice Productions. Stephen has voiced countless campaigns and appeared in numerous professional plays. He has written and directed six short films, one of which, Whatever it Takes, satirises the Voice Over business.

Please note that there is a separate Stephen^^Briggs whose area of expertise is psychotherapy.

Reviews

[Nori Fitchett · Rating 4 out of 5]

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This is a wonderful little play and I would love to see it on stage!

[Abigail Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very enjoyable read! I’m a huge Pratchett fan so I loved reading something new which celebrates his genius.

[Shawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little bit messy, as it takes material from various Pratchett sources, but seems to lose a lot of the humour along the way. Several pages are straight quotes from Shakespeare (but of course, that is partly to be expected) and a few scenes are just out of context lifts direct from vaguely related Discworld novels. It wouldn't have worked as a longer play, an yet it still feels somewhat slapdash and stretched out.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 The Shakespeare parts were good; the Pratchett parts were good, but adding in historical characters seemed a misstep and there was a whole negative vibe about the future of Earth that seemed very unPratchett-like.

[Vicky Rodd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love his plays and great to see old characters back