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Carpe Jugulum

Carpe Jugulum
Reviewer: 
Stephanie Johnson
Newspaper: 
Australian Stage On-line

Australian Stage On-Line Review.
By Stephanie Johnson.

Discworld has returned to the Bakehouse Theatre in another Pratchett play – Carpe Jugulum. If this means nothing to you then the prolific literary produce of Pratchett has somehow passed you by.

It seems that the theatre going public can be divided into two categories – those who know nothing about Terry Pratchett’s 34 books, and those who are converts.

Carpe Jugulum

Carpe Jugulum
Reviewer: 
Matt Byrne
Newspaper: 
Sunday Mail

Carpe Jugulum
I am not a fan of Terry Pratchett's books and I am yet to see one of his plays that translated well to the stage.
Nevertheless, Unseen Theatre Company, led by the inexhaustible Pamela Munt, continues to stage them to great houses.

Stephen Briggs' uninspiring adaptations satisfy the Pratchett-mad audience and good luck to him and them.

The latest effort has vampires going head to neck with witches and coming off second best.

They try with all teeth bared but they suck, they make Lesley Nielsen look like Bela Legosi.

Carpe Jugulum

Carpe Jugulum
Reviewer: 
Myk Mykyta
Newspaper: 
Radio Adelaide

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs.
Directed by Pamela Munt for The Unseen Theatre Company.
Bakehouse Theatre, July 4-19, 2008.
Performance of 05/07/08 reviewed by Myk Mykyta.
To air on Radio Adelaide - State of Play, Monday 07/07/08.

In one of his odes Horace said, “Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.” meaning “Seize the day, trusting little in the future.” Terry Pratchett the punning funny inventor of the Discworld has adapted the key phrase to suit modern ethos in his novel Carpe Jugulum or Seize the Jugular.

Review of Carpe Jugulum by Teri Louise Kelly

Carpe Jugulum
Reviewer: 
Teri Louise Kelly
Newspaper: 
Indaily

Theatre review - Carpe Jugulum, Unseen Theatre Company
TERI LOUISE KELLY
17/07/2008 12:49:00 PM

Tony Robinson stalks me. Is there nothing that man won't voiceover? This was how Unseen Theatre Company’s latest adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel began. Obviously, Pratchett pulls a crowd. To see the quaint Bakehouse (my favourite theatre), jam-packed right to the ceiling cabling on a cold Wednesday night is testimony to Pratchett's allure.

Carpe Jugulum

Carpe Jugulum
Reviewer: 
David Grybowski
Newspaper: 
Db Magazine

THE THEATRE GENE for dB MAGAZINE

Carpe Jugulum
Unseen Theatre Company
Bakehouse Theatre
Until 19 July
Reviewed 5 July

Carpe Jugulum

Carpe Jugulum
Reviewer: 
Stephanie Johnson
Newspaper: 
Australian Stage On-line

Discworld has returned to the Bakehouse Theatre in another Pratchett play – Carpe Jugulum. If this means nothing to you then the prolific literary produce of Pratchett has somehow passed you by.

It seems that the theatre going public can be divided into two categories – those who know nothing about Terry Pratchett’s 34 books, and those who are converts.

Carpe Jugulum

Carpe Jugulum
Reviewer: 
Brian Godfrey
Newspaper: 
Adelaide Theatre Guide
Date of Review: 
19 Jul 2008

CARPE JUGULUM
Unseen Theatre Company
Bakehouse Theatre
Until 19 Jul 2008

Review by Brian Godfrey

Stephen Briggs’s stage adaptations of Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ novels appeal (as the books do) to a specific audience. The plays tend to be over-long and complicated. “Carpe Jugulum” seems to overcome this.

Unseen Academicals

Carpe Jugulum
Reviewer: 
Howard Sumner
Newspaper: 
Australian Stage O-Line
Date of Review: 
10 Apr 2010