Friday 31 May - Sunday 2 Jun 2024
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The Magic of Terry Pratchett

Days
Friday, Saturday
Time
Various
£9.00

Description

Join author and comedian Marc Burrows* on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett, based on his Locus Award-winning biography and officially endorsed by the author's estate. 

Explore Pratchett's life, influences, impact, wit and wisdom, from his days as a school librarian to his time as a trainee journalist to his untimely death from Alzheimers in 2015. 

Celebrate the wonder of Discworld and discover the joy, anger, and delicious cock'n' bull stories of one of the greatest storytellers of all time. 

Warning: includes bad puns and unnecessary footnotes.

 

*An author, critic, comic and musician based in London, UK. His biography of Sir Terry Pratchett was published in 2020 to considerable acclaim, winning the Locus Award for best non fiction in 2021. 
He writes, mostly about music and film, for The Guardian, The Observer, The Quietus, the i Paper, Music OMH, the New Statesmen and Hey U Guys among many others.
He has a background in stand up comedy and has performed several runs of his one-man shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as well as around the country.
He plays bass in the cult Victoriana punk band The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing.
He is often very busy.

 

Please note in addition to the event ticket you also require a Show Entry Ticket.