Mort (1999)

Poster by Poster Designer

by Terry Pratchett adapted by Stephen Briggs

Directed by Nik Anderson

Performances: Tue – Sat October 1999, Prompt Corner

Introduction

As a teenager, Mort had a personality and temperament that made him rather unsuited to the family farming business. Mort's father, named Lezek, felt that Mort thought too much, which prevented him from achieving anything practical. Thus, Lezek took him to a local hiring fair, hoping that Mort would land an apprenticeship with some tradesman; not only would this provide a job for his son, but it would also make his son's propensity towards thinking someone else's problem. At the job fair, Mort at first has no luck attracting the interest of an employer. Then, just before the stroke of midnight, a man concealed in a black cloak arrives on a white horse. He says he is looking for a young man to assist him in his work and selects Mort for the job. The man turns out to be Death, and Mort is given an apprenticeship in ushering souls into the next world (though his father thinks he's been apprenticed to an undertaker). When it is a princess' time to die (according to a preconceived reality), Mort, instead of ushering her soul, saves her from death, dramatically altering a part of the Discworld's reality. However, the princess, for whom Mort has a developing infatuation, does not have long to live, and he must try save her, once again, from a seemingly unstoppable death. Both the princess and Mort end up consulting the local wizard, Igneous Cutwell, for various methods of assistance with the crisis.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort</ref>

Cast

• Death - Stephen Carlill
• Mort - Joe Williams
• Ysabell - Alice Mill
• Albert - Lionel Monks
• Princess Keli - Elizabeth Buss
• Cutwell - Stewart Barham
• Colon - Stephen Pitt
• Carrot - Matthew Blackstaffe
• Nobby - Pat Mill
• Duke of Sto/Helit/Assassin/Bursar - John Legg
• Rincewind/Servant/Lezek - David Ford
• Acolyte/Hrita/King Olerve - Chris Bennett
• High Priest/Landlord/Keeble - Peter Searle
• Goodie Hamstring/Lady - Marcia Kelli
• Maid - Denise McAleaney
• Queen/Courtier - Miriam Mulquin

Crew

• PA - Sue McAleaney
• Lighting Design - Mike Elliott
• Lighting Operator - Jenny Newstead
• Sound Operator - Jane Thornhill
• Costumes - Val Williams & Miriam Mulquin
• Prompt - Juliette Mills
• Make-up - Mark Goude

Many thanks to Helen Chadney, Su Hands and all the Box Office Staff, Andrew Rickinson, Bernie Bullbrook, Ian Mill, David Miller, Twiglette and Jenny Newstead for the hourglasses.

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