King Verence I of Lancre is murdered by his cousin, Duke Felmet, and the King's crown and a baby are given by an escaping servant to the three witches. Wyrd Sisters, the 6-episode television animated fantasy-comedy series closely follows the plot of the novel, which features three witches: Granny Weatherwax Nanny Ogg, matriarch of a large tribe of Oggs, who owns the most evil cat in the world, (Greebo) and Magrat Garlick, the junior witch, who firmly believes in occult jewellery, even though none of it works. It was the second film adaptation of an entire Discworld novel (following the Welcome to the Discworld short, which was based on a fragment of the 1991 novel Reaper Man, and the Soul Music series). Royalties and Programme Donations go to Terry Pratchett’s chosen charity: the Orangutan Foundation.Wyrd Sisters is a six-part animated television adaptation of the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films, and first broadcast on.
Tickets are also sold on the door, subject to availability. Tickets are £12 (plus booking fee) available through or This email address is being protected from spambots. Depressed heroes and brainless guards noble actors and a vowel-less demon all guided by rule-breaking witches and - above all magic - as we fly through 22 manic scene changes to that glorious moment when good triumphs over evil.
Join us in a story of drama, love and silliness, combining Macbeth and Hamlet with a touch of Lear (and maybe Blackadder) where the wicked are extremely wicked, and good appears in surprising forms.
Wyrd Sisters was the 6th of Terry Pratchett’s 41 Discworld® books, and one where he quite properly decides that witches, and not wizards, should be the dominant force, driving forward this wonderful world of magic. 6th - 9th April at The Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College, SE21 7LD
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